The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12
E|ANTS UNABLE
|T0 HIT PLANK;
| ARE EOUTP[AYED
ltbletics Run Rings Around
McGraw's Men in Field,
and Clout Ball When
Men Are On.
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- steps to set himself for the catch,
nj ns ShaIeT had already reached sec
nd, double play appcarcd assured.
.rar unset the whole infield by rush
rc over from third and trying TO take
"a hall from Plank. He jostled the
.itcher just enough TO make him drop
~ hall and both runners were safe,
Sile Plank was charged with an error
rsause the ball touched hts out
rsiched hands.
5sns in Action.
Same sc, 900 fans were now roofing in
ID earnest, and as is almost invariably
IA case after such a mixup in base
<aIl. a base hit followed. Larry Nc
"a was the Giant to deliver the hit
left center, and Shafer mado the
IL from second to home in record time.
|7iih two on and but one out, the fans
m sure that the Giants luck was
|scusing, and they raised a roar Of
Iocnl encouragement that could he
ard for blocks.
If the Athletics infielders heard it
|key did not permit the bedlam to in
ofere with baseball. Merlsle drove a
.'Iuming grounder at Collins, who
rapped it up and tossed 10 Barry, fore
ID Mclean at second, Without mo.
Isn't S hesitation Barry flashed the ball
d McTnnes and Merkle was out by a
.|ep. It was ono of the 100000 in
fsid's double plays that cut down op-
1Qnents at critical periods of game,
MA it spelled the finish of the Giants
a world IS series contenders then and
here.
From that point on Plank and the
layers back of him were never in
|rouble. The two-run lead grew more
|ornidable as the game progressed, and
Many of the fans began to leave tho
Iark at the end of the seventh inning.
0ne.hit Record Spoiled.
Bnt for Baker S over-eagerness Plank
aonld have been credited with pitching
4 one-hit, no-run game, but whom the
ast Giant was out, Plank elated with
Iis success; did not bother to auibble
bout such little details. 1t was enough
or him that he had won.
Plank could well afford TO be mag
nanimous, for he proved to be the pitch
nc hero Of .-e championship series, and
nay decide before another baseball sea-
on rolls around to retire on his honors.
During the five games Just completed,
fAnk has pitched two games, although
no club threw away an excellent chance
|>f victory in the ninth inning of that
1-,te BY poor base-line coaching. When
ne TWO veteran .twirlers faced each
(fher for the second time today, the
Ptohing stood Plank, 7 hits for Q runs
4nthewson, S hits and no runs. To
night the figures read, Plank, 9 hits and
rms; Mathewson. IA hits for 3 runs.
Previous Battles.
4 lt'is peculiar coincidence that
Fhen this pair of twirlers were Just
Tipping past the salad days of their
ola league career, they were called up
"a to face each other in just such a
cries of games, and the result was Just
9 close. When the Athletics and
tinnts faced each other in the initial
pme OF the world IS championship bat
ne OF 1905, the batteries were Mathew.
sgn and Bresnahan for New York and
rank and Schreckengost for Phlladel,
Pn1s, Mathewson s record shows that
4e allowed four hits and no runs, while
|flank gave ten hits for three runs, In
t1e fourth game Plank faced McGln
my and gave the 'iron man. another
1afd battle, losing l to 0, with -four
nIts, against McGinnity's five,
~ Is a wonderful testimonial TO the
1ptlity Of Plank and Mathewson that
S,e1t years later, when almost all OF
zAer teammates OF those days are gont
1nu forgotten, they should be the he
tees OF the highest typo Of baseball
The real merit of their work in tht
tosing game Of the series today j!
.nown by the fact that the Giants got
Put two hits off Plank, while the Ath
sacs collected six from Mathewson
+lve Of which came in the first three
561ninRs. In only two innings did th'
1hnts perch safely on first, and ever
.ne rank and file Of the champions o.
sn champions had difficulty in hitting
2stnewson with any consistency, ASIDE
Iom Schang, three Of the four men il
8e upper section of the Athletics bnt
4ne order were the only ones success
Ivy to solve the delivery OF s'Bil
~ Eddie Murphy made two hits u
~ iirst two times ut bat; Collins made
PIG and Baker two.
ooth Are Steady.
noth veterans were steady, having
ROsn control and speed, and but on
stser Ier from each team received pas
~ Ltist at their expense. The play wa
5gnIlned chiefly to the infield, eacI
f1mase oaseman getting fourteen putouts
~ue Athletics outfielders made eigh
'Vp1toufs and the Giants six
nj n t,,,x, r,
snager Connie Mack and the Amor
zn league. The Athletic victory owe
NC uiants In the 1918 world s serie
t9;sn,rked rs, Mack 3 third elevation to tn
ie OF manager Of universal cham
Sonship team, and the fourth consecu
~ victory of an American leagu
TSM over the standard bearers Of tn
aHona! Sss league. Including the pres
sin series; the junior league has wo'
~. ONT or the ten championship cor
.ss.s with the senior organization
'nlsh began in 1908.
ane Athletics victory was ais
ssssaAlng sss to Connie Mack and his play
- - hnee 1t gave them the rubber wi
H;@ McGraw and the Giants in III
jonsu meeting Of the two teams. i
oo I've the Giants won four games t
sas s' In 1911 the Athletics took fou
ne az 1t az, and repeated with four on
Y i've this season,
Flank May Retire.
lnis series may mark the passing G
a an, Tor ho has desired to drop on
the game for several wears and In