Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13

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phia Athletics won the baseball cham
pienship of the universe for 1913 at
the Polo grounds. Saturday afternoon,
by defeating New York, 3 to / in the
fifth and deciding game of the World s
Series.
With the score of games standing
3 To ! in their favor the American
League representatives went in to
clinch the series and before the mas
terly playing of the Maekmen, the
National Leaguers had absolutely no
chance. Connie Mack, anxious to fin
ish the struggle on the final day Of
the week, sent Eddie Plank, his vet
eran sonthpaw, TO the mound and
john McGraw, his back to the wall,
called upon Christy Mathewson to
check the victorious rush of the Aih-
letics and thus gain for his team a
breathing SPELL
Both old masters of curve and break
responded nobly to the call of their
manager and club, but the Giants,
unable to help Mathewson by even
mediocre batting, fell victims to the
vicious hitting, fast fielding combina
ton which has again raised the stand
ard of the American League. The vic
tory was a personal triumph for
Plank but the downfall of the Giants
carried no odium for Mathewson, who
beside pitching an excellent game with
but two days of rest since his victory
of Wednesday, made one of the two
hits scored against his rival in the
box. Mathewson did not respond as
promptly to the demands made upon
him as did Plank and, lacking that
wonderful offensive and defensive sup
port which the Athletics accorded to
their twirler. faltered just enough in
the opening innings of the game to
give the Mackmen a lead that the
Giants were powerless to overcome.
AS was the case in all the games of
the series, but yesterdays, the top
half of the Philadelphia club batting
order hit heavily when hits meant
runs.
s Mathewson faced determined club
swinging aggregation from the first
moment he stepped into the box and
before he could get his muscles and
curves working smoothly the game
had been won.
Eddie Murphy, the first batter TO
stand at the plate. drove Mathewson
initial pitch through short for sin
gle. Oldring attempted to sacrifice, but
forced Murphy at second. Collins
came through with single 10 right,
putting Oldring on third. Burns caught
Bakers line fly but the throw to the
plate was too high for even the tower
ing Mclean and Oldring slid across
with the first run, while Mclean was
still III the air.
Not satisfied with this, the Athletics
gathered in two more runs in the third
Murphy again opened the inning
with single through short. 0ldfine
followed with smash at Doyle, VINO
fum5led, and the batter was safe
while Murphy scampered 10 second
Collins sacrificed the runners along a
base each Baker dribbied cincin'
natl base hit at Merkle, who tried foI
the batter and then for Murphy at the
plate, missing both as consequence
McJnnis then scored Oldring from
third with a sacrifice fly to Burns AND
the Athletics run-rnaking was at ar
end. The Giants lone run came in the
break IN the game that the home fans
thought had marked the fall OF the
Athletics wonderful defense. After
Burns had flied 10 Mclnnis the veter'
an Plank temporarily lost control ol
the oall. walking Shafer. on hit and
run play, Murray raised high ny &c
the center of the diamond Plank NOV
ed but a few steps to set himself fof
the catch, and as Shafer had already
reached second A double play appear
ed assured. Baker upset the whole m
field by rushing over from third and
trying 10 take the ball from Plank. lie
fostled the pitcher just enough 10
make him drop the ball and both run
rers were safe while Plank was
charged with an error because the ball
touched his outstretehed hands.
some 36, 600 fans were now roofing i'm
a real earnest and as is almost inVa-
riably the case after such mix-up IN
baseball. a base hit followed. Larry
Mclean was the Giant 10 deliver the
smash to left center and Shafer made
,s,o trim from second To home in record
rime With two on and but one out,
the fans felt sure that the Giants
,l..ck was changed and raised roar of
vocal encouragement that could be
heard for blocks.
II n the Athletic infelders heard 1T
they did not permit the bedlam to in
tArfere with baseball. Merkle drove
. bummfng grounder at Collins, who
rns pped 1t up and tossed TO Barry.
1,,-.cs,,~ Mclean at second. Without
: ,roment,s hesitation Barry flashed