The Washington herald., 1913-10-08
PLANK SELECTED
TO FACE GIANTS
IN Clash TODAY
Mackmen's Veteran South
paw Expects to Work
in Box.
FANS LAND ODD BETS
With Marquard Safely Tucked Away,
Athletics Have Little Fear
of McGraw's Hurlers.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
New York. Oct. Eddie Plank, the
thirty-eight-year-old southpaw Of the
before the Mackmen left for Philadelphia.
He said: 81 expect to be in the box
BEainst McGraw's club tomorrow. They
say I am all in and have nothing left
but q wind up and a prayer. All right
let them keep on thinking so. You remem-
Der I did not want to play ball this
year, but now that I have been in uni
form every day, and our club has won
the championship, l am anxious to try
my luck Just once more against the
National Leaguers- Perhaps these critics
will sing another tune tomorrow night"
The Gettysburg farmer looked better
than the Indian while warming up in
front of the grand stand this afternoon.
and the impression prevails that if Mack
selects the soUthpaw for mound duty in
the second game Of the series the Ath-
letics will win.
Now that Rube Marquard is safely
tucked away. the Mackmen have little
to fear from McGraw's other pitchers.
Marquard was the man many predicted
would prove a stumbling block.
1t takes a mighty good right-hander
10 beat the Athletics a man like Walter
Johnson for instance, and Mathewson,
Damaree or Tesreau cannot be classed
with johnson.
\ visiting fan from Jacksonville, Fla,
out up 81 against SO this morning that
Frank Baker would make a home run in
The opening game. almost 100 to l shot.
The money was paid over 10 the South
eTner and he enjoyed a good laugh at
the expense of the fellows who told him
he was crazy to lay the wager.
History repeated itself in that Manager
McGraw. Of the Giants. again started
championship series without Mathewson
n the box. and again he lost. Up to
he moment the game started it was sup
posed that Christy Mathewson would be
MS choice. The Giants had won every
world series in which Mathewson pitched
The opening game, he having captured
he first combat every time he at
.empted it.
In the battle three pitchers were used
oy the Giants. Marquard being taken
out after five runs had been scored and
he game won by the Quakers. He was
succeeded by Crandall, who was in turn
replaced by Tesreau-
The Giants would have Jared worse in
the opening contest had it not been for
the fact that Connie Mack's 10000 in
field wObbled in the fifth inning. This
helped the Giants score the three runs
which they got in that frame. Two
errors were made
Home Run" Baker upheld his name.
for he knocked one into the grandstand
In tine fifth inning, scoring another man
with him. This man had been given
first base on a pass by Marquard.
Chief Bender pitched the entire game
for the Athletics. and while the redskin
failed to show his marvellous delivery of
former world series he nevertheless was
in great condition. During the game he
struck out three of the Giants, while the
Giant pitchers were able to secure only
one scalp each from the Athletics. Ben
der did not give a single base on balls,
but MarQuard and Tesreau each granted
one.
The greater part of the game was
played in semi-darkness, owing to a
heavy mist that hung low over the Polo
Grounds and toward the close a light
rain began to fall. The umpires. how
ever, hustled the players along and the
contest concluded without interruption.
owing to the darkness, all of the pitchers
relied more upon speed than on curves.
The Giants, who were supposed to be
creased lightning on the bases, were
unable to pllter "a single sack from
SChang. the young Philadelphia back
stop. The Athletics were, in turn, al
most helpless before the strong arm of
chief Meyers against them. but they did
succeed in putting one stolen base to.
their credit
The second game Of the series will be
played in Philadelphia tomorrow after
noon It is expected that tomorrow good
sized odds will be offered on the Ath-
etics as the result of today's victory, all
the big wagers previously having been
At even money.