The San Francisco call., 1913-10-08
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BEGlJN,SAYs
CONN|E:
Athletics Chief Warns Teams
That Four Games. Are
Needed for Series


something like Some clubber. that
Baker! Hey?-some cIubber, believe
me. Plankll NOW 'em down like a
gatling gun-nothing to it now
cinch-four straight for our boys"
and much other seeming jargon.
But If it hadn't been for Bits re-
1igious upbringing that barred him
from absorbing a bit of knowledge
concerning the national game he
wouldn't have been Mortified at what
happened. For Philadelphia today
seized its first chance to rid itself of
its baseball enthusiasm and it ridded
itself in remarkably effective manner.
"FIGHT JUST BEGUNr-MACK
In this town today the fans feel
sure that the home team will win the
baseball championship. Most of them
think the series will go six games,
others five, while the most enthusi-
astic are predicting four straight.
The to 4 victory of the Athletics
yesterday. aided and abetted by the
clouting of Home Run" Baker, who
included a little four base swat in
his batting skit was the factor that
made the Athletic supporters so cer-
tain Of ultimate victory in the Sc
ries. But the supreme confidence
felt by the fans was not shared by
Connie Mack, the taciturn manager
of the athletics.
We've Just begun the fight, boys"
he told his players when he called
them together today. 'One game
doesn't win a series. The Giants are
dangerous team. To beat them you
must be up and doing every minute
from the first inning until the last
man is out. Be confident-you can
beat them, boys-but don't underesti-
mate their ability. Go out today and
get them-show them you can beat
'em more decisively 6han you did yes
terday."
The gloom in the Giants camp was
deepened by the condition of Merkles
ankle, which was sprained in the
sixth inning of the first game. The
plucky first baseman insisted that he
would be able TO get back in the game
this afternoon with his ankle in a
brace. but the teams doctor declared
that the warrior would be taking
long chance.
The tendons swelled rapidly and on
the trip to this city Merk1e,s foot and
ankle were kept in ice packs. Merkle
was advised to give his ankle at least
two or three days rest. Bad weather
might cause a cessation of play in
the meantimes
NO SUB FOR MERKLE
The injury to Merlkle was an es-
pecially hard blow because Snodgrass,
the only other man on the team capa-
bic of holding down first base during
such a crisis, is laid up with the
charley horse
Merkle begged McGraw to allow
him to go into the game on his nerve,
but McGraw had seen many such ex-
l. u
knew that more harm than good
would probably result
Manager McGraw considered George
Wiltse for first base. Wiltse could
get by with the fielding part of the
Job, but is weak hitter.
Merkle's fellow members were
warm in praise of his courage in
playing three innings after he had
hurt himself
Mathewson most likely will be the
Giants pitcher today with Plank op-
posing him, although it would not be
surprising If Connie Mack sent Bush
or Brown against the New Workers.
feeling that with the Jump" game
edge he can take chance on the next
fracas and try out one of his youth
full twirlers
Lamping back over the fray yester-
daysthe nonpartisan fan isn't quite
supporters are so extremely confident
or the 1000 Giant fans who followed
the team here so pessimistic. True
the Athletics won and its also true
that the Quaker City athletes chased
two Giant twirlers from the mound
But the Athletics did not outplay the
Giants by any wide margin in any de-
partment Of the game.
GIANTS DUE FOR "BREAKsp
The much talked of breaks were
annexed solely by the Athletics. The
law of average must figure In
worlds series combat as well as any
thing else and the Giants are due for
their share of breaks"
Schang's triple yesterday was
Slightly on the fiuke order and for
time the scorers were nonpiused
as to how to record the play The
drive was a terrific one Shafer, the
Giants center fielder, ran back for it.
paused just a second too soon, saw
that the liner was going past him
and Jumped into the air The ball
pumped against his gloved hand and
then skidded away. Had Schafer
been one inch farther out he would
have speared the drive that resulted
In two Athletic runs.
Bakers home run was one OF the
deciding factors of the game.
But, mighty slugger that he is, Ba-
ker can't hammer out circuit wallops
every day.
The unkind way in which the Ath-
letics treated Marquard, the Giants
star southpaw, dsheartened the
Giants as well as their supporters, but
the "Rube" stacks up as one of the
greatest pitchers in the game. All OF
them have their off" days, and 1t
loolffd as II yesterday was Rube's.
Tespeau's fine showing in the two
innings he worked as a relief pitcher
has given the Il told you so' faction
a hae chance to clutter up the atmos-
phere with their expressions. One and
all they'll tell you today that IL Nc
CraW had sent Tesreau against the
Athletics yesterday the New Workers
would have won.
'Tesreau has terrific speed; the day
was dark and it was his speedy pitch
ing that should have worked" is what
the grandstand managers" of the
Giants are murmuring this morning.
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