New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
Then big Six" Cut Loose
and Batted Home the Run
That Alone Would Have
Clinched Victory.

fDy TecaTpph 10 The tribune
Philadelphia. oct. S-The fact that
Matty pitched his team 10 victory over
tho Philadelphia Athletics in the greatest
game ever seen in this city IS we'll known.
7, has been told how Eddie Plank. weak
onlng in the tenth inning. was hard
batted by the Giants. who scored the only
three runs Of the game then and there
The story Of how Hooks" WiI'se with
only a little finger glove. stood In the
breach at first base. and how Ions
larry Mclean sounded the call which
was answered in fine style by the other
men Of the team. IS hardly new Here
is related every play OF the game snow
ing how Matty. the king OF them an
pulled out Of that cavernous ninth innlhs
In the face Of hostile crowd.
First Inning.
Charley Herzog. leading the batting
order for the Giants. allowed Plank hfSt
service 10 pass unnouced. and Connolly
called II a ball. The count alternated
until. with two balls and one strike
Charlie flied TO Eddie Collins. VINO inaue
a nice running catch. Doyle loiteI 10
Strunk in left centre, and Plank drew
cheer by striking out Arthur Fletcher.
Come on, Eddie. wait him out cried
an Athletic fan" when Murphy faced
Matty. and the New York crowd laughed.
Matty missed the first one. but spit the
heart Of the plate with the next two.
With the count even. Murphy sent an
easy grounder TO Doyle. who made a
terrible mess OF 1t. and the runner was
safe The crowd howled the hunting cry
when Oldring met the ball fairly and sent
a single TO deep left. Collins sacrificed
Doyle 10 Snodgrass. and Baker. the
mighty. came up.
GIVE him his weakness" yelled the
crowd. but Matty. gamest OF the game
nut the ball over. Twice Baker fouled'
and then Matty sent over slow curve
that Baker missed by a foot with a
vicious swing. and retired. McInnis lined
TO Burns. and so Matty. pitched himself
out OF nasty situation.
Second Inning.
Burns fell a victim 10 the banning
| curves OF Plank. while Shafer. hitting
right handed, flied to Murphy In deep
right. Murray. like Burns. went out on
| strikes. going after bad ball on the
| final swing.
strunk bounced one down to Larry
DOYLE for a starter. but this time Larry
held fast and the batter died at hrst'
Jack Barry. recipient OF an ovation when
he came up, flied to Burns In left HELD
while Paddy Lapp went after three slow
curves and retired 10 think 1t over.
Third Inning.
Long Lawrence Mclean, playing his
first worlds series game, sent high. lazy
fy TO deep short, which Barry netted cas-
| fly Snodgrass, lImping painfully. shot
one to left field that was fair by Inches
and hobbled TO first base. Matty whaled
one TO deep left and Snodgrass managed
10 struggle TO third before Oldrings throw
arrived, while Matty got TO second base.
sliding in under Bakers snap To Barry
McGraw then removed Snodgrass. and
sent Wiltse in To run for MN. Old
Hooks was run down. Plank TO Lapp
to Baker 10 Lapp. on Herzog's grounder
TO the box. Matty. however. reached third
and Herzog second on the play. Both
were left high and dry. when Doyle's
savage liner was shared by Oldring.
Wiltse went to first base for the Giants.
playing the bag with his finger glove.
Plank was cheered wildly as he came TO
the plate, but he grounded tos Doyle.
Murphy tried Matty with bunt. and
was expunged at first, while Herzog got
Oldrings offering to the bag with time to