Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

When the official figures of the
worlds series are made public the
great difference in the work OF the
two teams will become more apparent.
Mack's nine never played better ball
than it did in the series, and it was
really no disgrace for a team to be
beaten by it, It did everything that
could be asked and did 1t in finished
manner. 1t played with confidence and
Judgment and must so have aneeaed
it's rivals that they lost heart before
the game was played.
The Athletics victory puts to rest
those rumors one hears so OFTEN that
the worlds series games are manipn-
lated SO as to swell the gate receipts
This year only five games were played
and the shares of the two clubs were
materially lessencd by the victory OF
the Athletics yesterday. Had TWO
more games been played 1t woulQ nave
meant a fortune for the two clubs,
which would have divided the gross re-
ceipts OF the remaining games after
10 per cent had been deducted by the
national commission. But there is no
collision in base ball The game is
on the square and the skeptics VINO IN
sist that such Is not the case have
but to pursue the history of the sport
and they will be sure to find it clean.
Before the series opened the knowing
would be strong enough to hold the Gil
ants In check, though concedfng that tue
Athletics were the better team aside from
the pitching. 1t was pointed out at the
time that the Giants twirlers would nave
to be twice as good as those or the Atm
letics, for the reason that the Mackmen
were just twice as good hitting team.
This has been absolutely proved Tor
Mack's pitchers have shown their supeli-
GRITTY. Barring Mathewson, none ,,o OF NC n
the slab. Mathewson has retained
his reputation of being the master:
Though he has seen many years OF
hard service, he has once more demon
strated that he is still an artist, ana II
he had mad luck with him he might even
have gone through the series undefeated.
Even today, whom II cannot be said that
he was at his best. he should nave won
his game, and he would easily have done
so had the teams been reversed behind
him.
When the game was over the Athletics
were given q great ovation. Thousands
swarmed about the players and cneered
shoulders of several stalwart rooters ana
triumphantiy carried from the field
New York fans appreciate the fact that
Mack has a great ball team, and IT was
pleasing to note that: though they want
of the good work of their
rivals. The Athletics broke training to-
night, but that does not mean that there
Will be any dissipation. for Mack does
not have that kind of ball players.
Bender. though hit much harder than
Plank i'm his game, carries of the pitch
ing honors with two victories. Plank
lost and won one, and Bush gets the
credit for the other victory. The sh-ewd
manner in which Mack handled ms
pitchers undoubtedly helped to bring the
championship. 1t was believed by many
that he would not attempt to pitch either
BENDER or Plank with but two days rest
and that he would work In a couple OF
his young pitchers so as To have his vet
Grams ready. But he evidently knew
what Bender and Plank could do II the
occasion required and he worked them
right back and ended the series just as
soon as possible.
The more one sees Of the pitching IN
the worlds series the stronger comes
the belief that 10 the day ever comes that
Walter Johnson works In series Of TINS