The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-11
Won the Fourth Game Today
From Giants.
Matty Could Not Come Back
and Stem Tide.
GREAT Is EDDIE PLANK
He Held New York Helpless
Throughout.
Eddie Murphy Was Mack Star
With the Bat.
WHEN MATHEWS0N FALTERED
First Three Innings Were Dis
astrous for Him.
Giants, Hopelessly Outclassed,
Win Only One Game.
WHEN MATHEWSON FALTEREI
First Three Innings Were Dis
astrOus for Him.
Giants, Hopelessly Outclassed,
Win Only One Game.

Polo Grounds, Oct. 1.-THE Philadel-
phia Athletics, pennant winners of the
American League, are the worlds series
champions of 1913. Defeating the New
York Giants by a score of 8 to today
the Athletics captured their fourth VIC
tory of the series. The National League
pennant winners won one game. Plank s
marvellous pitching today when he held
the Giants to two hits makes him the
pitching hero of the worlds series
games. Last Wednesday on the Phil
adelphia field Plank shut out the Gil
ants for nine innings only to lose the
contest in the tenth. The Athletics lett
handler was never in better form, MS
bewildering cross fire standing the Gil
ants on their heads. Had not Plank
muffed a pop fly with a double play IN
sight, the Giants would have gone
scoreless through the game Mathew
son also pitched superb ball and after
the third inning held the Athletics safe
ly The Philadelphia club garnered its
three runs in the first and third IN
nings After the game Manager Nc
Graw hurried over to the Athletlcs
bench and congratulated Connie Mack
The Philadelphia rooterS swarmed down
upon the diamond and bore Eddie Plank
across the field on their shoulders.
Thirty-fve thousand people saw the
game.
First Inning.
PhiladeIphia-The crowd gave big
cheer when Mathewson walked out TO
the hurting hill. Murphy singled on
the first ball pitched, Fletcher being
barely able to reach it with his un-
gloved hard. Murphy was forced at
second when Matty took Oldrlng
hunt and tossed to Fletcher Mathew
son made a nice play on the ball. Col
Inns shot single to right. Oldring
easily making third. Oldring scored
. when Burns caught Bakers sacrifice
fly. Burns made a wild throw to the
plate, the ball going over McLean's
head Collins went to second on the
wild heave. Herzog took McInnls'
splash and threw to Doyle, who touch
ed out Collins. One run, two hits. one
error.
New York-Planks first pitch was
a ball knee high. After two balls and
two strikes had been called Plank and
Collins had a conference in the pitch
er's box Herzog out on a fly to Muir
ply. Plank. Schang and Collins held
a conference. Plank worked coolly
and deliberately as if trying to con-
serve al his energy. Doyle out Bar
play in which Barry took the ball on
the run behind the pitchers box
Fletcher went out on long fly WHICH
Oidring took near the fence. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
Second Inning.
neutrality-suspicious. tossed out
Strunk at first Mathewsons big
looping drop curve was in fine work
ing order. Barry out on a high fly
to Murray. Schang faced Mathewson
for the first time in the series. Schang
got an infield single which bounded
off MattyTS glove. Plank popped out
to Herzog. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
New York-McGraw made COM
plaint to Umpire KLEIN that Plank was
shifting his feet from the slab while