Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-08
YOUNG PITCHERS
To FIGHT OUT
3RD CAME
threatening Skies Promise to
Clear by Time Of Contest at
the Polo Grounds.
Continued From Page I.

ALL and his work in the ninth inning
yesterday laid over anything / ever
expect to see on a baseball diamond.
Plank was mighty good, too, and
you may remember that before ever
a game was played / predicted that
Plank would pitch a tighter game
against the Giants than Bender. That
old cross-fire from the off side is hard
for any team to hit, and especially the
Giants. Burns, the new man, who
showed so well against Bender.
famed three times yesterday. Plank
getting him the last time even after
he was wabbling and nearly all in.
would like to say OF Burns that he
certainly showed great class in his
fielding yesterday, as well as the day
before. He covered a world OF terri
tory, and twice he pulled down what
looked to me like sure extra basehits,
getting the drives after wonderful
sprlnting.
That Ninth Inning!
But the real fash of the day was
in the Athletics half of the ninth in
ming
| would like to be a regular writer
long enough to tell what happened in
about four minutes in that inning.
Still, / don't know that that would
help very much. There are some
things that don't seem to fit into
words. no matter how many or how
good words you may have.
That work Of Matty's in the ninth
inning was one of those things.
There couldn't be a worse hole for
pitcher to be in. Here it was the last
half of the ninth, on the enemy's
home lot. with runners on second and
third, nobody out, and the score to
0. The infield was drawn in, Of course,
for the only play to make was at the
plate.
Anything would score a run and
give the game, and probably the Sc
ries. to Philadelphia. A fly, an error,
a hit, a bit of fumbling-for Amos
Strunk was on third. and there isn't
a faster man in the business than
Amos.
Well, I'm no writer. as | said. But
| have had something to do with
baseball in my time, and you bet |
know what Mssty was up against, al
though l can't express it very we'll.
There is a short word that | think
Sherman used in talking about war
which comes nearer than anything
else to fitting the case.
But Matty was there.
That's about all can say about it
--Matty was there.
Pitches Some Ball.
tell you was pulling for the
Athletics to win the series, but II
would have mighty near broken my
heart to see Matty beaten just then.
The old boy went at his work like
hero. He just hitohed his pants and
pulled down his cap. and then, let me
tell YOU he pitched some ball.
The infield was right up on the
grass. and Lapp swung on the old
fade-away. l reckon it must have
faded just right. for the ball went
straight at George Wiltse. Strunk
was coming in like streak, but
Hooks" shot the ball to the plate and
old Larry Mclean, squatting so as to
block Amos well offy~slapped the ball
on him. 1t was an awfully close de
cision. but I reckon Connolly made it
right. Anyway, he is an American
League umpire.
There was a consultation before
Plank batted. ! thought sure Connie
would send up a pinch hitter, and
Plank was called away from the plate,
but came back to take his turn. He
took good swing at the second pitch
and the ball went right to Wiltse
again. George was faster in fielding
II this time, and Barry was not SO
fast a man as Strunk, so he was
caught clearly between Mclean and
Herzog, though it was Matty himself
who finally put the ball on him.
Well. ! could hear Major Galloway
take a long breath as the intield set
tied back in its regular place and old
Mattv pulled off his cap and rubbed
his sleeve across his face. | took a
long breath. too and it felt as if |
hadn't been breathing at all for quite
a while Ny ribs sort of ached
Crowd Wells Wildly.
The crowd was yelling something
tremendous. 1t was hard to tell
whether it was disappointed at the
Athletics not scoring or cheering Mat
~ for his grand work.
I suddenly felt that Matty was go
ing to get out Of the hole, in spite of
The fact that there still were runners
on second and third, and Eddie Muir
ply at the bat. And sure enough
Murphy could do no better than an
easy bounder To Matty himself and
the side was out.
Then when Mclean singled in the
tenth | knew the break was on You
can feel IL coming, if you've ever
played much ball. Grant ran for the
big Scotchman, and Wiltse sent him
down in good shape with a sacrifice
| wasn't a bit surprised when Matty
came through with the punch that
settled the game. The Athletics blew
after that. and two more runs came
over. But they were useless. The
three Toughest hitters in the line-uI
faced Matty in the home half of tn,