Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
By Damon RunvOn.

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Plank the Oldest pitcher in big
..ague harness in point Of age. and
one Of the Oldest in point of service,
proved it, The veteran southpaw
u-TItd The Philadelphia Athletics 20
o. worlds championship at the Polo
Grounds this afternoon. beating the
New York Giants in the fifth and final
game Of the series by a score oES to J..
Thousands Of Philadelphia IA
piled ouI on the field ar Larry Doyle
was retired in the final inning. and
picking up the Gettysburg Gattling.
they bore him I'm triumph from the
hola. once beaten in this series bv
the great Christy Mathcwson, many
doubted that Plank-39 years old and
IL years a big league pitcher-cou!d
return after such a short rest, but the
box score shows the game he pitchea.
Again Opposes Matty.
Again he was opposed by Mathew
SON. and again the big baseball IDOL
of Manhattan pitched "A great game,
but before the swapping cross-fire 90
Tie old side Winder the Giants hung
helpless when they needed the punch.
i was game lacking in the spac-
tacular features that had marked
nearly all 81 the other four encoun-
tiers of the series The Athleti, $
fought carefully planned battle
against Big Six" plan apparent
" based on the idea of slamming the
first ball he pitched at them.
Fred Merkle, one OF the most un-
lucky and at the same time one Of
The most brilliant Of ball players
whose misfortunes seem 10 fall heav-
lily upon him in series such as the one
closed this afternoon, contributed a
play that would have been termed 4
thTnnUh
which. failing in execution, came to
he regarded as rather damaging u
the Giants although it was probably
rot this play that really decided the
title.
The Athletics had the better tea n.
They not only had the better team IN
this encounter but one of the best
teams that has ever taken the ban
field Handicapped as they were Nv
injuries the Giants did well to get
one game out Of five.
Plank Always Steady.
Plank pitched steadily from start to
finish. While the game passed of
iu quick time. due to the rapid field o.
ing on both sides. the veteran had 20
go slowly. He is not as young as he
used To be and he knows it, 1t was a
duel between two of the greatest
pitchers in the game to-day, and one
that will long aforementioned by n 2
40. 600 persons packed In the stands.
The Giants were confident enougl
when they faced Plank Like the
fans. they did not believe IL possible
for Eddie to come back, especially as
ne seemed to be failing In the Anal
innings of the game he lost 20 Math-
cWson i'm Philadelphia. Several mem
hers Of the team expressed the opin-
ION that the veteran would not give
them as much trouble as he did on
that day. but they were badly fooled.
IN times of stress Plank would
pause i'm his pitching. tighten his belt
walk around the box and otherwise
stall" until he felt ready to go on
again. II is said that he remarked
during the game in Philadelphia when
Eddie Collins, BLACK Jack" Barry
ana other impetuous young intielderS
If the MdCkmen were calling on him
to hurry, Pm an old man and I've
got to take my time"
They did not talk to him much to-
1ay. save in tones Of encouragement,
nd the man who would be consid-
cred in his very prime in the ordi-
nary walks of life, but is regarded as
almost antediluvian in baseball
pitched g he desired-carefully and
AT his leisure
Breaks Against Giants.
Meanwhile. Mathewson, several
years younger than Plank but none
the less a veteran, worked methodi%
Cally on the sluggers Of the Mack
brigade. in fashion that showed
how well he has studied them since
he first faced them two years ago.
There we're a half dozen instances
where the breaks of the game we're
Uudeniably against the Giants, but
this is not the time to talk of breaks,
in view of the marked disparity be-
tween the teams. Big Larry Mclean,
who had TO fill the vacancy behind
the bat, caused by the injury to Chief
Meyers, and who has been a star at
the bat at least contributed the blow
that gave the Giants their one run.
McGraw took no Chances on Snod-
grass in center field, Title Shafer
played that position again, and Her
zog was at third.
The Athletics went into the game
with more dash than they have dis
played at any time during the series.
even when they were winning. II is
"a peculiar outfit. these Mackmen, ST
lent and rather undemonstrative at
all times, but always carrying a ire
meudous Wallop that can disConCert
the stoutest pitching heart They
seemed to 60 in to-day determined to
eHu lne nShI ana they did. They
fought with a peppery energy that
was in rather marked contrast to the
defense and offense Of the crippled
Giants.
Every Seat Is Taken.
BY 80 every seat in the Polo
Grounds was taken and the four
acre field was banked in with peo-
pie The Seventh Regiment hand
which has done valiant service
throughout the series soothing the
savage breasts of the early corners