The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
PLANK IS HERO
OF final GAME
Gettysburg Twirler Proves
that Sometimes They.
Come Back"
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

showed how well he has studied them
since he first faced them two years ago.
BY 1:3O every seat in the Polo Grounds
was taken and the four sections of the
field were banked with people.
Crowd Is Depressed. o.
The crowd seemed somewhat depressed,
compared to the mental attitude of pre-
yious crowds, and II did not even work
up enough enthusiasm, to pelt late
Corners with peanuts and balls Of paper,
which is ever the way a New York
crowd manifests its interest in affairs.
Perhaps the weather had something TO
do with the depression. The sky had
been masked by clouds from early morn
ing and there was a constant hint OF
rain. The field seemed damp and soggy
and the very air was moist.
Long Larry Mclean. survivor of the
Cincinnati Reds. and the St. Louis Car
dinals, who broke into a worlds series
in time TO make a real star of himself,
got a great greeting as he lounged across
the field. but the real Outburst came a
moment later when the gate swung open
and Christy Mathewson and John j.
MCGraw came in, the latter in a newly
laundered uniform Of pristine whiteness
that contrasted strangely with the mud
died apparel OF the old master"
Pitchers Warm Up.
Eddie Plank warmed up with Leslie
Bush, the youngster who stopped the
Giants Thursday but there was never
any doubt about Plank being Macks
choice. Jack Lapp caught the veteran
side-winder as he was ready, with Ira
Thomas looking on. over at the Giant
warm-up station Mathewson warmed up
with Arthur Wilson
The clouds were very black as the
Giants fell into position and Eddie Muir
ply trotted 10 bat. and a light drop or
two Of rain could be felt occasionally.
The Mackmen attacked Msthewson in
the first inning in a manner that indi-
Gated they had carefully planned the as
sault. Eddie Murphy hit the first ball
offered by the old master for a single
to left, Fletcher barely breaking the bail
down. Oldring hunted to Matty, who
made a quick pickup and throw to sec
ond that effaced Murphy. Collins hit
the first ball for a single to right. and
Oldring raced TO third. Baker also took
swing at the first ball, lining out 10
Burns \ perfect throw to the plate
would have smothered Oldring, who had
to skip back and touch third, but Burns,
ordinarily a corking thrower, shot the
ball in too high for even the towering
Mclean to handle II accurately. and Old
ring scored. Baker moved to second on
the heave. He got credit for a sacrifice
fly, and Burns was charged with an err
ror McInnes tried to hit the first ball
but fouled it OF, and then rolled TO Her
zog. who ran down Baker between third
and second. II was quite apparent that
the Athletics had figured out that II was
a good scheme 10 hit at the first bali
thrown by MathewsOn. in an attempt TO
rush him of his feet at the very start
MerI<Ie's Play Fails.
The third inning body blow started with
Murphy singing to left after taking one
strike. Doyle fumbled Oldrings roller.
the foxy Bronx boy crossing the second
baseman by acting as if he intended to
bunt and then smashing out hot dgive.
Murphy took second. Collins pushed a
perfect bunt at Merkle and was tagged
out on the base line as the other two
runners advanced. Baker hit an easy
bounder to Merkle, midway between first
and the box, and as the first basemau got
the ball he apparently thought he saw a
chance for a double play, as Baker was
near him running 10 first, and Murphy,
on his way home from third, was quite
a distance from the plate. 1t would have
been perfectly easy for Merkle to have
played it safe by tossing the ball to Nc
Lean. as he would have had Murphy by
twenty feet, but the luckless door
keeper" of the Giants made a lunge at
Baker and missed him.
Then he tried to make d play on Mur-
ply at the plate by throwing to Mclean,
but he was too late. Eddie scored easily |
under the throw and nobody was out |
Oldring raced to third and scored after
Burns had caught McInnes' line drive
Burns did not throw TO the plate, merely |
tossing the ball TO second to hold Baker |
II first. He was too far back when he |
made the catch to throw into Mclean in |
line to stop Oldring. Doyle tossed out |
Strunk and ended the inning.
Get Lucky Run.
"TiIIie" Shafer the fourteenth man to |
ace Plank was the first Giant to reach |
irst base. That came to pass after |
George Burns had been retired in the |
fifth inning Shafer drew a walk. Muir |
ay lifted an easy fly high over the box, |
hat Plank could have caught with one |
land. Shafer. meantime, had run clear I
iown to second and probably would have |
,een doubled up before he could return |
Q first base. but Baker ran over to the |
box and collided with Plank The. ball |
ell safe and Shafer. who was already |
m his way back to first regained second, ]
while Murray was safe at first. Big |
larry Mclean slammed a single to left /
center, scoring Shafer, while Murray |
'ulled up at second. There was great
Ictivity in the Athletics warm up station /
Il right field, as Bush got ready to re-
ieve Plank, but MerkIe hit into a double
lay that passed from Collins to Barry /
o McInnes.
As soon as Mathewson famed Schang. |
he last man up in the Athletics end of
he ninth inning, he turned and trotted
rom the box toward the CANT club
house, knowing that McGraw would mus
er the reserves for the final stand. He /
vas given an ovation as he left the |
leld. Otis Crandall, the famous relief
'itcher, and pinch hitter of the McGraw
orces, came up, batting for Big Six"
,ut was an easy out. Collins to McInnes.
Sarry made a nice catch of Herzog's pop
~ in short left field. and as the crowd /
yas showing for the exits and the bleach /
rites hang half suspended over the walls,
eady for the leap into the field. Doyle /
aised fly TO Murphy. ....
Murphy eluded all OF his comrades, who
wanted the last ball, and hung to it for
souvenir. The series was over.
, SPLIT is BIG.