Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

discussion, now that the major
league pennant races are viz
tuaIly over, is: Who will be the
pitching hero of the 1918 worlds
championship series between the
Giants and Athletics?
By one Of the singular oujrks Of
late, the fans of New York and Phil
adeiphia are firm in the belief that
The youngest pitcher on the respect
i've teams VIII be the hero Of the i'm
pending clash.
Al Demaree, serving his first year
as a regular on the Giants pitching
corps, bids fair to lead the National
League hurlers in the winning per
centages, and 1t is the fond hone of
steadtast New York enthusiasts that
steamer Az will pitch wide circles
around Chief Bender, Eddie Plank
and few OF Macks sensational
young box performers.
Buttonhole any PHILADELPHIA fan
and he will bet money marbles or
chalk that Bob Shawkey the juvenile
or the Mackian staff, will outpitch such
established stars as Mathewson, Mar
guard and Tesreau I'm the big series.
Chrtsty Mathewson, Bill Dineen,
Ed Walsh, MOrdeCai Brown, Babe"
ADAMS, Jack COOmbs and Joe Wood
are generally considered the great
est worlds championship pitchers of
modern baseball history. Bill Dineen
was the first to gain fame as a pitch
Ing hero in the inaugural worlds Sc
ries between American and National
League teams in 1903, when the Bos-
ton Americans nOsed out the Pirates
In their memorable encounter Of eight
games. Dineen, now an American
League umpire, was the greatest
right handler of his time.
Dneen Humbles Pirates.
Pittsburg had won three of the
first four games, Dineen grabbing off
q victory for the retreating Bostons
in the second tilt. Dineen .succumbed
10 Philippe in the fourth clash. Old
Cy Young saved the Americans by
beating Kennedy in the fifth game
Dineen thrashed Lever in the
sixth, and Young performed the same
operation on Philippe in the seventh
In the eighth and deciding game, Di-
men routed Philippe and the Pirates
and secured for Boston the worlds
championship. The score was to o.
In this critical clash Dineen struck
out Wagner with the bases COngested
Mathewson still holds the record of
three straight shut-out triumphs over
the Athletics in 1905. He beat Eddie
Plank, TO 0, in the first game, and
BANKED Andy Coakley, 9 to 0, in the
third game of the series; and shut
out Redskin Bender, , to 0, in the
fifth and deciding game.
Ed Walsh pitched Fielder Jones'
go. Toe s,rrYs ~. .Vs
the Cubs in 1906 Walsh won two
games. including to 0 shut-Out
that took all the vim out of the
Chancemen and made them easy
picking in the final game.
Babe" Adams, then practically an
unknown, twirled three straight vic
tories for Pittsburg over Detroit in
1909 winning the worlds series for
the Pirates The Youngsters per
Torrance was sensational in the eX
IRENE. He yielded only eighteen hits
in the three conflicts, stuck out
eleven smuggling Tigers, and walked
only six batsmen.
Coombs Wins Three Straight.
Jack Coombs, of the Athletics,
equaled Adams record Of winning
three straight in the 1910 series, but
he was lucky. Although he beat the
cubs every time he toiled against
them, Chances men slammed COMBS
offerings viciously. Nothing but su-
perb support and the ability of the
Mackmen to make plenty of runs
enabled Coonlhs to survive thlee vic
tories in succession.
That stole redskin, Chief Bender
was the premier twtrier of the 1911
series between the Giants and Ath-
letics. He contributed two triumphs
to the Athletic cause. He lost one
game, though He gave sixteen hits
in the trio of encounters.