El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-09
Nc Graw And Mack Confident
MathewSon A Hero In A Day

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| ~ Graw and Mack, of the Giants
| - and Athletics, respectively, were
up early today, both smiling and conf
i dent of winning the game today; if not
! today, of the series anyhow.
The fact that each team has game
/ and that chances are again even for
| victory, put renewed interest in the
game for the managers, players and
the public generally.
The fans, however, cannot help be-
| lieving that the Mack aggregation from
Philadelphia has shade the best of II,
as none of the Philadelphia players
have been injured, while the Giants
have several men on the casualty IlSC-
McGraw does not appear worried over
the outcome, however, and displayed
his usual confidence and repose today.
Were a crippled team said man
ager John BIcGraw, grimly, this morn
ing, but we have a good club IN the
field today, as Mack's men will find
The Athletics came to the Polo
grounds with every man in fine play
Mathevson the Hero.
Christy MatheWsOn is the hero of the
New Workers It was he VINO held the
Mackmen down to a no run game yes
terday at Shibe park and II was ne
who, at an OppOrtune time at bat, made
1t possible for New York to score the
first run, which gave the victory in the
second contest to a team that had been
characterized as shot TO pieces Chris
ty did some wonderful pitching and to-
day he was given an ovation Jhal
should have made any man proud, when
he showed himself. on the grounds THIS
afternoon before the thousands Of fans
waiting for the third game OF the series
to open
Wins Applause Of Philadelphia.
Hero OF a decade of league and
worlds championship play the veteran
II. ,, 70 he - n n
nacle of his diamond career by an ex-
hibitiOn of all around play that Wrung
TClleyS OF applause from the ZU,OOV
Athletic supporters Box score experts
will point TO their figures to prove that
eleven other Giants were instrumental
in winning the second contest OF the
series, but the Philadelphia fans who
filed sadly out of the Athletic park,
spoke only of MatheWsOn-
For a trifle over two hours and
twenty minutes, the man whose re-
QUEEN was sung by thousands OF Ians
after the final game against the BoS-
ton Red SOX in the worlds series OF
1912, turned back the hard hitting Ath-
ieticS without semblance OF break
Then, when he saw that his team mates
could not Wrest victory from Plank, he
took his bat and drove in the run that
won the game. The Giants added two
more to clinch the contest, but they
were not needed. MathewsOn was mas
ter of the ball to the end, Oldring, Col
Inns or Baker being unable to drive the
ball outside the diamond IN the tenth
and final inning.
Giants start Even Again.
AS a result Of Mathewson's prowess,
the Giants came back to New York on
even terms with the Athletics
The ovation today at the Polo
grounds to MatheWsOn was only a
repetition of the one he received early
last evening when the victorious Giants
returned home. A mighty shout greeted
MatheWsOn when he stepped from the
train.
Big Six" accepted the ovation sn1il
ingly and hurried through the crowd to
a taXicab.
The Two CrippIes.
Merkle. limping badly, leaned on the
arm of Jim Thorpe. Meyers's wrist and
split thumb were tightly bandaged.
Here we are" said Manager Nc
Graw, but we look badly battered"
nOdding toward MerkIe and Meyers
Whose going 10 pitch for the Giants !
tomorrow" someone asked the New !
''WelI, I should say that any one of |
my remaining pitching staff looks gooc /
enough to me in comparison with Plat 1
our opponents have left to pitch against |
US" he replied cheerfully.
Manager Mack and his Athletics ar
rived here several hours after the
would select to pitch today with Ben |
den and Plank already used, Mack re-
piled with a smile: I still have Others :
Two Good Pitchers.
y
cured seven hits off Plank TO the Ath-
letics's eight from Mathewson. who
struck out five batters to Plank's six.
New York had eight left on bases to
ten. Fletcher, Mclean !
and MatheWsOn secured two hits each,
a total of six out of the seven recorded
by the Giants. Baker was the only l
Athletic player to get more than one
hit off MathewsOn. He got two.
Had it not been for Mathewson's re-
markable exhibition in the box and at
bat, George Wiltse would have been
hailed as the star sof the game. Substi-
-uted for Snodgrass, first as a runner
and then at first base from the third
inning on, he equaled anything Merkle
has done this season
The climax came in the ninth when
lie cut two Athletics down at the plate
Ind took Mathewson's throw at first
or the third out
The Attendance Figures.
According to the figures of the Ma
iOnal commission, the attendance was
approximately 5000 less than the first
same here in 1911, but the receipts
we're $4,000 greater, due to the in
.reased price for seats this season
The paid attendance at yesterdays
;ame was 20,563 The total receipts
mounted to S49,640, of which the Ma /
iOnal commission receives S4,496. Each |