The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-04
Personnel of Giants and Ath-
Ietics Show Few New Faces.
ALI but One of IL Athletics OF
1911 Now on Team.
VETERANS BACKBONE OF TEAMS
Only Three of Giants of For
mer Test Are Missing.
Past Performance of Six Games
Have Unusual Significance.

New York. Oct. 4.-Veterans of the
memorable struggle between the cIlahtS
and Athletics for the worlds cham
pionship in 1911-which the Athletics
won by four games to tWo-"lll FORM
the backbone of the two teams Wheh
they face each other again in world
series on the afternoon of Oct. 4
OF the fourteen Athletics who went
on the diamond in the worlds series
games of 1911. thirteen are in the list
of twenty-five which Connie Mack mas
prepared as eligible for the forthcom-
ing games Lord is the only man VINO
PLAYED in 1911 who will not play on
Philadelphia's team this year IWelNe
of the fifteen players VINO 1ouShI IoI
New York in 1911 will fight for it again
in 1913. The absentees are Zines ana
Devore traded to Cincinnati, and Beck
er. released. The worlds series of 1913
will, therefore, be, in large measure,
contest between the same men who en-
gagged in the series of 1911.
What these men did in 1911 their
past performances in the six games OF
that series, are of unusual slgnincahce
and bearing on the present contest
The first game of the series OF 1911
was played Oct. IA on the Polo grounds,
scene of this years first encounter be-
fore a crowd the like of which has new
er seen a baseball game before There
were 3S. 2S1 paid spectators The day
was brilliant, with the tang of autumn
in the air. When the New York play
ers trotted out onto the field in their
black uniforms with a touch of white
here and there, they were greeted with
roar of welcome such as had never
arisen in a ball park before. The Attn
Ietics. clad in their customary grayish
red travelling uniforms, were welcomed
almost warmly.
On a diamond. sleeked and groomed
to perfection, the two teams played a !
q + hoX n
ling run in the seventh inning when |
Meyers cIouted the bali to left field for |
two bases and scored on Devore'S two
Dagger. Mathewson and Bender were
the opposing pitchers.
Marquard's First Start.
The second game was played at Phil |
adelphia Oct. 16. Marquard took the |
slab for the Giants. Plank for the Ath- |
letics. Crandall supplanted Marquard |
in the eighth inning after John Frank |
lin Baker had lifted one of Marquard's |
curves in the seventh over the right |
field fence for a home run, breaking |
the tie. Plank was easily master of the |
New York batters and the game was |
Philadelphia's 8 to 1.
Philadelphia won the third game |
also. played in New York the follow
ing day, by score of 8 to ,. This |
duel of Observation-Disclosures and |
Coon bs-lasted eleven innings. Phil |
adelphia came from behind in the |
ninth on the second home run of the |
series to be batted out by Baker. The |
run tied the score. In the eleventh |
inning Baker scored the winning run |
With Philadelphia twice winner out !
of three games the series was inter- |
rupted by continued rainfall for a |
week. On October "a the fourth |
game was played at Philadelphia. |
Mathewson pitched again for the |
Giants, Bender for the Athletics. The |
Athletics Won, 4 to 2. and needed but |
one more game to clinch the title of |
worlds champions
Marquard and Coombs were the OPP
posing pitchers in the fifth game, |
played in New York the following day, |
october IS. The attendance fell off
nearly 5000, rejecting the sentiment
that the Giants were doomed to de-
feat. But contrary to the wiseacres |
New York won, after a ten-inning |
battle, by 4 to s.
The Deciding Contest.
The sixth and last game was played |
in Philadelphia. October &c. Philadel- |
phia took the snap out of the Giants
vigorous opening and won by the lop-
Marquard and Crandall sought in vain
20 break up the Athletics batting bee
Before Bender's curves the Giants
were practically powerless
The composite score of the six
games-played by practically the
same men who will decide the fate of
the championship flag this year
reads as follows:
PHILADELPHIA
Batting
Aver