The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-11-15
FANS AWAIT
THE GREAT
MAT Y
Big Six Is Set and Ready to
Face the White Sox
Today
By JOE MURPHY

By JOE MURPHY
Christy Mathewson, the real star OF
the big league party, is scheduled to
pitch this afternoons game at Recre-
alton park for the Giants and the
biggest Saturday crowd of the sea-
son is likely to be present. There
IS sure to be many a fan who will go
short of a half days pay to see the
big fellow in action. 1t may be the
only chance many of us will get to
watch him work, and we are not
going to overlook the rare opportu-
nifty
Big six has been primed for to-
DAYS encounter. He worked several
days ago at Oxnard and pitched swell
ball, and he is probably back in his
old stride. Opposed TO the Giant
HEAVIER Will be Jim Scott of Death
valley. who was one of the White
Sox mainstays in the pitching depart
ment last season. Scott has been
pitching alright ball for the Sox
since they started on their globe en-
circling tour. and he is regarded as
one of the very best slabsters in the
American league
Scott is well known to the local
fans. having appeared in this section
before. He is right handler with an
abundance of speed and other things
that are necessary for a great finger.
Matty has never before appeared in
this section, though the fans have
been reading year after year of his
great pitching feats and craved for
the opportunity TO see him in action.
When the trip around the world was
proposed and it was announced that
Matty would be a member of the party
the followers of the game were elated
TO learn that they would finally get
the chance to see the old master
pitch.
MATTY STILL IN FORM
Mathewson is regarded as a vet
Gran, but he stands today as one of
the leading pitchers of the game
His work last season with the Giants
was sufficient evidence that he pos
sesses his old time cunning and that
he will be a fixture in the baseball
world for some years to come He
pitched two great games against the
athletics in the worlds series. being
she only hurler on the New York
clue able to hold the Philadelphians
down.
His performance in the second
game. when he defeated the Athletics,
shutting them out in an extra inning
battle, was one of the greatest of his
pitching career.
Now the followers of the great ma
tional game are going to be given the
opportunity to see this phenom of the
baseball world. Matty. with his won
derful fadeaway, his elusive curves
and his remarkable control, will be
the big attraction.
Believe me that Big Six will be
pitching his best when he appears on
The hill this afternoon. The White
SoX seen TO take great delight in
pounding him, and so tar he has not
lad a great deal of luck against the
one game against Comiskey's bunch
of sluggers, and Matty declares that
he has never faced such hitters be-
fore.
sOx HIT BALL HARD
The Sox with their present makeup
IS a wonderful club. With Crawford,
Speaker and Evans in the outfeld the
Eox are fortified with trio of slug
gers that have no superiors. So
Mathewson is facing some of the
greatest hitters in the game. Cahse,
Weaver and Schalk are another trio
that murder the ball
In fact Mathewson has remarked
that he has never in his career faced
such hitting. He has been pounded
pretty hard in some of these games,
but recently he has displayed improved
form.
1t win be battle between two
giant right handlers. who are cvnsid-
cred among the best in their respec-
tive leagues To beat Mathewson is
the ambition of every pitcher on the
White Sox roster. as it means addi-
tional prestige to them.
The clubs will line up in the same
way that they went on the field yes
terday, with the possibl exception of
the battery for the Giants. Chief
Meyers, the big Indian, will probably
replace Wingo behind the plate,
while Schalk will likely handle SCOTS
offerings.
Mathewson and Meyers have been a
winning combination for the Giants
this year The pair work together like
q piece Of well oiled machinery.
CHICAGO LADS RALLY
The contest between the TWO teams
yesterday was smooth baseball, in
which plenty of snappy fielding was
sandwiched into the nine frames. The
Sox, with a great ninth inning bat
ting rally, overcame a two run lead
and scored three runs There was but
one man down when the winning run
was scored. 1t was clean. honest hit
ting on the part of the Sox, as Craw-
ford hit to the right field for his first
drive of the afteroon.
Then Chase followed with double
that dropped into safe territory at a
point close to the clubhouse. Fromme,
who had been pitching a finished ar
ficle of ball up to this time, seemed
TO weaken Steve Evans followed with
another drive to center, which went
for two bases, scoring Crawford and
Chase.
II was apparent that Fromme was
finished. and jeff Tesreau was called
10 the front. He had hardly started
when Ray Schall picked out fat one
and slammed out a double, scoring
Evans.
1t was one of the most business
like rallies ever pulled off on the
Valencia street lot. The four hits
made by the Sox were line drives OF
the healthy variety.
Up to the ninth Fromme had
pitched a rafting game. Leverenz
who worked for the Sox, also pitched
a stellar article of ball.
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