The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-16
WORLDS SERIES
TO THE ATHLETICS
Nationa! League Players Out
cIassed by the Americans.
ONLY ONE GAME TO NEwY0Rk
Mathewson Won the Second Game Of
the Series, But Lost the Last
More Than 10000 Per
sons Saw Series.

sons S4W SeTteos
New York, Oct 1.-THE Philadel
phia Athletics won the baseball cham
pionship of the world for 1913 at tn
Polo grounds by defeating the New
York Giants, 3 to /, in the fifth ane
deciding game of the series.
With the score of games standing
to in their favor, the American
League representatives went In tt
clinch the series and before the mas
terly playing of the Mackmen, the
National Leaguers had absolutely nc
chance. Connie Mack, eager to finish
the struggle on the final day of the
week, sent Eddie Plank, his veteran
southpaw, to the mound and John Nc
Graw. his back to the wall, called upon
Christy Mathewson to check the vic.
torious rush of the Athletics and thus
gain for his team a breathing spell.
Both old masters of curve and break
responded nobly to the call Of their
manager and club, but the Giants, I'M
able to help Mathewson by even medi-
OGRE batting, fell victims to the vicious
hitting, fast fielding combination
which has again raised the standard
of the American League over that of
the National organization. The vic
tory was personal triumph for
Plank. but the downfall of the Giants
carried no odium for Mathewson, who
besides pitching an excellent game
with only TWO days of rest since his
victory of Wednesday. made one Of
the two hits scored against his rival
in the box.
It was also a day of triumph for
Manager Mack and the American
League The Athletics victory over
the Giants in the 1913 series marked
Mack's third elevation to the title Of
manager of a universal championship
team and the fourth consecutive vic
tory of an American League team over
the standard bearers of the National
League Including the present series.
the junior league has won six out OF
the ten championship contests with
the senior organization, which begaS
in 1908. The Athletics victory also
was pleasing to Connie Mack and his
players since it gave them the rubber
win over McGraw and the Giants in
the third meeting of the two teams.
In 1905 the Giants won four games to
one In 1911 the Athletics took four
out of six, and repeated with four out
Of five this season.
Summary Of the Games.
The Athletics started the series by
outbatting and outfielding the New
Yorks. winning the first game by to
A. Marquard and Bender were the
pitchers The second game went ten
innings and was won by the Giants,
with Mathewson pitching, by score
of 3 to O. Plank was in the box for
the Athletics. In the third game Mack
sent in Bush, one of his youngsters,
against the Giants, with Tesreau in
the box for New York. Bush won his
game by a score of to 2. Bender
again won his game. the fourth of the
series, by score of to ), defeating
both Demaree and MarQuard of the
National League team. The fifth
game was a victory for Plank, as told
above
Attendance and Receipts.
Total attendance worlds series.
150,992.
Total receipts. $325,9S0.
Athletics players share of receipts,
ISL ,O9S.33.
Giant players share. $54.O65.56.
Each Athletic players share,
3,24S.93.
Each Giant players share. $2,162.62.
Twenty-Five men were eligible to
play on each team. The winning team
received 80 per cent and the losing
team 40 per cent of 60 per cent of
the first four games.
National commission total share Of
receipts. $32.59S.
Total share of clubs, $15S,21S11.
Total receipts last year worlds
series between Giants and Red Sox,
$49O.449.
Total attendance, 251 ,901.
Each clubs share, $146,915.91.
National commissions share, $40.
GA.
Players share for four games, STAT;