Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-30
LUCK WAS ALE
AGAINST new
YORK PLAYERS

The worlds series Is buried under
hills of blasted hopes. from the Ma
tional league standpoint, and even
American league partisans have Qui-
eted down. but nevertheless there are
still some post mortems of interest to
the fans in general
Writing of the deciding game of the
series. Oscar G. Reichow, OF the Chi.
cago Daily News. says:
Christy Mathewson Of the New
York Giants generally is not hard
loser. He accepts defeat cheerfully
when the opposing club beats him on
its merits II was difficult for him
to acknowledge the supremacy Of the
Athletics, 1913 worlds champions. on
Saturday when Fred Merkle IN the
first inning made mess Of the play
on Frank Baker that really closed the
blue ribbon event That play panied
and disguised Mathewson. for when
1t was made he folded bis arms. said
something under his breath and near.
" sank to his knees. Probably few
saw It, as he did It so quickly. for
he braced up and hoped the Giants
would still make enough runs to win,
but they did not.
MerIsle Handicapped by Injury.
Merkle Is probably wishing McGraW
had not asked him to play after he
sustained an injury to his ankle ii
the first game. New Workers are ae-
cusing him Of losing the game. which
is q bitter pill for any conscientious
player 20 swallow. Merkle Is 4 con-
scientious player and hard worker
st all times. The play he had In
mind in that fatal round was dandy
and would have been wonderful had.
ft gone through as planned. but as Il
did not succeed most Of the hard los.
ers are calling Merxle q "bonehead.
but he does not deserve 1t. He was
greatly handicapped by his ankle and
should be given credit for playing as
he did.
Doyle Gave Athletics Start.
Doyle should be blamed as much as
Merkle, for he made rank error on
Oldrines grodnder that gave the Atl1
letics their start. Had not the Gian|
captain bungled bis play the q
Merkle unfortunately fused Up WouN
not have taken place. Murphy bee.1
with his second sharp single p.
Fletcher. oldring followed With 3
sEzling grounder to Doyle, who sttitk
HIS toe in front Of the ball instead Of
bis glove hand and the ball was bot
ed Eddie Collins Is great bun'ef.
With Mathewson, a right haller i
pitching. he pulled the ball one loot
Inside Of the foul line tn MerlIla Tor
a sacrifice. Then came the play that
ended the series.
Play That En~sd the Series.
Baker, on the first ball pitched,
bit sharply to Merkle. The batter,
with a perceptible limp, chased Baker
back toward the plate and was about
to touch him when he saw Murphy. q
10Lsecondman. sprinting for the plate.
Baker displayed some quick thinkina
observed Merkle's hesitation and
lodged to the ground. As b did sol
Merkle threw to head off MHrphy, but
he had waited probably three seconds
too long and the right fieldef slid mn
der his throw Had Merklh's ankle
BEEN o. K. he would prohtbly have
made double PLAY and the fans I'M
doubtedly would be calling him
hero today instead of "1one-head.
Scoring IN the Worlds Sefes.
Three official scorers Decided on
hits and errors In the wdid's series
Two were appointed by the national
commission and the baseball writer's
assigned their president. Doe Jackson.
to act in conjunction with them. As
a result, the scoring was perfect with
the possible exception 4 one play IN
the fourth contest.
Before the series began a code was
arranged to inform thelscribes wheth-
er hit or error waf recorded. A
special meeting was hid to decide on
this Francis RichterI and J. Taylor
Sphinx were the commissions selec-
ton as scorers. At the meeting Paul
Shannon of Boston pulled a little
comedy by suggesting that II a hit
was to be credited Richter should
rise, and if an erfor Sphinx should
rise. This brought a hearty laugh,
but Sphinx objected and said he would
not be the error.
Empires Fair In Every Respect.
Umpire Connolli of the American
league always has been accused OF
favoring his leatue IN the worlds
series. He surelf was honest In his
decisions in the event just finished.
His work and tIat of the men who
officated with hin in the series was
fair in every respect and excellent
Connolly, If he wanted to favor the
Athletics, could have done so In the
second game al Shibe park, when he
called Strunk oht in the ninth inning |
Had he wavet him safe the game
would have bele won by Mack's team.
ent in the ffrst half had Watt been
able 20 plae some accurate foul