Evening journal., 1913-12-31
YEARS WORK
In BASEBALL
Federal League Has Grown
Stronger With Passing
of 1913
MATTY AND JOHNSON
THE BEST TWIRLERS

law organization.
When this organization was first
introduced to the public, many Of the
fans We're Of the opinion that it would
follow in the footsteps of the United
States League and crumble up after
month or two Of playing. But to
the surprise of all the followers OF
the national game. it completed it's
schedule. In Indianapolis the Fed
eral League outdrew the American
Association team. This was due to
the fact that the Federal team won
the pennan,. while the American AS
sociauon club trailed the other seven
teams in the league. lt Is said that
the new league has backing of $l0.-
100000 and that already thirty Of the
old league stars have been signed up
by IT, The Federal League is now
making strenuous efforts to sign Joe
Tinker, former manager Of the Reds.
TO lead the Chicago team. II Is re-
ported that Tinker has been offered
$4,000 for three years by the Federal
officials.
The worlds series the highest hon
or that can be obtained on a baseball
field was captured by the Philadel-
phia Athletics. The Mackmen had
comparatively easy time In winning
the American League pennant al
though the Cleveland Maps gave the
Athletics several scares. The Giants
failed 10 display their real form until
the second month of the campaign.
and it was not until July that the Ma
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the Phillies. Like the Maps. the Phil
lies failed to stand the strain and
weakened near the end Of the season.
The Athletics outclassed the Giants
in the worlds series and won the
title in five games
Veterans figured prominently IN win
ming the championship for the Ath-
letics. big Chief" Bender, the vet
Gran redskin, and Eddie Plank. the
Gettysburg southpaw won three OF
the four games. while Bullet joe
Bush youngster appearing for the
first time in a worlds series, made
good when Mack depended upon him
to assist his two veterans in triumph
ing over the Giants After the Giants
had won the second game in Philly.
Mack sent Bush against the National
crowd in the third game at the Polo
Grounds. and the youngster held the
Giants to ive hits and won the game
Christy Mathowson hurled bril-
liantly against the Athletics. and.
while he lost the final game that
gave the Mackmen the championship,
the "Old Master" was the hero OF the
series from the New York point of
view Matty first faced the Athletics
in Philadelphia in the second game
of the series. For nine innings both
J he and Plank kept the batters from
the plate. In the ninth the Athletics
had a man on third with none out
but vet the "Old Master" kept him
from scoring and IN the next inning
he started the Giants with a clean
single. Before the inning was over
three runs we're scored of Plank
This was the greatest game ever
played. After it. Hughey Jennings
the popular leader of the Tigers, said
1t was the best pitching game he haC
ever Witnessed.
Matty faced the Athletics in thi
fifth game. He was at his best. ant
once more he was opposed by the vet
eran Eddie Plank After anothe
brilliant pitching battle. the "OlI
Master" succumhed to Plank. because
his defense fell down when the Ath
letics mad chance to score.
Matty wound up his twelfth seasoi
in the big league by striking on
Wallie Schang. Mack's young back
stop. with three fadeaways. The las
one Schang missed by more than
foot AS Wallie swung at tho bal
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center field. amid the applause o
/ forty thousand fans
One OF the most important thing
that the National League accomplish
ed during the year was the election
OF Governor John Kinlev Tener, O
Pennsylvania. as President Of tn
league. Governor Tener succeeded
John Lynch. who held this distinction
for years.
The meeting of the magnates wa
peaceful affair
Three important deals we're trans
acted the day after the meeting wa
concluded. The biggest deal WAS tn
purchase Of Tinker from the Cincin
natl Reds by Brooklyn for S25.0oo
The purchase Of Tinker for S25.00
made the famous shortstop the high
est priced ball player now in IN
game
The Giants we're strengthened b,
securing Bob Bescher in eXchang
for Charles Herzog and Grover Hart
ley. Bescher is considered one o
the best outhelders in the Natona
League. and undoubtedly will mater
tally help the Giants in their fight L
retain the championship next season
The biggest trade of players was mad
between the ST. Louis Cardinals an
the Pittsburg Pirates. Miller Hug
gins OF the Cardinals gave EdKonet
cby. Mike Mowrey and Bob Harmo
for Chief Wilson. Cosy Dolan. AT
Butler. Hank Robinson and Jo
| Miller.
When the official pitching average
OF the National League we're issue
| they showed that Mattv was the kine
pin Of them all in the old leagu'
despite the fact that before the sea
son began many of the out-of-tow
baseball fans were of the Opinio
that the "Old Master was "all in
Matty showed his skepticcs that ther
was nothing wrong with his grea
erm, and today the "Old Master" wit
his family is spending the winter i
California. keeping in condition 70
next year
Jake Daubert. the great first bas'
| r1cnt of the Dodgers carried off m