The Washington times., 1913-10-12

NEW YORK, Oct 12.-The same line
which young Dante saw inscribed about
thei gates which crown the Nav Of
Hell should be penned above any battle
field where the Mackian machine is
waiting for a fight The line We mean
is this-""All hope abandon, ye who en-
ter here"
For one last, forlorn and hopeless
stand yesterday McGraw sent In
Mathewson to grapple again with
Plank. But even Matty. the miracle
man, had no magic and no wizardry
which might cope with the power of
foe on one side and the weakness of
his pals upon the other. And while the
mighty Mathewson was struggling be-
tween two such fires in vain, Plank, one
OF the grandest Of pitching veterans,
worked hts last and greatest game.
The southpaw for the first time In
his league career whipped MathewsoL
and the count was to, L He held the
young and virile Giants in the hollow
his forty-year old paw. He choked them
down with two hits and but twenty
eight foemen faced him at the plate.
But for his own mum of any easy pop
dy from Murray's bat in the fifth round
he would have shut the Giants out with
one base hit and only the regulation
twenty-seven men would have faced
him from the firing zone. He has an
nounced his retirement and If this
statement carries, the remarkable
years beyond and nurse the greatest
dream come true that might befall any
contender Of the tribe that the final
ball game that he ever worked marked
by all odds the greatest he hfd ever
pitched.
Trio Survives.
They say that youth will be served.
but in the closing summing up kindly
remember this-eight. years ago the
Giants and Athletics met and Of the
five games won, four were gathered IN
by Mathewson and Bender with Plank
in the thick Of the fight. Since that
date youngsters have come and passed
stars have risen and faded under; the
drive Of the game. But Of this present
series out of five games won, four were
gathered in by Mathewson, Bender and
Plank. This fadeless trio had seen the
service Of big league war before most
from the cradle And yet when the ulti-
mate test arrived 1t was no youth that
was to be served, but three VINO might
be called old in a game where Time
beckons early with gesture not TO De
denied
The pitching Of these two veterans.
both turning into their fourteenth cam
paigns under big league fire, was the
most wonderful and subtle art OF puzzi-
ing the batting eye that We nave ever
ever expected to see In
eight of the nine innings. Plank retired
the side I-2-sa solemn helpless process
sion that filed to the plate and back TO
the bench as IL the war bolts from JoVe-
were hurtling past their puny pats.
After his team had broken behind MIN
for three rounds. Mathewson tneh
stepped up with Plank and the two
famed. veterans marched side by side
out an even trail as If the rest Of the
remaining casts were mere spectators
out of the play.
The score went as 1t stood because
Plank was working for grand ball
club and Mathewson for club out
classed in all that makes baseball a
science and an art-a battle and game.
End Appears Early.
The beginning OF the end for Mathew
son came with the first round Murphy
singled. Oldring forced him and Collins
singled. driving Oldring on to third.
Baker then lined to Burns In short
left. who, with plenty of time. pegged
high tn Mclean at the plate and Old
ring raced home.
There was no question, as Doyle flied
to Murphy. ending the battle, that the
hest club had triumphed-no- professor
of grammar, not the better club. but the
hest club in baseball today-the best
club that baseball ever saw beyond the
box.
santed an attack too mighty to be
stopped-a defense too bewildering to
be broken-greater speed and better
pitching. If you can get back Of re-
turns like these the Alibi Club is In need
OF such a leader. McGraw was un-
fortunate in having several cripples 10
hattie with, but he had nothing to
cone with this machine-nothing but
and Mclean. MarQuard.
Ts-aa,, and Daparae vera in perfect