New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
vatty Allows Only Six>Hits, but
Teammates FaIter and
Break Behind Him.
LONE RUN FOR NEW YORK
This Comes on Only Error by
Philadelphia Men and a
Singing Drive by
Larry Mclean.
Continued from first page. Part I.

,,nient instructions were put down by
,he stone wall infield, which reeled off
nair Of double plays that took the
heart right out Of the New York at
TACK and left it quivering, almost in
siscernible, shadow.
That was all New York had to offer.
and for the rest Of the game the bat
ting Of the Giants was as feeble as a
uind.blown straw. Plank knew the
inscription for each and every one,
and the champions of the National
League submitted to the treatment
without so much as raising a murmur.
Matty did lis part, and did ii well.
He pitched even better ball than on
his first appearance, but he could not
NAV the whole game. The errors of
commission and omission behind him
we're wholly responsible for the three
runs the Philadelphia men tailed.
When Big six" left the field of bat
lie after holding the hard sluggers Of
The opposing side to one hit in the last
six frames. while his teammates were
making frantic efforts TO solve the Of
fsrings Of Plank without so much as
gstting a trace Of solution, the fans"
rose to give him the cheers bestowed
only on the conquerors.
Matty did not wait for the last half
Of the ninth to be played. but went i'm
mediately 10 the clubhouse. probably
realizing that the vestige OF a hope
which remained was hardly worth con-
alteration. He knew the team was
beaten and did not want to suffer the
final agony Of IT,
Pitching OF Plank Perfection.
The pitching of Plank was almost
perfection itself and was a marvellous
exhibition Of skill The veteran. who is
rapidly approaching his fortieth year.
came back after a rest of only two days
and did the best work that has been
seen in the series. II was expected
that Connie Mack would send one Of
bis youngsters into the fray because
Eddie was not supposed to he strong
enough TO repeat on such short notice
while 1t was easy to see that the Giants
would make their last stand with the
peerless Matty in the box. Once more.
however, the Judgment of the Philadel-
phia manager proved 10 be above
criticism and he would not cOncede a
victory to New York with every posi-
be advantage in their favor.
How skifully Plank worked was APP
parent when the Giants went out in
order In eight Of the nine innings. over
the frst four frames not runner saw
Ist base. the southpaw moving down
the opposition in heartless invincibility.
Then came the break in the fifth
whsn the New York team received a
PRESENT Of little run which ought
never TO have been scored. McInnis
retired Burns at the opening of the
name with fine catch of a hard drive,
oat shafer worked Plank for the only
oase on balls he gave. On hit and
run play, Murray lifted dinky little
ny right above the box so that Plank
Oio not have 10 move TO get IL. Shafer
Nh bAssfully into the trap laid by
carry and Collins and continued his
journey to second while Plank set him
veil under the ball. Baker ran over
" make the catch. however, and got
~nsied up with the pitcher so that
"e ball fell to the ground and Shafer
amped on the midway in safety when
" hao every reason TO expect TO be
EASILY doubled al first. ending the in
hng.
inen Larry Mclean, the most con-
sS'eht hitter Of the Giants in the
series came through with piping sim
SIC 70 centre. scoring Shafer. 1t was
VIC hrst hit made by New York, but
'ucn excessive exuberance as was
'a'sed IN the stands by the epoch maxi
s event was quickly quelled when
o'NNhNtO " NOiiIHo Iva NiN N~
~0se deft double plays in which Nc
esn was executed at second and The
Anplng Fred at first
matty Strikes Blow in Vain.
Asthewson, who made two hits OF
rank In Wednesdays game in Phila-
.''pnia' opened the sixth with a safe
I've 70 right, but Herzog. who fol-
WED him again, found the double play
ap 100 big to avoid stepping into, TIE
'his time travelling first to Barry,
-" The usual unalterable result.
''le backed Murphy up against the
'uS'ete wall with long fly, and the
argument OF the Giants was an
wered.
was one. two, three for the rest Of
- game, nine men going up to bat IN
s last three innings, without doing
"'hg but wear a path from the
Ae 10 the bench. Crandall batted
Aatty at the beginning OF the
'h and did no more than the others
W uone. The triumph of the south
~ was complete in every detail, and
.ane he famed only one man tbs
a. an's could do nothing but pop up
80 Eight of these went to the out
~ while four sailed above the heads
the guardians of the sacks.
a'V was in the box with every
ing ne ought to have. and did just
NAT every one expected him TO do
se rose to the emergency and gave hi.