New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
Giants Fall Before Cunning Of
Eddie Plank and Two Puny
Hits Avail Naught
for Matty.
"BlC SIX" TOLLS IN VAIN
Errors Pave Way to New York's s
downfall and Third Defeat
in Three Years, While
Monster Crowd Looks
and Walls.

Eddie Plank, the wonderful southpoN
., thirteen years service, led the Phil.
,5elphia Athletics into the baseball
.,onpionship Of the world and ended
the big series at tn Polo Grounds YES
,erday afternoon.
shorn Of every semblance Of battins
nover. and limited to two hits by the
cunning Of the great pitcher, the
cisnts were beaten for the third con-
sscptive year in a struggle for the
highest honors Of the game.
Rising 10 the supreme heights 10
which he alone is capable. the mighty
Mathewson endeavored 10 stem the
rout. but the team behind him split
spaIt and the triumph of the foe was
complete. The score was 3 TO l.
Whea Eddie Murphy caught high
fy by Larry Doyle, ending the strug-
Gle. McGraw. the manager Of the New
York team. rushed across the diamt nd
10 the bench Of his opponents. and was
the first to extend his hand in cong-at-
ulation to Connie Mack. But he was1't
the last. Thousands upon thousands
Of fans" pouring out of the stands
ssthered around the box in which the
Philadelphia leader sought refuge and
paid their tribute TO the man who has
developed the mightiest baseball ma
chine in the history of the sport The
press became so great that a Gordon
Of police was sent to the rescue, and ne
was escorted 10 the street with the
highest honors.
Plank Gets a Happy Ride.
As for Plank, he was raised on the
shoulders Of his teammates and carried
TO the clubhouse, with the. cheers OF
friend and foe ringing in his ears. 1t
may be be that Plank will never pitch
again. He wanted TO retire in the full
nsss OF his powers last season, out
Connie Mack brought him back for
Just one year. He can quit now as no
other star OF the game has ever done.
with the praise of all the baseball
world ringing in his ears. confident
That his last effort not only won the
highest honors possible for his team,
but also was one Of the finest exhibit
tons Of pitching ever seen in the Zig
post-season battles.
Outplayed IN every department OF the
game and completely overcome by the
irresistible power Of the enemy. who
executed their moves with almost flaw
less precision. the Giants were humili-
sled before the biggest crowd OF the
series.
hordes Of spectators poured down
upon the Polo Grounds, firm in the be-
lief that the New York team would
rally behind Mathewson. as they have
oien done in the past. and fight the
Athletics to the last ditch, but hardly a
DOW was struck.
ine uproar that arose when Shafer
D'ew pass in the fifth inning and
mace breach in the hitherto utterly
'mpregnable defence Of the foe showed
@at The followers OF the team had not
'Os' heart by former reverses. When,
through the one imperfection in the
pay OF the Athletics that made the
''s' Of their work shine with only
greater lustre. Shafer finally scored the
roar was deafening.
Giants Fail 10 Rally.
= Inc Giants. however, seemed unin-
spfed by the confidence reposed in
"en' and could not make so much as
START toward the rally that would
continued first DaRr. Part H.