The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12
MATTY SELECTED TO
LEAD GIANTS TO-DAY
Pcckinpaugh Not Ready to Say
Who Will Do Box Duty in
City Series Game.
BAN TELLS ONE on BENDER
city Series standing.
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/ ~ the Polo Grounds this afternoon the
stirring series between tho Giants and
/ New Iorks for the city baseball cham
plonship will he continued peckiupaugh's
/ mon take great courage from tho fact
that they will represent homo sentiment,
for 10 far the club that has appeared In
white garb has not suffered n defeat
To date the series has provided enter
! tainment OF the highest quality. II II
doubtful II any worlds series ever de-
veloped closer competition or more inter
osting situations For some reason or
other New York baseball lovers have not
responded in a manner BETTING such high
/ class effort. Manhattanites no doubt are
piqued at the failure of the Giants In IN"
! National Loa quo campaign and refuse 10
b. comforted. This at least IL III" opinion
, OF ban johnson. the president of the
American League.
TN time" said Han. ~ believe that the
New York series will develop into as great
| an attraction as the>nuuual tussles he
tween the white SoN and Cubs out In
I Chicago. You must remember the interest
that was marifested over the first meet
in2 OF the New York clubs in 1910 Since
then the Giants have been in every worlds
series up TO this present one. Naturally
New YORK fandom IN that tifno came 10
regard the worlds championship as its
due.
81 think that Tho at,endances at the
three games IN New York have been most
gratifying under existing conditions. Chit
Cago Of course has m advantage az hav-
ing educated its patrons through several
of such entertainments Then Il must he
remembered that Charlie Comiskey's great
popularity In the Windy city is sufficient
TO offset any chance shortcomings OF the
SON during the league race.
From the newspaper accounts Of your
three games IN this city there must have
been great merit I'm the play. And ! am
sure ~ g. but a question 81 time when tho
fans will warm M to IN" sport as they
should"
That the local series "a most seriously
regarded ny the heads Of baseball was
shown nv the Interest ~ tho various Ma
tiouM Commission members upon their
arrival in Ncw Work saturday night. Ran
johnson. August Hermann. John Bruce
and bcNy Of major league club owners
were most anxious to learn full details or
the local situation. II seems that the dif-
ferenccs between George Stallings nnd
Connie Mack have stirred w a lot of the
old time rivalry between the majors mat
existed for several years after peace was
declared and which has tagged percep-
tlbly since Connie M1cks alleged fence
breakers frs' began 20 Put somewha
ludicrous tinge tn the annual classics OF
tl' diamond,
This L. the nrst time since 1909 tina },
the National League has had q chance
} even to smile during worlds series en-
counter after ,he hrst ball was pitched
and the magn,tes az" making the very
, most ~ their chances. George Stallings
. and the Braves arc rcceiving all IL,
. credit from their colleagues
. Because Of the fact thai Boston ms
the upper hand I'm the big games Ear
Johnson ~ all the more anxious TO So,
his teams Of Chicago. 81 Louis and New
YORK; make amends for Athletic short
comiuEs Tho word has been tipped from
both camps 20 figh' 20 the bitter finish IN
e all the outlying districts For ma1'
a years tho Johnson circuit has cleaned u
i decislvely in post season games IN gen
q orIl. Now the pendulum, evidently, IL
" about to swing tho other way, and No
. mercy will ne shown
q For this very reason Manager John J
Q MrGraw and the Giants in general ar,
: liSrly To take tho series with the New
/ Works more seriously than they were dis
posed to do at tirs'. II WAS said yester
DAY tina Chr'sty Mathew son would be OF
, hand this afternoon 10 try 10 pitch tn,
; Giants into commanding position. Roge
, Peckinpnugh was undecided in hia pitch
Il Ing selection. Carroll Brown. who ha
u pitched some very good games within tn
y past month Is anxious to get an oppor
n iNliAANt nc OF Mf'titlt are more nNel'
to Opnosc MathewSon than Is Ray Keat
ing. who lost the opening decision 10 Ri
Six. King Cole pitched an excellent gam
AGAINST the Athletics and beat them 4
N J, his last start Of the season. but he hR
been too errat'c all year TO call for
trial, with the Giants leading. two game
l. to one
4 Luck has proved great factor in th
e local series 50 far. While Tesreau's tenn
p. permanent. which broke loose In a chat
e OF passes after ne had suffered what ap
e peared "A bad decision on "A called bal
IN was responsible for the only loss sus
. tanned ny the Giants II Is nevertheless
true that The Giants were quite IA luck
p 10 win either OF their games. Both wer
L. secured In the tenth inning by a score O
J. 10 ., after the American leaguers ha
Vt decided leads in the flag ends. The loca
. clubs appear 50 evenly matched that tn
" least bin OF luck would have meant thre
. straight victories either wsy In IN
J. three games the Giants have scored ehir
, teen runs and made thirty-two hits an
> six errors The New Works have score
nj twelve runs and made thirty hits and ~
~, errors.
: The games. especially the last tw,
have been somewhat msrred by fault
umpiring, but there IL hope Of great in
prOvement to-day and tomorrow. an
Billy Evans and Charlie Rigler will desc,
"a around the diamond. The best crowd {
the series Ia expected this afternoon. Cr
lumbus Day as a result OF a very fattei
r. ing advance esie
~ Ban Johraon. thu president Of m
re American League, seems tribe downca,
pr over the poor showing to date of his All
w leiiCs, but IN keeping a stiff upper lip an
u, Protecting ultimate victory for the legio
VI Of Mack.
Us Boston caught the Athletics In
- slump said Ban, hut that will not lal
vi throughout the series, Mark my word
Macks team hasn't gone back as mo-
e people think. ] will be greatly surprise
10 II Philadelphia does not take both gam,
1G IN Boston.
20 IT was surpriaed,' continued Ban, eth,
ia Connie opened the series with Bender ar
IS followed with Plank Though every OF
90 must admit that Plank pitched n beaut
ful game, one that would have VIC
0G ninety nine times In a hundred. or courl
! didn't interfere with Mack nor off
. any suggestions. But when he told n
that he was going To use the Indian
w. struck nis that ~ young pitcher mid
have been better. His young pitcher
'S and not BENDER and Plank, won tho pc
", nant for Connie this year.