THE MOBOTNtJ STAB, .WIEmiroTCEfrTir. C; FRIDAY,' OCTOBEfiS 1013 GIANTS HAVE PITCHING EDGE MACK'S FIRST- TRY-OUT it I WONT DROP IT AGAIN." SNODGRASS. , CONCEDED BY BOTH SIDES . ----- f X Marquarc Mathewson, Tff . reau and- Demaree Un beatable Quartet THREE 6000 RELIEF MEN Seven McGraw Twirlers Assume Giant , Proportions Alongside . Mack's . Crippled Twirling Staff. " New York, Oct. 2. When the New York and Philadelphia clubs open the .series for the world's baseball cham- pionship at the Polo -Grounds In" this city on October- 7th the Giants - will i' 1 11 J ' ' li . " i. nave ax . least one aavantage wnicn only the. , heaviest kind of stickwork " will overcome. Compared., player for player the-' winners" of the- National League pennant appear to be stronger in the pitching department than the -Athletics. Two years ago, when Con nie . .Mack's clan defeated. McGraw's team, xuur games 10 iwo m me uaiiie for the 1911 title,, conditions in this respect were reversed. Now the mar- , gin of strength so far as boxmen is concerned is 'on past performances with the Giants. The doughty leader of the National League representatives in the coming series has in Marquard, Mathewson, Tesreau, Demaree, Promme, Crandall and Wiitse a. group o ftwirlers who should prove more effective against the Athletics-thatfi - Bender, Plank, . g hawkey. Brown, Bush and . Houcls against the: Giants. ; Such might not be-' the-case was 'Connie Mack's pitch: . ing staff augmented ; by 'the presence o jCkwmbs, - The big Maine hurler is considered to be out : of -the series, v however, 'due Tfa 'early season illness and a more recently ". strained, back. , The trio Of mainstays for the Giants - will undoubtedly ; be Mathewson,-. Mar guard . and .Tesreau, with , Demaree, Fromme and Crandall second string twirlers. 1 For ther Athletics " Bender, Plank ; and Shawkey will have first call, while. lB.rpwn,, Bush and Houck will be "reserve pitchers. Mathewson, who is one of the great- : est "money pitchers' of baseball,: will have -to divide honor's with Marquard thisyear "nf all nrobabilitv. While his head and hand still maintain the skill and' cunning- of yesteryear, his arm cannot stand, the strain as it did a fqw-Beasons-ago71 Marquard -will havt to bear larger share of the burden than he did iu ldit. 'The same is trut of Bender andrPIant in the Athletu line-up; for Shawkej- is an unknowt quantity in world's series! play. Tes- . reau and Demaree, oa .the other hand have had considerably more big leagut . experience, and: the. former was a fac tor m the world's "series play, of 19li when ihe. Giants gave the Boston Ret Sox such a hard struggle for honors CrandalT.is not likely to get into Uk series except, as a relief pitcher- oi pinch hitter, ' andBrown, Bush anc x Houck i are, uncertain propositions . They are;'4hst as. likely to win, if Mac. starts, any one, ol the. trio,, as to blov up' cbifipletely: 7,"'" Mathewson opposed - Bender in th first igame . Of .the, 71911 series whici the Giants, won, 2 to 1. He allowed st hits" against1 the Indian's five. Plan, and Jyiarquard ' were .the second pai and while the Athletics won 3 to. 1 thiSy got but four hits off. Rube in th seven innings. Plank allowed five fo. the Jfull nine innings. Mathewson facet Coombs in the third game, losing ; to .2; in eleven innings. The Mackmei gtheed inljaine: hits to the Giants three, 4 Matty tried to come back ii ; th3 fourth game .but was relieved bj Wtsain theseventh inning after giv ihg. ten .hits. : Bender twirled the en tire game for. the American Leaguer and. won, 4. to 2,. allowing but seven hits. - Cooinba and' Marquard opened the. fifth;: game, which NewYork won, 4 to 3, in' the tenth inningf Marquard' was driven irom tne pox Tn the third inning and Ames took his place anc Ames was followed by Crandall in tht .seventh. Coombs., allowed eight hits in jiine innings and gave wayto Planfe when-.the Giants -tied the scora Plant was charged with the hit that los the game- In the final contest Ben der. held the Giants to four hits and two runs while the. Athletics battec Ames, Wiitse and Marquard for thir teen hits and a -like number of runs. . It is reasonable to suppose that neither, Bender, Plank, nor Mathewson will - be as effective against the bats men as they, were two years ago. Mar quard, ,as a result of his additional ex perience and knowledge, should be, on paper, at leasts better than in 1911, but the fact remains that , the' lanky . left-hander is not- pitching the brand of ball .he - did : in : 1912. . Tesreau, how ever, has proved a big help and Dema ree has developed into a pitcher who can hold his own in fast. company. Connie Mack's .youngsters, Shawkey and Brown, have also been coming strong apd the latter has divided the heaviest part of the ; boxwork rwith Bender pitching but one game -. less and' having :an, average some 50 points below that of : the veteran. If sur prises, develop in the coming, series it is.; quite likely to be in the twirling department : and Mt is possible that Demaree, TesreaivSbawkey; Browner Bush will be" responsible for it. - As a means of. comparison the 1913 records of the Athletics -and. Giants' pitchers are appended: Giants Best Bet For Second Game Puts Full Strength ir Field Yesterday " Against Yankees Bender and r ; Schang Appeared on the Mound. - V.' f i As 'We make brief inspection of the box . score, evolved from the second battle of the 1911 series in our sweat provoking attempt to figure the com ing series therefrom, our fancy drifts at once to a piece or ash furniture a loud, rasping sound and a right field fence some 400 ieec away. -" That same piece of ash ' furniture, loud, rasping noise, .and right field fence settled the issue of the series beyond doubt. They were there in 1911 and their producer will agan be on' deck for 1913, looming ahead as one of the most dangerous single fac tors in the aeries. Y01 guessed it the first time. The name Is John Frank lin Baker, of Trappe, Md. r Priladelphia, Oct. 2. Only four and one-half innings of the first games of the series with, the New York team, which Manager Mack, of Philadelphia. intended should be used as a basis for putting his players .in, trim for the world's series contests, could be play ed this afternoon. While ..New York was at bat. in the fifth inning with the score 0 to 0, a- hard i shower caused Umpire Evans to suspend , play. In a few minutes the field, was so soggy that the game was called off. " For ther first vtime in a week Man ager Mack - had his full strength in the, field. .: ;tV " - ; :. u7 ' When Behder.and Scharig were sent in at the start of the game it was tak en as an indication that they would form a battery in the world s series Baker and th Done. ' . Baker showed in that series the J and that' they would probably be the tremendous value of- one keen-eyed. I men selected, to do this work in, the long distance, clouteir doubly valua ble in the drift of close scoring. ' After a brief case of fluttering duck fits, Marquard had rallied and swept into one of the finest pitching streaks he has ever known. The game had been tied up, the sixth round was on, and there were two out, when Collins double and the Trappe error arrived with his bristling bludgeon. Rube, still confident, stuck a high, fast one Over, and two seconds later there was a round, white blot against the azure sky and the end -of a hard-fought, well pitched battle. Collins started .tne upheaval m mat inning and Baker finished it. ' These two are still on deck, hitting the ball first engagement of the big series. ' The fans have been guessing as to who Mack would pair ottv with Bender. Many believed that Thomas - would again team up with the , big Indian twirler. The indications, ' however, are that 'Schang had been decided on. In today's contest a foul tip off Peck inpaugh's bat in the third inning struck Schang on the right hand and bruised one of his hneers. Manaeer 1 Mack declared tonight he did not be-. I lieve the accident would prove serious. Bender pitched " three innings. He ! had excellent control and "gave only two hits, only nine batsmen faced the Indian. Three knocked the ball out of the infield, two of these being as mightily as ever, and to ever beat J easy chances for Oldring, while one .the Mackmen Giant pitchers must at least hold this pair, in check a job almost as easy as suppressing a hurri cane or curbing a typhoon across the south seas. i These are the two that lead the batsman struck out. Brown and Lapp became. Philadelphia's battery in the fourth inning. The American League champions put up a snappy exhibition in the field, the infielders showing no signs of Mackian assault,', and the. Giants have J stalhess from their lay-off. At the no pair like them to set fire to the fuse To show the value of two such peo ple, inhale once more the circumstan- ies, Marquard couldn t have pitched finer game. He allowed but four iits and failed to yield a pass yet of these four . hits two came together ud the last, drifted on beyond the nortal sight of the1 30,000 who saw he game. Long distance batting means even -nore in such a brief series than it 3 a - r t A -a - - 1 bat Philadelphia did not size ud as be ing in form, although they usually have trouble hitting Caldwell, who pitched for New York. The home team made two singles in rour innings. Tnese were the only times when Philadelphia could bat the Dan out of tne infield.- Two games tomorrow will give Manager Mack the opportunity to use a large number of twirlers. The cnanceS' are that Bender, Plank and ioes in 154 games. And Mack has several of the young ' pitchers will wo such volleyers to McGraw s one. I worn a iew innings." Marquard and Plank. Fred iSnodgrass was the most unpopular player of the Giant team af ter the deciding game of last year's world series. His ; playing, brilliant for the most part? .became of the bonehead variety at the crucial-and deciding moment, with the result that the Boston Red Sox won the series. Giant rooters roasted Snodgrass so hard wh en he muffed that final fly that the fans wondered if he would ever dare to appear in uniform again. But such things are the spice of baseball, after, all, and Snodgrass kept right- on, with the result that he has been one of the best outfielders on the team But his friends hope he won't drop the ball again. He says he won't. " ARKTON " : Black Nona Calf Nor folk Bah? A happy blending of the high toe 1 and. low heel. .,-. . j. ... Free fitting very com fortable. Half double sole. Tailor stitched. Snow r Arch Support ing Insole. $4.50 Plank in . that battle was at his best far beyond his form of 1905. But ut PRFIIinTlUR PI flic wo years have Dassed since then 1 UUUUt and two years are long sections of a if e time when one is 39 and a toiler m the mound. He has been batted 'arder in the last two months than it any period of his career, and there s room to question the guess that,he an pitch another game like that. But the two years that have put lank from 37 to 39, have passed up iarquard from 22 to 24. They have roved one man well on beyond his utching prime and they have pulled he other that much further up the highway of experience, with his prime -111 Deyona. Prominent Players About Evenly Di vided, While Majority of Sport Writers Give Edge to The Giants. SERIES LONGEST GAME ON RECORD ENDED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, Phils Won Forfeited Game of August 30th From New York Giants. New York, Oct. 2. Opinion regard ing the outcome of the world's series appears to be unusually divided this Therefore, with the t umpire's " irzimmi i nn ocnnim omr ouncement on next Wednesday after- Jr ' CMCB M HUll iJLUUWU UHlflt oon mat me natteries ior today will r " . e Marquard and Meyers: Plank and I : Outside of the home cities of the two "chang", put your money on the Goth- IcomDetiner lnha hfiwnp-or?ijr "b , " r ror-Am. - letics are slight favorites over the NNew York team and here local sup- THE WORLD SERIES CELEBRITIES. FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Peerless Onet Held Dooin's Phillies to Seven -Scattered Hits Phils Took the Third Game ; Longest Game. . (No. 5 Barry vs. Fletcher.) I 1 X A i 1 IrTr 1 m. A A - A ' - ' ! . ..." Vren t you a wee bit cun- pus to see the shoes that are called "World .Famous" by thousands of reputable foot wear dealers? 'W. 5 If you are, make a note of the fadt that our Fall and Winter stock of &8aP shoesis here. Become acquiinteid with the self same styles that thousands of well dressed New York men are wearing with complete satisfaction. SOLOMON SHOE COMPANY, Ayilmington, N. C. The longest baseball game on rec- iigh School Boys Planning to Capture I porters are quoting odds-oif 10 to 9 oxate unampionsnip Again. on tne liiants. At a meeting of the candidates for Expressions of opinion on the part he High School - f ootball team held of the managers and players of other n the. Hich School building Wptiab. ay afternoon John Allen Thames, with th atlwHnp- nf tu J. which started August 30th, was : vho starred m almost all the games guard for the opening game Tuesday ended yesterday on the Polo Grounds -jiLreai,s elfc?d captain. Prof. Among those who are favoring the" at New York, the' Phillies winning the leman ; Shaw, principal of the High Athletics are Frank Chance, Napoleon game ei-ht to six Tho S! MJ! Ichool, met with the boys, and the LaJoie, Clark Griffith and UmpireBilly ef ne game wab rospects for the year were discussed. Evans. Some of those who are nam- starteQ at the opening of the ninth t was generally agreed that they were ingr the Giants as probable winners inning, and the Giants managed to get lood. Last year's team had a record are George Stallings, Johnny Evers, one hit in this innine Th samp Hup :o be proud of, winning six out of the Fred- Clarke and Ty Cobb. Hufthev - 1 .innmB- ne same line- seven games played which gave them Jennings and Bill Dahlen have said p wnicn existed when the game, was l.be championship of the State. the teams are so evenly matched the forfeited by Umpire Brennan on Au- On account of League Park haying outcome of the series is a toss-up. gust 30th took the field, and the same Teen torn up it was decided to have A concensus among thirty of the tatting order was used he games tJlis year on Parsley's Field leading baseball writers of the big rL?; Z Yu . ' it Hilton. There are four games sched- league ' circuits shows that eighteen Lnristv Mathewson twirled the led to-be played here during the sea- favor , the Giants to win against nine opener of the double-header which fol- Sfrrioftfrn1.1 this game, and held the visitors " - , - V " v-u- ushuoti.;! WUUUUl tJAUeptlOU I ffl u H" wix uauu ai uuejt :y4 eutui ! cuai tne siigniest DreaK hat time. - ofuck-in the' game will swing the , Among the candidates are Waltej championship one way or the other, lashagen, commonly called "Lightf ? Manager McGraw had all his world's ,mgL; RalP Herring, known, as. aeries regulars, aside from Fred Snod Rat Nathan Silverman, , Grey grass, the :'charley-horsed'' center- micks, caiiea swampy ' mostly Ai-iiieidvr, martinii tnav T.nrrv rviQ - fred Hall, a brother of Pittie Hall, ijrho team captain and second sacker, whose seven hits, and the Giants won eight to three. In the last game Tom Hearne outpitched Billy Hearne and the Phils won four to three. v Pitchers. Records. '.-.- ' G W . L Bender . ..47 ' 9 Plank . : v,.: .,39 17 " 10 H -Pet. 209 ,679 199 .630 New York, October 2. The New York-Philadelphia same, be snrn Au- on account of injuries last year failed I shoulder i has' heen-lame,. got into the ? ?t ?hll.adelPhia and stopped o make his letter; Carl Thompson. harness n ljie second game of the m the nintb mni?S by Umpire Bren- Charles Wagner, who played half for kl&mlm the; first encounter today u 1' Philadelphia winning 'he second team last . year; Murry that Mathewson and Marquard, one by a score of 8 to 0. ; Grant, who played full last year; Ntfr- 0r therOther of. whom is likely to twirl "The longest game on record" was man Sheppard, known as "Old Relia- the opening world's series game were brought to a quick finish. Murrayof ble, and Jennings LeGwiri, Charles tried, out. "Matty" possibly has been tne Giants, who ,as, at bat with one Johnson, Ike Silverman, Rosser Le- In better form this year, -but ini the out "when 'the game'at' Philadelphia Gwin, Howard Hanby, Charles Jacobs, four innings he worked, the heavy hi- -was interrupted, grounded to Byrne. William Early, and James Monroe. ting Phillies scored but once and Meyers singled, but Grant, who ran for ' r would not havo nnnntoH tViir. hoH the Indian. Was forced at srnnrl hv Chicago, October 2. "Red" Russell, I Shafer made a bad throw to first. I McLean, batting for Snodgrass, and ....iu.. 4ua.i u nau uuv? Dpccu f till CI UUI1- I vri. j. ue unique entertainment anoraed - The position of shortstop is suppos ed to be the weakest link in the in field chain of both the Athletics and the Giants. The weakest:, perhaps, not because-bf the inferiprity of Flett cher and Barry so much as it is "the superiority of the others. But look out for "weak links," and "weak sisters"! Such men are dan gerous. Fletcher has played the best ball of his career this season. The dan ger of a lost job brought with it a new burst of speed, and he has not only fielded phenomenally, but has led the team in batting most of the year. He is a quiet, earnest, hard working ana strange to say, it is the very ex cess o( that commendable quality zeal that usually mars his record. He tries too hard. Barry is a cog in a scintilating quar tette whose match cannot be found and he probably suffers by compari son. But he is a great fielder just the same, 'and wtSrthy to rank, with his -marvelous mates in every particu lar, except batting only. . . ; He is a brilliant, safe and sure field er "reliable Jack" they call him. And while he alone of this great combina tion -hits below - .300 he makes up for that with a wonderful prowess at the bat. In the pinch Barry is one of the greatest hitters in the game. - ' They look harmless enough, but be careful ! Remember two years ago F. Baker was supposed to be the "weak sister." , Prop Sealed proposals.for laying approximately 1,700 feet of six (6) Inch cast iron pipe will be received by the Mayor and Councir of .the City of Wilmington, N. C, until 12 o'clock noon; October 7th, 1913, wlien i they will be opened and publicly read. Plans andf specifications may be secured at-the office il ihe '.City Engineer." .-'---l , - tf-&lJ-M-i$li Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified chew:' in' the sum of twenty-five ($25)00) dollars as an evidence of good faith on ' the part of the bidder.- : ? f; . ' ' : . ' ; -; ' : '"' : - v: The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bils. f. ! ' . :..,;"' F. F. PILLET, City Engineer. ' : T. W. WQOp, Councilman, Water and Sewerage Department. ' Jocl,3,5,7-4t of the White. Sox pitching staff, obtain ed a license here this afternoon to Itrol in the five innine-a h nitohpH wed "Miss Charlotte Benz, of Indiahr jln a double-header tomorrow McGraw I by the playing off of the disputed game apolis. She is a cousin of Joe Benz, who is also a pitcher " of r the local American League'-.team i r-.; Shawkey .. ..".-..14 6 3 73 Brown .. .. ...,-48 18 11 202 Bush 36 11 7 181 Houck .. .. ..38 15 4 119 Demaree . . ; . . . 29 14 3 155 Marquard . .40 - 22. 10 238 Mathewson .. ..39 24 11 290 Tesreau . . . . . .39 21 13 218 Fromme .. . . ..33 9 10 168 Crandall .. .. .. 32 2 3 87 .667 .621 .611 .789 will have plenty of opportunity to tune up nis qtner Doxmen. . i s , PRESIDENT TENDER-HEARTED. Go! M STEpCI OF THE TEAMS . Allows Reform School Boy to Home to be "Doctored. Washingtonj. October 2. Tonhpd 824 by a mother's appeal; for her boy. .6881 President Wilson today released 13- ,686 year-old Raymond Taylor from the ,618 Washington, D. C, Reform School. His 474 mother wants to take him home to 400 1 Fort Worth, Texas, to have an arm. brokenwhile at school, re-set. WILL ATTEND MEETING. preceded a double-header, the Oiants? winning the opener and Philadelphia the second. In the first game Mathewson and Marquard held the visitors safe while Chalmers was hit hard and went to pieces. . ' - The second game was called at the end of the sixth' inning on account of aarKness.. ' - Second game I Fbiladelpbia .... 000 101 0103 71 New York .....200 004 20 8 14 2 (Jnaimers, Finneran and Burns ; Mathewson, Marquard and Meyers. Time 1:45. Umpires, Klem and Qrth. - inira game ,-f. : . prniadelpnia u.,.210 010 4 6 1 New York .......... 000 0123 17 2 Seaton and Dooin Hearne and Mc Lean. Time 1:26. Umpires, Klem and Orth. - . , - - ; ! 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