Show AFTER TWELVE YEARS OF BATTLE VETS AGAIN READY FOR ONSLAUGHT Great Hurlers Preparing for forthe forthe forthe the Baseball Season of 1913 Ed Eddie ie Plank and Christy Christ Mathewson Mathew- Mathew son two son two names to conjure with in th the tho realm of ot big league b baseball Year Tear after atter year wo we followed their course in the big show and ond wondered how long their hurling arms would hold year oar after year ear have havo the they come como back strong as over ever discrediting tho the scribes s who had sung their swan songs for tor them Now ow for thirteen years have havo the they held forth In big league baseball and to today today today to- to day they are oro the ol oldest pitchers Jn In point of service ser In fast company compan Yet th they y are cheerfully preparing to renew the onslaught In the 1913 campaign Lost Last season Plank who plays plas with yio tho ho Philadelphia I Athletics won twentysix twenty twenty- six games and ond lost loot six His record In Inthe inthe the American league was wae beaten benten only b by that of oC the dazzling Joe Joo Wood of or Boston While Plank was wan making a l proud record for tor himself In Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Mathewson In New York was winning twenty throe games for the Giants and only twelve These records might w well be bo pointed to with pride by many mony younger hurlers in the big leagues In Iii thirteen years ears Mathewson has hae twirled games ame Of these he ho has lost 14 1 and won a a percentage of or He has h helped pitch the Giants into four tour pennants and one worlds world's title He ha has pitched In two t postseason sea post a. a son Bon series 1905 1905 and 1910 1910 without without losing losing los los- ing a contest In the tho latt latter r years ho I won three out of four games credited to his club While Mathewson has been doing these things for tor the Giants Eddlo Eddie Plank has twirled in games gaines winning winning win win- ning 98 losing and gaining a grand percentage of He has been instrumental in winning four tour penn pennants nt for the tho Athletics an and two worlds world's s championship titles kb Ar A- A r 44 e 4 t I 4 K c 4 1 I ft k 4 y pV fr 1 e t S. S 4 Mathewson and Eddie Plank |