September 11, 1913 Age 22
By W. J. O’Connor, St Louis Post Dispatch
Bill Doak, a blond pitcher, who purveys a damp curve ball, fooled the Phillies with such adroitness Wednesday that the railbirds now are ready to extend the mitt of welcome. Doak has come to stay.
He has complete control of the spit-ball and displays more than the average intelligence in the art of “working the batter.” He held Dooin’s fence-busters to six hits, all singles, but one of which went for two hassocks when Larry Quinlan loafed on S. Magee’s drive in the seventh. Quinlan’s transgression almost proved fatal, as Cravath followed with a stingy single that sent Magee home. Had Quinlan hustled and held Magee’s drive to a single, Doak would have danced home an easy winner in nine rounds, 1-0.
The run which Huggins deposited at the payoff platter was richly deserved by Bill Doak, the Phillie Fooler, who pitched such a bang-up game. Doak was assisted by a disjointed team of recruits and misplaced regulars, but be took the bit in his teeth and galloped rough-shod over the insidious enemy.
Doak has pitched uniformly good ball since joining the club. His only fault seems to be his desire to throw too many curves. He’s got “something on it” all the time, and whether he can stand up under the strain of such pitching Is a question. However, he’s young, inexperienced, and should improve. Properly handled, he should be a great asset for the cellarettes next season.
September 1913 – The RMS Olympic, operated by White Star Line, was sister ship to the Titanic, which sank in April, 1912.
