The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-17
ELEVEN INNINGS
ATHLETICS WIN
Another Home Run By Baker
Loses Third Game to
Giants.
SCORE IS TIED IN NINTH
In the Eleventh Inning Collins Sin
olcd and Baker Go, In
field Hit--Boih
Scored.
Associated Press Special.


prospect for the third game In the
great base ball battle was rather
gloomy during the morning hours \
fine, misty rain began falling JUST
before the hour for calling the game,
but the weather clerk took pity on
the anxious thousands and a shift in
the wind brought a more favorable
condition. Although the weather WAS
far from ideal thirty thousand peo-
Pile were present to see Mathewson
lose to Mack's Fillles.
1t was great game. fought for all
that was in 1t by every player. but
the Athletics were long on nerve and
took the honors,
The line up and batting order for
today's game was as follows:
New York-Devore, left field
Doyle, second base; snodgrass, cen
ter field; Murray. right field; Mer
kle. first base; HerzoE, third base
Fletcher. short stop; Meyers, catch
err; Mathewaon, pitcher
Philadelphia---Lord, left field
Oldring. center field; Collins, secon
base; Baker, third base; Murph,
right field. Davis, first base; Barr
short stop; Lapp. catcher: Coon BIS
pitcher.
Batteries--For the Giants. Mey
ers and Mathewson; for the AthIet-
les, Lapp and Coombs.
The game by innings is as fol-
lows:
First Inning.
The Athletics--Lord, first up for
philadelphia, was thrown out at
first. Oldring died at first. Collins
was out to Mathewson
The Giants-Devore famed on
81 pitched balls Doyle hit to Da-
Wis at first and was out. Coombs'
binding speed famed Snodgrass.
Second Inning.
The Athletics Baker went out at
first. Murphy hit short fly to Her
zog at third and was out. Davis flew
to Snodgrass in center field and re-
tired
The, Giants-Murray hit fly TO
Lord In left field and was out Mer-
kIe was out at first. Herzog retired
by the fan route.
Third Inning
The Athiatics--B Barry singled "a
left field, stole second on Meyers
high throw. Lapp flew to Doyle, who
doubled Barry at second. Coombs
popped out to Doyle.
The Giants-Fletcher hit fly and
WAS out Meyers knocked groundei
and landed safe at first. Mathewsoi
got a single and put Meyers down Il
third Meyers scored on Devorc's In
field tap, which Barry threw to Col
Inns, forcing out Mathewson. Devor'
| tried to steal second and was thrown
! out.
! Fourth Inning.
| The Athletics-Lord flew to Snod
grass in center field and quit. Old
ring popped up to Fletcher and wa
out. Collins singled and stole second
Baker out, Mathewson to Merkle,
The Giants-Doyle out, Collins t.
Davis. Snodgrass flew out. Murra,
lifted one to right field and Murph
got II.
Fifth Inning.
The thletics-Murphy was saf
at first on Herzog's error at third
Davis singled and Murphy went I
second. Barry sacrificed. advanein
the runners On Lapp's infield ia
Murphy was out at the home plat
on assists by Mathewson and Meyer
on out to Herzog. who caught run
ner. Coombs flew to Fletcher an
was out
The Gfants-Merkle flew out
Lord. Herzog walked to first an
was put out trying to steal secon'
Fletcher was thrown out at first
Sixth Inning.
The Athletics-Lord hit one
Murray and was out. Oldring faile
to connect with the sphere and wf
out. Collins hit one to Snodgrass
center field and was out.
The Giants-Meyers fouled
Lspp and was out. Mathewson pol
pep up and Lapp took II in Devoi