The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-16
Philadelphia TrOunces NewYOrk
Giants Today.
Bakers Smashing Home Run
Decides the Contest.
MARQUARD NERVOUS
Gives Way to Crandall in the
Eighth.
Plank Holds Giants Safe at
Critical Times.
Crowd Fills Shibe Park TO the
Limit.

Shibe Park. Pa, Oct 16.-The Ath-
Ietics turned the tables on the New
York Giants in the second game fol
the world championship this afternoon
by a score of 3 to I. The game was
even until the sisth inning, when Col
Iins doubled and Baker drove the ball
over the right field fence for 4 home
run.
Both pitchers were in excellent
form. Plank having a slight advantage
ewing to his steldiness.
Shibe Park. Philadelphia. Oct 16--
Finer weather than that which favored
the two great teams of the American
and National leagues for the second
battle for the championship of the
world this afternoon could not be de-
sired The sun was shining brightly
as the teams took the field and the air
was warm enough for spectators to
discard their OvercOats- The wind
which came out of the northwest, was
only a gentle breeze and not strong
enough to bother the fielders. Like at
all world championship games, the
crowd was on hand early and when the
umpire-in-chief called play ball" there
was not a vacant space for a spectator
in the vast grandstand or in the out
field.
The bleachers gates were opened at
. a. m and before the sun had reached
the meridian the big concrete bleachers
were jammed with .rooters." The
crowd overflowed into the field shortly
after y o'clock and the spectators soon
stood dozens deep behind the fences
erected in right and left field: there
was an open space in centerfield of
about 100 feet in which no spectators
were allowed.
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to fill than the bleachers. All seats in
this part of Shibe park were reserved
and there was no hurry or scramble for
places Among the great crowds in the
stands were thousands of women.
There We're still other stands filled
with a couple thousand people from
which the clubs received no income
Grandstands on HOusetops.
It was on the houses outside the
grounds on the left and right sides
Seats We're built in tiers and the house
@hOlders received good prices from their
occupants. The first big cheer of the
game came when the Athletics came
from under the grandstand at 1:5O p
m. and Immediately began practicing
That the home team expected Mar
guard to do the pitching for New York
was seen when Danforth. left
handed pitcher went into the box and
served his puzzling curves to the Ath-
letics- The Giants took the field for
regular practice at $40.
Athletics Still Confident
The champions of the National
league having gotten the Jump on the
premier team of the American league
in the opening game in New York on
Saturday. the Philadelphia men will
take desperate chances to even up the
series.
The players came out of Saturday S
fray in excellent condition The de-
feat did not in the least shake their
confidence in their ability to finally
land the greatest honors in baseball
They admit a One-game lead in a short
series IS great advantage, but hope
that todays result viii give them an
even chance in the remainder of the
games
The terrific strain under which ball
teams work on the opening day of an
important series is now over Both
teams played a cautious game on Sat
urday- apparently feeling each other
out The players Will go into today S
contest "lth increased confidence and
more chances will be taken on the
bases and in the way Of working inside
trick plays. Each team has played its
trump card in trOtting out its best
pitcher and the second choice men will
today be the leading figures in the
game.
New York-Devore. left field: DOYLE