Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-17

Coombs, A. Struck out-By Mathew
KLEIN and Brennan CNationaD; Con
smothered by Collins. Devore went
out, Baker to Davis. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
Philadelphfa-Baker went out on
a high fly to Murray. Murphy flied
to Doyle. Davis famed. No runs.
New York-Doyle went out, Col
lins to Davis. Snodgrass whitfield.
Murray walked and was safe on sec
ond when Collins dropped Lapp's
throw Merkle went out, Collins TO
Davis. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
lphia-Barry doubled 70
left Lapp scratched an infeld hit.
Barry taking third. Coombs tapped
70 Doyle, who threw out Barry at the
plate Lapp went out at home when
| he tried to come in after Fletcher
| dropped a throw OF Doyle, who field
| ed Lords grounder to catch Coombs
at second. Lord got first base on
/ FIetchers error. Oldring famed.
/ No runs.
New York-Herzog flied TO Lord.
/ Fletcher went out. Barry to Davis.
Meyers famed. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
adelphia-Collins went out,
Herzog to Merkle. Baker made a
home run TO the right field bleach
ers The crowd went wild. Herzeg
fumbled Murphy's hit, Murphy TAX
ing second. Davis went out, Meyers
70 MerkIe Murphy took third. Bar
~ struck out. Ames is warming up.
One run.
New York-Mathewso famed.
Devore popped to Baker. Doyle fan
ned.
TENTH INNING.
Philadelphia went out,
Fletcher to Merkle. Coombs flied to
Doyle. Lord went out. Fletcher to
Merkle. No runs.
New York-Snodgras walked Muir
ray sacrificed, Coombs to Davis. Snod-
grass went out stealing third, Lapp to
Baker. The latter was spiked, but re-
sumed. Merkle walked. Merkle went
out stealing. No runs.
ELEVENTH INNING.
PhiladeIphia-O -Oldring went out.
Herzog TO Merkle. Collins singled.
Baker was safe on Herzog's poor
throw to Merkle, who dropped the
ball. Collins scored when Fletcher
fumbled Murphy's hit, Baker taking
third. Baker scored on Davis sin
gle. Murray threw out Murphy. Da-
Wis went out stealing, Meyers to
Doyle. Two runs.
New York - Herzog doubled.
Fletcher flied out. Becker batted
for Mathewson. Herzog took third
and scored when Collins fumbled
Becker's hit. While Devore was at
bat Becker went out stealing, Lapp
20 Collins. Meyers went out. Collins TO
Davis One run.
GIANTS FAVORED IN BETS.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE third
game of the worlds championship
between the Athletics and Giants was
scheduled today at the Polo grounds.
The sky in the forenoon obscured
sodden clouds. The betting favored
the Giants, to .. The sale of tick
cts indicated that with favorable
weather the attendance would equal
-
by the capacity Of the ground. With
the exception of the batteries there
will be no changes in the lineup.
ATHLETICS CONFIDENT.
Philadelphiaus who came over 10
see today's game We're brimmiug
over with confidence and ready TO
back their opinions with something
besides words. The Giants believe
they viii win the series. The play
ers talked that way at the clubhouse
this morning, basing their opinion on
the form Mathewson and MarQuard
have shown in the first two games.
LESS ENTHU SIA>N.
The gathering outside the bleaCher
gates before that entrance was open
ed showed somewhat less enthusiasm
than on the morning of the first game
Of the series. Only five BOYS spent
the night there, and at o'clock +
there were barely one hundred IN
the line. One Of those who had
waited all night was a negro divin-
ity student who spent the long watch
on a seat on soar box under an
electric light, read a well-thumbed
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