The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26

two out WED got Barry previously.
Rube hldring steps up. Now. in
every other game. nearly. oidring had
been easy. We had quit worrying
about him. But he. with two on.
stepped 1nto a fast line ball and
lands IL out in the left field stand
for homer. There's no use talking:
those Athletics are some batters-
That was all they got. Red Ames
went in tn pitch for us. and held them
To nothing. Being taken out in the
seventh only To let Otie crandall. NJ
D.. bat for him.
There's where We started going
in the seventh. Merkle walked. az
Jack Coombs was beginning to lose
his control. "Ilersy'' hit one that
Ed. Collins missed, and both were
safe. Fletcher forced "Herxs," but
Merkle went to third on the play.
and 1t was my turn at bat.
Meyers I4afns Hall.
i made up my mind to put it as
far As / could, fair or foul, hit or
sacrifice. l damned curve away
ont to right. and Fred MerkIe scored
our first run of 1t. after 1t was
caught. Otie Crandali. walked. hut
Devore Was out on a ground ball to-
ward first.
Larry DOYLE banged out single In
the eighth and was ga crfficed to sec
ond. just then all the Athletics gath
cred in the pitchers box for a con-
ference. learned that Jack coomb s
had developed a Charley horse" in
his leg. and was In distress. His trou-
bile didn't get us anything in that
inning. though.
II was In the ninth where we came
across, Fletcher drove beautiful
drive to left. after Herxog had gone
out. sacrificed him to third by
famning one toward second and being
put out at first. Then came old Doctor
Crandail-a new Worlds Series hero
and smashed a ball right on the
nose against the right iiaid wall. see.E--
ing "Fletch" with our second run and
landed half way around himself.
Josh Devorc Helps.
We were none too hopeful when
little Josh Devore came up next. Josh
hadn't been playing his game in the
series, The American League pitchers
appeared to have him buffaloed But
he was there at the right moment.
when no WAS needed. He cracked one
to right which sent Otie across with
the tying run and except for won
I dcrfuis play NY Murphy, Joah's single
would have been u double or a triple,
In all my baseball career l never
heard such a racket as the New York
fans made then. i will never again
say they are not good rooters They
are wonders. Their riot lasted for
Ave minutes. but II died away when
Devore was caught stealing
Crandall didn't have much trouble
disposing OF the Quakers in their half
Of the tenth. and then we came in to
win.
McGraw. before we started to bat,
had IN keyed up to the highest pitch.
He pleaded. bnilied. coaxed. bawled
out and did everything else to get
the boys stirred.
Now. you can't lose. he said.
Doyle, get out there and smash the
first good one YOU see.'
D0ylc Hits Double.
Larry responded by a corkinE
double to left. Then when 'Snod"
came up. McGraw met him half way
between the plate and the third base
coaching line. and said: You fake
TO slam the first one. then drop the
next In q gentle little hunt" 'Snod'
followed instructions-and McGraw
certainly figured out . winning game
there-and both he and Larry were
safe at the play was made for Doyle
III third and he heat II by a head
first slide.
There was no one out and any
tiine would put over the winning
run. McGraw signed Murray for Z
sacrifice fiy. Red triad. and drove one
Ia left: but II was not long enough.
and Mack didn't take n chance On
sending Doyle In.
Then came the blow Off. Fred Mer-
kie GOT the siGn. Plank. bv this
time ~as pitching tcoembs "chHriey"
. f Il Z.