The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-26

crowds enthusiasm was not dulled by
the injection OF any technIcalities
Seldom, indeed, II ever, has there been
such scene witnessed on the his
toric Polo Grounds as during the SEN
sat!onal and winning rally OF the
Giants In the presence OF a crowd of
nearly $4,000 persons. Discouraged
By the loss of three straight games
with their premier twirling star, Ma
thewson. twice beaten: their famous
left-hander. Vanguard. for the second
! time taken out of the box after a home
run rap from a Philadelphian's bat
and the score TO ! against them. the
New Workers swung their bats against
Jack Coombs's curves in the ninth In
ming to such extent that two tallies
came over, tying the score Then
their next time up they started in after
Plank, who had relieved tho Kenne-
bunk star. and pushed another run
across the plate for a well-earned vic
tory.
New York hopes had been az low
ebb since the game started. with Mar
guard and Coonbs as the opposing
twirlers. and sank still further as, with
two men on bases, RUDE Old-ing drove
the ball into the left field bieachers
for home run in the third. for three
Philadelphia tall!es. Coombs was his
old effective self meanwhile, the
Giants having scored but solitary
run-in the lucky seventh"-up TO
their fnal rally. Ames had relieved
Marquard in the fourth, and was pitch
ing scoreless ball when, in the SOW
enth. Crandall was sent in 10 bat for
him.
The turning point OF the struggle
may be reckoned from Crandalrs In
lection into the game The husky
tut RI
the seventh inning. but without effect
Oh the score, pitched the Athletics into
ciphers in the eighth, ninth and tenth.
and came to time with cracking dou-
bic. with two men out. In New Yorks
ninth. His hit scored Fletcher who
had doubled. and Devore. another of
the days many heroes. lined n safe
drive TO left for single that brought
Crandail home and tied the score.
Scene IndesoribabIe.
The scene OF enthusiasm that accom-.
panied this feat of the Giants was In
| describable. The shouting and cheer
Ing from the stands merged into one
continuous, deafening roar And a few
moments later came the anal veil OF
triumph on the part of the happy homo
I fans. who had seen defeat turned into
victory as Larry Doyle slammed a
corking double down to left. advanced
10 thlTd "hen Plank's effort TO catch
him on Snodgrass's attempted sacrl-
flee failed. and came home when Mer-
kle doomed a ny high TO Murphy for
| an effective sacrifice.
The life of the game centred in IN.
third, ninth and tenth innings, and tho
l pitchers were not so much the focus
Of interest az in the preceding con-
tests. After Oldring's home run in
/ the third had showed Manager Nc
Graw that his lett-hander was being
gagged effectively by the Athletics.
he was obliged to fail back upon his
second strong men. Both OF these
Ames and Crandall-more than came
up to expectations
For the Philadelphians Coombs
| seemed to have as much speed and
Wilderness of curves in the latter pa,t
of the game as ever. but the Giants
were finding him. and there seemed TO
be no stopping them, once they had
started.
The New Workers hit the ball harder
than in any previous game Of the series.
Doyle starred at the bat, with two
| singles and two doubles in five times
I up. Murray failed to show any batting
form, striking out three times out of
five times at bat. He has failed to get
hit during the series SO far.
For the Athletics. Coombs and Old.
ring each had two hits. Baker, tho
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