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

first, but Merkle dropped the ball, los
| ing his man. With three and two,
Coombs hit to Herzog. who made n per-
feet throw into Doyles hands. but the
second sacker muffed the ball, both
Athletic runners being safe Then
[ Lord popped easily to Doyle. Here the
great feature occurred. oldrng caught
a low ball. the second pitched to him,
and shot terrific drive over tho wall
| into the left fold b,eachers, scoring
the Athletic battery ahead OF him on
| the home run. Tho Philadelphia sup
porters, of course. went wild Collins
worked Vanguard for pass and i'm
being high. Baker then hit badly at "a
low, bad ball, wriving it meekiy to
Merkle for an unassisted out, which
ended the profitable inning.
Meyers came up to open the New
York third half, and Immediately
smashed one through Baker for Il
single On the hit and run, Becker hit
terrific line drive, which Barry
stabbed. ! have already described the
play earlier in the story. Devore then
famed, and since Meyers was attempt
Ing steal, he was doubled at second
on Lapps beautiful throw for the third
out.
Amos Starts to Work.
Ames took Marquards place. Muir
ply. the first man to face him, was an
easy out. The Giant pitcher showed
marked GOODNESS. Davis seemed puz-
Zled at Ames's curves, and hit easilv to
Merkle. Barry, with three and two on
MIN, hit fast one to short and was
out at first.
Doyle was the first man UP in the
New 1ork part, and after driving one
| into the upper pavilion in right, which
was foul smashed one hard over first
base for a double. Snodgrass hit
weakly at one, and with the count two
and two. stood looking at nice. fast
one right over the heart OF the plate,
and was called out by the Jumps
| Murray also famed. Then Mcrkle
could only tip several fouls, but
Coombs pasted him in the back the
hrst sacker being sent to first Her
zos was easr on pop foul to Lapp.
lied Leon Mystery.
Lepp opened the fifth period. but
could not solve Amess wonderful
curve. mad hit easily to Doyle, being
out. Coombs hit a fast one to Herzog
for single. Lord forced the pitcher
out when Doyle got his grounder and
threw to Fletcher at second. Fletcher
got Oldring's tap to him and snuffed
| him out at first.
Fletcher was the initial batsman to
face the fiashy pitching in the NTH.
| G..
| ers, the hard hitting New York catch
err struck out on very bad ball over
his head. Ames also was a victim of
Coombss swell pitching the Giant
| making the eighth strike-out in nve
! innings OF play
Collins tried 10 bunt in the sixth, but
fouled to Merkle. Baker looked as If
ne mad hit when he bounced one to
Doyle's right. but the second baseman
made fast play and beautiful throw
retiring Frank by step Murphy
| was then easy when he tried to hit
Ames's curves, and struck out
Devore hit hard to Collins's right to
begin the Giants's sixth. but the little
second sacker. covering lots OF ground,
made nice stop and throw. retiring
| his man. Doyle slammed low line
drive to right for one base Snodgrss.
as usual. helpless before the Athletic
pitchers, popped TO Murphy and was out
| With Murray at bat. Doyle broke for
J second, Lapp making a low bad throw
to Barry. which permitted the Giant
| captain TO steal easily. With three
and two on Murray, the right gardener
still went hitless in the series by lin
Ing the ball directly into Lords hands
for the third out.
! SuperstitIous Seventh.
| Davis faced the classy pitching of
/ -Ames in the seventh. and with two and
! two on him, he hit TO Fletcher easily
and was out at hrst. Barry. after
Ames had him almost at his mercy
| punched out at one and got a clean
| Texas Lacquer" to right. Jack PHI
! fered second, Meyers making grand
stop of short bound. and threw hard
and high 10 Fletcher, who made swell
! catch and Just missed the Mackman
when he slid in beautifully Lapp was
strlke-out victim, and Coombs tapped
10 Fletcher for the third out. Ames
| was complete master of the situation
| That superstitious seventh was start
ed by Merkle. FOR the Giants. and he
| walked, Coombs's control being bad
| with hit and run signals displayed.
Herzog smashed one hard at Barry.
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