Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-26
ants Have Fighting Chance for Worlds Title Against Athletics

| ~ possible that Mack will want to take
a chance with the nervous Morgan,
though he may be forced to do so.
| No player could have looked worse in
the present series at the bat than Devore,
and yet he has been responsible for both
OF the games the Giants have won. In
gave his team the winning run, and yes
terday his single sent Crandall over the
plate with the tying run. This victory
YESTERDAY is sure to give the Giants new
/ nope. They are very apt to put up a
hard fight today. and unless the Ath-
! ietics' pitching is of the highest class
there is apt to be tie series. which
! would force Mack to use Bender Friday
!, in New York.
Pitchers with a good change of pace
| have ever been stumbling blocks to the
Athletics. and inasmuch as Ames and
Sranda.i rely largely upon this style OF
more surprising that McGraw has not
used them. Should this pair win the
series for the Giants 1t will virtually have
been forced on McGraw, who had no
idea of using either until circumstances
compelled him to do so.
Fletcher's double. which started all the
trouble in the ninth, was the measliest
possible sort of a hit. 1t was a lite fly
which could not be reached by either
in or out fielders. and allowed Fletcher to
ia take .e,. two bases Perhaps Lord erred
hard hitter. for he did not have a
chance to reach the ball once he set sail
for it.
| Crandalls drive had all the earmarks of
| q home run when it left the bat. This
pitcher is one of the best hitters in the
league. He led all the hitters last year,
when he took part In forty-two games
and he has been hitting almost as well
this year. Coombs learned this to his
sorrow in that ninth inning.
the eameness they displayed once they
| realized that they had chance to hit
Coombs. They stuck to the task to the
last and were properly rewarded. Once
/ the Athletics gained the three-run lead
they acted much like a team which
did not need any more runs. True they
| tried to hit but they did not exert them
! selves as they usually do when the score
(! is close.
| Coombs was as steady as a rock until
the seventh. which he started by walking
Merke but this little slip would not have
amounted to anything had not Collins
dropped Barry's assist when a double
play was in sight This put two on and
no one out. Fletcher then forced Herzog
at second with grounder to Davis, but
when Meyers sent out a long fly to right
Merkle scored easily from third This
! run was scored without anything that re-
sembled a base hit being made.
New York fans are loyal to their team.
When Oldring drove the ball into the
left field seats and three runs crossed the
plate there was not a murmur except from
those Philadelphia fans who had jour
neyed here. Every possible encourage
ment was given the players as inning af-
ter inning went by and the Athletics lead
grew larger and larger. Whenever q
situation presented itself which gave the
Giants hope the crowd did its best to help
them along. and when finally there ap-
chance to score there was some genuine
roofing. The scene which followed the
tying of the score as we'll as the scoring
Of the winning run cannot be described.
but magined.
Connie Mack may regret not having
taken Coombs out when he hurt himself
in the eighth, but he does not admit it.
"Coombs did not say that he was badly
hurt said he. He said he wanted to
finish the game and. as we have the
most implicit confidence In him. we al
lowed him to stay. / don't blame Jack at
ALL 1t was hard luck to have Fletcher
drop little fly to left which could not be
reached. Ninety mine times out of a hun
dred when a ball is hit no harder than
that 1t Is an easy out, and then there
would have been no tying of the score
had that ball been caught We will fight
| them again today. and think the result
will be different.
1t would not be at all surprising if the
series went seven games. victory for
the Giants today will assure this, as the
series will then be tied and the final
game will have to be played here Friday.
The Athletics have the advantage in
that today's game will be played on their
own grounds, but in the matter of pitch
ing strength the Giants apparently have
, the advantage. unless either Ames or
| Crandall should have been mere flash
in the pan Yesterday. WHICH, however. IS
to win the series have taken new hope.
as they we'll may, for they appear to
stand better chance now than they
have since the first game was played.
Frank Baker and Eddie Collins We're
disappointment with their bats yesterday
and that made an awful difference to the
Athletics. Both had chances to drive in
currence for such cracking good hitters.
Baker looked particularly weak. failing
to hit the ball hard single tine in his
four trips to the plate. Had either of
usual standard yesterday there would un-
doubted have been a different story to
| tell. 1t makes a lot Of difference to have
| the two best hitters on team have an
the Athletics are anything but a darger
| Gus hitting club. THIS pair is always
| counted upon to do the heavy artillery
| work.
| Becker, the Giants utility man has been
sent to bat three times in the series and
| he has never failed to hit the ball hard.
| Yesterday he batted for Marquard in the
| third inning. with Meyers on first base.
and he drove sharp Liner right at Barry.
| A double-play would have resulted had
not Davis muffed Barrys perfect throw
| to first to catch Meyers off.
| No game ever looked safer than the one
| of yesterday up to the ninth inning.
| Coombs had been at his best, barring his
w,ldness in the eighth. and Il did not
see, possible that the Giants could show
| so {. eat a reversal of form and tie the
| sco.e That Coombs weakened there is
| no doubt He labored after he strained
himself in the eighth and he did not APP
pear to get near as much on the ball as
| he had up to this time. There is, of
| course, a lot of luck in these games. and
Fletcher's double proved this. and yet
| that scratch hit caused the defeat Of the
Athletics.