Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-28
Philadelphia Athletics by
Defeat Of N. Y. Giants,
13 to |, Take Victory for
the Series.
BENDER CREDITED
WITH THE VICTORY
Indian Pitcher Held Giants
Almost Hitless, While
Athletics Sluggers Rout
Three Giant Twirlers.

n Three Giant TWirlers.
5 Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pa, Oct
: 26.-The Philadelphia Athletics wol
the worlds championship by takinl
/ the sixth game from the New Yorl
. Giants this afternoon by a score Q
10 to g. Ames, who started the gam
!. in the box for the Giants, threw TIN
, Giants hope to the four winds in tn
fourth inning, when with two men OF
bases he threw toward first on Barry
: bunt that he had fielded and hit Barr!
on the head The ball rolled out tt
, right field while Murphy and Davis
scored Then Barry went all the way
home on Murray's wild return Of the
ball to second base. But it was in the
seventh inning that the Athletics rar
!. wild around the course, scoring sever
runs. They made farce out OF
! Wiltse's efforts to hold them. They
hit almost everything offered and the
Giants added to the comedy with
costly errors.
/ Even Vanguard, who relieved Wiltse
! when the inning was two-thirds gone.
allowed two men to score on wild
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!! Thomas tried to steal second. Eight
men faced Wiltse this half and six of
them got hits. To the spectators it
seemed as if all the Athletics were
scampering around the bases without
! fear of being caught. The crowd saw
lit was over and started to leave the
grounds singing and cheering.
The Giants made one run in the first
inning when Doyle scored after reach.
ing second in double. He crossed the
plate on Murphy's muff Of Murray's
fly. The Athletics evened the score in
the third inning when Anes passed
Thomas and Lord doubled into right
field, scoring Thomas. The lead of four
runs secured by the Athletics in the
next inning was too much for the
Giants. With Bender pitching great
ball the New Workers had little chance
to repeat their sensational performance
81 yestefdss BY t. ia4; tis
The game was marked by instances
of brilliant fielding by both teams. 1t
was a brilliant piece of fielding when
Devore wound up the scoring In the
fourth inning by getting Lords long
fly after a hard run
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Nat. Com. share .......... $3,6 $1,000
Each clubs share 49,. SIG, 249.O5
First Inning.
4 GIANTS-Devore rolled a grounder
to Bender and was out at first, after
having called two strikes on him.
Doyle drove the ball over the temper.
airy fence in right field for two bases.
1t was the first ball pitched to him.
The ball almost went out of the
grounds. Snodgrass lifted high one
which Lord took care of. 1t was two
out with Doyle on second and Murray
up. Doyle scored on Murphy's muff OF
Murray's fly Murray was caught OF
first moment later by beautiful
throw, Bender to Davis. One run;
one hit; one error.
ATHLETICS-Lord was an easy out
Doyle to Merkle. The first three balls
pitched were wide ones and the next
four were straight over the plate, one !
Of which Lord fouled. Oldring who
had made home run off Marquard
yesterday, struck out. Collins famed.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Second Inning.
GIANTS-Merkle lifted high one
which Oldring captured after long /
run. Barry muffed Herzog's line drive
and the runner was safe. HerzOg
stole second, Thomas throw being a
trife high. Barry was slightly spiked
by the runner. 1t was purely accident
al. The game was delayed few min
utes while the doctor bandaged Bar
rvs right ankle Fletcher struck out
and Meyers was given local hand
when he came to the plate. 1t was
Indian against Indian. Meyers drove
a hard grounder over second base, but
Collins made a beautiful play and got
+ bo r,,rpor Of fret No r,,no. No hits. |
one error.
ATHLETICS Baker lifted a high
fly to Devore and was an easy out.
handle and was safe at first. Davis
retired at first, Murphy being safe on
second. Barry went out on three
pitched balls, fouling one of them.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
Third Inning.
GIANTS-Ames singled to left. De-
wore forced Ames at second, Bender.
20 Barry. Captain Doyle was cheered
when he came to the plate. Doyle
flew out to Baker. Devore was an
easy out stealing, Thomas to Collins.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
ATHLETICS-Tho was given
1is base on balls. Bender went out. ,
Fletcher to Merkle, Thomas taking !
second. Lord doubled over the tenn
oorary fence in right field, scoring ;
Thomas The stands shook with the :
cheers of the crowd. Meyers and !
Ames held conference when Oldring
came to the plate. Lord went to third ,
on Oldring's out, Fletcher to Merkle. !
Collins lifted fly to Devore. One
run; one hit; no errors.
Fourth Inning.
GIANTS-Snodgras lifted the first
ball pitched to Oldring and was out :
Murray went out by the fly route to ]
Murphy also on the first pitched ball s
Merkle hit ball over second base on !
which Collins made sensational stop