Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-17
Plank and Marquard The Rival TwrBIs- Each Do
Almost Perfect Work, Plank Slightly in Lead
Baker Makes Home Run..26,26 Paid Ad-
missions. Third Game Today in New York.


Franklip Baker, third basaman, poled
homo run over the right field wall Of
Shibe Park. scoring Eddie Collins
ahead Of him. today he put the Phila-
deiphia Athletics on an even footing
with the New York Giants and the two
teams will now go to New York for
/ the third game tomorrow in the Sc
ries for the worlds baseball honors
Today's score was Philadelphia 8; New
York The paid attendance was 6,2S6.
The big hit occurred in the sixth in
ming with two out and when the Ath-
le.ies had hit Pitcher Vanguard for
only three hits, Bakers smashing hit
was the last of the game for the
American Leaguers, but 1t was
enough.
Just as valuable as Baker was on the
offensive was Eddie Plank. the star
lefthand pitcher on the defense The
veteran southpaw never pitched a bet
ter game in his long career. Only one
Of the Giants reached second base and
that was Ierzog, who made that bag
on a long hit to center field. which
Oldring either misjudged or lost in the
sun. Plank was never in trouble and
in the last six innings the New Yorks
went cut in order.
Marquard, upon whom Manager Nc
Graw had counted to make 1t two
straight victories for New York, pitch
ed almost as well as Plank. He allowed
the heavy hitting Philadelphia team
only four hits, two in the first inning
IN which the Quakers got their first
run with the aid of a wild pitch, and
two in the sixth-Collins' double and
IL no In
the eighth inning Manager MeGraw
changed pitchers, sending in Grandau,
a Highlander.
But once during the game did Mar
Guard show any unsteadness and that
was in the first inning. He appeared to
be nervous and for a time had trouble
reading Meyers signals. 1t looked as
II he would blow up" and Manager
McCtraw doubtless thought So too for
he Immediately sent CrandalI down the
side lines to warm up. But under the
cool and steady coaching of his In
dian catcher, Marauard soon settled
down and he had no more trouble un-
til Baker broke up the game in the
sixth. Nevertheless, Marquard was hit
harder than the score indicates. Five
of the hits were long flies to Devore
and one long fly went to Snodgrass.
New York sent only three flies TO the
outfield, two of which were captured
by Lord and one by Oldriug.
Plank had eight strilleouts. Devore
fell victim to the cross fire delivery
of the Philadelphia four times. while
1farquard struck out twice and Snod-
grass and Murray each once.
Six of the Athletics went out on
n
Murphy and Plank, 2. Marquard got
four of these strike-outs and Crandall
tvo-Lord and Plauk--in the eighth
inning.
Neither Plank or Marouard gave a
base on balls The only misplay charg-
ed against them was Marquards wild
pitch in the first inning and Planks
hitting man with pitched ball The
Athletics went out in order in five in
nings.
New York's only run was put across
the plate by the last half of tho bat
ting order In the second inning Her
zog drove fly to center which Old
ring failed to get and the New Yorker
reached second. He went to third on
Fleteher's infield out and raced across
the home plate when Meyers singled to
left.
Philadelphia's first run came in the
opening. Lord. the first man up.
singled to right and reached second
on Murrays tumble. He was sacri-
feed to third by OlGring and came
home on Marquards wild pitch.
The fielding honors today were the
reverse Of those Of Saturday The
particular feature was LORDS quick
| fielding of Snodgrass' long hit and his
rifle shot throw to second which caught
the feet-footed center fielder by a
couple Of yards trying to stretch the
long single into a double. In the
ninth inning Collins got a nasty
bounder from the side and tossed out
Murray, ending the game.
Philadelphia went through the game
without an error, while the Giants had
three charged against them. Devore
muffed Barry's long fly and Murray
fumbled Lords hit and muffed a foul
+ fly sent up by Lord, but of these mis-
plays only Murray's figured in the
runs Collins. whose error on Satur-
day proved so costly to Philadelphia,
played a steady game today. accept
7 ing six chances with apparent ease.
He also made two of the four hits
scored off Marquard. The pitching of
both Vanguard and Plank gave the
tielders few chances for sensational
work.
Neither team WIS given much OPP
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