The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-16
ATHLETICS TAKE
SECOND GAME
Defeat New York Giants al Shibe
Park by a Score Of
8 to |.
FAIR WEATHER PREVAILS.
Rain Sunday Was Followed BY Sun
shine Which Soon Dried the
Park-Early Rash
Tor Tickets.
Associated Press Special.

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Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. f6.-The
weather, following the rain storm of
yesterday is fair, giving promise OF
another perfect afternoon for the
second baseball game in the worlds
championship series. The govern
ment forecast for this section is for
generally fair and slightly warmer
weather today
The weather man made good in
his forecasts and these earlier indy
cations materialized into a splendid
day for baseball
A big crowd was early at the gates
demanding admission and as the
hour for play drew nigh every one
was in scramble to get in to see
the big show
Promptly on the hour and with
out unnecessary delay the game w4s
called. preceding which the severAi
famous pitchers and cMtchers of the
eontendinE squads 81 ~nnld he
| worlds champions warmed UP With
| a vengss nee. In the practice the
Giants aS'e evidence of the usua
| ginger W shs, .aarks their plays
while Ma IS Athletics moved with
character f dignity and attendant
precision
>Tbe IN up and batting order for
today's game was as follows:
Athletics--Lord. left field; Old
ring. center; Collins. second base;
Baker, third base, Murphy, right
field: Davis, first base; Barry. short
stop; Thomas, catcher; Plank, pitch
err.
New York-Devore, left field;
DOYLE, second base; Snodgrass, cen
ter field; Murray. right field; Mer-
kle. first base; Herzog, third base;
Fletcher, short stop; Meyers, catch
er; Marquard, pitcher.
Batteries the Giants, Mey-
ers and Marquard; for, the Athletics
Thomas and Plank.
The score by innings:
Giants / 0 0 0 0 0--l
Athletics II 0 0 0 Q 80
The game by innings resulted as
follows:
First Inning.
The Giants-Devore, New York s
first batter. struck out. Doyle lie"
out to Lord in left field. Snodgrass
vas hit BY pitched ball and walked
to first base Murray hit pop up ny
and was out on Collins catch at sec
ond base.
The Athletics-Lord singled TO
! first and then went to second on
Murray's error, was advanced 70
third on Oldrings sacrafice hit and
scored on a wild pitch Collins beat
| out an infield hit. Baker was STRUCK
out and Murphy went out by the lily
route.
| Marouard became visibly nervous
lin the first inning and Crandaii pc
gan warming up for the Giants
Second Inning.
The Giants-Merkle failed TO con-
meet at first and was retired Her
zog drove a clean double to center
field Fletcher was thrown out, Her
zog taking third Herzog scored or
Movers single. Vanguard strucR
out.
The Athletics-Davis was retlree
at first. Barry went to second on
drive to left field which DeVor'
muffIed. Thomas went out on ny
plank was thrown out at first base
Third Inning.
The Giants-Devore failed TO con
meet with the curves and famed
DOYLE flew out to Lord Snodgras
singled. Murray was thrown out a
first
The Athletics--Lord famed Il
proper style Oldring hit lily up an
Movers got it, Collins hit a fly 7
left field and Devore was waiting 10
1t.
Fourth Inning.
The Giants-Merkle was throw
out at first. Herzog hit to Barry 9
short and was retired. Fletcher wa
thrown out at first.
The Athletics-Bake failed TO '6t
to first ahead OF the ball. Murph