The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-25

glanced on Bender's glove and Barry
couldn't propel it to first soon enough
TO catch Devore. Doyle scarcely had taken
to suit and c,fYed IL full on the nose. II
was a liner to centre and Oldring slipped
az he braced himself to head II of The
ball went by him on the bound and he
chased ii TO the inside fence
His failure to stop the ball made a dif-
ference OF one run. for the hit became
three bagger on which Devore scored.
where otherwise il would have been a
single. Snodgrass took advantage OF the
Indians wabbly state afd hammered
a fly to Lord. too far out for throw to the
plate. and Doyle scored Murrays trindle
to Davis and Merkle's strkeout ended the
inning abruptly.
For the Athletics in the first Lord was
impatient and overeager, He fouled u
ball and then missed one biting at two bad
ones. He whitfield on the third ball pitched.
There were strikes on Oldring when Matty
gave the Rube a serpentine fadeaway and
he too struck out. Collins sent a single
winging over second but here Baker sue
cumbed to Mathewson's guile for the only
time in the game. Ii irked Baker TO
strike out That's no way for hero to
do" he muttered. and proceeded to feed
fat an ancient grudge. He had his
revenge.
Matty Has Athletics Going.
All through the first innin & Matty had
the Athletics going after bad ones. but
they shed that habit Herzog jolted the
first ball pitched in the second inning and
lifted a short fly to Oldring Fletcher
ealuted Bender with a linsr past Barry.
the second ball pitched. Meyers hit a
high fly in front OF the plate. Baker.
Bender and Thomas let it fall safely be-
tween them, each thinking the other was
going to attend to the hoist. Fletcher
of course had to hold first until the balls
| midway when it hit the ground. but it was
no trick AT all for Thomas to pick up the
ball and throw to second for force The
play as it turned out took a fast man of
the bases and put slow one on. Matty
tapped softly TO Bender for the third out
The Athletics had chances in the Sec
ond. but became tangled en- route, Their
inside mechanism was faulty. 4 two
bagger, a single and an error netted them
nothing Murphy drove the first ball
pitched over the inside fence in right and
took two bases. Mathewson threw to
him if he had made good throw. As it
was the ball hit Murphy. caroned to
centre field and Murphy pulled up at third
with nobody out. Davis chopped a hit
To the infield. on which Mathewson by
clever fielding nipped him at first;
third. Murphy then tried TO score on the
squeeze. but Barry missed the bali and
Murphy ran into Meyers and the ball.
Then Barry beat out hit to third, slow
roller which threatened to go foul every
instant but stayed on the lire To the dis
comtture Of Herzog Thomas iouled 10
Meyers. On the play az second. when
Mathewson threw badly. Murphy's spikes
tore FietCheIs trousers and made IA
change Of rainen' necessary
Put sugar IN ~" yelled the fans to
Herzog wheh the la,ter waited for1Barry =
hit to roll foul,
The Giants did not tarrv long st the
bat in the third Devore and Doyle popped
out and Snodkrass, to the tune of "a few
scattered hoots. grounded 10 Barry. In
the Athletics half Fletcher handled Ben
der's slow roller with speed and dexterity
Lord singled to right. but a scrumptiour
play by Fletcher resolved Oldring = hot
lick into force Of Lord and Collins struck
ont. He whaled away al three balls in
succession.
Hard iIm,ink In Fourth.
Murray flied weakly to Baker in the
fourth. Mernie finned still more pal
Idly and Herzog grounded to Davis
the latter gathering HerZie's bunt and
diving for him on the line. a nice play
The first bail to Baker in the earthquake
fourth hit his bat and was foul The
InlTu Ddll Ddkti SIlolt DeNOTt lOS'
his footing or he would have held it tc
single or perhaps caught it. Baker
hiked to second. Murphy met the frs,
ball pitched and slashed a sizzling two
bagger to left, Baker scored and wher
Davis horned in with the third two baggeI
of the inning, prod to right, Murphy
! scored.
There was weighty conference in
voIving Matty. Meyers and Doyle ano
fock of New York pitchers went ou
! to warm up. Barry tried twice TO sacri
flee Davis to third and finally put hin
there with u gronnder TO Herzog. There
were two strikes on Thomas when tina
good thrower. but he failed to head OF
Davis at the plate. He threw wide
the bali hitting Davis on the leg and thu
1hird 1fsT rnn p1'fS of The TS inning W fetchsr mad
fine play on Bender's hard grounder
throwing the Chief out from deep short
Bender's run to first in the fourth
winded him and he was somewhat grogg,
in the ffth, His mates stalled to giv'
him breathing spell. After Bake
! had made neat play on Fletcher
grounder Chief Meyers up and bustec
a two bagger to right, Murphy playing
around too far to the left for the wallop
passed ball. and that was where he over
acted his role. Thomas threw him OH
cleanly. Bender passed Mathewson, bu
having recovered his speed wheedlet
Devore into an easy outfield fly.
Every man jack of the Athletics in the
fifth hi the ball ferociously. Lord foulec
a ball into the stand and new one was
passed out to Mathewson. Lord caressec
II warmly, but his shrieking liner wen
foul by foot. His next was a spleneti'
hit to Merkle. Oldring was also on mis-
chief bent. but nifty stop and throw by
Heraog put quietus on the Rube's torrio
drive Collins got one clear He lnet
it like bullet past Doyle, Baker fol
lowed with a vehement two ba gger t,
right centre and Collins turned on all thu
speed he had as he rushed like a will o the
wsp over the bases. He had turned thir'
by the time Doyle received Snodgrass'
relay and Doyle had to hurry his thro,
in. II wasn't straight throw ant
wouldn't have collared Collins If IL ha'
been, That scholarly and tempestuou
athlete surged over the plate and Bake
took third on the relay home. Only 70
) Moyers's remarkable quickness in chasin
Doyle's W ide throw Baker too would hav
registered, Furoso Frank was left whe
Murphy struck out,
Giants SLOW on Bases.
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