The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-16

second base; Snodgrass. center field;
Murray, right field; Merkle, first base;
Herzog, third base; Fletcher. short
stop; Meyers, catcher; Marquard,
pitcher.
Athletics=Lord. left field: Oldring,
center field; Collins. second base;
Baker, third base; Murphy, right field
Davis. first base; Barry, shortstop
Thomas. catcher; Plank, pitcher.
mpires-ConnoIly behind the
plate; Brennan on the bases; Direen
on right field foul line; KLEIN on left
field foul line.
The Play in Detail.
First inning@New York: Devore
struck out. Doyle flied to Lord. Snod-
grass hit by pitcher. Murray drove a
line fly to Collins. No runs.
Athletics-Lord. first man up, sin
gled to right and went to second on
Murray's tumble He took third on
Oldring's beautiful sacrifice, Marquard
10 Merkle. Lord scored on a wild
pitch. Crandall is warming up for the
Giants. Collins beat out an infield hit.
Marquard visibly nervous. Baker
struck out. Murphy was the third out
on a fly to Devore. Two hits one run.
Second inning-New York: Merkle
out. Barry to Davis. Herzog doubled
to center, Oldring misjudging the ball.
Fletcher out, Collins to Davis, Herzog
taking third. Herzog scored a moment
later on Myers single. Marquard
struck out. One run, two hits.
AthleticS-Captain Davis out. Doyle
to Merkle. Barry drove a hard fly to
left which Devore got under, but
muffed, Barry taking second. Thomas
lifted a fly to Devore. Plank was out,
Myers to MerkIe, on a slow grounder
towards first. No runs, no hits
Third inning=Giants: Devore struck
out, second time during the game.
Doyle flew out to Lord. Snodgrass
singled to right. Murray. out, Plank
to Davis No runs. One hit.
Athletics: Lord famed. O1dring
fouled out to Meyers. Collins flew out
to Devore. No runs. No hits.
Fourth inning-Giants: Merkle was
thrown out, Collins to Davis on a pret-
ty pickup. Herzog lifted a high one
to Barry. Fletcher out, Barry to Da-
Wis. No runs. No hits.
Athletics Baker retired, Doyle to
Merkle- Marquard has steadied down
and was pitching a splendid game.
made the third out on a foul to Mey-
ers. No runs. No hits.
Fifth inning-Giants: Meyers out Ba-
ker to Davis. Marquard famed on four
pitched balls Devore struck out for
the third time in succession. No runs.
No hits.
Athletics-Up to this time Plank had
five strike outs and Marquard 2 Barry
bunted and was thrown out by Mar
guard. Thomas out, Fletcher to Mer-
kIe. Three strikes disposed Of Plank.
No runs. No hits.
Sixth inning-Giants: Doyle out at
first Davis unassisted. Snodgrass sin
gled to left and in attempting 10 stretch
ii to two bagger was out to Barry
on second on a beautiful play. Murray
struck out. No runs. One hit.
Athletics-Lord drove a high fly to
Snodgrass in right center and was out
Oldring flew out to Devore, Collins dou-
bled to left Baker drove the ball over
right field fence for a home run scor-
ing Collins ahead of him The crowd
went wild and it was several minutes
before they quieted. Murphy ended the
agony for New York by striking out.
Two runs Two hits.
Seventh inning-Giants: Merkle sin
gled to center on first ball pitched
Herzog lifted a fly which Oldring took
care of Fletcher flied to Baker Mer-
lIle was caught off first on a pretty