The Washington herald., 1911-10-17

gan warming up, and Muggsy McGraw
sent CrandaIl to straighten out a few
kinks in his arm.
Lord walloped the third bail pitched
to short right field. and when Murray
fumbled, Bris scooted to second.
Collins showed real speed in the first.
when his vicious grounder was detected
bv Fletcher into Herzogs paws and Ed
die beat the throw to first base.
Plank put the first ball over to five
out of the first six men who faced him.
OIdring misjudged Herzog's fly in the
second, running in on the ball instead of
out. Fast work kept the wallop down
to a double.
Chief Meyers tapped the first ball
pitched for a single to short left and
the count was tied. This was the In
dams only safe swat of the game.
With three and two on Marquard,
Southpaw Plank settled down and shot
over a fast one, retiring the side, in the
second.
Barry drove high line drive into De-
vore's hands in the second, which Josh
got under and promptly muffed.
McGraw and Arlie Latham, on the
coaching lines, watched every move like
a couple of hawks. Latham left his
clown stuff behind in New York.
Barry made swell catch of Herzog' s
high fly in the fourth. The ball had all
the earmarks of a Texas Lacquer but
the crack shortstop managed TO get un-
der 1t.
Chief Meyers was given a rousing
hand when he came TO bat in the fifth
but the best he could do was an easy
grounder. which Baker slammed over to
Davis.
Plank retired the Giants in order in
the fourth and fifth chapters Devore
made the third out in the fifth, and per-
ished on strikes for the third consecu-
tive time.
Snodgrass tore off dandy safe drive
to left field in the sixth, but when he
tried to stretch the smash into a two
basger he found the ball waiting for
him in Bauy's hands, as Lords throw
was perfect
Lords high 1y in the Athletics sixth
looked to he safe, but Snodgrass was
under il in time.
With Collins on second two out. and
Baker up in the sixth. Meyers and Mar
guard held short consultation. Every
body wondered what was said, for the
next ball Marquard pitched Baker lifted
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With MCGraw on the coaching lines
the Giants opened the seventh in
vicious manner. Merkle drove the first
ball pitched TO center for a single. Then,
when the next two died. Merkle pulled
an awful bone" trying to steal second
with the ball in Plank's hand Needless
to say, Merkle did not touch the key
stone sack for the second time in history
Herzog made a fine catch Of Jack Bar
rvs line drive in the seventh. The ball
had Whiskers on It, It travelled so fast.
Muggsy McGraw sent CrandalI in to
hit for Marquard in the seventh, but the
best he could do was a grounder to
Eddie Collins.
-Four times little Josh Devors punched
the air against Eddie Plank Somebody
else will probably hold down left field
for the Giants when Plank twirls for
the Athletics again.
Otis Crandau was in the box for the
New Workers. when the Athletics eighth
opened. and Crandall started things
right by striking out Plank and Lord.
When Murray made The third out9in
the ninth, winding up the game, Eddie
Collins grabbed the ball out Of Davis
hands and danced a Highland fing back
to the Athletics bench.
One reason why the writer feels so
confident the Athletics will win is the
fact that to-day's incident shows just
how dangerous with the stick is Connie