The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-25

naturally make them the favorites' 80 to the winners, and 10 per cent, or S51, 1G4. 24, to the losers.
 Twenty-one players on each team are eligible to participate in the money so that the players on the winning team will each receive S3654 6S and the mem bers of the losing team s2436.S9.
 The Athletics in winning the world championship last year received S2,064T4 each and Chicago the losers, $1,SI5.lG.
 The game began sharply at o'clock. New Yorks hopes were raised right at the start. Devore singled and came home on Doyles drive to right center for three bases. Snodgrass brought Doyle home with n long sacrifice fly to Lord and it looked bad for the Athletics.
 Murray was an easy out on q grounder to Davis ana Merl1le struck out.
 The Athletic started off inauspiciouslN Lord and Oldring struck out on seven balls. Collins singled to center and Matthewson and Meyers held a confe~- cnce to decide how to dispose of Baker.
 Whatever was decided upon worked through for Baker struck out, to the in tense delight of the New York rooters
 In New Yorks second inning, HerZog flied to Oldring and Fletcher made his first single of the series. He was forced at second by Meyers and the latter was left on the base paths when Mathewson went out, an easy grounder to Bender
 For the Athletics Murphy smashed out his first hit of the series. getting to geo ond on a drive to the right field wall He went to third on Davis out, Mathew- sop to Merkle. On an attempted hit and run play Murphy was run out and Thom- as ended the inning with a fly to Meyers.
 New York went out in order in the third, Devore flying to Lord. Doyle foul ing to Baker, Snodgrass being thrown cut by Barry
 In Philadelphia's s half. Bender Was an easy out at first on an assist by Fletcher. Lord singled to right and was forced at second by Oldring Collins struck out.
 1t was one, two. three for the Giants in the fourth, Murray flying to Baker, Mer llle taking three strikes and Herzog going out to Davis unassisted, but for the Atll- letics there was much doing. Baker doubled to center, Murphy to left, and Davis to right, all corners of the field, so 10 speak. On these hits Baker and Murphy scored. Davis moved up to eilrd on Barry's out, Herzog to Merkle. pnd came home with the third run on Tnom- as fly to Murray, Bender ending tho inning by tapping one to Fletcher
 In the fifth inning Fletcher went out on brilliant running pick up and throw by Baker Meyers hit to right field for two bases and moment later was thrown out by Thomas on an attempted steal of third on a short passed ball. Mathewson received q base on balls and was left on first when Devore flied to Lord.
 The Athletics got their fourth run in the fifth inning. With Lord and Oldrine dis posed of on Grounders, Collins slashed 6 single to right and came home on DN. ff.t n double to center
 Baker hit the first ball pitched. Mur- phy struck out.
 Doyle received @ pass in the sixth for New York and Snodgrass struck out Murray sent foul fly to Baker and Barry, foolins Doyle by pretending to scoop a grounder, the latter stood on sec on1 long enough for Baker to get the ball tc Davis for double play.
 In Philadelphia's sixth, after Davis grounded out on fine play by Herzog, Barry hit for two bases to center, which Snodgrass partly misjudged. He moved to third on Thomas grounder. but was left there when Bender was thrown out by Herzog.
 Merlzle. the first man up in the seventh. struck out. Herzog flied to Oldring and Fletcher sent his second single to the out field. Meyers was an easy out, Collins to Davis.
 This inning saw Mathewson in the box for the last time.
 Lord was safe on Mathewson's fum- ble. He was advanced to second on Old rings sacrifice and to third on similar play.
 Mathewson pitched four bad balls to the dangerous Baker and the inning end ing when Murphy grounded out easily to Mcr<le
 | Becker batted for Mathewson in the eighth and went out, Collins to Davis. | Devore singled to left field and was forced 1 at second by Doyle. Snodgrass reached l first on a wide throw by Baker and was I left there as Murray fouled out 10 l Thcmas.
 1 Viltse went in to pitch for New York and struck out Davis, the first man up. l Barry hit the left handler for two bases and took third when Murray made a bad l throw to second.
 Thomas hit to Herzog, who caught l Barry between the bases and he was run out. Bender went out on grounder to 1 MCrkle.
 l Merkle opened New York's last oppor- | tunty to score with a two-base drive to ! right. He went to third on Herzog's out, | Baker to Davis, and was left there as | Fletcher flied to Collins and Meyers was an easy out on q grounder from Collins ! to Davis.
 Roth teams left for New York tonight. | The Score 1 New York AB. R. Fl. PC A. L. | Devore, If. ....., 2 0 0 Doyle, 2b. .... 8 1 | Snodgrass Of. . 3 C c 0