New-York tribune., 1911-10-26

McCraH. ~ ,v7a disposed 20 be reticert
-e diu not seem % &c doWncsst at the
result ~ the contest ard appeared corr
fdent Of Ultimate victory.
The Giants tied the score in the ninth
inning and won in the tenth: they came
from behind 20 beat the Athletics in
nerve tineIing struggle The score was
{ To g. and tho worlds baseball cham
pIonship stiu hanrs in tho balance.
Shorn Of all frills this tells the bare
news Of battle Of the diamond lt the
Polo Grounds ~cstorday that was so
studded with exciting situations and SEN
sational plays that some ~ those in the
vast crowd sat i'm their places when
Larry Doyle raced home with the win
mig run, limp 70 the point OF collapse.
while others swarmed out on the playing
field. exhilarated 10 the point Of lunacy.
Nobody AT the time knew that Doyle.
i'm the wild exuberance Of his JOY. failed.
tho plate as he made an unnecessary
slide. nobody knew that an appeal by a
Philadelphia player would have forced
KLEIN 10 rule against Doyle and the win
ming run; nobody realized how near the
sizzling struggle came 10 winding up in
an incipient riot. anyway, no appc..
was made, the run counted and Joy Vas
rampant.
The standing now reads: Philadelphia,
3, New York, >. and The sixth game in
the history making series must he played
a. Shibe Park to-day, the home Of the
Athletics, in Philadelphia. Hope that
seemed dead for the Giants has risen.
Victory that seemed assured for the
Athletics still must be won.
The Rally that Counted.
After a struggle yesterday that was
replete with everything that makes base
ball so alluring the Giants went into the
last half of the ninth inning with the
score to ! against them, but with their
fighting blood aroused. The Athletics
took the field without thought or care of
a reverse. and with the worlds pennant.
to all appearances, safely within their
grasp for the second time. The crowd.
walked up al last, looked on surprisingly
hopeful and encouraging IN the face of
wnat looked like sure defeat Then
came the unexpected and the hilarious
joy OF winning.
Two men were out. with Fletcher on
third base A point he had reached On a
two-bagger 10 left field and the demise
Of Meyers at first, when otis Cranda1,
the famed rescue pitcher ~ the Giants.
and a hard hitter. be 10 said. stepped 70
the plate Otis. as he is famiiarly called
by his friends, had been injected into
the game by the taCtful manager ~ the
Giants TO bat for Ames and help OUT
what looked like rally for New York
in the seventh inning. on that occasion
J-ck Coombs, knowing his reputation
with the bat. fought shy and lot him
walk 10 first on balls. but In the ninth
inning. with two out, as said before.
and a man on third, with two runs
needed TO tie up the game and three 70
win, the big pitcher took a chance and
la one over the heart of the plate.
The crash that rang out as bat met
bail will sound IN the ears of those that
looked on for many day. The sphere
scared high and far toward right centre
field, with Murphy and Oldring in keen
pursuit Their desperate efforts were ~
no avail The ball fell safely. Crandall
rested on second base, while Fletcher
trotted across the plate. For faster
runner II would have been a three-bag-
ger. on dryer field IL might have been
a home run
Huae Crowd IN Frenzy
The crowd-snd 33.22s paid 10 see the
Giants in their last desperate stand
broke loose. Every man. woman and
boy came up standing. and those who
were on their way out came rushing
back 10 see what all the noise was about.
Men who moment before had been
staid and sober. shouted and cheered in
a frenzy of joy. and with roar sweep
ing across the field little Josh Devore.
as cool and unconcerned as II nothing
in the world depended on him. went
striding 10 the plate swinging his bat.
There were those in the stand who re-
membered how Devore had won the
opening game with a timely hit TO left
field. There were those who recalled his
remarkable play in the intercity series
with the Yankees year ago There
we're those who were still applsuding In
their minds a sensational catch in the
first inning OF the game then winding
mn when he dove forward and fairly
picked the ball. driven on a line from
I.ord's bat. of the ground before rolling
over and over like kitten al play. The
little left fielder was begged and im-
plored TO save the day. and before. the
crowd could fully realize what was go