The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-17

Ninth-Athletics: Collins out, Her.
zog to AIerkle. Baker scored on a home
run to right field bleachers. Umpire
declares n hit by Murphy a foul. Her
| zOg fumbled Murphys hit then threw
wild. Murphy making second Davis
out, Meyers to Mer<le, Murphy taking
third. Ames warming up. Barry struck
/ out One run. One hit.
Giants: Mathewson famed. Devore
popped out to Baker Doyle famed.
/ No runs. No hits.
Tenth inning=Athletics: Lapp out
Fletcher to Merkle. Coombs flied to
{ Doyle Lord out. Fletcher to Merkle.
/ No runs. No hits.
Baker Is Spiked.
4 Giants. SnOdgrasS walked. Snod-
grass first got in the way of a pitched
/ ball but the umpire would not allow
! him to take his base. Murray sacri-
/ feed, COombs to Davis. Snodgrass
! out attempting TO steal third. Lapp to
/ Baker. Bakers uniform was torn to
shreds by Snodgrass' spikes. Baker
was spiked in both the legs and arm
/ but pluckily resumed play. Merkle
walked Merkle out stealing, Lapp to
Collins. NO runs No hits.
Eleventh inning-Athletics: Old
ring out. Herzog to MerkIe- Collins
hit safe. Baker safe on MerkIe's err
ror. Collins took third and Baker
went to second. Collins scored when
Fletcher fumbled Murphy's hit, Baker
taking third. Baker scored on Davis
I
ply out at third, EIerzog taking the
throw. Davis out stealing. Myers to
DOYLE. Two runs. Two hits,
Giants: Herzog doubled to left.
Collins to Davis. Becker batting for
Mathewson. Becker at bat, Herzog on
third Herzog scored when Collins
fumbled Bec<er's hit Becker out
stealing second. Lapp to Collins. One
run, One hit.
Betting Favored Giants.
The weather god was not disposed
this morning to favor the enthusiasts
with another perfect day and brought
a moist breeze out of the northeast
and obscured the sky with sodden
clouds.
Betting favored the National at 6
Bad Weather Seems Likely.
The sale of tickets indicated that
with favorable weather the attendance
would equal Saturdays which was
limited only by the capacity of the
grounds The gathering outside the |
bleacher gate before that entrance was
opened showed somewhat less en- |
thusiasm than on the morning of the |
first game Only five boys spent the |
night there and altogether there were I
only 100 in line. One of those who |
waited all night was a negro divinity |
student who spent the long watch seat
ed on soap box under an electric |
light reading a well-thumbed Bible.
No changes We're expected today in
the batting order. McInnis' injured
hand was still too sore to enable him
to participate. Merkle's leg has failed |
to improve as fast as he hoped but
McGraw today showed no intention Of
sending anybody else to first base.
The sale of tickets down town to-
day was languid because there were
practically no seats for tOdays con-
test to be had. TWO dollar seats sold
for from s4 to Sc while many of the
spectators We're holding their SO
seats for So and SO.
Philadelphians who came over to
see today's game were brimming with
confidence and ready to back their
opinions with something besides /
words. The odds remained slightly in
favor Of the Giants. however, largely
through the preponderance Of New
Ork money.
The Giants believe they will win
the series. The PLAYERS talked that |
way at the club house this morning |
basing their opinions on the form that |
Alathewson and Marquard had shown |
in the first two games
Heavy Hittcrs Helpless.
Certainly the Athletics. heavy hit |
ters that they are. have not been real |
ly dangerous against our pitchers and I
we have seen the best our opponents I
have in the pitching line said Dew |
lin We don't fear Coombs for his |
work last year in the worlds series /
showed he was more lucky then than /
anything else
Connie Mack and his Athletes wore I
sunny smiles today They were good /
ball games, weren't they2'' questioned +
Mack, and then added:
There will be some more We have !
just begun fighting" The Philadel- I
phia players do not think that Math-
ewsOn will be as puzzling now that +
they have had an opportunity to look +
over his shoots and slants
Mathewson S Wonder
He's a wonder though" said Ed t
die Collins. and YOU have got to I
watch closely to follow his ball.
Coombs depends largely on speed I
and his team mates figured Mack (
would call on him to serve up the ball +
to the New York batters
It's Up to NIatfewson
New York. Oct. 17.-'Athletics