The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-17
ATHLETICS WIN


out to Snodgrass Oldring popped an
easy fly to Fletcher. Collins beat out
by an inch an infield hit TO Herzog.
with yesterdays combination of two
down and Collins on the base line,
ltaker at the bat. the latter swung
at the ball and Collins made a des-
perate dash for second and was call
eG safe by Umpire Connolly, the de-
clslon being greeted by a storm Of
Kisses. Meyers throw went true to
the bulseye but was al trihe late.
Matty jumped high and pulled down
q nasty bounder. throwing out Baker
at first and cutting off what looked
like certain hit. No runs one hit,
~ errors.
New York-Doyle was thrown out,
Collins to Davis after fouling of three
good ones. Snodgrass hit the first
Ian pitched for a high fly to Lord.
Murray flew out to Murphy. No runs,
no hits. no errors.
The Athletics little rally in the
fourth was shortlived, thanks to Mat
iy's pulling himself out of a hole by
his desperate but successful jump for
Eaker's boundcr. There was nothing
to 1t in the Giants half, the side
being retired y Coombs in one, two,
three order
Fifth inning: Murphy
raped an easy one to Herzog, which
the latter fumbled and Murphy was
safe on the error. Davis smashed
Connolly on the leg with line drive
and was safe at first, with a single to
LIS credit. Murphy perched on Sec
nd and with no one out, Barry came
to bat. He sacrificed. Matty to Mer-
kle, and the two runners moved up
a peg. Lapp, under obvious orders to
siam II out. made desperate slashes
Ht the first two balls pitched and
missed each by a foot Lapp then
bounced one to Matty who threw TO
Meyers to head off Murphy, Murphy
started back to third and the Indian
down and tagged him foot from the
plate. The ball barely touched the
runners leg and 1t was a hair
breadth escape for the Giants, Davis
took third on the play. Coombs pop
ped an easy fly to Fletcher and Mat
ty was safely out OF the worst hole
g had gotten into the series. No
runs, one hit, one error.
The big fellow got rousing re-
oeption as he walked to the bench
as did Herzog whose sprint had nab
bed Murphy
New York-Merkle flew out to Lord
no backed up against the left field
bleacher fence to make the catch
IIerzog drew a pass, the first of the
game. Herzog was out stealing sec
ond, Lapp to Collins. lie made fine
sprint and slide safely into the bag
Fletcher grounded out, Barry to Dav-
is. No runs, no hits, no errors.
For the second time in the game
the Athletics put dent in the Giants
reputation for speedy base running
when Herzog met the same fate as
Devore in attempting to pilfer the
second station. Lapp's throw to Col.
lin son Herzog was high but Collins
grabbed it safely.
Perfect Ball Played.
Sixth inning: Atheltlcs-lIlord
drove a long fly to Murray which the
latter pulled down, accepting a hard
chance. Oldring famed, the first
Athletic strike-out of tn egame. Enod-
grass smothered Collins long fly and
the side was retired on eight balls
pitched by Matty. No runs, no hits
no errors.
New York-Meyer fuoled out tc
Lapp. Matty, with one of the two
lone hits scored by the Giants, came
up. His best effort this time, how.
ever. was a pop fly to ollins. Devort
drew three and two and then ground
ed out. No runs no hits, no errors.
BY this time the heavy clouds haC
moved away and the mist was gone
There was still no sun or suggestion
of II, but the blackness which in the
first couple of innings made it diff.
cult to locate the ball had passed.
Baker Has Hard Luck.
| Seventh inning: Atheltics-.Bake
reached for high one on the out
side of the plate and started 1t fol
the right field bleachers but 1t wa
shy of steam and dropped into Mur
rays mitt. Murphy flew out to Doyle
Davis famed. No runs, no hits. n,
errors.
The half inning was wound up II
short decisive style and the GROVE
roared its approval when as Doyl'
stepped up In the Giants half OF tn
seventh, the sun peeped out for
moment--the first time today.
New York-Doyle grounded out
COLLINS to Davis. Snograss famed ol
three pltche dballs. Murray walke'
on four straight. balls. Coombs' sec
ond pass of the game. Murray mad
a dive for second on the first bal
pitched and was safe when Collin
dropped Lapps throw. Merkle oui
Collins to Davis No runs, no hits, on
error
Elgth inning: Athletics-Barr!
leaned on the second ball pitched ia
a double down the left foul line. Lap
leat out an inheld hit to Fletchel
and with man ON first and third
lCoombs was up. Coombs hit to DOyl,
who threw TO Meyers and the latte
lnabbed Barry at the plate. Lapp wa
lstopped at second. Lord hit to Doyl,
who threw to Fletcher TO fore
Coombs. Fletcher dropped the bal
and Coombs was safs. Lapp made
dash for the plate and Doyle reco,
eied the ball. threw to Meyers to hea
len Lapp. Meyers threw to Herzol
who ran Lapp down on the lin
FLETCHER gets an error Doyle an al