Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-26
GIANTS GET A
FRESH. HOLD
ATHLETICS FELL VICTIMS TO 4
LOT OF BLUNDERS AND Nc.
GRAW'S MEN WONT TO 3.
PLAYED 10 INNINGS
Jack COOmbs Went to the Bad and
Murphy "Bulled"-Philly Fans
Blame Mack.

Blame MACK.
New York, Oct. 25.-Philadelphia
had the worlds championship grasp
ed tightly and just as Jack Coombs
was tightening his grip ON it today
his fingers slipped and the victory
and possibly the series escaped, the
Athletics being beaten four to three in
ten innings.
The finish was the most exciting
and dramatic of the present series
and the Giants, desperate and down
to the final gasp, beaten and all but
out, revived and while Jack Coombs
blew up, they mauled their way to vic
tory and tonight made the count stand
two victories and three defeats.
The turn Of luck came so suddenly
that the great crowd that had witness
ed the fight almost alphabetically and
which long before had conceded the
Giants beaten, were swept off its feet
and that frantic finish And tonight
New York is bedlam multiplied by
two while the Athletics with the cup
of victory dashing rudely from their
parched and expeetant lips, are limp
ing mournfully homeward.
For the first time in the entire SER
les the luck had favored the cham
pions for in the third inning, after a
tumble had given them an opening
Rube Oldring, of Mt Vernon, N. Y.
walloped mighty home run tar uI
over the left field bleachers, above
\ the heads of the crowd, and drove
home three runs. With Coombs pitch
ing wonderful ball and the goddess OF
fortune, which has seemed to jilt the
Athletics, smiling on them once more
the series seemed ended and every
one made rush to try and reserve
their berths on the first train home
tonight.
The ninth inning came with Coombs
feeling one Of his wild spells coming
upon him. He had stalled and STAYED
trouble twice and particularly in the
seventh and eighth. allowing only one
run. But the spirit Of hope re-enter-
ed the Giants and with the big crowd
roaring and raving as has not had a
chance to roar and rave during these
drastic proceedings, the Athletics were
getting anxious. Over on the bench
Connie Mack and his reserves called
in discordant, fearful tones, pleading
with Lapp to make Coombs take his
time and play it safe. There are those
tonight who bitterly condemn Mack
for allowing Coombs to go on. In the
seventh inning, while he was pitching
a fast side arm ball. his foot slipped
and he wrenched his leg so badly
that it was evident he was working
under big handicap: Yet Mack Jet
him go on and he got past twice. And
the n. nth came. Here was the situa-
ton. The first man went out and
Philadelphia felt better The statue
+, of Bill Penn drew a big sigh Of relief
and everyone commenced to figure
when they would be split up. Then
Fletcher, who Is joke hitter and had
been Tapping away like Growing
rooster at Coombs' offerings. took a
wild despairing poke at bad ball and
dropped fly into the foul line in a
short left and drew up at second base
stirring some more motions out of the
crowd and checking the exodus which
had begun. With Chief Meyers up
the situation locked rather serious
but when the Chief slapped an easy
one to Barry and was crossed out the
finish seemed nearer, and those with
lower berths were telling themselves
how wise they had been. With two
runs in the lead, two outs, man on
third and a pitcher coming up and II
that pitcher went out 1t meant sure.
ease from all this turmoil, It meant
home and the babies and hash AMI
those joys Because 1t meant a To-
of money for the Athletics. We ough
to despise pitchers as hitters bu
this was not one of that kind. II wa.
Otis Crandall and what he did was
shame. Every wife whose h,l~Nor.
is lettering around thes, .-'ss.c u~e4'
~ra naisy places ought to demand hi