The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Applause Evenly Divided

Enthusiastic outDurstS seemed almost equally divided. When New York forged ahead in the third the echoes were awak- ened by big uproar.
 When Baker in the ninth prevented what until then had looked like sure de- feat for his team, however, by facing out his homer, the din was deafening The uproar was renewed when the Phil adelphians took their winning lead in the eleventh. The New York enthusiasts stood Loyalty by their team up to the last and never gave up hope until Lapp s true throw to Collins got Becker for the last out
 Jack Coombs, hero of last years world series, earned further laurels today by letting down the Giants with only three hits. Two of these came in the third n- hing. resulting in a run and then Coombs WAS unsolvable until the eleventh, when Horzog sent a rattling double to the left field fence.
 In seven innings the home team went out in order. Coombs struck out seven men, Snodgrass flaming twice, Herzog Devore, Doyle, Meyers and Mathewson l once each. The Philadelphia hurer passed four men, but none of these fig | Ured in tine scoring. He was strong | throughout and perfectly cool at critical stages. Manager McGraw pinned his hope on Mathewson. and until the fatal ninth Christy held the Athletics runless letting them down with five hits. He was favored by the breaks of the game which enabled him to pull out of holes in the third and fifth innings. In the third inning, with Barry on second. after a sin gle and q steal, Lapp shot liner di- rectly into Doyle's hands and Barry was snuffed out at second
 In the fifth. with Murphy on first, Davis singled, the ball striking Umpire Connolly cE the leg. The ball unchecked would have gone to centerfield and Murphy would have made third at least. Mathewson was a broken reed when Baker smashed his solid home run drive 1 in the ninth tieing the score. He escaped
 in the tenth inning without difficulty, but | the Philadelphians unlmbered their heavy artillery in the eleventh and before the cannonading was over two men had l scored.
 l In six innings the New York pitcher re. | tired the Athletics in order Three Ath. l letics struck out, Oldring, who hit Math. ewson for two doubles Saturday last fan l nins twice. and Davis doing the same. l Mathewson pitched a steady game, giv- 1 ing no base on balls. Philadelphia ha6 left on bases six men and New York only
 
 | base and two of these scored.
 Barry Bright Star 1 Jack Barry was a particular bright l fielding star. His most spectacular pla, came in the eighth inning. when Fletcher 1 hammered 8 hard twisting groundel through the/box. Barry came over witt l lightning speed scooped up the ball after l il had taken a wicked bound and snappes | 1t to Davis ahead of the flying Fletcher 1 Capt. Larry Doyle at second base accept | cd ten chances without error. while Col. | ins was also busy around second bass for the Athletics, having II chances ant | falling down on two of them. His fum- | ble of Becker's grounder in the eleventh | was responsible for the Giants second run.
 | The much yaunted speed of the Giant. | on bases was not in evidence. Baker Spiked Again | Catcher Lapp turned back five Giant | runners, who attempted to steal. while | Myers was able only to check one of the visitors three attempts. The unpleasant
 feature of the game was the spiking o | frank Baker by Snodgrass in the tent l inning in an attempt to steal third. Lapr 1 made perfect throw to Baker, who was | waiting for Snodgrass with the ball. Tn, | Giants centerfielder came into the bar | feet first.- He appeared to raise one foo | as he slid in and the spikes shot int l Bakers arm. The Athletic players evi deDtly believed tue spiking was intention | fal, as Topsy Hatzel berated Snodgras ! bitterly, and as the latter walked to tn,
 bench he was hissed. Snodgrass said |