The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-28
GIANTS WON WEDNESDAY.
CAME FROM BEHIND AND BEAT
ATHLETICS IN TENTH,
Crandall Called I'm as Relief Pitcher
Helped to Tie Score in Ninth
Capt. Doyle Batting Star.

New York, Oct 25.-The Giants
found their bats today and with but
one game between themselves and
defeat for the worlds baseball
championship. won by the score OF
4 to 3. in the tenth inning of a SEN
sational, uphill struggle against the
Philadelphia Athletics and put them
selves again in the running. Tonight
the worlds series stands:
Philadelphia, won 8; lost 2.
New York. won 2; lost 8.
The national commission announc-
ed that the total attendance was 3D.
22S and the total receipts $G9,384.
OF this the national commissions 8
share was $6,93s.2O and each club
received $31. 1.222.SO. No money went
to the players because the game to-
day was the fifth and it was stipulat-
ed that they should not receive any
share Of the proceeds after the fourth
game.
While the Giants won largely by
hard and clean hitting. it was de-
clared tonight by Umpire KLEIN, the
National league official who worked
behind the plate. that had a timely
point been taken by the Athletics
on the last play of the game, when
with two out Larry Doyle slid home
with final tally. the runner would
have been declared out and the in
ming ended with score still a tie, 8
to 8.
Doyle. according to KLEIN, did not
touch the plate, in sliding In. and It
needed only a protest by the visitors
to nullify the winning run. The tech
nical point was not made, however,
and the game stands as Giant VIC
tory.
Nobody In the stands knew any
thing Of this and the edge Of the
crowds enthusiasm was not dulled by
the injection Of any technicalities.
Seldom. II ever. has there been such
a scene Of excitement witnessed on
the historic Polo grounds as during
the sensational and winning rally Of
the Giants in the presence of q crowd
OF nearly $4,000 persons Discour-
ssed by the loss OF three straight
games. with their premier twirler,
Matthewson, twice beaten, their ia
nous left handler. Marquard, for the
second time taken out Of the box at
r home run RAP from a Philadel-
pn.an's bat, and the score 8 to
against them. the New Workers
swung their bats against Iron Man"
Jack Coombs' curves in the ninth
inning to such effect that two tai
lies came over, tying the score. Then
In their next time up. the Giants start
ed In at Eddie Plank. who had re-
lieved the Kennebunk star, and push
ed over another run for well-earn-
ed victory.
New York hopes had been at a low
ebb as the game started with Mar
guard and Coombs as the opposing
twirlers and sank still further as with
two men on bases, Oldring drove the
ball into the left field bleachers for
a home run in the third for three
Philadelphia tallies. Combs was his
Old effective self meanwhile, the
Giants having scored but a solitary
run-in the lucky seventh"-up to
their final rally. Ames had relieved
MarQuard In the fourth and was
pitching scoreless ball when in the
seventh Crandall was sent In to bat
for him.
The turning point of the struggle
may be reckoned from Crandalrs in
lection into the game. The husky
twirler, after being passed to first in
the seventh. but without effect on the
score. pitched the Athletics into cop-
pers In the eighth. ninth and tenth
and came to time with a cracking
double with two men out In New
York's ninth. His hit scored Fletcher.
who had doubled. and Devore. an
other OF the days many heroes lined
safe drive to left for a single that
brought Crandall home and tied the
score.
The scene OF enthusiasm that ac-
companied this feat OF the Giants was
indescribable. The shouting and
cheering from the stands merged into
one continuous. deafening roar. A
few moments later came the final veil
OF triumph on the part OF the happy
hnv 90 a.