Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-25
u[N YORK WINS
N Close CONTEST
GIANTS RALLY FROM APPARENT
DEFEAT IN NINTH INNING
AND tn scoRE.
TEN.lNNINo CONTEST
FINALLY GOES TO M'cRAw
New York USES Marquard. Amos and
crandall In Effort to Stop Hard
Hitting RivaIs-eeers in Final and
Decisive Game Of World Series Z
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New York. Oct. 25.-The New York
! Giants are fighting in the last ditch to-
day to wrest the title Of worlds champ
ions from the Philadelphia Athletics
With three victories won out Of four
games played. the American League
leaders needed but one moro to clinch
the title for 1911.
The hours before the fifth struggle
today saw the same crowd moving to-
ward the Polo grounds. and tho the
home team seemed to have but bare
chance Of victory, still there was no
8 tack Of enthusiasm and interest and
the indications were that the attend
ance would be - large as At the previ-
GUS games here.
There was dearth Of betting, the
Athletics being regarded as the ulti-
mate winners of the series and only
few cared to take the short end Of I
TO laid against the home club.
coombs W. Marquard.
Coombs and Lapp for the Athletics
and Marquard and Meyers for the
Giants looked to be the battery selec-
tions for today's game. The batting
order follows:
New York-Dsvore, left neld: Doyle,
second hASo: Onodgrass. center field;
Murray, right field: Merlkle. nrst base;
Hersox, third base: Fletcher. short
stop; Meyers. catcher; NarQuard.
pitcher.
Philadelphia-Lord, left field; Old
rinx. center field; Collins. second base:
Baker, third base: Murphy. right field;
Dayis, first base; Barry. shortstop:
Lamp, catcher; Coombs, pitcher. Um-
pires, KLEIN and Brennan. Of the Ma
sional league: Connolly and Dineen. Of
1Rs American league.
Thirsty Thousand See Game.
Some 80, 900 spectators swarmed out
10 the Polo grounds this afternoon to
seo the game. with three victories
already won the Athletics came on the
Held determined to capture5a fourth
contest and settle tho question Of the
baeeball championship for 1911. The
Giants were making their last stand to
win another victory to give them q
further chance at the championship
ehonofs.
II We lose. we 30 down fighting"
said Manager McGraw. II the Giants
can't win this series II has been de-
termined to make . winter trip to
Cubs.
indian summer never furnished q
more balmy day for Q post-season
baseball contest.
Both Teams Show GINGER.
Practice OF both clubs was lively. the
infelders putting on a few extra
touches under the inspiration of
brass band on the Giants bench.
Coombs and Lamp warmed UP for the
Athletics and Marquard and Meyers
worked together on the Giants side
lines. The crowd was still pouring
into the big stadium at o'clock and
there were few vacant eeats.
There was loud cheer from the
stand when It was announced that
afaruuard ana Meyers were the battery
for New York and Coombs and Lapp
FOR the; Athletics.
Umpire KLEIN went behind the bat,
with Umpire Dineen giving decisions
on the bases, while JImrire Brennan
went to right field and Connolly to left
neld.
First Inning.
Rhtlade delphia-Mafquard used great
speed and was Inclined to be unsteady,
and Lord had three balls and two
strikes when he drove short liner 70
left, on which Devore made wonder-
full shoestrins catch. Devore picked
the ball from the tin OF the grass and
cheering followed. oldring went out on
. arounder Nc Dcvfe. who made . pret-
" play on the bah TO Merl<le. Oldrfns
broke his bat In smashing the sbail.
Vanguard seemed sllghtly nervous and
Movers went down ana patted him on
the back. Collins flied to Snodgrass.
No rms. no hits. no errors.
i New aYork-Devore hit the first ball
pitched 20 Barry. who got his man
handily % first. DOYLE fouled and
cleered brt went out Baker to Davis.
No runs, no hits. no errors.
Second inning.
phflAdeluhia-Pater got q hie hand
when he came TO the plate. There was
guards speed was terrific Munphv
pinchSd Murphy or first on . snap
throw. The crowd 5eered Umpire
Dlneen when he called Murphy safe.
n9yis wAited Marquafd out and then
nlnsd MURPHY tried to steal second
hut was ont, Meyers TO Doyle. No
egps, no Aits. no erfofA
Ns1 YpFk-Nurphy couldn't 80
Coeuahg &est ones and struck out.
71eske struck out. He1sog hunted
after Coo4nhs had two strikes on him.
HlFso9 stole second. Fletcher was
Named and Coombs was cheersd for
HI pltchiAg No runs. no hits. no
ss sc Third ilNnin1.
Barry was out on Z
6toundef - Heesog. whose throw hoo&
- tdnaGe sseveralsfset. LApp singled
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