Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-26

WsySTSS SoOHpS, Plank ana lAPp.
4 Polo Grounds, New York. Oct, 25.
The Giants tied up the fifth worlds
series game this afternoon In the ninth
inning when Coombs was touched for
two doubles and In the next round
Doyles double was the beginning Of
the second defeat for the Athletics.
The Giants captain went to third on
Snodgrass' sacrifice and scored the
winning run on Merkles outfield sacri-
flee.
The game was easily the most Bit
terly fought battle Of the 1911 series.
Indian summer never furnished 3
more balmy day for p0st-season
baseball contest
There was loud cheer from the
stands when the megaphone man an.
nounced that Marquard and Meyers
were the batteries 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 Umpire brennan
went to right field and Umpire Connel-
" to left field. I, I. I B
First Inning.
ATHLETICS--MarQ used great
speed and was inclined to be unsteady
and Lord had three balls and two
strikes on him when he drove short
liner to left on which Devore made
wonderful shoestring catch. Devore
picked the ball OF the tips Of the
grass and the great crowd cheered.
Oldring went out on grounder to-
Doyle who made 9 pretty play on the
ball to Merkle. Oldring broke his bat
In smashing the ball. Marquard seem.
ed slightly nervous and Meyers went
down and patted him on the back.
Collins WAS out son q fiy to Snodgrass. !,
No runs; no hits; no errors.
GIANTS -Devore hit the first ball
pitched to Barry who got his man
handily at first. Doyle hit weak
foul which Baker captured. Snod.
grass was given q big cheer when he
stepped to the plate. He went out by
the Baker Davis route. Davis made .
nice puckup OF Bakers throw. No
runs; no hits; no errors.
Second inning.
\ ATHLETICSTBake got q big hand
when he came to the plate. There
was another cheer when Marquard
famed Baker. Marquard's speed was
terrific. Murphy singled sharply to
left. Marquard almost pinched Muir
ply off first on a snap throw. The
crowd jeered Umpire Dineen when he
called Murphy safe. Davis waited
Marquard out and then famed. MUIR.
ply tried to steal second but was
out Meyers to Doyle. No runs; one
hit: no errors.
GIANTS couldn't see
Coombs' fast ones and struck out.
Merkle was another strike-out, the
third strike fooling the Giant player
Merkle hunted between Barry ana
Baker after Coombs had two strikes
on him. Herzog stole second fetch
er famed, and Coombs was cheered
for his clever pitching. No runs; one
hit; no errors. A
Third Inning.
ATHLETICS-Barry went out on .
grounder to Herzog, whose throw beat
the runner several feet. Lapp singled
over second, hitting ball that was far q
over his head. Meyers had Lapp
caught of first on beautiful throw.
but Merkle dropped the ball. It was
not an error for Merkle. Coombs hit
. grounder to Herzog who threw to
Doyle. but the Giant second baseman
dropped the ball in his eagerness to
make q double play. With man ON
and talked to MarQuard. Lord sent
high one to Doyle. Lapp. Coombs ana !
Oldring scored on Oldring's home run
drive into the field stand The crowd
went wild and the Athletics players
shook Oldring's hand as he came to
the bench. Oldring's smash un-
steadied Marquard and Collins stroll
ed to first on four wild ones. Collins
stole second. Meyers throw was
wild. McGraw sent Ames out to warm
up. Baker was out on grounder to
Merkle unassisted. Three runs; two
hits; one error.
GIANTS-Meyers raped q single
which bounded OF Bakers legs. Beck
er was sent to bat in place Of Mar
guard. Becker shot q liner to Barry
who tried to double Meyers of first,
but Davis dropped the ball Devore
struck out. and Meyers was out at.
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