Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-17

oheered him On.
| The man on the New York team who
received the heartiest welcome was
Catcher Meyers. His superb catching
caught the crowds fancy and he was
given a hand each time he stepped to
the plate.
The game began a few minutes aft
err Q o'clock with New York at the bat
The first ball pitched by Plank was a
strike and the crowd cheered The
next vas also strike and the third
ball. rhe fourth pitched sent the little
left fielder. Devore, back to the bench.
Capt. Doyle sent a fly to Lord which
the latter almost lost, slipping on the
soft ground as he started after the
tall. Snodgrass was tipped on the
shirt front by one of Plank's swift in
shoots and went to first. He was left
there when Murray flied to Collins.
IN the second half of the opening in
ming Lord raised the hopes of the
rooters by sending slashing single to
right. Murray was after the ball like a
fash, but fumbled it in his hurry
TO pick It up and Lord sprinted to sec
ond 0ldring laid down a pretty sac
rifce which put Lord on third and
then Marquard let loose a wild pitch
and Lord came home. Collins singled
and Baker, always dangerous, came
up. 1t was here that Marquard showed
signs of unsteadiness. He either could
ent catch or did not understand Mey-
ors signals. Finally he got them
straight and under the coaching of the
Indian he struck Baker out. Murphy
fled 70 Devore.
Merlle vas easily disposed Of in the
second inning. Barry to Davis, to the
delight of the crowd. But the jubila-
ton of the fans was soon turned TO
gloom, for Herzog's long hit got away
from Oldring in center and the third
haseman reached second. Fletcher
went out, Collins to Davis. On his out
Perzog went to third and scored on
Meyers single to left, evening up the
score.
For Philadelphia in the second in
ming, Davis was tossed out by Doyle.
Doyle made a mess of Barry's long
fly and Barry reached second on the
muff. Thomas sent long fly to De-
wore and Plank went out on a slow
grounder, which Meyers picked up
and shot to Merkle.
Devore struck out again when he
came up in the third inning and
Doyle flied out to Lord. Snodgrass
singled to right after two strikes had
been called on him and was left when
Murray was tossed out by Plank. The
Athletics went out in order in the
third inning. Lord struck out Oldring
fouled to Meyers and Collins flied out
to Devore.
The pitching of Plank and Marquard
at this stage was Of the highest or
der Lord went out in quick order in
the fourth. Collins made a pretty
pickup of Merl,les boundcr and toss
ed him out Herzog lirted a high iy
to Barry, which nearly got away from
him and Fletcher was an easy out,
Barry to Davis. For the Athletics in
the fourth Baker was tossed out by
Doyle, Murphy sent high fly to De-
wore and Davis sent up a high foul
which Meyers got. The indian catcher
was first up in the fifth inning and
went out, Baker TO Davis. MarQuard
struck out and then Devors made
Plank laugh as he struck out the
third time. Philadelphias fifth inning
was as quickly played. Barry dropped
a bunt in front of the plate, but Mar
guard made a neat pickup and shot
the ball to first ahead of the short
stop Thomas grounded to Fletcher
and Plank smiled as Marquard sent
him back to the bench on three pitch
ed balls
Davis took Doyle's grounder unas-
sisted in the sixth. Then Snodgrass
sent fast single down the left field
foul line, Lord raced after the ball and
when Snodgrass neared second he
found that Barry. through a great
throw from Lord. had the ball and
was waiting for him. Murray struck
out
Lord had gone out on a fly to Snod-
grass and Oldring on a long drive to
Devore in the econd half Of the sixth,
when the unexpected happened Col
Inns drove pretty two-Lase hit 10
left field and the crowd called on Ba-
ker to bring him home Baker let two
balls go by him and then Marquartl
sent one up which just suited the best
home-run hitter on the Athletic team.
The ball sailed high over the right
field wall and Collins, who was off at
the crack of the bat 'ioafed" home
when he saw that Baker had put tho
ball out of the grounds. Marquard
kept his nerve. however, and struck
out Murphy.
IT now took two runs to tie the score
and the Philadelphia rooters began TO
sing. Merkle hushed them by sending
a single to center on the first ball
pithed. ierzog flied TO Oldrins and
Fletcher was an easy out to Baker.
Merkle was caught mapping. Plank to
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