Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-10-16
PLANK PITCHES GREAT BALL
HOLDS DOWN HEAVY NEW YORK
HlTTERs WHOSE ONLY SCORE
WAS ON MIsJUDcED fly.
BAKER IS A HERO TONIGHT
HIS HOME RUN IN THE SIX III IN.
MING WON THE eAME ron
MAck's MEN,. tf

Shibe Park, Philadelphia Oct i6.
The Athletics turned the tables
on the New York Giants in the sec.
ond game for the worlds champion.
ship this afternoon by score OF 8
to l. The game was even until the
sixth inning when Collins doubled
and Baker drove the ball over the
right field fence for home run. :
Both pitchers were in excellent
form. Plank having slight advant-
age owing to his steadiness. Mar.
guard was visibA nervous in the
opening inning but steadied down and
the Athletics were unable to do any
thing with his delivery except in the
sixth inning. New York's only run
was the result of misjudged fly IN
center, which went for two bases
The local team backed up Plank in
faultless style, while the Giants made
three errors and rank muff by De-
yore. the latter also striking ont four
times. &. Y
The batting order follows Y Z
New York: Devore. II; Boyle, ~.
Snodgrass, cf Murray, RS Merkle,
1b; Herzog. sb; Fletcher. IS: Meyers,
c; Marquard, p.
Athletics: Lord, If; Oldring, CT;
Collins, 2b; Baker, 3b; Murphy. rf;
Davis, 1b; Barry, IS; Thomas, c:
Plank, D.
Umpires Connolly, behind the
plate; Brennan on the bases. Dineen
on the left field foul line; KLEIN on
right field foul line.
First inning. New York-Devors
struck out. Doyle flied to Lord. Snod
rgass hit by pitched ball. Murray
drove ftp to Collins. No runs.
Athletics: Lord singled to right
and went to second on Murray's
tumble. Crandall is warming up for
the Giants. Lord took third on Old
rings beautiful sacrifice, Marquard to
Merlkle. Lord scored on wild pitch.
Collins beat out an infield hit. Mar
guard was visibly nervous. Baker
struck out. Murphy was the third
out ON a fly to Devore. One run.
Second inning. Giants: Merkle out
Barry to Davis. Herzog drove
double to center. 0ldring misiudg
ing the ball. Fletcher was thrown
out, Collins to Davis. Herzog taking
third. Herzog scored moment
later on Meyers single. Marquald
strikes out. One run.
Athletics: Captain Davis was re.
tired. Doyle to Merkle. Barry drove
a hard fly to left which Devore got
under but muffed, Barry taking Sec
ond. Thomas lifted a fly to Devore
Plank was out, Meyers to Merkle, on
slow grounder toward first. No
runs.
Third inning: Giants: Devore
struck out Doyle few out to Lord.
Snodgrass singled to right. Murray
was retired, Plank to Davis. No
runs.
Athletics: Lord famed. Oldring
lifted foul which Meyers took care
Of Collins few out to Devore. No
runs.
Fourth inning. Giants Merkle was
thrown out, Collins to Davis on a
pretty pickup. Herzog lifted a high
one to Barry. Fletcher was thrown
out by Barry to Davis. No runs.
Athletics: Baker retired. Doyle to
Merkle. Marquard had steadied down
and was pitching splendid game.
Murphy gave Devore an easy out on
a high fly. Davis made the third
out on foul to Meyers. No runs.
Fifth inning. Giants Meyers was
out. Baker to Davis. on an easy
chance. Marquard famed on four
pitched balls. Devore struck out the
third time in succession. No runs.
Athletics. Up to this time Plank
had FIVE strike outs and Marquard