The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-27

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 in the first game in the Polo grounds | at New York. Three singles and double in as many innings were all the visitors I could garner off his delivery. The two base hit was made by Doyle | in the first inning and he scored later | when Murphy muffed an easy fly From | this time forward the Indian was never In trouble. New York got single in the third and one in the fifth inning. In | the ninth Bender appeared to let down | and Herzog hit him for a single and | subsequently, scored. It was the third game Bender pitched, and his second l victory in three days.
 | Despite the terrific hitting on the part l of the Athletics and the fact that a total 1 of eight errors were made by the two teams, the game was brilliantly played Numerous plays that brought the crowd | to its feet were made.
 Devore, leftfielder for New York | robbed Lord of sure three base hit by great sprint, catching his long fly in centerfield. Baker and Davis made sen | sational running catches of foul flies and Collins electrified the spectators by stop and throw of a terrific grounder back of the second base that no one thought he could reach. The Philadel- | phia team was charged with five errors and all of them were made on the easiest 1 kind of chances.
 | Two of New York's three errors were wild throws, which practically started their downfall.
 Crowd Small
 The crowd was the smallest of the se- ries, numbering 20,4S5 persons. What 1t | lacked in numbers, however, was made up in enthusiasm. There was little din until the third inning, when the Athletics I tied the score and when the home team cut loose in the fourth and subsequently | in the seventh there was never a let up in the Hail! Hailr Every player was given a rousing hand as he stepped to | the plate Rank errors we're overlooked and finally the Athletics so far outclassed l the Giants in the third column of the l box score that the crowd began to cry in derision every time an Athletic player was thrown out by New York man. The fourth inning was noisy but it | was nothing to the pandemonium in the seventh when 10 Athletics stepped | to the plate to take a crack at the pitching talent A bit of sentiment on | the part of Captain Harry Davis was | cheered when he sent the injured Me | Innes into the game in the ninth in- ming.
 "Stuffy" took the last put out and officially figured in the series. Chief Myers also retired near the end Of the game in favor of Wilson, probably foI the same reason.
 Before the game began it looked as | though Plank would be the pitcher and there was some surprise among the fans when Connie Mack sent Ben- der into fhe box. The Indian proved that he could pitch more than twice a week.
 Philadelphia made nine hits and Ii runs in the two feature innings of the l game In the fourth with the score tie Baker opened the inning with a l slashing single to center field. Ths crowd called on Murphy to bring him around and he almost did it by landing Baker on third with single to center field The veteran Davis then came up and hit grounder to Doyle who | threw to the plate, but Baker was in with the run by a beautiful slide under Myers. This run gave the home | team the lead. With none out Barry laid down a bunt and in fielding the ball to first Ames hit Barry on the head and the ball rolled out to righ1 field Murphy and Davis rounded the bases to the plate. Barry put or steam and started to sprint to sec 1 | catch the fleet footed shortstop at sec ond and Barry made a dash for home He came over the plate with the fourth run.
 | Thomas, Bender and Lord then went | out in order.
 The Sixth
 In the sixth the Athletics got rur on Murphys two base hit and two outs and in the seventh the Athletics put the worlds championship in theil possession. Bender opened the inning
 with a fly to Doyle. Lord singled to tho infield and Oldring put him on thirt
 with single to center.
 | Collins hit to Wiltse, who threw tC | Merkle, and when the latter dropped | the throw Lord sprinted over the plate Collins was safe. Oldring scored or
 Bakers drive over Doyle's head ant Collins went to third.
 Murphy pushed a single into centerfielt
 and Collins came home. Baker stopping | at second Davis sent Baker home ant | Murphy to third on a smash to rightfielt
 and moment later Murphy came hom' | when Barry lifted ball into the crow(
 for two bases, going to third.
 Manager McGraw here switched hi pitchers, sending in Marquard who le
 loose a wild pitch and Davis and Barry | went over the plate Thomas then cam, | up, the nlnln man tO pat III tue IIlHlflS
 and shot out his first hit of the series tt
 his intense delight. Bender came up ant | Thomas started for second and wa! | thrown out, Myers to Fletcher on dou
 ble barrelled play. It looked as if Thom | as went out purposely to end the inning | quickly. Bender struck out.
 After this big inning the Athletics did
 not appear to try hard. All interest II
 the outcome of the battle was gone ant the big crowd started homeward.
 There was no more scoring until th' ninth inning when Herzog scored on hi single, poor throw, a wild pitch ant Fletchers out. When the game was eve that part of the crowd which did no
 leave the ground before the game ended
 remained and held a celebration. They
 cheered the players who had dived unde the grandstand the instant the last mai
 was out and gave three "hails'' for Con nie Mack who has won four American league pennants and two worlds cham | pionships for Philadelphia.