New-York tribune., 1911-10-26

driving a ringing single to left centre
held. Crandail was of with the crack
of the bat and. with McG:aw on the
coaching lines back Of third base waving
him on. he sprinted across the piate VITA
the run that tied the score.
Then came an eruption. Men pound'd
one another on the back. hats were
thrown in the air women screamed hEs-
terically. and a roar went up that maue
a boiler shop seem Ike quiet and de-
eerted VILLAGE. There was no restraint
The din was sweet music.
1t took a full minute-peThaps two
for the crowd 10 quiet down and wonder
what would happen next. 1t may oe
said in rassing that only brilliant bare
handed stop by Odging prevented De-
wore making two bases. and possibly
three. on his timely drive. and this had
a bearing for the moment. as with Doyle
at the bat Devore tried TO steal second
So as TO he in position to score the
winning run on hit He was caught
however. after a desperate slide, on an
accurate throw by Lapp.
Ooyl. the Man OF the Hour.
This brought the two teams into an
extra inning. with the score tie AT )
20 g. With Lapp out on bounder 20
Crandall, Coombs beat out little bunt
in front of the plate on a close decision
as MEYERS made quick and accurate
throw Jack Cocmbs then left the game
He had pulled tendon or strained MS
les in some way in the eighth inning and
had gone on pitching in more or less
siistress and pain. AT this critical point
"a fast and sound runner was needed so
iStrunk was substituted. CrandaH was
as steady as a rock, however under the
1rightful PRESSURE and when DeVore
made a pretty running catch OF Lord
hard hit ball well over toward centre field
and Meyers had thrown Oldring out at
first on puny effort at q hit in front
of the plate the way was opened for the
Giants TO win.
CAPTAIN Larry Doyle was the man OF
the hour His glaring error in the third
inning-his first. by the way, OF the
series-had put Rube Marquard in a
hole. from which he escaped only after
three runs he'd been scored on crash
ing home run drive by Reuben Oldring
into the left field bleschers. Following
thlt mistake. which assumed greater and
greater proportions as inning after inn
ing went by. with the Giants practically
helpless before Coombs. Doyle had done
everything in his power to retrieve him
self h. making three clean hits one for
tw bases Eddie Plank. who had beaten
tire Giants in the second game Of the
series. was in the box in place OF
Coombs. and il seemed like asking toe
much Of Doyle TO start another rally
with three hits behind him.
DOYLE. however. as said before, was
equal 10 me call He slammed two
haeger TO left held. and paved the way
then and there for victory. a daring
slide landed him safely at third base on
tap in front Of the plate by Snodsrass,
which Plank. in desperation, Helded 10
N Baker. in the hope OF cutting off dan
y gerous and threatening base runner.
~ With Doyle on third, Snodgrass on first
and none out. Plank found himself fac
in a critical and exactng situ-.ion
more particularly as Ped Murray. the
cleanup hitter OF the Giants-who, by
the way. has not been cleaning up in
this series-was at the bat. 1t seemed
as il Murray must get his eye on the
ball at last when a hit was so much
needed but once more he failed, and
passed out OF the game on a little fly tC
Murphy in short right field, on which
Il yle cid not dare dash for the plate.
Merllle came next, and Merkle wa:
equal TO the now insistent demands from
the crowd to do something" He picked
crt a good one and sent the ball sailing
over toward the stand in right field, dan
gerously close 20 the foul line.
Murphy Makes Great Catch.
Murphy sprinted after the ball and
made an amazing catch-inches, accord
in.- TO the umpre--in fair territory. He
whirled on the instant and shot the bal
10 the plate. in the hope Of cutting of
D.yie. but the throw, most difficult
one. was a bit wild. and Doyle. sprinting
from third the moment the ball rested in
Murphy's glove fairly hurled himself at
the plate with the winning run, even
though an Illegal one, according TO
KLEIN, the umpire.
So the game was won; so one of the
greatest battles in the history Of base
ball came 10 an end SO the Giants took
fresh grip on the ladder leading TO the
highest hOnors of baseball.
Sot half has been told. The Giants
won because Coombs weakened under
tie extra strain of an injury, or because
they finally solved delivery which for
seven innings was deceptive and puz-
zling The Giants used three pitchers
Marquard, Ames and Crandall. The
first named practically was driven from
the box in the third inning. when Reu-
ben Oldring who lives In Mount Vernon
and is really a New Yorker. almost
broke up the game with his home run
drive. 1t must be said, however, in all
fairness, that except for the costly error
by Doyle he would have come through
the frame in safety, and possibly TO a
well deserved victory. He allowed only
three hits while I'm the box.
Red" Arnes went 90 the mound after