Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-14
Nathewson Pulls Out of Hole.

Mathewson found himself i'm a pre-
carious condition in the third. when, with
two out, Oldring got a double to lett.
Collins was walked after he got .Matty'
in the hole and Baker then gave ride
ulous exhibition of club swinging, hitting
at three wide ones
The Giants on the other hand, are wait
Ing out Bender. He has shown an occs-
sional fash of Witness. but seems able
TO rise to the occasion when il is neces-
sary. He gave hope to the Giants when
he walked Devore, with two out. in the
third, but nothing came of il, for Lord
was right in the way of Doyle's line drive
to left.
Even players Of Mathewsons popularity
and fame are not exempt from the ridicu-
louS cry of the fans, take him out; and
when Oldring doubled in the third this
demand was made by a portion of the
crowd
Field Umpire Decides Strike.
Ii isn't often that it is left to the field
umpire whether ball should be called
strike. but in the fourth, with Snod-
grass on first and none out. Klein could
not decide whether Murray had made an
attempt TO bunt or not. He left il to
Dineen, who decided that Murray haG,
and strike was charged against him.
An unfortunate but ineXcusable error
DN collins caused the score 10 De tlct
in the fourth. Bender gave muster
full exhibition i'm this inning after a.
bad beginning. He got himself i'm trou
BILE by hitting Snodgrass. With three
and two on Murray, a hit and run was
played and on Murray's out at first
-Snodgrass reached second. Bender
struck out Merkle. but Herzog's bound
er and Collins fumble-the hero of the
last worlds series was slow i'm re-
turning the ball-enabled SnOdgrass To
greatest cheering ever heard in ball
park.
Collins Loses His Chance.
Collins had chance to redeem himsaIe
i'm the fifth. but failed. With one gone.
Bender had singled, only to be forced by
Lord. Oldring then made his second two
Dagger. and second and third were occu-
pied when Collins came up. He tried the
squeeze play, though there were two out
but failed. He next offered SLOW
grounder down the first base line, which
Merkle grabbed and just managed TO
reach Collins as he was flying past -
Up to the sixth inning each seam had
made but one attempt TO steal Doyle's
effort in the first was successful but
when Baker tried it in the sixth
Myers perfect throw to Doyle saailed
him by feet This was to he expect
ed, and neither team is taking any great
chances on the bases. There is too
much at stake for that.
Baker Spiked by Snodgrass.
In the last half of the sixth Baker was
spiked when Snodgrass. who had been
hit by a pitched ball and sacrificed to
second, stole third. There was some de-
lay while Bakers injury was being ex-
amined by the players. but he gamely
stuck in the game though he appears
to be linipng.
An attempted double steal in the
Giants half of the sixth ended the IN
ming. Snodgrass was on third when Her
zog walked. Herzog attempted the de-
layed steal. and drew a throw from
Thomas Collins return was perfect.
and as Thomas had the plate blocked.
Snodgrass became easy victim
What seemed to be the deciding run
came in the seventh. and was due TO
clean hitting With one out. Myers hit
the left field fence for two bases. Ben
der buckled down TO real work ana struck
ont Mathewson. He had two strikes on
Deyore when the latter caught hagh
fast one for two bases to left. easily
scoring Movers Bender walked Doyle.
but recovered and struck out Snodgrass.
leaving two on the bases