Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-17
Bakers Home Run in Sixth
With Collins on Bases,
Proves to be Deciding
Factor in Contest.
MARQUARD GIVES
WAY TO CRANDALLi
Athletics Unable to Do Any
thing With Latter in Last
Innings; Giants Only Run
Made on Misjudged Fly.

| Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. To- Tho
Athletics turned the tables on the
New York Giants In the second game
for the worlds championship this at
ternoon by score of 8 to 1. The game
was even until the sixth inning when
Collins doubled and Baker drove the
ball over the right field fence for a
home run. Both pitchers were in fine
form, Plank having slight advantage
owing to his steadiness. New York's
only run was the result OF a misjudged
fly to center which netted two. bases.
I The local team backed up Plank In
faultless style while the Giants We're
credited with three errors. one a rank
muff by Devore, the later also dis.
tinguishing himself by striking out
four times in succession.
| Marquard was very nervous In the
opening inning, but steadied down and
the Athletics were unable to do any
thing with his delivery except In tho
sixth.
Local fans went into spasms OF de-
| light In the first inning Of today's game
the second of the worlds championship
series, when Lord, the first man up,
singled and scored on tumble, =
sacrifice and Il wild pitch. McGraw
started Crandall warming up and Il
looked as II Marquard would be yank.
ed, but when New York tied It up
hits off Plank by .Herzig and Myers,
the Rube' took heart and held the
Athletics runless In the next two In
lnings.
Good Weather Brings out Crowd.
Baseball enthusiastics who retired
last night dubious of the weather for
today. were beside themselves with
joy when they took peep at the sky
| this morning and found that everything
was just right for the second game
between the New York Giants and the
Philadelphia Athletics for the cham
}pionship OF the world played at Shibe
| park this afternoon.
The bleacher line began to form at
lS o'clock Sunday night. The early.
comers brought camp stools and
boxes and each carried with him
enough eatables to see him through
1.-THE game today. At midnight moro
than a thousand were in line and
when the gates to the ball grounds
were opened at 80 a. M, the crowd
about the place numbered nearly
5000. .
The lines stretched four blocks away
and in the throng Of early comers was
number Of women.
The New York team arrived here be-
fore noon and went directly to an up
town hotel They were accompanied
by large contiger. Of .rooters.
The Philadelphia team reported at
Shibe park before 10 o'clock, and had
light workout Bakers arm which
was slightly lacerated by the spikes
when Snodgrass dashed into him on an
attempted steal Saturday, is slightly
swollen, but it did not interfere with
his going into the game.
/, First inning.
Philadelphia, Oct 16.-Umpire Cons
nel!Y called play hall u. 2:03 p. m. 1
GIANTS-DevOre struck out on
four ;i.-hed balls Doyle drove high
fly w;,ich ord took care OF SnOd-
grass was bit by a pitched ball. MIR
ray dr:vc line fly to Col'ils. No
runs.
ATHLETICS-Lo the first man
up, singled to right and went to sec-
ond on Murray's tumble. He took
third on Oldring's beautiful sacrifice.
! Marouard to Merkle. Lord scored on
a wild pitch. Crandall is warming up
for the Giants. Collins beat out m
nervous. Baker struck out. Murphy
made the third out on ny to Devore.
One run.
Second inning.
GIANTS--Merklew was retired, Barry
to Davis. Herzog drove double TO
center, Oldring misjudging the ball.
1t was decided that q ball hit over the
temporary fence in the playing Held
would go for two bases. Fletcher was
out Collins to Davis: Herzog taking
third Herzog scored moment later
on Meyers pretty single. Marquard
struck out. One rum
ATHLETICS-Capt. Davis was re-
tired, Doyle to Merkle. Barry drove
hard fly to left which Devore got un-
der, but muffed Barry taking second.
Thomas lifted fly to Devore. Plank
was out, Meyers to Merkle on . slow
grounder towards nrst. No runs.
Third Inning.
GIANTS-Devore struck out the
second time during the game. Doyle
flied out to Lord Snodgrass singled
to right after two strikes had been