The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
ATHLETICS WIN
THIRD STRAIGHT
Founded Mathewson Hard in EARLY
innings and Down Giants in
the Fourth Game,
q to 2.
BENDER PITCHES WELL
eakcr Is Again Star at Bat, Rappns
Out Two Doubles that Played an
important Part in
Scoring.


Athletics ............... 8 ~ !
Giants 8
SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA,
Oct. 24-The Athletic batters came in
to their own this afternoon and with
eleven hits, seven of which We're
doubles, won the fourth game of the
worlds series by a score of 4 to 2.
Mathewson, the hope of the Giants,
was mark for the Athletics and six
of the extra base hits were made off
his delivery.
After the first inning the Giants
never had a chance, Bender holding
them safe at every turn. This was a
clean cut Athletic victory, the Amer
lean League men outplaying the Gil
ants at every stage of the game.
The score by innings:
First Inning.
Giants -Devore singled. Doyle
then tripled, scoring Devure. snod-
grass flew out to Lord, and Doyle
scored, beating the t..row easily.
Murray grounded out to Davis unas-
sisted. Merkle famed Two runs,
two hits, no errors.
Athletics-Lord famed Oldring
also famed. Collins singled Aer
received a great cheer WHOM he step
ped to the plate. Baker famed. NO
runs, one hit, no errors.
Second Inning.
Giants Herzog flew out to Oldring
Fletcher singled Meyers forced
Fletcher, Thomas to collins. Mathew
son was out, Bender to Davis. Nc
runs, one hit, no errors.
Athletics Murray doubled Muir
ply went to third on Mathewson's
wild throw to second Davis out
Mathewson to Merkle Barry failed
to bunt and Murphy was run down II
the base line by Meyers unassisted
Barry beat out an infield hit Thoma.
fouled out to Meyers. No runs, two
hits, one error.
Third Inning.
Giants--Devore flew out to Oldrine
Doyle flew out to Baker. Snodgras
grounded out, Barry to Davis. NJ
runs, no hits, no errors.
Athletics-Bender out, Fletcher t,
Merkle. Lord singled and was force,
by Oldring, Fletcher to Doyle Col
7, nj
errors.
Fourth Inning.
Giants-Murray flew out to Baker
Merkle famed. Herzog grounded on
to Davis unassisted. No runs, n,
hits, no errors
Athletics-Baker doubled to LETT
Murphy doubled to the same place
scoring Baker Davis doubled to right
scoring Murphy. Barry out, Hero;
to Merkle, Davis taking third on TIL
play. Thomas flew out to Murray
Davis scoring. Bender out, Fletche
to Merkle. Three runs, three doubles
no errors
Fifth Inning.
Giants Fletcher out Baker t
Davis. Meyers doubled to right
Meyers out, Thomas to Baker, tryin
to steal third. Mathewson walked
one hit, no errors.
Athletics-Lord out, Merkle t
Mathewson Oldring out, Herzog t
Merkle. Collins singled and Bake
doubled, scoring Collins. Murph
famed. One run, two hits. no errors
Sixth Inning.
Giants-Doyle walked Snodgras
famed. Murray flew ont to Bakel
who doubled Doyle at first sack, Bake
to Davis. No runs, no hits, no errors
Athletics Davis out, Herzog t
Merkle. Barry doubled Thomas on
Fletcher to Merkle. Bender out, Hel
log to Merkle. No runs, one hit n
errors
Seventh Inning.
Giants Merkie famed. Herr
few out to Oldring. Fletcher siagle,
Meyers out, Collins to Davis. n
runs, one hit, no errors
Athletcs-Lord safe on Fetener
feinbIe. Oldring sacrificed, Merkle
Doyle. Collins also sacrificed.
Merkle unassisted. Baker '.alkc'
Murphy grounded out to MerlIie u
assisted. No runs, no hits, one GRO
Eighth nning
Giants Becker, batting Tor Aatl
ewson, out. Collins to Davis. Devon
singled. Doyle forced Devore. Collin
to Barry. Sncdgrass was safe G
Bakers error. Murray fouled out
Thomas No runs. one hit. one erro
Athletics Wiltse, now pitching fl
Mathewsnn famed Davis on thre