The Washington herald., 1911-10-27
NOTES OF THE GAME.

winners and losers end.
NOTES OF THE GAME.
A brass band stationed beyond the low
fence in right field added to the gayety
OF the occasion.
Old Tom Connolly was the plate UNI
pire: Brennan on the bases, Bill Dineen
in right field and KLEIN in left.
While Bender and Plank were warm
ing up the former looked so much better
in every respect that Mack decided TO
start the Indian, leaving Plank for the
ace in the hole.
Larry Doyle picked the first ball
pitched for a two-bagger Had the pill
gone two feet higher home run would
have resulted.
The Giants should have been shut out
in the first inning. There was no excuse
for Murphy dropping Red Murrays
liner. Murray a minute later was caught
mapping by lightning throw-Bender to
Davis.
Ames had three balls and no strikes on
Lord. the first Athletic batter up. then
he cut the plate in half with two and
FORCED Lord 10 go out, Doyle to Merkle
Both Oldring and Collins fell victims
TO Ames' curves and died via the strike
out route in the opening chapter.
Herzog sent Barry a hot liner in the
second, which the latter promptly
mufred. and It looked at the start like
the Athletics would lose the game on
mis-
second and was safe a mile, as Thomas
throw was high.
Collins made peach Of a stop on
Meyers grOunder in the second. The hall
bounded almost over the midway bag
and by retiring the Indian the side went
out leaving Herzog stranded on second
Danny Murphy made the first Athletic
II hit. a grass-cutter which got away from
Doyle, in the second inning.
Although Murphy reached second on
Harry Davis infeld tap, he could not
score, as Barry whitfield for the third out
Red Ames, who never made a hit in
his life. dubbed a lucky one through
Barry in the Giants third.
When Josh Devore tried to steal in
the Giants third heSfound the ball wait
ing Tor him in N.ddie Collins paws
Red Ames base on balls to Thomas in
the Athletics third was fatal. resulting
IN a run which tied the score
Merkle's clout away over to Collins
right in the Giants fourth looked like Il
sure enough hit. but the little whirl-
u ind
ner by a close margin
AS was expected, Ames got his bumps.
but the blow-off came sooner than most
of the experts figured. That lucky fourth
will long he remembered by the brethren
al the ringside.
Josh Devore made one of the prize
catches Of the game when he raced over
to the left-field fence and pulled down
Lords skyscraper.
The Giants threw the ball around like
a pack of schoolboys In the fourth. Every
play smacked OF the bush league
Muggsy McGraw sent Crandan in to
hit for Ames in the fifth, and the big
twirler drew a walk
Four innings was enough for Ames.
When the fifth opened Southpaw Wiltse
was on the mound, and Rube Oldring
greeted him by popping up to Devore.
1t usually takes a couple Of innings for
the MaCkmen to become acquainted with
a pitcher. Wiltse retired the side in
order during the fifth, just as Ames did
in the first.
managed to capture Larry Doyle's Texas
Lacquer in the sixth, and Rube Oldring
followed this up with a pretty catch of
Snodgrass' fly to short center.
Bender's second base on balls Of the
game was presented to Red Murray in
the Giants sixth.
The sun in center field bothered snod-
grass. for Murphy's two-bagger in the
sixth should have been an easy out
Wiltse had two strikes on Barry in
the sixth when the little shortstop step
Ped into a curve and sent the ball spin |
ming to deep left for a sacrifice fly.
Harry Davis electrified the crowd by
running all the way to the stands and
pulling down Fletchers high foul fly in
the seventh. Life In the old dog yet,
nIurmured Capt. Anson in the press
stand
Although a southpaw twirler, Wiltse |
bats right-handed. He made his first |
appearance at the plate in the Giants
seventh and ANONYMOUSLY famed.
As stated in the foregoing. the Athletics |
have to become acquainted with a pitcher |
before they start to take liberties with |
him: Poor old Wiltse was drawn and |
quartered in the seventh. They had to |
pick up his remains and lay them ten |
derly away. Six hits. five runs-wow!
Lucky seventh-seven runs"'
Rube MarQuard In the seventh cut loose !