The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-25
Athletics Win, 4 to 2,
Fourth Game of Series
mA'he~son, Clan, T~irier. +r Ere
eOerii, ano Forced 90 Retire
From Game
HOME RUN BAKER FANS
At CRITICAL MOMENT.
Nearly T~erty-Fise Thovssns Fans
See Athletics Win Thlro O.
Four Games Played.

PHILADELPHIA. oct si-Hittlng
the grest MatheNson TO all corners Of
the held. the Philadelphia Athletics
defeated the New York Giants at
Shibe park this afternoon for the third
successive time. by the score OF To >,
and the American league champions
nov need bht a si~gle game 10 again
give them the worlds baseball honors
for the second year in succession. The
victorious team not only outbatted the
champions OF the National league. but
also outfielded them and showed more
alertness on the bases
II was a finely played game. scnsa.
uonal IN spots, and gave the home
crowd plenty OF opportunity TO cheer
New York getting the jump In the first
inning. the Athletics came from behind
passed them In a fierce onslaught in
the fourth inning. and were never
again headed. Nearly 25.O0O persons
witnessed the contest
Asthe~son Knocked Out
Mathewson. the mainstay OF the
Giants. was fairly crushed under the
fusiilade OF hits. and az The. end OF the
seventh inning he retired in favor OF
Wiltse. The latter pitched but one in
deiphia team and escaped with a two
base hit out OF four men up Ten hits
for "A total Of sixteen bases we're rnafe
on MatheWson in six Awnings. In the
seventh inning he gave hls only base
on balls to Baker.
Chief Bender the Athletics stsrl-
ing pitcher. while hc did not equal the
wonderful game he twirled against
New York on the opening DAY OF the
series. was never In troubl. except In
the first inning. New York gOt but
seven hits on him. only two OF them
coming In one inning. lie struck out
four men and gave two bases on ballA
I'm the opening round the top OF the
New York batting list jumped on the
Chippewa in a manner that made the
timid ones fear that all was lost TIE
great Indian settled down. however.
after New York had scored two runs
on a single by Devcre. triple by
Doyle and sacrifice ny by Snodgrass.
and had New York az his mercy prac-
tically all the way
Barry Star az Bat
Barry. the brilliant shOrtStop OF the
Athletics, was the star man at the
bat. In four trips to the plate. he
mapped ont single and two doubles.
but none OF his hits figured In the
scoring. The sensational Baker came
10 time with a pair OF two-base hits
out Of three times up. and Murphy
roke loose for the first time in the
series and laced out two doubles that
set the crowd Wild with cheering
Captain Davis. substituting Tor the in
iured Mclnnes. also Was in the thick
OF the battle. pounding out a two
base hit in the big fourth inning.
when the Athletics passed New YORK
by scoring three runs. II was In this
inning that the greatest exhibition OF
hitting yet seen In the present worlds
ssries was given
The only men on the Philadelphia
team that did not get into the hit
column. were Oldring Thomas and
Bender Oldring and Thomas. how
ever. each had a sacrifice Bender hit
the bail 20 the inheid In each OF his
four trips 20 the plate. but made no
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