Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-09
HARD BATTLE GOES
TO EXTRA INNINGS

another over and Jake is out on strikes
Wagner lofts one to Murray. Carrigan
hits a grass cutter TO Fletcher. and is
out TO MerkIe. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
FIFTH INNING
1t is right at this point that Collins
springs a rally and begins pitching He
slips Mathewson three straight ones
and gets him on strikes. On the next
four pitched balls Snodgrass goes out
on strikes. Doyle manages to meet the
ball, but it is only four fly to Lewis
NO runs, no hits, no errors
When Matty goes in the box he looks
desperate. He is never man to en-
JOY losing game, and his good right
arm is seldom at its level best unless
he is winning. McGraw experiences a
change OF heart at this stage Of tho
game and orders Snodgrass and Muir
ray to change places Then Mathew
son let's go at Collins, but he takes no
chances. First a ball. then a strike
then a ball, then a strike. then hall
and then the third strike and Collins is
out
Ihen Hooper pulls a hit 1t is his
third and when it sails out into safe
territory there is a roar that shakes the
Bunker Hill monument and rocks the
dome of the state house. Not satisfied
with this achievement. Hooner at orcs
steals second, but it is a wasted effort
LOT ferkes lights into the ball for a
triple and Hooper walks home with an
other Red SoX run. Speaker has a swell
chance to add to the Giants rout but
ne oYerlooks it with a liner to Fletcher
who doubles Yerkes at first.
SIXTH INNING.
Becker is still helpless i'm Collins
hands and is out from Yerkes 70 Stab,
on feeble swat Murray is the de-
hVefing kid however, and rips off a
one-sacker to right Merkle hoists "a
speaker Murray, demon for snAee
as rule, tries to steal and is cut doup
by Carrigsn. who throws him ont to
efkes' No runs, one hit, no errors.
Lewis misses the second ball bv five
feet Fletcher then misses Lewis,
orlVe' but he is given a single bv the
scorer. Gardner bunts, but is ont
MatheWson to Merkle. Lewis advances
a base. Stahl is out, Mathewson to
Merkle. Lewis goes to third on tho
play. Wagner is out to MerkIe nm
assisted.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING.
Herzog singled to right but Atavars
files out to Yerkes. HerzoS steals sac-
ond. Fletcher flies out to Stah1 and
Mathewson fans
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Carrtgan out Herzog to Merkie. Col
Inns strikes ont and Hooper dies DovIe
TO Merltle
NO runs, no hits, no errors
EIGHTH INNING.
Snodgrass flies to Lewis who dron.
it. Doyle singles. Snodgrass going to
second. Becker forces DovIe ySr.ko.
TO Wagner Murray doubles. scoring
Snodgrass and putting Becker on third.
MFrkle fouls 20 Carrigan. Herzos
drives a wicked liner TO left for two
bases, scoring Becker and Murray and
putting the Giants in the lead. New
erS goes out, Wagner to StahI. Three
runs, three hits, one error.
ferkes flies out to Murray. Speaker
out, Matty to Merkle. Lewis doubles to
right. Gardner singles, Lewis scor
ing. Stahl hits to Doyle, who FUN
bles, Gardner taking third. Stahl steals
second. Wagner fans One rum, two
hits, one error.
NINTH INNING.
Fletcher went out, Wagner to Stahl
Matty pops out to Stahl. snodgras.
walks, the first base on balls Of the
game Snodgrass steals second. Dov1s
walked Intentionally Becker walks
Murray forces him at second. Wagner
TO Yerkes. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Carrigan out, Matty to Merkle
Hall fouIed out to Rerzog. Hooper
flied out to Doyle. No runs, no hits
no errors.
TENTH INNING.
MerNe triples. Her2og out. Wagner
to Stahl Merllle hugging third. Mey.
ers walked Intentionally Shafer run,
for Meyers and Mccormick hits foI
Fletcher Mccormick flies to Lewis
scoring Merkle Mathewson flies out
to Yerkes. One run, one hit, no errors
Shafer plays short for New YORK
and Wilson catching for Meyers.
herkes out Wilson 10 Merke
Spea ker triples over Beckers head
He scored on Skaters error Lewis
doubles TO right Gardner out Doyle
to Merkle. Stahl out, Herzog to Mer-
kle One run. two hits. one error.
ELEVENTH INNING.
Bedient now pitching for Boston
Suodgrass Us hit by pitcher Doyle
fans, Snodgrass out stealing. CART.
gan TO IcrNes Becker walks ard h
OUT stealing. Carrigan TO Wagner NJ
runs, no hits, no errors.
Wagner out, Shatcr To Merkl,
CARR gan out and SO was Hall
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