Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-08
ALL-ROUNDPLAy
WINS FOR MACK
Hard Hitting, Brilliant Fielding
and Lucky Breaks Cost
Giants First Game.
NEW Works. RALLY AFTER
BAKERS GREAT SMASH
But McGraW's Men Fail to Get
Runs Enough to Win Because
of Splendid Fielding.
BY J. ED GR1LLo.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, October g.
Hard hitting, backed up by some
brilliant fielding, aided by the
breaks which usually come to
great ball team, allowed the Ath-
letics to win the first game of the
worlds series from the Giants
yesterday afternoon by a score OF
| g to q.
Long, hard drives made at the
expense of Marquard gave the
Mackmen the runs they needed
to win, though there is no doubt
that victory was made possible by
the failure of Shafer, the substi-
tute center fielder, to play fly
ball from Schang's bat properly in
the fourth inning, the round in
which the Athletics gained what
looked like commanding lead.
After displaying real form for
three innings, Marquard proved
an easy mark in the fourth, and
the finishing touches were put to
his performance in the fifth, when
the irresistible Baker drove out
a home run with Collins on the
bases.
Though the runs which resulted
from that blow seemed to end
whatever chance the Giants may
have had, they displayed enough
real fighting spirit to make a fair
bid to tie the score, gaining three
runs in their half Of the fifth,
which came within one run OF
tying the score. 1t was in this
inning that Bender suffered his
greatest upset of the day. He
was hit real hard in this round,
and Barry's error, a low throw
to first, aided the Giants in their
efforts.
Marquard Hit Harder Than Bender.
Marquard was hit much harder than
| Bender Four Of the safe drives made of
him in the fourth and fifth innings were
I for extra bases, and Melted Ave runs. Or
| dinarily, that would be lead enough to
| assure Bender q victory, but he did not
| have the usual smooth sailing and found
/ himself in the mire in that fifth inning
/ when the Giants punched some of their
\ hits.
| So far as base hits were concerned. it
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| teams. each getting eleven, though the
| total bases were largely in favor of the
| American League champions. a fact di-
| rectly responsible for their victory.
1t was while .Crandall was pitching that
the run was made which virtually cinch-
| ed the game. Crandall went on the slab
| in the sixth and he got away without
| even being threatened for the next two
innings, but in the eighth three hits in
| succession gave the Mackmen another
| run and there were two on and none out
| when Crandall was relieved by Tesreau.
That worthy retired the side without
being scored on and held the Mackmen
| hitless for the remainder OF the game.
| Stupid work on the bases cost the Ath-
| letics at least one run in the very open
ing inning. Oldring was at fault He
had singled after Murphy had flied out to
| right, and then allowed himself to be
caught mapping off first. Collins followed
with hit to center. which would UNI
doubtedly have sent Oldring to third
| from where he could have scored on
| Bakers long fly to left. Bender also
yielded a hit in the Giants half but 1t
came after two were out, Fletcher max
ing 1t, and he died on a splendid throw
by Schang, when he tried to steal second
Murray got hit with two out in the
/ second, but never advanced from first
/ Bender's first hole came up in the third
/ when he was hit safely twice and a
1 run was scored. Merkle was given a
| life and hit when Barry juggled his
| grounder long enough to allow him to
| reach first. MarQuard advanced him
| with sacrifice, and after Shafer had
| flied to center Doyle pulled the ball
\ past Collins for a base and Merkle
/ trotted home amid the maddened
| cheers OF the crowd.
4 That lead, however. was short lived
4 for In the very next inning. the fourth.
the Athletics took command. 1t was the
i willy Collins who started the trouble
by hitting a triple to center. Baker
beat out slow bounder which Doyle