The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-08
BAKERS HOME RUN IN THE FIFTH
J INNING PRACTICALLY WINS GAME
SCORE WAS 8 TO 4, THE ATHLET
les DRIVING MARouARp FRos
THE BENDER PITcHE.
STEADILY FOR THE AMERI-
CANS.
ny THos. a. JOHNSON.


New York. Oct. THE Philadelphia
Americans defeated the New York
Nationals in the first game of the
worlds series today by the score OF
to I. The game was really won IL
the fifth inning, when Baker hit a
home run. sending Collins in ahead OF
him.
Big Chief Bender and Home Run"
Baker revived ancient history and put
the lie to the over used word lucky
The Chiefs work had TO be seen to be
properly appreciated. He was as cool
and was master of the situation at all
9lages. letting up only for few mo-
ments when his team gave him four
run lead. but soon put on the extra
steam when the enemy approached the
sanger point. Good Night" Baker
that describes him. Many had hopes
OF another four base clout, but few
believed iii.
On the defensive the Mack infield
lived up TO its reputation.
Doyle Fletcher and Murray liked
Bender's offerings and a sight of the
error column shows the whole Giant
team played jam up ball. They were
simply UP against too much Bender,
Baker and Collins
After Murphy had flied out in the
first inning. Oldring got the first hit
OF the series, liner into right but
MarQuard with a we'll developed half
baIk. motion turned him back Collins
cracked single into center and Baker
flied out
With two Giants down. Fletcher
smashed enc to left for a base, but the
youngster, Schang, turned him back
on attempted steal.
In the second inning it was one, two,
three for the Athletics, and with two
gone again, Murray dropped a single
into left but Meyers skyed to Oldring
With two down III the third, Murray
singled to center. but Oldring forced
him at second. Merkle scratched an
infteld hit and Marquard aacrifced
nicely. Shafer flied out, but Larry
Doyle poked one into right garden and
Merkle scored the frs run. Fletcher
then lined to Murray.
T. In the fourth inning Collins smote
fthe first pitched ball for three bases
TO center. Baker beat Aout an infield
grounder and Collins scored McInnis
sacrificed. Strunk tapped one to
Marquard and Baker was nailed at
third. Barry doubled and Strunk was
held at third. Then Schang came
through with an awfu. three-base wall
lop to center over Skaters head. clean
ing the bases. Bender was thrown
out at first.
Burns. first up in this inning,
doubled to left and was nailed at third
on Herzog's tap to Baker. Murray
famed and Meyers lined out to Old
ring again.
With two down in the fifth, Collins
walked, stole second and then the
mighty Baker met a fast one and
touched the four bases. Bender let
down in Giants half and they put their
runs over. nearly tying the score, but
Herzog failed to deliver
Crandall went in the box for the
Giants in the sixth, but lasted only
two innings, and Tesreau pitched great
ball for the remainder of the game
under the dusky, sky. The Giants
threatened in the seventh when with
one down Shafer singled to center
and Doyle showed one into right send
Ing Shafer to third. Fletcher sent
hard grounder to Barry on the hit and
run but Collins completed the double
play with perfect play to McInnis
vt was the last remnants of a good
fight from then until the end.
FORTY THOUSAND PRESENT.
Some 10000 persons filed the broad
reaches of Brush stadium this after
Noon to see the New York Giants, pen
nant winners of the National league.
do battle with the Philadelphia Ath-