Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
TAKE
FINAL FROM
GIANTS
Plank Proves Stronger Than
Matty in Fifth Struggle, and
His Team Takes Title.

sharply to Barry, who threw just in
time to nip him at first. Fletcher
waited out Plank and had him three
and one. Theweteran then braced and
worked a called strike. Fletcher then
lifted a long foul fly which RUDE
Oldring gathered in after a hard run.
NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
Strunk waited for a wo-strike,
two-ball count and then cracked to
Doyle, who tossed him out to Mer-
kle Matty seemed to have his old
effectiveness. He. got Barry in a
hole with two strike, one-ball count
and then made him pop to Murray.
With the count two and two, Schang
raped viciously to Matty The ball
bounded off his glove for a single.
Plank ended the inning by raising to
Herzog. NO RUNS, ONE HIT, NO
ERRORS.
Baker and McInnis took care of
Burns easy roller. Shafer drew three
bad ones and then old Eddie shot over
two straight strikes. Shafer fouled
off a flock and MCInnis grabbed the
last one. Murray hit a measly roller
in front Of the plate and Schang threw
him out to Mclnnis. NO RUNS, NO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
WITH one strike on him, Eddie
Murphy singled through short. Rube
Oldring raped to Doyle and was safe
on the Giant captains boot Murphy
went to second. Collins hunted skill
fully to Merkle and advanced each
runner a peg. And again J. Franklin
Baker came to bat. He responded
with singing single and Murphy
counted. MClnnis sent a sacri-
flee fly to Burns and OIdring
scored. With the count one and
one, StTunk grounded 20 Doyle, who
stepped on second, forcing McInnis
and then threw to first IN time to re-
tire Strunk. TWO RUNS, THREE
HITS. ONE ERROR.
Mclean drew three balls and one
strike and then skied to Oldring.
Merkle then flied weakly to Collins
rank apparently waSF complete mas
ter of the Giants. Barry tossed Mat
" out to MCInnis. NO RUNS, NO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
After Barry had looked at a cou-
pie Of bad ones, he grounded out,
Fletcher to Merkle. Schang skied to
Murray on the first ball pitched
Plank fouled the first pitch and then
missed the second one. He then
popped to Fletcher. NO RUNS, NO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
HerZog fOuled Plank's first Offering
ana then missed a swing He fouled
another and then famed DOYLE foul
ed a couple and then grounded out to
Mclnnis unassisted. on the first ball
pitched Fletcher flied to Strunk NO
RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
FIFTH INNING.
with the count two and two, Muir
ply grounded out, Doyle to Merllle.
Oldring went out the same way, on
the first ball pitched Collins went
after Matty's first Offering and skied
70 Shater. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO
ERRORS.
The count was one and one when
burns lined out sharply to McInnis.
Shater drew three balls and then
RANK showed over a strike The
next bail was wide and Plank had
given his first base on balls and the
nrst Giant had reached first base on
the veteran SOuthpaw. MURRAY drew
two balls and a strike and then pom
PED to Plank. who muffed the lift
miserably. Shafer trotted to second.
The titanic Larry Mclean came to
bat with the New York stands roofing
herceiy for the first time, and he re-
Sponded with a single to center. sCor-
ING Shaier. Murray stopped at sec
ond- Home Run" Merkle was the
next man, and there was a delirirrn
81 excitement in the sNew York stands.
PIank's first Offering was high. He
touIed the next one. He looked at
the next ball as il was low. He drove
hercely 10 Collins. who made a SEN
sauonal stab and tossed to Barry re-
firing Mclean, while the relay to Nc
lnnis stopped Merkle. ONE Rim
ONE HIT, ONE ERROR.
SIXTH INNING.
on the first ball pitched Baker sin
gled to left. MCInns hunted in front
Of the plate and was retired, Mclean
tor Merkle Baker went to second
With the count one and one Strlnk
rolled to Doyls&and was out to Nc
lnnis, sending Baker to third. Barry
looked at the first one and then foul
ed the next. He then raped TO
Fletcher, who retired him 10 Merkle.
No RUNS. ONE HIT. NO ERRORS.
Matty drew two balls and strike
and then singled to right Again the
Giant rooterS sent up whoop. Buck
HeTzog continued his demon batting
by hitting 10 Barry. who tossed to
Collins, retiring Matty, while Collins
relay stopped Herzos at first Dovle
h.t the first ball. II was high nv.
which Murphy handled. NO RUNS.
NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SEVENTH INNING.
After Schang drew two balls. he |
fouled a pair and then whitfield. Ed /
Plank fouled the first two and then