Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
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FOR MACK'S
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wide one. which Bender wasted
thinking Murray would steal. Nc
Lean hit sharply to center for one
base, and Murray. starting with the
pitch, went all the way to third. Mer-
kle watched a wide one pass him and
then popped a foul to McInnis. NO
RUNS, ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
Mclnnis declined to bite at a high
one, and on the next pitch singled to
center. Strunk promptly sacrificed
on roller to Merkle. A strike and
ball were called on Barry. Then he
fouled off a fast one, inside, and then
sent up high foul which Merkle
dropped for an error. The impru-
dence of this performance was illus
trated when Barry doubled to left,
scoring McInnis. Schang got Dema-
rec in the hole and walked. Bender
flied to Burns, the runners not ad-
vancing. Murphy flied to Snodgrass.
ROR.
THIRD INNING.
Demaree took a healthy" at the
first pitch and flied to Murphy. Snod-
grass tried to bunt and went out on a
roller to Bender, who tossed to Nc
Innis. With the count two strikes
and a ball, Doyle hit a high one to
Strunk. The Chief looked invincible.
NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
RUDE Oldring went out on drive
to the slab, which Demaree flelded,
and tossed to McInnis. Herzog was
sent to third base for the Giants and
Shafer went to center field to relieve
Snodgrass, whose Charley horse" was
kicking him severely. Collins passed
up a wild one. fouled off a fast one,
missed a swing, hit another foul, and
then waited while two more balls
sailed past. With the count two and
three he swung at a curve and flied
to Burns. Baker hit to Doyle and was
out at first. NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
Fletcher took a called strike, waited
out a ball, and then hit fly to Old
ring. Burns tried to rush the Chief
and swung on the first pitch, getting
only fly to Baker. Shafer let the
Indian slip over a straight one for the
first strike, but declined 10 bite at the
rext pinch, which was inside. Hs
fouled off a curve and then famed for
the second time The Indian had his
number and grinned as he walked
from the slab NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS.
Stuffy McInnis fouled off one strike
and let Egan call another. Then he
passed up ball, fouled another, and
finally hit to Doyle who threw MIN
out to Merkle. Strunk missed a swim
and then drove one past Herzog, the
ball rolling into left field. Barry
passed up a wide one and then sin
ole "a vi Oh TO
third and was safe, Barry going to
second on the futile throw With two
strikes against him, Schang hit u
single to center, scoring Strunk and
Barry. Schang went to second on the
throw to the plate and stole third
With two strikes on him, Bender
hunted, scoring Schang, Merkle bob
bling the play for an error. Murphy
flied TO Doyle, but Oldring singled to
center, Bender stopping at second. 1t
was a regular hitting bee for the Ath-
letics and the crowd whooped with de-
light as the hits rang out. Collins
dropped a swinging bunt In front of
the plate and Mclean threw him OUT.
THREE RUNS, FOUR HITS, ONE
ERROR.
FIFTH INNING.
Murray walked on straight pitches.
With two strikes on him, Mclean sin
Gied on the hit-and-run signal, and
Murray went to third, the hit going
TO center Cooper was sent in to run
for Mclean, taking the Scots big bat
out of the game Merkle famed Nc
Cormick Datted for Demaree and
iockeyed with Bender. With the
count two and one, he flied to Oldring
close in, and Murray did not try for
the plate With Herzog at bat Cooper
set sail for second and Schang peg
red him out, to Collins. NO RUNS,
ONE HIT. NO ERRORS.
Rube Marpuard went to the slab
for the Giants. with Wilson back OF
the wood The Rube was greeted
with mingled boots for himself and
cheers for. Baker, who led off in this
inning. Frank fouled off a fast one,
and would not go after a bad one
outside Marquard was afraid of the
groove, and a second ball was low
and outside The Rube changed his
tactics and wheeled one up fast on
the inside, driving Baker back from
the plate This maneuver worked
well, as Baker was more respectful,
and MarQuard was able to slip over
called strike and then to fan his
hated rival with a fast one at which
Baker swung Marquard laughed a
the slugger. and shot two strikes over
on Stuffy McInnis before he hit one
to the slab and was out at first. Mar
GUARD let GO four bad ones to Strunk.
who walked Barry hit the second
pitch for a double to left, Strunk
STOPPING a. third. Schang hit the