The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-11

Herzog, who had not made hit in the
series to date, opened the eighth with
a single, only to be forced by Doyle,
who was similarly eliminated by
Fletcher. Burns came through with
a double down the third base line, scor-
ing Fletcher and Shafer shot a triple
past McInnis post, tallying Burns.
Murray smashed a scorching drive at
Collins but the Columbia alumnus
managed to hold the ball until he could
steady himself and throw the runner
out at first for the third out Although
McGraw sent in two pinch hitters to
bat in the ninth. the Giants could not
get over the run that would have tied
the score. for Bender was now fully
aware of the danger that beset him
and his team mates and pitched ball
that fairly whistled as it flashed and
broke across the plate.
Athletics Have Marrow Escape
1t was the narrowest kind OF an es-
cape and but for the equally heavy
hitting of the Athletics in the fore part
of the game and some brilliant dis
plays of defensive tactics the Giants
would now be on even terms with the
Philadelphia standard bearers instead
of trailing two games in the rear of
the American leaguers. The rally, how
ever, has encouraged the men of Nc
Graw to believe they may yet over
take the flying Athletics The proba-
bilities are much against such feat,
but the Giants are preparing for last
stand at the Polo grounds tomorrow
and declare that If they can once get
going they will yet win the series.
All the circumstances point in the
opposite direction, however. for the
Mackmen with record of three VIC
tories out of four games are now we'll
versed in the ability and resources of
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from the box at the end OF the fourth
inning after four runs had been, scored
from his delivery it marked the pass
ing of every New York pitcher except
the veteran Christy Mathewson In
four games. Marquard. Crandall, Tes-
reau and Demaree have all fallen be-
fore the terrific hitting of the heavy
batting Athletics. Only Mathewscn, In
his wonderful exhibition of Wednesday,
when he shut them out. has been able
to hold the American league pennant
winners in check.
AS if to show the versatility of the
team, it was a new quartette OF bat
ters who bombarded Demaree from the
mound this afternoon and also gave
Marquard in his comeback role a taste
of their ability. Whereas in the first
three games Murphy, Oidring, Collins
and Baker did the brunt of the stick
work. II was the lower half OF the bat
ting order that sprang into the breach
when the leaders faltered today. Seven
of the nine hits recorded off the Giant
twirlerS were made by McInnis, Strunk,
Barry and Schang. This quartette also
scored all six runs that were credited
to the Mackmen. OF the upper half only
Oldring was able TO get his bat on the
ball safely.
Barry made three hits in four times
at bat two of them being doubles.
Schang did even greater execution, get
ting two hits and two bases on balls
in four times up. His two hits scored
four runs and he crossed the plate
himself with another. Oldring, who has
made a safe hit the first time up in
every game of the series, earned the
honor of the longest hit made by the
Athletics today when he tripled in the
opening inning on the first ball that
Demaree served up.
1t was not alone by batting that the
Athletics won, for both their fielding
and Bender's clever pitching were fac
tors that helped to bring victory. The
Indian twirler was at the top of his
form except in the seventh and eighth
innings, being steady and having abso-
Lutte control Of his breaks and curves.
He gave hut one base on balls and hit
one batter. The iants garnered but two
hits off his delivery until the seventh
and their total was eight, while the
Redman famed five as sort of retail
iation
Oldring Makes Spectacular Catch
Bender was in trouble in the fifth in
ming, when he walked Murray and Nc
Lean singled. Mcraw sent Cooper in to
run for Mclean and Mccormick to bat
in place of Demaree, who already was