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safely into second base. Bender made a
quick throw 70 Collins, trying for what
would have been a fine double play. but
Eddie fell In making the catch. Murray
struck out and Meyers closed the inning
with a ny 10 Oldring.
Fifth Inning.
Connie Mack changed his tactics bit
in the fifth inning. Murphy tried to bunt.
but the ball rolled right 10 Marquard.
who threw leisurely 10 first in plenty OF
time to complete the play. Oldring
little grounder followed the same route
Collins received a pass. the first OF the
game. and showed the crowd Just how he
does It by stealing second on the next
ball pitched. The New York infeld. ex-
pecting the hit and run. was slow In
covering, and Meyers's throw was wide
and to the left.
Then came ]. Franklin Baker. about to
write another red letter page In his
career as a ball player. Waiting for
ball that suited he picked out high
curve and sent II singing into the end or
the right field stand. Murray stopped at
the wall away out where the wooden
bleachers meet the cement stand and
looked helpless as the hurting sphere dis
appeared Collins walked home, and
waiting at the plate. clasped the hand or
Baker. and the two walked TO the bench,
where they were lionized by the rest OF
the team. who were prancing around in
a frenzy of delight McInnis popped
fly 10 Fletcher TO end the inning.
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guard was not exactly right. and. after
Merkie had sliced single TO centre, he
sent Harry Mccormick up to the bat in
his place. The Moose" made good In
the pinch with a single through the box,
which sent Merkle TO second base and
brought the crowd TO Its feet. Shafer
chopped a grounder to Collins and died
at first, while Merkle took third and
Mccormick second. Merkle scored from
third when Barry threw Doyle's ground
ball low to McInnis. and the last named
had to make a sensational stop to hold
Mccormick on third. Harry counted OIL
Fletcher's hot single, which carromed on
Bender's glove into right field. and Doyle
took third.
DOYLE, too. pranced home when Burns
forced Fletcher at second base on
grounder to Baker. The third baseman
made a great stop and throw to Collins.
whose weak effort in trying for double
play gave the runner a life. Herzog,
however, ended the frame with fly to
Collins. The fans" were jubilant. for thu
Giants were now only one run in the
rear
Sixth Inning.
To the surprise OF the crowd. McGraw
called on Otis Crandall to replace Mar
guard in the sixth inning. Strunk was tn
first batter to face the Indiana lads hes
itation Drop" the slowest ball in captivity
Strunk tried with might and main, bu
the best he could do was fly which
Shafer easily dragged down. Shafer also
accounted for the demise OF Barry. while
Schang, who switched to bat left HANDED
against the right handed pitcher. hied 4
| Burns
Murray started the Giants off in theil
! half of the sixth with an easy grounde
to Collins. who threw him out easily
Meyers dropped a grounder between
Bender and Baker. and just failed tC
dropped the third strike. but. picking thu
ball up, tagged him. Merkle, however
ran to first base. declaring that Schani
| had not touched him. McGraw was In
clined TO debate the question, but KLEIN
ruled adversely. and that ended it.
Seventh Inning.
Crandall kept up his good work b,
striking out Bender. He got Murphy OF
bounder to Doyle and caused Oldrins
! to fly to Shafer. 1t was a tremendous
drive. but Shafer hung fast.
There was tumult IN the camp OF TIL
Giants in the seventh inning, and no
without cause. as the locals had rare
chance TO score run or two Crandal
went out peaceably but Shafer drew
shout from the multitude by driving on