The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-15


by Fletcher. Burns came through
with double down the third base
line, scoring Fletcher and Shafer shot
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 and throw the
rurner out at first for the third out.
Although McGraw sent in two pinch
hithers to bat in the ninth the Giants
could not get over the run that would
tie the score. 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 palte.
The rally has encouraged the men
of McGraw to believe they may yet
overtake the flying Athletics and they
are preparing for desperate fight at
the Polo grounds tomorrow.
The Mackmen, with a record Of
three victories out of four games, now
are we'll versed in the ability and
resources of the Giants. When they
drove Demaree from the box at the
end Of the fourth inning today, after
four runs had been scored from his
delivery. it marked the passing Of
evecy New York pitcher except the
veteran Christy Mathewson. In four
games Marquard, Crandrall, Tesreau
and Demaree all I'VE fallen before
the terrific hitting of the Athletics.
Only Mathewson, in his wonderful ex-
hibition 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 batters
who bombarded Demaree from the
mound this afternoon and gave Mar
guard, in his comeback role, q taste
Of their ability. In the first three
games Murphy. Oldring, Collins and
Baker did the brunt Of the stickwork.
1t was the lower half of the batting
order that sprung into the breach
when the leaders faltered today. Seven
Of the nine hits recorded off the
Giant twirlers were made by McIn-
mis-, Strunk, Barry and Schang. This
quartette also scored all six runs that
were credited to the Mackmen. OF
the upper half only Oldering was able
to get his bat on the ball safely.
Barry made three hits in four times
at bat, two being doubles. ~
Schang did even better work, 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. ag
1t was not alone by batting that the
Athletics won, for both their fielding
and Bender's clever pitching were
factors 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 hav..
ing absolute control of breaks and
curves. He gave but one base on balls
and hit one batter. The Giants gar
nered but two hits off his delivery
until the seventh, and their total was
eight, while the Red Man famed five
as a sort of retaliation.
For the Giants Burns made two
hits. one a double, while Larry Nc
Lean singled twice in two times at
bat. The New York club used 16 play
ers against the Athletics r,ine, ard
had four left on the "ses to che
Mackmen's seven.
The game was played under the
most favorable weather conditions Of
the series to date, the sun frequently
shining through riffs Of clouds and
upon field comparatively dry and
fast.
At least 5000 spectators watched
the play from the housetops overlook
ing the park.
Today's was the last game in which
the players participated in the re-
ceipts. According to the unofficial fig
ures there will be distributed among
the players $135,163.S9. The winners
will receive 60 per cent Of this total
and the losers 40 per cent. The ma
tional commission announced that rs
players on each team were eligible to
Dlay in tho series therefOre each man