The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-08

BILE down the left field line. but he was
run down when Bender stopped Her.
zog's grounder. Bender threw to
Baker. who tossed the ball to Collins
and the latter shot it back to Baker.
who tagged Burns out near second
base. Herzog, in the meantime, had
sprinted to second. where he was left
as Murray %struckout and Meyers sent
a high fly to Oldring.
More Fame for Baker.
The fifth inning brought o fame
to Home Run" Baker. Both Murphy
and Oldring were thrown out at first
grounders. Collins worked MarQuari
for the first base on balls in the game
and stole second. With two out and
Collins on second. exactly the same
situation as obtained in Philadelphia
two years ago when Baker hit Mar
guard for a home run, presented IT.
self. The crowd was quiet as the
wonderful long distance hitter stepped
to the plate. He let two balls go by
him and then opened his shoulders as
the next m came down. There was
a crack Of the bat and the ball sailed
high and far, dropping in the right
field stand for the circuit. Collins
waited for Baker to reach the plate
and slapped the Athletic batsman on
the back as the Philadelphia partisans
yelled themselves almost hoarse. Nc
Innis sent a pop fly to Fletcher.
Nearly Tie Score.
1t looked all owe for New York, but
fifth. Merkle singler to center. Nc
Cormick, batting for Marquard, made
good by driving a base hit to center
field, Merkle taking second. Shafer
Went out, Collins to McInnis, boil,
runners moving up on the play. Doyle
shot a grounier at Barry. who made
a poor throw to first and. the runner
was safe as Merkle crossed the plate
with the Giants second run. A mo-
ment later, Mccormick, who had gone
down to third on the play on Doyle.
came home when Fletcher singled to
right. Doyle coved up to, third on
Fletchcr's hit and scored New York's
fourth run Of the game while Baker
was throwing out Fletcher at second
on Burns grounder, Collins making
the out. Herzog sent a high fly to
Collins. F..
Pitcher Crandal relieved Marquard
in the sixth and easily disposed Of the
Philadelphians. Strunk flied to Shat
err and Barry did likewise. Schang
went out on a fly to Burns. Grandall
was cheered as he walked to the
bench.
New York also went out in one. two,
three order in its half Of the sixth.
and Meyers was thrown out by Ben
der. Merkle struck out. Schang
dropped the third strike and in lung
ing forward to pick up the. ball.
plunged into Merkle, who had not
gained his equilibrium after swinging
on the ball and the two collided.
| Merkle ran to first and claimed inter-
! ference and that Schang did not touch
him with the ball. The Philadelphia
players walked off the field, but Um-
pire KLEIN ordered them back. There
Umpire KLEIN consulted with Umpire
Egan the strikeout IA allowed and
the side was out.
Crandall again had the Athletics
tied up in the seventh inning. Ben
,ler struck out. Murphy was an easy
out. Doyle to Merkle and Oldring sent
a fly to Shafer.
Lightning Double.
Things looked rosy for New York
in the seventh. but their fine chance
to score was killed by a lightning dou-
BILE play in which Barry and Collins
were the master workmen. Crandall
was out. Barry to McInnis. Shafer
singled to center and flashed to third
base when Doyle hit to right field for
a single. Collins called Barry over to
second base and consulted a moment.
They were evidently expecting the
New Workers to try some daring base
! running. Whatever New York's In
tentions were in that regard were
spoiled when Fletcher hit al ugly fast
ball tn Barry. He got II cleanly, toss
cd It to Collins. who made a rifle shot
to McInnis and the inning was over.
This sterling defense of the Phiiaoel-
phia inield provoked applause from