Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09
Marquard Driven from Mound
and Count Is 6 to a.
BAKER WALlOPS HOME RUN
His Clout with Collins on Proves Win.
ming Trick-6ender Hit Hard, Also
Nearly 10000 Fans Crowd Polo
Grounds-Doyle Best Performer for
Giants


Total receipts ,..............$75 ,255
Winning clubs share ....... 40,6SS
Losing clubs share . 1886
National commissions share 1925
New York, Oct. S.-First honors OF
the 1918 worlds series games be-
tween the New York Giants and the
Athletics, representative of the Ma,
tional and American leagues. was
won on the Polo grounds by the
Athletics, to t.
Chief Bender was the victorious
hurler, Although hit hard in spots,
he was effective in the pinches The
Giants got as many hits of him as his
team did off McGraw's twirlers, but
only one extra swat was mingled with
the bunch. This was a double by
Burns in the fourth
Drive Marquard from the Mound.
Hard. timely swatting by the Ath
letics gave them the advantage in the
opener. Marquard, who was expect.
ed to be puzzle, was driven from the
mound in five innings Eight of the
eleven hits the winners secured were
made off him. One.half of these were
long hits
Collins began the run-getting for
the Athletics in the fourth, when he
slammed out a three base hit He
scored when Baker beat out an infield
bunt to Doyle. After this Strunk
forced Baker and Barry doubled
Young Schang injected a long triple
into the bingfest, scoring Strunk and
Barry.
Baker Makes a Home Run.
Baker. who had been an idol in two
worlds series. gained glory for him.
self again when in the fifth inning he
grabbed one Of Marquard's slow bend.
ers and lifted it into the right field
stand for a homer Collins, who OBJ
tanned the only pass of the game, was
on first at the time. This wallop
practically won the game for the
American leaguers.
Marquard was relieved after this
session and Otis Crandall breezed
through two innings like thorough.
bred, but he dropped in the selling
platter class in the eighth. when the
Athletics punched three hits and
scored another tally. Tesreau finish
ed the contest
Collins and Baker each made three
hits The star second baseman also
counted one.half of the runs credited
to the winners,
The second game will be played in
Philadelphia Christy Mathewson
probably will be the twirler for the
Giants. while Plank is slated to do
the slab work for the Athletics.
Left Handler Easy for Mackmen.
Heavy hitting by Collins. Baker.
Barry and S~hang caused McGraw to
withdraw Marquard. In five innings
the Athletics accumulated eight hits
for five runs Among these hits was
a triple by Collins Bakers homer, a
three bagger by Schang and a double
by Barry The raps Of Schang and
Baker brought in the five tallies
The Giants hit Bender fairly hard
In the first five innings. in which time
they made eight hits for four runs
Merkle. Doyle Mccormick and Fletch.
er were the stars on McGraw's club
They hit the Indian freely In the
seventh inning the Giants had a man
on third and first with one out and
only one needed 10 tie but a fast
double play by Barry. Collins and Nc.
lnnis avoided a tally
The Score
At New York r. HE
Philadelphia .O0O32 3200r0-G II 2
New York ...GOlO2 000O-4 10 0