The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-10-17
No runs: no hits.


Oldring out, pitcher to first. Collins
flied out Baker out, second to first.
No runs; no hits.
Fourth Inning
First Half-Fletcher and Burns
flied out and Shafer famed.
No runs; no hits.
Second Half-McInnis out, second
to first. Strunk singled, and footed
TT to third on Barry's single. Strunk
and Barry both scored on Schang's
single, Schang taking second on the
throw in, and then beat it out to the
third sack on passed ball. Schang
then crossed the plate when Merkle
muffed Bender's grounder Murphy
flied out. Oldring singled. Collins
out, catcher to first.
Three runs; four hits and one err.
ror.
Fifth Inning
First Half-Aiurray walked. Nc
Lean singled. Murray hoofng it to
third, and Cooper running for Nc
Lean. Merkle famed Mccormick
who batted for Demaree, was OUT on
fly to Oldring. who made sensa-
tional catch after long run. Cooper
out, stealing.
No runs; one hit.
Second Half-Marquard nov pitch
ing and Wilson catching for New
York. Baker famed. McInnis out,
pitcher to first Struuk walked. Bar
ry doubled. Strunk taking third. Bar
ry and strunk both scored on Schangs
single Bender out, pitcher to first.
TWO runs; two hits.
Sixth Inning
First Half-Herzog out. short to
first. Doyle famed. Fletcher flied
out
No runs; no hits.
Second Half-Murphy out, second
! to first. Oldring famed, Wilson
dropping the ball. but threw him out
at first Collins flied out.
No runs; no hits.
Seventh Inning
First Half-Burns scratched an in.
field hit. Shafer flied out Murray
singled Wilson famed. Burns and
Murray made a double steal when
Baker dropped Schangs throw. Burns
and Murray and Merllle scored when
Merkle drove the ball into the left
field bleachers for home run. Mar
guard out, pitcher to first.
Three runs: three hits.
Second Half-Baker flied out. Nc
Innis fouled out Strunk out. second
to first.
No runs; no hits.
Eighth Inning
First Half-Herzog singled. Doyle
forced Herzog. Fletcher forced
Doyle. Bender made remarkable
stop and shut off a hit. Fletcher
scored on Burns double. Burns scor-
ed on Skaters triple. Murray out
second to first.
Two runs; three hits.
Second Half-Barry flied out.
Schang walked, Bender flied out and
Bender forced Schang.
No runs; no hits.
Ninth Inning
First Half-Crandall batted for Will
son. and was out. second to first.
Merkle flied out. Grant batted for
Marquard. and fouled out.
No runs; no hits.
Final Score
! R. H. E.
Philadelphia. -. -. .......6 9 Q
New York.. 80 :
Batteries: Philadelphia, Bender and
Schang; New York, Demaree and Nc.
lean and Vanguard and Wilson.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Giants of
the National League and the Athlet-
les of the American League met here
today in the fifth contest of the Sc
ries for the worlds championship, the
Maekmeen needing but single game
TO clinch the coveted prize. RealiZ-
ing that if they lost the game today
it would be the third successive yeaT
which they have lost the champion
ship, and with Christy Mathewson,
the old reliable, in the pitchers box,
the Giants went on the grounds more
hopeful today than in any game of
the week, and determined to make a
4 last dying effort To save the day.
1t was also with confidence that the
Athletics this morning set about max
/ ing preparations for the fray.
! The usual capacity crowd was al
the polo grounds to witness the
contest. each team seeming TO have