The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-12

err facing the great Mathewson for the
first time, shot single at the pitcher so
hot that the New Yorker could not field 1T
and the ball rolled toward Fletcher,
Schang reaching first safely. He was left
there as Plank flied out to Herzog
AS the Giants came to bat Manager
McGraw called Umpire Klem's atten-
ton to the way Plank lifted his foot
in pitching and the arbiter went out to
the pitching box and watched Plank
throw four balls to Schang. KLEIN was
evidently satisfied that Plank was
pitching legally as the matter ended
there. Burns, the first batter up ground
ed to Baker and was out at first. Shafer
raised a high foul to McInnis, who
made a great catch close to the grand
stand Murray hit slow grounder to
Plank and was retired.
Mackmen Score Winning Run
The Athletics made the runs thac
gave them the worlds championship in
the third inning. Murphy opened hos
tilities by slamming the ball to left
field for his second single. Oldring hit
a fast grounder at Doyle, who in his
apparent eagerness to complete. dou-
lble play, fumbled the ball and both
runners were safe. Murphy and Oldring
moved along on Collins sacrifice, Mer-
kle fielding the ball and touching him
another ticklish situation. With runners
on third and second he did not waver.
Baker, however, got to him and smashed
the ball down the right field line to
Merkle. The latter feinted to throw to
the plate to catch Murphy coming in,
but when the latter slowed up and
| started to go back, Merkle turned to
get Baker but the heavy hitter was too
close to first for Merkle to get him
and when the first baseman again
| turned Murphy was logging for the
plate and slid into the home base un-
der Merkle's throw to Mclean with the
Athletics second run. Baker was given
credit for a Cincinnati base hit. the
only one of the kind made In the series.
Oldring moved to third base on the
play and scored the Athletics last run
on long sacrifice fly by McInnis to
Burns Strunk ended the inning by
grounding out. Doyle to Merkle.
The three-run lead with Plank pitch
| Ing alomst unhittable ball, looked big
| to the Giant rooters but they again
cheered their team as the players came
| to the bench. Their stay at home, how
ever, was very brief. Mclean wolloped
a long fly to Oldring, Merkle shot
|liner directly into Collins waiting
hands and Mathewson, given warm
hand by the crowd as he came to bat,
grounded out, Barry to McInnis.
The AtnletlcS scoring mdcniHo
stopped running<wit the beginning OF
the fourth inning. Barry was quickly
put out, Fletcher to Merkle. Sehang
picked out one OF Mathewson's good
ones and lifted out to Murray. Fletch-
err took care of Plank's little fly In short
centerfield.
/ Herzog Easy Victim
| For New York in the fourth inning
Herzog could not see Plank's cross
fire ball sizzle across the plate and was
out on three strikes in row. Doyle
connected with the ball but 1t bounded
out to McInnis, who retired the Giants
second baseman unassisted Fletcher
| flied to Strunk.
In the fifth inning Murphy went out,
Doyle to Merkle and Oldring groupded out
the same way. Collins lifted fly to
\ Shafer.
The Giants only activity in the game
was in the fifth inning when they got
their first hit and only run through an
excusa BILE error by Plank. Burns sent
hot liner into the hands of McInnis, which
he held. Plank had difficulty in getting
the ball over the plate for Shafer and
as result the Giants center fielder was
the first Of the New York team to see
first base. getting Il pass. Murray hero
lifted a high ny to the infield. Barry
and Baker ran In to get 1t but Barry