The Washington herald., 1913-10-11

HERALD. SATURDA'
known. Perhaps he did not fully realize
the extent OF his lameness; but the fact
remains he bunted, and was an easy out
Bender to McInnes. Yet IL was a bunt
that snodgrass would easily have beaten
had he been right. showing that he must
nave understimated his condition.
Disaster in Fourth.
In the next inning Shafer appeared In
center and Herzog at third. Snoderass ss
It Is said, begged McGraw to be allowed
TO play, and because he has always been
one OF the most willing, hardest working
boys on the club the Giants leader Iet
MIN go In hoping that his lameness
| might wear OF.
The real disaster arrived in the four+b
after McInnes had gone out on an easy
bounder to Doyle. Strunk nearly carried
Herzog on his feet with a mighty
smash. and Barry singled, Strunk racing
around to third ahead of Shafer's throw
Barry took second on the throw. and
Waliie schang singled past Doyle, driy-
ing In Strunk and Barry. Shafer threw
the ball to the plate and Schang moved
up TO second on the heave. A passed
Dali put him on third, and he acored
when Merkle stumbled down the fou1
line after Bender's slow-twisting roller
mat he failed to get Murphy popped to
Doyle' but Oldring singled to center nut-
tlng the slow Indian on second. CoiIIrs
pushed a weak roller in front OF the
plate and was thrown out at first nv
Mclean. S' "
Another chance came to the Giants in
the ntth' and McGraw began moving his
men about like pawns in a desperate ef~
q rNNn
dashed safely into third when Mclean
slammed a fierce grounder Just out of
collins reach. Claude Cooper, the younp
IeAas recruit was put on first 10 run
ior the cumbersome Mclean, but Merkle
struck out with mighty slashes. Harry
Mccormick, the wonderful pinch-hitter Of
the Giants, who has been carried all sea
son by McGraw for Just such emer-
gencies as this. batted in place on Dem
aree, and Rube Oldring robbed him OF
a hit by an extraordinary running catch
Rube went diving in head first at the
oall. and took it at his shoe tops. Schang
made a remarkable throw in stopping an
attempted steal by the fast Cooper He
held the ball long enough to make Muir
ray hesitate at third on his end OF what
was evidently meant for a doubIe-steaI
by McGraw, and then whipped the bali
TO Collins ahead OF Cooper.
We" Giant Battery.
Meantime Marquard and Arthur Will |
son had been industriously warming
up in right field. and they constituted |
the Giant battery a the opening of the
Mackmen's end OF the fifth. Baker
was the first man to face Rube, and
me long side-winder carefully weighed
the man who has twice broken up
worlds series games on him before he
pitched. Then he famed the sIugging
Aarylander, and followed this by toss
ng out McInnes on a roller to the
oox.
He passed strunk. however and
1asses seem generally fatal to the
Iiants. Barry doubled to left, Burns
making dashing try for an almost
impossible catch. This put Strunk on
hlrd. Schang. link" OF the Giants,
md the greatest young catcher that
baseball has seen in many a day, came
Ip, batting right-handed, being ambt-
eNtrous, so TO speak, at the plate. as
ie hits left-handed against right
anded pitchers.
Marquard and Wilson held a brief
onsultation about Schang. and then
he Rube pitched to him. The Buffalo
oy smashed terrific liner past Doyle
or a single. scoring Strunk and Barry.
tube threw out Bender and the in
Hope seemed utterly dead for the 4
iants as they entered the seventh Fl
ming. but they got bit OF luck when b
urns, apparently not meaning to strike
the ball, swung his bat in lodging
nd scraped a single over Bender's head I
olllns drifted back into short right and p
Iade an easy catch OF Shafer's pop-up, o
Ut Murray came through with a smash Y
e blow to left that settled Burns at
.cond. Wilson famed. Burns and Muir
~ pulling a double steal on the third d
rike, and then Merkle gave the Giant o
ithusiasts their first chance to cheer
: rapping a home run into the left
I'D bleachers. The ball hit the ground a
st and bounded in. Burns and Murray u
ored ahead OF MerkIe. Marquard was n
] easy out, Bender 10 McInnes W
Herzog opened the eighth with a single n
center, but was forced at second when II
Dllins made a grand stop OF Doyle's Il
i've, slipping 10 the ground as he got
q ball, but tossing IL over to Barry
time to get HerZog. Bender broke
wn F'letCher's fierce smash, and threw
e ball to second for a force play on
pyle After Bender and Collins had
Rmined Bender's hand to see IL he was
ut, the Indian resumed pitching. Burns
lllOped a two-bagger TO left, scoring
etCher. and Shafer got a terrific drive
right. stretching IT into a three-bagge
d scoring Burns. Murray went out,
llins to McInnes, hitting at the first
II. and the rally was over
Dtey Crandall batted for Wilson in the
Ith. but was an easy out. Merkle was
ired on high fly tc Murphy, while
ant. batting for Marquard. fouled to
hang.