The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-11
For Americans When They Register
One and Then Get Three More in
Fourth; Fifth Nets Last Two;
Giants Tally in 9TH and 6TH.
DEMAREE AND MARQUARD FALL
Before Heavy Hitting Onslaught;
Superb Fielding and Bender's
Pitching Also Factors in Triumph

Philadelphia, Oct. 10,-But one
victory stands between the Athletics
and the baseball championship of
the world tonight due to the Giants
defeat, six to five today in the
fourth game of the series.
Before the contest was elinched
however. twenty thousand fans suf-
fered period of anxious suspense
that will keep the Giants eleventh
hour rallies fresh in their minds for
many seasons, Great lighting spirit
in the attempt to oVertake the Ath-
letcs changed the entire complexion
OF the battle lifting what appeared
, one sided game into a contest shat
hung In the balance until the last
out Like a bolt Sout OF a clear sky
came the rally. I
Bender had held New York score
less for six innings while his team-
mates pounded Demaree and Mar
guard for six runs. The Indian sat
isfed with the big lead OF his team
pitched steady ball and there was
no danger in sight.
Suddenly New York, transferred
from hitlcss weaklings into real
giants. also hammered the speed
and slants OF the Philadelphia
pitcher to all parts OF Harts lot and
before Bender could recover, three
Giants had crossed the plate The
fusilade continued in the next scs-
sion when the Nationals, battering
, down the defense OF the Maekmeu.
Tailed another brace OF runs.
In the seventh Merkle still limp
ing with his injured ankle, was dl-
rectly responsible for breaking
through the coat of white wash that
Bender was artistically applying.
with Burns on second. Murray on
third the result OF singles, Merkle
lifted the ball to center field and
when it hit the grass and bounded
70 the bleachers 1t resulted In the
third home run of the series.
They Score Again.
Spur~ed by Mcrlde's great drive
the Nationals scored in the next in.
ming. After two men were down,
Fletcher gained first base and ne
lscored when Burns doubled The
| New York rooters went wild when
! Shafer shot hot triple down the
left foul line scoring Burns Mur-
ray drove a hard one to Collins. QUO
| the latter made wonderful throw
and the rally ended.
| MarQuard held the Phillies safe
! in the eighth with but one needed
to tie the score the Giants fought
| desperately but Bender was aware
| of his danger and put his best on
| the barI as it whistled over the plate
| u the ninth.
| Although NoGraw used two pinch
Ihittcrs in the final inning his
| charges could not gather in another
run.
| 1t was a narrow escape for the
| Americans and but for the early
Iheavy hitting OF the Athletics and
the breaks in the Giants defense
the New Workers would now be on
even terms with their rivals. The
rally of the Giants in the final part
| Of the game leads many supporters
to believe they will yet overtake the
hying Philadelphians.
Matty Only Man Left,
II When the Athletics drove Dema'
, rec off the mound in the end OF the
> fourth il marked the passage oi
every New York pitcher with tbs
5 single exception of Mathewson and
$ as if to show the versatility of the
: team il was the new members OF tbs
: ouartette that were bomoarded to
h day. Demaree and Marquard. In
$ | stead of the first four men IN the
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