Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
GIANTS DISCOVER
PHILLY SIGNALS
Start Batting Rally in the Final
Stages but Bender Switches
and Stops Fray.
MURNANE SPRINGS DOPE
MeGraw's Men Put Up Game Fight in
Yesterdays Contest Although
Crippled.

KIND or an uphill nght, were beaten
for the third time by the Philadelphia
Athletics, the score standing when
the last was out, at to 5.
The New York men were badly Grip
pied, but made a stubborn uphill
fight against great odds and when
all looked dark and little hope in
sight, they turned on the Red Man
Bender and beat him almost to
frazzle with their war clubs. The
veteran Indian had been showing SUI
preme form for six innings, the Giants
finding him for but two scattered hits,
and it looked like even money that
the red man would score a shut-out,
but the visiting fighters had discov-
cred the home team signals, and in
the seventh and eighth innings took
firm hold and smashed the ball in
a terrific manner, and We're within
Murray came to bat in tie eighth in,
nings with two down.
BENDER CROSSES MURRAY.
The Quakers held a consultation,
and Bender evidently changed his
pitching signal, for Murray fired away
at an out curve, on the first ball, and
hit a weak grounder to Collins, and
the great squirt was over and tie
Athletics practically saved great
humiliation, for the Giants went out
in order in the ninth, to the insane
delight of the Quaker players, who
heartily congratulated the brave red
man for pulling out victory, his sec.
ond in the series.
AS the Giant players made their bril-,
liant rally in the eighth with three
runs lead to face, the crowd grow
frantic and deathly still in patches.
New York rooters saw rainbow Of
hope after deluge of disappointment,
and yelled their encouragement to the
Broadway boys. That must have CIV
en- tEe,n. renewed encouragement TO
fight to the bitter end
Nothing but marvellous stops by Col.
Inns and Bender saved the day in this
inning, and yet, had not Collins slipped
after making sensational stop, he
/ would have easily turned in a double
play with the assistance of Barry
With the score to the stage set
| ting for the last act was sensational
in the extreme. The Indian brave
strolled out from the dugout deter.
mined to pitch with every atom of
strength in his body. 1t was plain to
see that he was very tired physically,
but the brain was still active as an
alarm clock beating out the early
morning hour of 4.
BENDER NEVER WAIVERS.
The New York players were on the
coaching lines doing a war dance.
| The players were rushing around in
front of the dug-out They were con.
| fident that they had the Indians heart
and would yet land the money, but
they were disappointed, for the chief
took brace and finished once more in
his usual scientific form, disposing of
three men in order. Grant, the last
man, on high foul at Catcher Schang.
! The Giants wandered off to the club
J house after the game worn out in
I body and heart. But they had made
( a fight that won the respect of every
! true baseball enthusiast at the ground
and though defeated, had the salts
faction of going down and out while
/ imitdtirg the red hackle for game
ness. Even the victorious Athletics
were forced to admire the true fight
ing spirit of the New York men.
MACK FOOLS FANS.
There was much interest felt before
the game as to who the men would
be fos tie box work 1t was early
seen that Demaree would be the
choice of the little Napoleon, while
/ Connie Mack had three men out warm.
! ing up at the same time and word
went around that Shawkey or Brown
would be the selection. No one ever
dreamed that Bender would be sent
out after a two days rest
1t is well known that the Indian
| is gradually slowing up and was not
any too effective in the first game at
New York. The Athletics had the
edge and it seemed they would send
/ in Brown or Shawkey, a couple OF
youngsters, for the home game and
take chance on the veteran Bender
| for the game today on the Polo
grounds, where the red man has al
ways faced the music in grand style.
Mack's decision proved wise, as the
game turned out But Chief Bender
I is out of the series, although the vet.
eran Eddie Plank is still left for a
hard game, If necessary, on the home
grounds Monday.
DEMAaEE GETS CHANCE.
1t was Demaree's first appearance
In post-seascn series, and he was
very lucky that no runs were scored
IN the first inning, thanks to a Wretch
ed decision by Umpire Egan, when
after hne three-base drive, Rube
oldring vas waved out at the plate on
Merkie's throw after taking Eddie Col
Inns high boundeT. Il was by All odds
the poorest decision made in the ser
lies IN to date. for there was not a