South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-08
First Inning.


Shafer led off for New York and
flied to Murphy. Doyle flied to
Strunk. Then Fletcher singled 10
short, but was out stealing. Schang
to Collins on a beautiful throw which
caught the runner a foot from the
base.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
For the Athletics Murphy flied to
Murray and Oldring singled to right,
but was caught by Marquard. Collins
came up he was wildly cheered. but
the best he could do was a fly out to
Burns.
Second Inning.
McInnes went out, Herzog to Mer-
kle. Strunk struck out on four pitch
ed balls. Barry came up and went
out; Fletcher to Merkle.
| No runs; no hits; no errors.
Burns up and famed Herzog
| took two and three then went out to
McInnis unassisted. Murray singled
to left and Meyers was up. Strike
two. The chief swung viciously, but
missed then flied to Oldring.
! No runs; one hit; no errors.
Third Inning.
| Philadelphia went out easy in the
third, Schang flying TO Burns, Bender
dying on an infeld pop tap to Merkle.
and Oldring forcing Murphy at sec
and after the latter had got on with
! clean single 10 right
Merkle opened the Giants half of
] the third with a screaming grounder
that he beat out by q fraction of a
| second. Marquard sacrificed him and
after Shafer had flied out Doyle
! brought the first baseman home with
a single to right. The great crowd
went wild as Merkle slid over the
plate with the opening run of the SER
les. Fletcher flied out to Murphy.
Fourth Inning.
Collins started things for the Ath-
letics in the fourth when ne trippled
| TO center, driving the first ball to the
bleachers. Baker knocked an infield
single which Doyle couldn't handle,
and Collins scored. McInnis sacrificed
and Strunk hit 10 Marquard, who
! threw Baker out at third. Strunk stop
ping at first. Then Barry doubled to
left and Strunk was on third. Then
Schang. the youthful catcher playing
his first world series game, took long
breath and tripled to deep center,
scoring Strunk and Barry Shafer
leaped TO get the drive, but the ball
just touched his glove. Bender out,
Marquard TO Merkle.
Three runs; four hits; no errors.
Burns doubled to left on the first
ball pitched. Herzog hit TO Bender
and Burns was run down between sec
ond and third. Herzog took second
on the play. but stayed there while
} Murray watched the third strike go
by. Meyers flied to Oldring.
No runs; one nit; one left: no errors
Fifth Inning.
Murphy went out on an attempted
bunt, Marquard to Merkle and Old
ring passed out over the same route.
The crowd gave Collins great cheer
as he came up and another as he was
given the first pass Of the game on
four pitched balls.
AS Baker struck at a bad one Col
Inns stole second, Meyers throw get
ting TO second too late. Then Baker
hit a smashing. heart-breaking home
run into the right field grand stand.
scoring Collins ahead OF him. The
rooters went delirious. McInnis flied
10 Fletcher
Two runs one hit. no errors. none
left
Merkle up. The Giants went after
Chief Bender in the fifth when Mer-
kle singled through center on the
first ball pitched and Mccormick bat
ting for Marquard singled through
center also, on the first pitched ball.
Shafer went out Collins 10 McInnis.
Merkle going to third and McCor-
mick TO second on the sacrifice. DOYLE
was safe at first on Barry's low throw
to McInnis. Merkle scoring and Nc
COrmick going 10 third. Then Fetch
er singled. scoring McC, mick. when
the ball hit Bender's shin, turning
of 10 right field Bender was unhurt.
Doyle advanced on the play Burns
forced Fletcher at second and Shafer
scored. Collins made a wild throw
10 first trying 10 make double play.
Herzog flied out to Collins.
i Three runs. three hits. two errors.