New-York tribune., 1913-10-11
Athletics Win Again and Now Loom Up =,
as Baseball Champions of the W0rld
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to be a productive frame fell by the
wayside.

Bender, meeting the ball on the nose
and II was with the greatest effort
that he steadied down in the siNth
and retired the side in order, tanning
Larry DOYLE. Then McGraw gave or
.ders TO hit the first ball, and Burns
drihbled one to second base which
Barry tried for but missed. Shafer
rfted a dv 10 Collins before Murray
singled sharply to left field.
MerkIe's Home Run Helps.
At this point II would have been a
pleasant sight for the New York fans
10 see Larry Mclean striding up TO
the bat, but McGraw had removed him
in favor Of a pinch hitter and as Will
son succeeded him behind the plate he
was called upon to meet the crisis.
AS in Thursdays game at the Polo
Grounds Arthur missed a third strike
on a hit and run signal and then
Merkle cleaned up with home run
that bounced into the left field stands
iMarouard died. Bender to McInnis.
Having the Athletics on the run. the
champions OF the National League Kept
right after them. Herzog opened the
eighth with a hot single TO left. Doyle
met the ball right on the nose but di-
rected it straight for Collins, who
knocked it down and tossed 10 Barry
Sor a force out
Bender was lucky TO stop Fletchers
smash. which bounced out of his hands.
1Ie picked the ball up and threw wild
10 Barry, who, with remarkable
catch. prevented the bali from rolling
10 the outfield. This saved another run,
for Burns followed along with double
down the third base line. scoring
FLETCHER, and Shafer followed the at
tack with a triple TO the far distance
corner Of right field, counting Burns.
BY this time Connie Mack had big
staff of relief pitchers going full blast
and another hit would have tied the
score and sent Bender to the clubhouse.
But Murray grounded TO Collins and
all was over. The Giants. however
had punched six hits. which included
a double, a triple and home run, in
two innings for five runs.
Still Mack was not convinced that
Bender was ready TO quit, and he sent
him back to face the now thoroughly
aroused enemy. Crandall went In 70 bat
for Wilson, and Collins threw him out
at first. Merkle's best offering was a
long fly to Murphy.
Having run out Of pinch hitters, Nc
Graw took a chance on Grant and
ordered him to bat for Marquard.
Eddie lifted a dinky foul to Schang,
ending the game.
Rally Worried the Crowd.
II was not until the last put-out had
been made that the spectators breathed
easy. They had received a big scare. but
the New York team did not have quite
CROUCH Of punch to put over the win
ming run, and the rally was really OF little
value except to show that game or
series isn't over until the last man Is out.
Demaree started off bravely enough.
with something like the full lineup OF
the Giants on the field. for Snodgrass was
able to run a little, while Merkle got
around at first base in good fashion.
Oldring's three-base hit in the hrst
frame amounted to little. as Al handled
Collins and Baker with the greatest ease,
retiring the side without a run counting.
In the second break came against
him when McInnis lifted high fly to
centre field which snodgrass in the best
OF condition could have captured easily,
but he limped so badly as he ran that he
lust missed the ball
The Athletics were quick 70 take ad-
vantage Of the opening and Strunk sacri-
feed, so that BaTy's double to left field
scored McInnis with the first run Of the
game. Demaree pitched carefully 10
Schang and finally awarded him pass.
and then in mastery fashion saw to II
that both Bender and Murphy lifted high
flies to the outfield. The "Shut-eut King"
could not keep up the pace, however. and
four hits punched by the enemy in the
fourth frame brought three runs home
Marquard started operating in the fifth
and got off TO flying start by striking
out Baker, while McInnis dribbled an
easy grounder TO the box. Strunk, how
ever, drew pass and went TO third when
Barry smashed double to left field. 1t
was a drive just like McCormick's in the
first half of the frame which Oldring
taught in brilliant fashion. But the New
York left fielder missed.
Schang's Hit Was Fatal.
Then came the fatal mistake of the
game and a move on which the victory
hinged, as subsequent events proved.
There were two out, and first base open.
with Schang up and Bender following
him. The same situation arose in the
first game, and Schang came through
with a triple off the same Marquard,
scoring the two runs which formed the
margin Of victory of the Athletics.
The home run which Schang sent into
the grandstand at the Polo Grounds on
Thursday added TO the triple. had evil
dently not impressed McGraw. Instead
OF passing the catcher TO get Bender, who
certainly could do no more than make a
hit, the Little Napoleon decided TO take
another chance on Wallie and the catch
er responded with piping single just
out of Doyles reach, which brought
Strunk and Barry gallopins over the
plate.
1t was the hit that decided the game.
without II the Athletics would have been
beaten. Bender grounded weakly 10 the
box ending the inning. In the last three