The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08

ing both AIarquard and CrandaIl from
the mound with fusilades of long hits,
which quickly accounted for runs. In
helding, too. the standard bearers of the
American league outshone the represent
tatives of the older association.
Each team gathered II hits from the
delivery of the rival twrers, but the
Athletics drives were more timely and
of greater length. The Giants gathered
II bases from their II hits, while the
Athletic total was 20. The breaks that
occurred in the fielding tested the met
tie of the Philadelphia club to a greater
extent than that of the New York play
ers, for with few exceptions the Ath-
! letics chances were harder than those
offertSb the Giants infeld and outfeld
1t vas Centerfielder Shafer's misjudging
OF Schang's drive to deep center that
really paved the way for the Athletics
victory. 1T was one of the few hard
chances offered the Giants fielder dur
ing the game. and when Shafer failed
to guage the flight of the ball the Ath-
letcs seized the opening and took the
lead, never to be headed. The Giants
started rally in the fifth inning, which
netted three runs. but the Mackmen came
back with another in the eighth and
clinched the victory.
Collins Plays Fine Game
1t has been said that every world 5
series develops hero and the Athletics
lost no time in seeking the laurels in
this direction. Eddie Collins played a
remarkable game at second base, maxi
ing four put-outs and six assists with
out semblance of an error. He also
figured with Barry and McInnis in the
lone double play of the game. which
stopped short a Giant rally in the sew
enth inning and caused McGraw to jump
up and down with rage and disappoint-
ment.
Collins, however, had no monopoly on
the heroes glory, for John Franklin Baker
and Chief Bender did yeomen work that
entitled them to recognition greater than
the average participant in the game
BAKER made history repeat itself when
he drove home-run hit into the grand
stand back of right field, scoring Collins
from second ahead of him. The situa-
ton and hits were much the same as in
the second game of the 1911 series when
Baker lifted the ball over the fence on a.
Marquard offering and paved the way
for an Athletic victory
To Bender goes the credit FOR out
pitching both Marquard and Crandan
and showing skill and nerve in sew
eral trying places, when the Giants ap-
peared about to break through his de-
livery and take the lead The tall In
dian had both speed and a break" on
his balls and frightened up when hits
meant runs in manner that fully
merited Connie Maclx's confidence
Athletics Gain Edge
By outlasting both Marquard and
Crandall he gave the Athletics the edge
on tomorrow's game, since McGraw
must use either Mathewson or Demaree
or come back with Tesreau, while the
leader OF the Athletics has Plank,
Shawkey and Brown. all available for
the first game at Shibe park
While the game, considered as a
whole. seldom touched the high spots
OF sensational playing, the scene Incl
dental to the gathering of the specta-
tors was worthy of reproduction by
the brush of a great artist. The flock
ing of the fans began at midnight
Monday and as the hours of darkness
slipped away and dawn changed into
the gray light of a sunless day, the
waiting lines grew from hundreds to
thousands until when the gates were
opened at 8 o'clock there were fully
5000 of the faithful in the first rush
for the choice seats in the unreseryed
sections of stands and bleachers.
From that hour on, all New York
appeared to be migrating to Harlem.
and the crowds focused upon the Polo
grounds until at / o'clock every seat
had been sold and still the waves OF
fans beat upon the fences and en-
frances of the park until the manage
ment was obliged to call upon the city
authorities for help in holding the dis
appointed thousands in check. Once
the gates rolled back. the stands took
ON scene of animation that was
startling. SO quick was the transfor-
nation from tiers of wooden seats to
rows of bobbing humanity. Tho spec
tators poured into the various stands
and bleachers in steady streams, rolling
in from dozens of entrances iii long
black lines that grew in volume as
the hands of the great clock over the
bleachers crept around toward the hour
when the umpire should call that magic
signal, "Play ball"
Stands Filled Before Noon
Long before noon the lower sections
of the grandstands were filled and the
vast stretches of bleachers bore testi-
mony to the popularity of baseball. AS