The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

Wiltse. Doyle drew three balls and
then Plank cut the plate with the next
two. Doyle flied to Oldring. No runs,
two hits, no errors.
The Giants crippled condition told
heavily against them in their half of
the third that would have been an easy
scoring bee on single by Snodgrass
and safe slam by Matty flashed In
the pan as result of Snodgrass in
ability to score on Matty's safe hit.
Matty's punch was to deep center.
and was an easy double and an easy
scoring ticket for Snodgrass. had the
latter been in his usual form.
Athletics relieved Snodgrass
at first. Plank out, Doyle to Wiltse. e.
Murphy out, Matty to Wiltse on an at
tempted bunt. Oldring out, Herzog to
Wiltse. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
Giants-Fletcher out, Barry to Nc.
Innes on play which tested the speed
Of the Athletic infield and the throwing
arm of Barry. Burns famed on four
pitched balls. Shafer safe on Bakers
low throw to McInnes which chalks
up an error for the gentleman from
Trappe. Md Shafer out, Lapp to
Collins on an attempted steal. No runs
no hits, one error.
Laps throwing arm nipped a
Giant chance in the fourth when 1t
nailed Shafer by a yard on an at
tempted steal. Tilly had gotten life
one.
Athletics-Collins died a. first when
Matty leaped up and pulled down a
high bounder Baker came up amidst
dead calm.
Matty cut the plate with the first
one, threw two wild ones and when
he put the next one over Baker slam
med it for a safe drive past Doyle
who connected. but could not stop It.
McInnes out, Doyle to Wiltse. This
was not sacrifice as McInnes slam
med the ball hard.
Strunk drew three and two and
then drew the fourth and pass, the
first issued by Matty. With men on
first and second Barry came up.
Barry forced Strunk at second,
Doyle unassisted
No runs, one hits, no errors.
Fifth inning.
Giants-Murray flied to Oldring in
short left. oldring made a short
dash for the ball Mclean singled
down the foul line, third hit OF Plank
up to this stage of the game. Wiltso
famed. He waited and drew two
balls. then fouled off a couple and
missed the last Matty was given a
hand when high foul bounded of Nc.
lines glove as the first baseman
Collins and Murphy all dashed under
it. 1t was not counted as an error
against McInnes. Matty waited and
drew three balls, and then was walk
Led. This was the first free ticket Is
sued by Plank. Herzog ont, Collins te
Mclnnes. No runs, one hit, no errors
4 Herzog had the buck passed up Il
him In the Giants half OF the nth
but again the star of the Giants in las
years worlds series was not there II
the pinch, with two down and McLear
and Matty on sacks the cantaloupe
king contributed another weak In
/ field grounder to Collins and was re
tired at the first turn
Athletics -Lapp out Doyle t.
Wiltse. His offering was an easy roll
er which was felded Clearly by Doyle
Plank singled through Doyle. Doyl,
got in front of the ball by fast rur
but could not hold It. E. Murph,
flied to Burns In deep left. Burn.
made sensational run and ther
Jumped high to Pull down the ball
No runs. one hit, no errors,
Athletics retired in fifth on 81,
pitched balls, three called strikes ant
three balls that were hit. Burns
spectacular catch was the brightes
i fielding contributed by outfelders So
far during the series.
Sixth Inning.
i Giants Doyle was an easy out
Plank to McInnes Plank did no
have to move out of his box to TAX,
the easy bounder. Fletcher sent up
Ipop foul to McInnes after waiting ant
forcing Plank into throwing him tw,
balls. Burns flied to Murphy. M
runs, no hits, no errors.
4 Plank had an easy session with tn,
I Giants during their half of the sixth
The one, two, three order was agar
in vogue and no one of the batsmel
showed any indication of connectins
safely. Plank was putting the frs
two over and carefully avoiding an.
4 hole.
I Athletics-Colltns buntsa down tn,
left foul line and when Connolly call
ed foul the crowd turned loose
boots and jeers Collins then strucl
out Baker fouled of two and was IL
the hole with two strikes against him