The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-10
GIANTS HUMBLED
BY ATHLETICS
Philadelphia Takes Opener From
New York s to 4.
FRANK BAKER GETS A HOMER
Mack's Siuggers Bernhard McGraw'a
Great Southpaw and Also Smash
CrandallINext Game at
Shibe Park.

Indian Bender again had his sign on
the Giants and they succumbed, al
though not without tremendous
struggle. The score was to 4. Home
Run Baker was the hero of the oe-
casion as he was two years ago, con-
tributing a four-sack drive at a criti-
cal moment.
A game never was played under
more unfavorable conditions. Fog OBJ
scured the field, and much of the
time no one knew what the plays
were until the information was re-
Iayed from the field.
McGraw fought every inning of the
game. He shot three of his best in
to the box to stop the victorious Mack
men. Marquard, CrandaN and Tes-
reau faced the Athletics at different
stages of the game, but they could not
get their slants by.
Giants Are Outplayed.
The Athletics outpftched, outbatted,
and outran the Giants. Though each
team scored the same number Of hits,
eleven, the smuggling, Athletics made
their drives at the right time and
succeeded in pounding in six runs
over the plate while the Giants were
annexing four.
History repeated itself in that Man
ager McGraw Of the Giants again
started championship series with
out Mathewson in the box and again
he lost Up to the moment the game
started 1t was supposed that Mathew
son would be his choice. The Giants
had won every world series in which
Mathewson pitched the opening game.
he having captured the first combat
every time he attempted It.
Errors Help Giants.
The Giants would have Jared worse
In the contest had it not been for
Connie Mack's 100000 infleld, which
helped the Giants score three runs in
the fifth frame Two errors were
made.
Chief Bender pitched the entire
game for the Athletics, and while the
redskn failed to show his marvellous
delivery Of former world series, he
was In great condition.
During the game he struck out three
of the Giants, while the Giant pitchers
were able to secure only one scalp
each from the Philadelphians. Bender
did not give single base on balls,
but MarQuard and Tesreau each
granted one.
Some 100000 persons filed the broad
reaches of the Brush stadium to wit
ness the New York Giants, pennant
winners of the National league, do
battle with the Philadelphia Athletics,
leaders Of the American league, in the
riea.
Opening Inning.
Athletics-Murphy up, flied to Muir
ray. Oldring singled to right and
caught out on first, Marquard to
Merkle. Collins singled to center
Baker flied out to Burns. No runs
two hits, no errors.
New York-Shafer flied out to Muir
ply. Doyle flied to Strunk. Fletcher
singled to left. Fletcher out stealing,
Schang to Collins. No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Second inning.
adelphia-Mc1nnis out, Herzog
to Merkle. Strunk struck out. Barry
out, Fletcher to Merkle. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
New York-Burns famed. Herzog
out, to McInnis unassisted. Murray
singled to left field. Meyers flied out
to Oldring. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Third Inning.
notwithstanding flied to Burns.
Bender out, Fletcher to Merkle, on
an infield tap. Murray singled to
center. Oldring forced Murphy, Fetch
er unassisted. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
New York-Merkle singled to Bar
ry, who fumbled; Merkle safe on
first. Marquard sacrificed, Collins to
McInnis. Shafer flied to Strunk.
Doyle singled to right, scoring Merkle.
The great throng in stands and
DloacnerS went WHO as M0rkie crossed
the plate. Fletcher flied out to Muir
ply. One run, two hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
adelphia-C Collins tripled to CEN
ter. He drove the first ball to the
bleachers. Baker hit to Doyle, who
fumbled a little roller McInnis sac
rificed Marquard to Merkle Strunk
hit to MarQuard, who threw to Herzog,
forcing Baker at third Strunk stop
ped at first Barry doubled to left,
Strunk stopping at third. Schang
tripled to center, scoring Strunk and
Barry. Shafer leaped to get the
drive, but ball just touched his glove.
Bender out. Marquard to Merkle
Three runs. four hits. no errors, one
left.
New York-Burns doubled to left
on the first ball pitched Herzog hit
TO Bender and Burns was run down,
Bender to Baker to Barry to Collins to
Barry. Herzog took second on the
play. Murphy famed. He watched
the third strike go by him. Meyers
flied to Oldring. No runs, one hit
hit, no errors.