The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-10

AAaAJ lIlf- NlflE race Ndlle % pros
pective spectators who were willing
TO a any price 10 gain access 20 tho
Gene OF battle.
All Available Space Taken.
n lines OF fans who ultimately
MED into the unreserved sections OF
the stands formed lines before the
game and o patiently until the
gates were opened n the slow crawl
10 the seats began. When the game
started every available spot inside
the arena was packed and many hun
dreds tried TO get a birds eve view
OF the play from points overlooking
the park. though they were in several
cases several blocks away.
With to-morrow's game in Phila-
delphia the players division OF the re-
ceipts will cease but neither they nor
the club stockholders nave cause for
complaint since TO date 90. $50 specta-
tors have paid s2OO.65S.5O for the
privilege OF seeing the Athletics score
fourteen runs to tho Giants nine in
three games. or this sum thu players
have already $1OS.355.59 accruing TO
their account: the owners OF each
club. S36.llS.53 and the National
Commission. $40. O65.s5.
The players share OF to-day's re-
ceipts was s%4O.9i229; each clubs
share. siS,63743. and the National
Commissions. S~7.576.35.
Game In detail.
NEW YORK. Oct. s.-Connie Mack
had both Bush and Shawkey warm
Ing up for the game. but the way the
former wac shooting them in 10 Ira
Thomas II was not hard 10 detect
that Bush was the first choice OF the
Philadelphia manager. As the game
started. Mack sent Brown and Lapp
10 he far corner OF the grounds 10
Keep warmed up. The vast crowd
gave Big Jeh Tesrsau an
ing cheer as he went TO the pitching
box and threw mp -four BALLS to
Catcher Mclean.
First lnnina.
Eddie Murphy. the first batter up
Tor the Athletics. watched Tesreau
get his spit ball fabricated and then
watched the first strike shoot across
the plate. The Giants rooters shout.
ed when Umpire Rigler's right arm
Went up. indicating the strike. TIES.
reaus second Offering was a ball and
the third he tent down was driven
right az Fletcher. who threv Murphy
out by an eyelash at first. The
ball sent down to Oldring was "a
strike. the next was a foul strike. the
third a ball and the fourth was appar.
emily n good one. for Oidring laced IN
10 center field for a clean single. 10
the great Joy Of the Philadelphia con
tincent. The first pitch . Collins
was also astrike After taking an
other strike The Philadelphia second
baseman HIT 10 center field and Old.
ring never stopped until he pulled ND
al third base. Then came tho wal.
loper. Baker. Tcsreau's first two
pitches 10 him were strikes. down
near Bakers knees. The next ball
just suited the home run hitter and
n" smashed a hard single 20 LEFT field
scoring Oldring with the first run OF
the game. Collins went 10 second
Collins n Baker worked the double
steal. Nolan. In his anxiety 20 make
a throw. dropping the ball at the
plate. McInnis struck ont. Mclean
missing the third strike. and throw
ing him ont az first Then the game
was practically won when Amos
Strunk shot a %groundcr 20 Fletcher.
who threw over Merkle's head 10 the
g%randstaud. allowing both Collins and
Baker 20 score. S'rurk kept on to
second. Barry ended the inning bv
sending % hv 10 Fletcher.
Leslie Bush was given n cheer
when he assembled the hurting mound
Getting two strikes on H,rzog. Bush
pitched three had balls and a New
York fan yelled Take him OUT" 18th
pitcher and batter bong In g. hoIa
I'Ush sent uT q straight ball and Her.
zog was compelled 20 hit II and he
went ont ~ first. Barry 10 NjcInnis
Doyle rammed a sharp hit AZ Bush.
who batted the ball down hut could
not field ~ 10 first in time 20 catch
Doyle. and he did not throw Il
Fletcher was hit by a pitched ball.
DOYLE moving 20 second Burns
brought eroans from the stand when
~" sent q sharp flv TO Collins. who
doubled up Dovle trying TO get back
10 % Barry making the put-out.
Second Inning.
i"o Wer" ouf In the American
I"'eu"rs second inning before thev
started another batting rally. Schonr
struck ont and Rush sent "a high 0v
10 Murray Murphy hit sharplv TO
Fletcher and beat tho ehorfston's
long throw ~ first Oldrirg then r,rra
To- time with his second single tho
ball shooting out to r.eht field and
Murphy raced around fl third base
DIdriur promptly stole second Gal
his who seemed To- hive no trorlla
Win I"srsau pitching. sent q -woL
.nt drive into center ftIt and Nfr~rI,
HIi pIdrirg deposited two more runs
tI fNr plate Tho crowd looked for
Mc'f1" fu tat" Tnernau ont but the
hit pitcher was kept ON Tao fob ua
k'r smashed o. terrific I~iv. which
10Y MANAGED fo ret after q great