The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-08
Heavy Mist Prevails In Philadelphia
But Fails to Keep an Enormous
Crowd From Filling shibe Park to
It's Capacity to See Gigantic strug-
gle Between the Leading Clubs.
PLANK AND LATT AND
MATHEWs0N AND MCLEAN.
No Runs, Hits or Errors Were Tai.
lied In First Half of First; In Sec.
ond Half Doyle Made Bad Error
Allowing Murphy to Make Hit Al
though no Runs We're Made.
NEW YORK WINS 80.

0E1IbI4 INtkN, III'IA'NIJtA4Ai LAIN'
Oct. Philadelphia was baseball:
mad today and thousands crowded
shibe park to its capacity to see the
second contest Of the world series
between the New York Giants Ma
tional pennant holders and philadel.
plia Athletics winners Of American
League.
a Scotch mist as wet as New
foundland fog kept the thousands on
( anxious benches fearing heavy
downpour that would stop the game.
An Industrious brass band helped
keep the mind of the fans from
threatening weather.
The entire field and far into the
outheld was completely matted with
canvas covers to KEEP out the damp
ness. Later the covers were taken
up leaving the diamond in fine
playing condition,
1t was a good natured crowd that
filled the big double deck ground
stand and outtield stand.
One victory was fine tonic to the
spirits Of the Athletic fans and they
vigorously cleercd the home folks at
fielding and. batting. I,
Masked in, solid. phalanx behind
the Giants playing bench were sew
eral hundred New York enthusiasts.
The umpire looked over the playing
field at II o'clock and officially re-
norted that the rgounds were in fit
condition for d game. The gates OF
the park were not swung open until
1880 o'clock and the blcachcrs were
the first to fill. All the covered
stands being reserved were the last
TO f!ll. Lines of police were station
ed in front of all stands.
When the Giants took the dla-
mond for field practice Merkle went
to- his accustomed station at first.
He made the place though with some
difficulty. Merkle only engaged in
short field practice and was relieved
by Snodgrass, who was also appar-
emily far froYl, good because OF his
wrcnched leg, While takingt hrows
at the plate during practice, Chief
Myers suffered u slight injury to one
of his fingers. The finger was
quickly handaged and Myers return
cd to practice. 1:45 o'clock found
the last of the crowd filing through
the turnstiles. A row Of two story
houses which faced the park on
Twentieth street were black with
people. Countless faces pcercd from
every window and hundreds sat oh
improyised benches on roofs. These
seats brought good prices, enough
10 at least pay the years taxes.
It was announced that Plank and
Latt and Mathcwson and Mclean
would be the batteries.
Play Begins.
First inning, first half - llCr2oG
copped out to Collins; Doyle out on
q short fly to Strunk. Plank used
his famous cross-filc ball to do the
deadly work TO the corners Of the
plate and Fletcher famed. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
First inning, second half-Math-
ewson sent out drop curve which
missed the plate by scarcely an inch.
The second ball pitched was 4
strike. Doyle made horrible error
on Murphy's boundcr, the ball filter
ing through his legs. This gave the
Athletic rooters a chance to cheer.
Mathewson put two strike on Old
ring and Oldring promptly singled to
left, sending Murphy to second.
Mclean went down to console Math-
ewson; Collins sacrifice, Snodgrass
10 Doyle, advancing Murphy and Old
ring, Then came HomeTun Baker to
the bat. Mathewson first pitch was
a bali. Baker fouled OFF the next
Baker fouled of another one; it was
two strikes and one ball on the big
Athletic, Baker famed. Mathew
son sending up a fade away for the
third strike. McGinnis flied to
Burns. No runs, one hit, one error.
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htks Arthur Brobst has returned