Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-09
MERKLE AND MEYERS
ARE OUT OF LINEUP
Injuries Keep Two Giants
From Playing; Big Crowd
at Shibe Park
FlNAL SCORE.
BatterIes-AthIetIc6: Plank and
Lapp; MatheWson and Mclean.
Total attendance-2o,623.
Total receipts-$49,640.

se=I ot0J ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Total eceipts-$4s,640.
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pa, Oct.
sThe New York Giants captured the
second game Of the worlds series to-
day, defeating the Philadelphia Ath-
letics by score of 3 to 0 in ten in
nings Of play. It was pitchers bat
tie between Mathewson and Plank un-
til the tenth inning when Plank per
ceptibly weakened and coupled with a
fearfully wild throw by Collins, sent
three Giants scampering across the
plate. Mathewson was in difhculties
in the last half Of the ninth when he
was combed for two hits and with
Doyle's error put Athletic runners on
second and third with none out. Then
Mathewson with splendid pitching and
an air-tight defense by the infield kept
the Athletics runless Each team has
now won q EAme and the third con-
test will ne Played IN New York TO-
morrow. ,s,s .ssssga 4 s vi II.
u
eence from the lineup OF three sraxu-
larA Meyers, Mefkle md Snod dErass.
Meyers hurt hls hand inipractice and
Merkle was out ssfthe result Of an In
jCred ankle which he received yester-
day. Snodgrass started the game to.
Gay but was compelled to retire in the
third inning.
All PhilaAslphia was baseball mad
today and thousands packed shibe
park to It's capacity to see the second
acontest Of the worlds series between
the New York Giants, National league
pennant holders, and the Philadelphia
\ Athletics, champions Of the American
league
With one victory wrested from the
Giants the Athletics were keen to cap
ture the second contest OF the series
on the ball yard and establish good
lead In the effort to win four games
All OF 10000 persons had passed
through the turnstiles before play be-
gan.
The National leaguers were not
whit crestfallen over their defeat In
New York yesterday and every Giant
was ready to declare that Bender
would be beaten the next time the In
dian went to the mound.
Scotch mist as thick as New
foundland fog" kept the thousands on
the anxious seat fearing heavy down
pour that would stop the game. An
Industrious brass band tried to keep
the minds of the fans OF the weather.
The entire infield and far into the
out gardens was covered with canvass
to keep OF the dampness Later the
covers were peeled OF, leaving the
diamond In fne playing condition.
Crowd 10 Happy.
It was good natured crowd that
filed the big double decked grand
stand and outfield stands. One victory
was fine tonic to the Athletic fans and
they vigorously cheered the home folks
ut fielding and batting practice. Massed
III solid phalanx behind the Giants
playing bench were several hundred
New Workers. enthusiastic, hopeful
and ready to encourage the National
leaguers.
The umpires looked over the play
Ing field at IL O. clock and offlcially re-
ported that the grounds were in At
condition for game. The gates at
Shibe park were not swung open until
1880 o'clock and the bleachers were
the first to fill. All the covered stands
being reserved, were the last to fill.
Lines of police were stationed in front
Of all the stands.
Battle Scene Shifted.
The battle for supremacy in the base
ball world between the champions of
the National and American league
which opened auspiciously for the Phil
edelphia Athletics on the Polo grounds
was shifted today to Shibe park In this
city.
Despite a drizzling rain which set in
before midnight and continued until
early today, more than thousand
fans" camped outside Shibe park.
many Of them since o'clock yesterday
In order to get choice bleacher seats
for the second contest.
Ticket spectators were much in evi-
dence on the street today and at the
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