The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
Philadelphia 0; New York 3

ed to produce long one. RUDE Old
ring repeated his feat OF yesterday at
the polo grounds by planting one in
the left field bleachers.
Frank Baker was the cynosure of
all lenses this afternoon The Trappe,
Maryland. boy was surrounded by an
army of photographers, all of whom
insisted on him posing with his big
stick In hitting position. Baker was
good natured and gave everybody a
chance to snap picture.
Taking the tip that Plank would be
started again at the Giants, McGraw
sent out Schupp. south paw during
the batting practice and the Giants
took to his offerings with will. Dur
ing this time the grand stands were
rapidly filling up. The bleachers were
| packed and there were at least a
thousand persons on the house tops
about the park Chief Bender. the vic
tor of yesterdays conflict came out
and warmed up. Merkle joined the
Giants in batting practice He walk
ed with limp and made little effort
to swing hard on the ball His in
jured ankle was bandaged and he
| leaned heavily on his bat while wait
ing his turn at the plate He favored
the injured member as much as pos
sible.
| When the Giants took the field for
practice Snodgrass was in Merkle's
position. The Californian skipped
dent that his bad knee was giving
him no little concern. The evidence
that Big Fred Merkle was eff the job
cast a decided damper over the Giant
hackers whose recollections we're still
vivid of S1>fer's mJsjudgment of yes
terday which was undoubtedly the
stroke that cut the Giants guy ropes
! in the fourth inning.
After Snodgrass had limped ABOUT
] the first sack a few minutes Hooks"
Wiltz of the Giants pitching staff, re-
lieved him and i; was evident that
j McGraw was still debating the ques.
/ ton of which would prove greater
weakness. Snodgrass' inability to field
the position adequately. or Witt weak.
ness at the bat There was little
4 question but what Witt could field
! the position in creditable fashion, but
t his hitting is weak even for pitcher.
Myers showed up with a finger
carefully bandaged and 1t was obvi
Gus that his loss of nail on the
third finger in the game yesterday
would not decrease his efficiency.
First Inning.
4 Giants-Herzog flied to Collins
Doyle flied to Strunk in short center
Fletcher famed. No runs; no hits; NJ
errors
i Plank had sizzling cross fr,
working in the opening inning ant
moved the first three batters in OF
der. He took plenty OF time and wa
quite willing to meet the Giants de
termination to wait him out, his wind
up on Fletcher was fast drop whicl
the shortstop swung high above.
Athletics-Murphy was safe OF
Doyle's tumble of an easy grounder
1t was the Giants first error Of tn
series. Oldring singled to left an,
the stands aroused from the gloom
Collins came up during a conference,
between Mclean and Matty and got
hand. Collins sacrificed Snodgrass t,
Doyle, and there was an Athletic play
er on second and third, one out Bake
famed. Matty kept everything ou,
side the pan and worked a pair of fade
always on Baker for two fouls. Baker.
swing at the last one was vicious blu
low. McInnes flied to Burns No runs
one hit; one error.
Matty got off in the first inning to
bit of his usual worlds series bad lucl
when Doyle made an inexcusable fun
BILE of an easy tap of Murphy. Oldrin
followed with single. Matty respond
ed in his worlds series style and al
: ter tanning Baker, pulled himself on
of hole. He showed the heart tina
has made his name famous everywher
he is known.
Second Inning.
Giants-Burns famed Plank wa
using an inside curve with a fas
, break to splendid advantage. Shafe
flied to Murphy. Murray famed N
runs; no hits; no errors.
The one-two-three order prevaile
again in the Giants half of the SEE
!, ond, Plank appearing to have an,
, thing required and disposing of tn
. three men with ten pitched balls. A
in-curve alternating with a fast hig
: one did the business.
Athletics-Strunk out, Doyle t
Snodgrass on an easy chance. Barr
got hand as Matty called Herzo
over for consultation on the batter
He responded with long fly to Burns
Lapp famed on three pitched balls
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Matty disposed of the Athletics ii