South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-11

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worlds series battle. necessarily
would be nervous and ineffective.
A groan went up in the Giant dele
cation at Philadelphia Friday when
hcGraw sent Grant to bat in the
ninth in place of Marquard.
Grant. at his best. is a mediocre
hitter, little better than 200 man.
while Marquard is one of the best
batting pitchers in the league
They cite a number Of other Incl
dents to convince their neighbcrs that
McGraw has fooled. But he seems
not to mind.
The Mackmen won out Friday but
before the contest was clinched
10000 Quaker City fans suffered a
period of anxious suspense that will
keep the Giants eleventh hour batting
rally green in their memory for some
seasons TO come. The game effort of
the National league players TO over
take their rivals in the closing innings
of the game changed the entire COM
pleXiOn of the battle, lifting what APP
peared to be a, One-sided match into a
contest that hung in the balance until
the last put out
The desperate, but as it proved fU-
tile rally came like a bolt from a clear
sky. Chief Bender. the Chippewa
Indian. master Of mysterious curve
and break had held the Giants runless
for six innings while his teammates
by pile driving hits had scored six
runs at the expense of Demaree and
Marquard Already the fans that fill
ed every seat in the stands and bleach
ers were eXulting in the downfall Of
the New York club. Bender, confident
in the big lead of his team, was pitch
ing consistent ball and there was not
single danger signal in sight. Sud
denly the Giants became transformed
from hitless Weaklings to real Giants
who hammered the speed and slants
of the Indian twirler to all parts of
the park
Lucky Seventh" Fruitful.
IL was in the lucky seventh" that
the storm Of hits burst upon the as
tOuiShed Athletics and before the alb
oTigine and his fellow players could
recover three Giants had crossed the
plate and the fusillade continued into
the next session when two more scOr-
ed and the team which was hut a few
moments ago apparently Outclassed
was batteTing down the last defenses
OF the MaCkmen. Fred Merkle, whose
injured ankle still caused him to limp
perceptiblv was the player who was
directly responsible for the breaking
through OF the coat of whitewash that
Bender was applying so artistically
With Burns and Murray on second
and third as the result of two singles
and double steal and two out Mer-
kle caught one of Bender'S low balls
on the outside corner of the plate and
lifted il far out into left center where
neither Oldring nor Strunk could quite
reach it, The sphere hit the green
turf of Shibe park and with a mighty
bound hoped the fence into the
bleachers and Merkle trotted home
after his two teammates with the
third home run of the series thus
joining Baker and SChang in the roll
Of baseball immortals
IerzOS Makes First Hit.
SpuTred on by Merkle's example.
HerzOg. who had not made hit in
the series 70 date. opened the eighth
with a single only 10 he forced by
Doyle who was similarly eliminated by
Fletcher. Burns came through with
double down the third base line sCor-
ing Fletcher and Shafer shot a triple
past McInnis' post tallyins Burns.
Murray smashed a scorching drive at
Collins but the Columbia alumnus
managed TO hold the ball until he
could steady himself and throw the
runner out at first for the third out.
Although MCGTaw sent two pinch hit
ters TO bat in the ninth the Giants
could not get over the run that would
have tied the score for Bender was
now fully aware OF the danger that
beset him and his team mates and
pitched ball that fairly whistled
as IL flashed and broke across the
plate.
IL was the narrowest kind Of an es-
cape and but for the equally heavy
hitting OF the Athletics in the forepart
OF the game ana some brilliant dis
plays OF defensive tactics the Giants
would now be on even terms with the
Philadelphia standard bearers instead
OF trailing two games in the rear OF
the American leaguers. The rally was
effective, however. in that enCour-
aged the men OF McGraw 10 believe
that they might yet overtake the fly
ing Athletics The probabilities are
much against such a feat but the Gil
ants are preparing for a last stand at
the Polo grounds Saturday and claim
that II they can once get going they
viii Yet win the series.
Big Melon For Players.
Fridays game was the last in which
the players participate in the receipts.
According 20 the unofficial figures
there will be divided among the play
ers S125. L63.S9. The winners will re
ceive 60 per cent OF this total and the
losers 40 per cent. The National COM
mission announced that - players on
each team were eligible 20 play in the
series. therefore each man on the win
ming side Will receive 1924 and each
member OF the losing team salsa.
The attendance Friday was 2O,Sss