The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-12
STANDING

received $325SS for overseeing the five
game contest, the entire gate receipts
amounting to 1925, $3.50 coming from the
pockets of $4,000 fans who paid to wit
ness the play. The profits of the ticket
spectators are not available at this time.
The players share of the receipts ceased
with Fridays game. so they were not
financially interested in today's attend
ance. which totaled 36,6S2 for gross re-
ceipts of SIS, ,6765O
Immediately after the close of todays
game thousands of fans swarmed down
from bleachers and stands and rushed to
the Athletics bench. where John MGraw
was already congratulating Connie Mack
Despite the fact that the great majority
were Giant adherents they bestowed
plenty of praise upon the Mackmen. Play
er after player was patted and assured
that the best team won. 1t was with
difficulty that they finally broke their
way through the throngs and reached the
clubhouse. The Giants, too, came in for
hearty cheers as they raced across the
field. assuring them that although defeat
ed they had by no means lost the support
of their followers.
Matty Wildly Cheered
Christy Mathewsen. the Giants only
hope to stop the onrushing Athletics. was
wildly cheered as he strobe slowly to tho
PitSiAiAe DOAs iiOiQ tDcIll, MdIIy!
yelled the fans. Eddie Murphy, who
failed to get hit off the veteran pitcher
in the ten inning battle in Philadelphia
on Wednesday,, connected with the first
ball pitched and drove 1t to the right of
Fletcher, who made a gallant effort to
stab 1t, but succeeded in only batting it
down. Murphy crossed first base before
the shortstop could get the sphere. Old
ring attempted to sacrifice, laying a bunt
down in front OF Mathewson, who threw
Murphy out at second, Fletcher taking
the throw. Mathewsons first offering to
Collins was a ball and the next served
was driven to right field for a SINGLE
Oldring sprinting to third.
Despite this inauspicious opening for
the Giants, the great crowd gave Math-
ewson an encouraging cheer Things
looked bad with Home Run" Baker up
and mighty hard did he try to make trou-
Bile for New York, Finally there was a
resounding crack of the bat and the
hearts OF the Giants rooters stopped for
an instant. Instead of the bali coursin.
its way toward Bakers right field stand
1t shot into left field for a long sacrifice
fly to Burns, Oldring scoring ( Burns
made mighty heave to the home -baca
to get Oldring and threw the ball over
Catcher Mclean head. Collins went to
second on the error. The inning ended
when McInnis sent grounder to Herzog.
who blocked Collins and threw to Doyle.
who touched out the Athletics second
baseman between second and third.
Giants Easily Retired
The Athletic rooters in the stands, and
there were many of them, cheered the
Philadelphia team as they took the field
behind the veteran Plank. Herzog. the
first man up, let two bad balls pass and
then Plank got two strikes on him. Her.
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Doyle was an easy out, Barry to McInnis
on fast fielding play. Fletcher started
the New York fans cheering as he batted
the ball for what looked like extra bases,
but it fell into the hands of Oldring in
deep left field.
Strunk opened the Athletics' secosld in
ming with drive at Doyle and \ was