Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-07
FIRST CANE GOES
70 PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS DEFEAT GIANTS IN
OPENING CONTEST OF WORLDS
SERIES.
HARD HITTING WINS eY
SCORE OF SIX TO FOUR
Philadelphia Forces Marquard From
Box and i. Succeeded by crandaIi-
Almost ErrorIess Game, Philadelphia
Being Guilty Of Ono Miseue-Ths
Play by Innings.

New York, Oct. New York was
defeated on the home grounds in the
first game of the post season cham
pionship series today, Philadelphia
winning by q score Of 6 to 4.
Mayor Kline and Major General
Barry, Of the army. were escorted
across the playing field Just before the
umpires called play ball.
Umpire KLEIN was announced to give
balls and strikes decisions, while Egan
would work on the bases. Rigler went
to left field and Connolly to right field.
First Inning.
First half-John Brush Hampstead,
the young grandson of the late John I.
Brush. president of the Giants, threw
out the ball. Murphy new out to Mur-
ray. Murphy smashed the first ball
pitched. Marquard shot a strike over
&c C!d7;ns. CiiTins singled to riEht c.:
the second ball between Doyle and
Merkle. Marquard tried to catch Old
ring at first but could not get him.
Marquard used plenty of speed and
kept the ball around the Athletics
knees. Oldring was caught of first
by quick throw, Marquard to Merkle.
Collins singled to center after having
two strikes called on him The crowd
gave Home Run" Baker q cheer. Baker
flied out to Barnes. No runs. two hits,
no errors.
Second half-Bender grinned as
Shafer came to bat and shot wide
curve close to Shafer's knees. It was
a ball. Bender had good speed which
was difficult to follow in the dark day.
Shafer flied out to Murphy. Doyle flied
out Strunk. Fletcher got a single by
Barry for the first hit. Fletcher out.
stealing, schang to Collins. Fletcher
was caught at least ten feet OF the bag
No runs, one hit. no errors.
Second Inning.
First half-McInnis fou!ed the first
ball. He was out. Herzog to Merkle.
Strunk famed. Barry out, Fletcher to
Merkle. No run, no hits. no errors.
Second half-Bender employed q
wide outshoot and q high, fast one.
Burns famed after having three balls
and one strike called. Bender shot over
two curves on Burns for strikes, send
ing the batsman back to the bench.
Herzog out on a grounder to Mc1nnis.
who retired the runner at the bag.
Murray singled to left ana would have
taken second but Oldring's quick field
ing and throw drove him back. With
Meyers at bat 1t was Indian against
Indian. Meyers flied to oldring. No
runs, one hit. no errors.
Third Inning.
First half-Schang was out on q high
one to Burns. The crowd gave the In
dian Bender q big hand when he came
to the plate. The chief was out,
Fletcher to ,Merkle. Fletcher made a
poor throw but Merkle speared the
ball. Murphy got Texas Lacquer to
center which Shafer could not get near.
Murphy was forced at second when
Fletcher took Oldring's grounder and
touched second base. No runs. one hit,
no errors.
Second half-Merkle sent up high
foul near the right field stand but
neither McInnis nor Murphy could get
near it. Merkle got an infield hit which
Barry could not field in time to catch
the runner. Marquard sacrificed. Col
lins to McInnis. With one out and a
man on second the New York crowd
kept up a constant cheering. Shafer
out on a fly to Strunk. Merkle scored
on Doyle's single to right. The crowd
was in a frenzy. Fletcher flied to
Murphy. One run. two hits. no errors.
Fourth Inning.
First half-Collins sent a long drive
to center for three vases. It was the
first ball pitched. With Baker up the
Philadelphia fans cheered to the echo.
Collins scored on Bakers infield hit
which Doyle was barely able to knock
u,f< I,io ey1N nj q
sacrificed. Marquard to Merkle. Baker
was out at third when Marquard
speared Strunk's grounder and threw
to Herzog. Barry doubled down the
left field line, sending Strunk to third.
three base hit. It looked to many as If
Shafer misjudgef the ball. He leaped
into the air while running backwards
but the ball went thru his fingers clear
to the center field fence. Marquard
threw out Bender. Three runs, four
bits. no errors.
Last half-Burns doubled along ths
left field line. Herzog sent ball
toward third which was foul only by
q few inches. Burns was caught out
on the line when Bender took Herzog's
grounder and tossed to Baker. who
threw to Collins, who returned the ball
to Baker soT the pt;.-cu:. Herzog went
to second. Murray was strike out
victim. going on three straight strikes
Myers out to Oldring. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
Fifth inning.
First half-Murphy went out bunting,
Marquard to Merkle. Marquard took
Oldrings bounder and threw the batter
MT at Arst MarnuarA haea ~ So.
steady and gave three balls to Collins
before pitching . strike. Collins walked
and stole second. Collins and Baker
scored GA Bakers home run drive into
the right fleld stand. It was Q LONGER
drive than Baker made when he made
his famous home run two years ago ON
the Polo grounds and tied the score.
The ball fell in the deep right field
stands and the Athletic players patted
Baker ON the back. Bats were thrown
into the air and the Athletics cheered.