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Show DETAIL OF PL A Y IN FIRST GAME NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Eddie Murphy, playing In his first world's series, faced Marquard when Umplro Klcm called "Play ball." The left-handed left-handed pitcher, rollowlng Mathew-son's Mathew-son's usual custom of grooving tho first ball, let go a pitch thai Murphy caught, on the end of his bat and sent 11 out to Murray Tor an easy catch. Oldring started tho Athletic "rooters" shouting when ho slashed a slnglo to right field. Marquard, believing that Oldring would try to steal second, kept him close to the bag and finally by a lightning throw caught the Philadelphia base-runner napping, nap-ping, Merkle making the out. Oldring protested against Umpire Egan's decision, hut It availed him nothing. On tho next ball pitched Collins nhot a' clean baso hit to center, but he was left at rirst when Baker Hied out, to Burns. When New York came to bat there was much cheering, but the shouts or the Giant supporters did not last long Shafer the first to faco tho Indian, sent up a fly to Murphy in right field and 1 Doyle filed out to Strunk. Fletcher sent a. grounder past shortstop. On tho first ball pitched Fletcher tried to steal, but Schang's boautiful. throw to Collins beat him and the side was out. Out in Order. The American league champions went out In order in tho second inning, Mclnnes, Mc-lnnes, some of whose Massachusetts friends cheered him as he came to bat, went out, Herzog to Merkle. Strunk, usually a weak hitter against left-handed pitching, struck out, and Barry was tho third out on a grounder, Fletchor to Merkle. New York got one man on base In its half of the second, but ho did not get beyond first base. Burns struck out aftor Bender had pitched him three bad balls. Mclnnes, unassisted, took care of Herzog's grounder. Murray shot a single along tho 'eft Held roul line and might have gotten two bags had not Oldring, by good sprinting and a raat throw, kept him Troni stretching his hit. The Indian pitcher seemed to put on more speed when New York's redskin catcher camo to bat. Meyers, howovcr, hit his brother Indian's olTering, but the ball shot up in the air and into Oldrlng's hands. Connie Mack's young catchor opened the Athletics 'third by flying out to Burns. Bonder sent a lazy grounder to Fletcher and the chief was out al first. Murphy ! soul a single to center, but was forced by Oldring, Fletcher malting the out unassisted. un-assisted. The Giants broke the ice in the third inning when Bendor was touched up for l-wo hits. Merkle brought cheors from the stand by sending a slow bounder to Shortstop Barry, who could not get up to It quick enough to handle It cleanly and make the out. It. was a scratch slnglo for Merkle. Marquard sacrificed, putting Merkle on second. He was held on the middle bag while Shafer was caught out by Slrunk, but he. sprinted home a. minute later when Doyle shot a smoking slnglo to right field. Tho New York rooters shouted wildly for Fletcher to bring Doyle homo, but he was not equal to tho occasion. Ho tried hard, but sent up a long fly to Murphy. Now York having tho "edge" on Phlla- i dclphla, put tho crowd In good humor. The Athletics simply gritted their teeth and went aftor Marquard. They shelled the outer works of tho Giants, and when the smoke blew away three runs were across the plate. Athletics Get Three. Collins opened up on the left-hander with a terrific drlvo over Shafer's head. Tho ball rolled to the center field stands, and Collins drew up at third, amid the plaudits of tho Athletic rooters. Baker drove a hard one at Doylo. which the latter could not handle in tlmo to get him at first, and Collins raced home with tho first run for Philadelphia. Mclnnls sacrificed, Marquard to Merkle, and Baker Ba-ker took second. Strunk sent a little grounder to Marquard, who headed Baker Ba-ker ofr at third, Herzog taking tho throw. Then Barry, tho lightest hitter of the Athletics" Infield, ripped a two-base hit down the left-field foul line, which placed Slrunk on third. Both of them scored on Schang's tromondous three-baso three-baso drive to deep center. It appeared as if Shafer had misjudged tho ball. He started in, then stopped, and the ball struck the fingers or his leTt hand and rolled on toward tho center field stands. Tho Philadelphia players throw up sweat- J ers and bat In tho air and otherwise showed their Joy In drawing two runs ahead of their old rivals. Bender ended the Inning by going out, Marquard to Merkle. Now York opened Its fourth inning auspiciously. Burns slamming down the loft-field line, but ho was run down when Bender stopped Herzogs grounder. Bender Ben-der threw to Baker, who" tossed tho ball to Collins, and the latter shot. It back to Baker, who touched Burns out near second sec-ond baso. Herzog. In tho meantime, had sprinted to second, whore he was left as Murray struck out and Meyers sent a high fly to Oldring. More Fame for Baker, The fifth Inning brought more fame to "Home Run" Baker. Both Murphy and Oldring were thrown out at first by Marquard. who got their oasy grounders. ground-ers. Collins worked Marquard for the first base on balls In the game, and promptly stole second. With two out and Collins on second, exactly the same situation as obtained In Philadelphia two years ago, when Bakor hit Marquard for a homo run, presented Itself. The crowd was quiet as iho wonderful longdistance long-distance hlttor stepped to the plate. He let two balls go by him and then swung his shodldcrs as the next one carne- up. Thero was a crack or tho bat and tho ball sailed high and rar, dropping In the right field stands for the circuit. Collins Col-lins waited for Baker to reach tho plate, and slapped the Athletic batsman on the back as the Philadelphia partisans yolled themselves hoarse. Mclnnes sent a pop fly to Fletcher. It looked to be all over for Now York, but Bender's one bad Inning came In tho fifth Merkle alngled to center. McCormlck. McCor-mlck. batting for Marquard, mado good by driving a base hit. to center fluid, Merkle taking second. Shafer went out, Collins to Mclnnes, both runners moving up on the play. Doyle hero shot a grounder at Barry, who mado a poor throw to first, and the runner was saTe as Merkle crossed tho plate with tho Giants' second run. A moment later, McCormlck, Mc-Cormlck, who had gone down to third on the play on Doyle, came home when Fletcher singled to right. Doyle moved up to third on Fletcher's hit and scored New York's fourth run of tho gamo whllo Baker was throwing Fletcher out at second on Burns's groundor. Collins maklne the out. Herzog sent a high fly to Collins. Pitcher Crandali relieved Marquard in tho sixth- and easily disposed of the Phlladelphlans. Strunk filed to Shafer and Barry did likewise. Schang wont out on a fly to Burns. Crandali was cheered as he walked to the bench. New York also went out In one, two, three order In Its half of the sixth. Murray Mur-ray was out, Collins to MclnneH. and Meyers was thrown out by Bonder. With two out and the count three und two for Merkle, the latter made a half swing at a low and wild pitch. Schang dropped the ball, picked It up. touched Merkle and then rolled the ball to the pitcher's box. Merkle went to first base and seeing see-ing tho ball roll past the pitcher's box, started for second. Collins got the ball, relayed It to McTnnes and as Merkle tried to get back to first Mclnnes i touched him with tho ball. Merkle was declared out by Umpire Egan, ending the Inning. j It appoars that Umpire Klem had given 1 Merkle his base on balls Instead oM M Jtrikeou or which Sclians ii aware, and Merklo was trying to tag advantage of the confusion and the rtw Ine ball to take second place. M0EP Crandali again had tho Athletics tC up in the seventh inning. Bender i out. Murphy was an easy out: PM 676 Merkle. and Oldring sent a flj to SWUM Things looked rosy for Now Tor . the "eventh. but their fine chance j fljjj score wn killed by a lightning - dou W TiinV In which Barry and Collins wi f the master workmen Crandali was o fjmC Barrv to Mclnnes. Shafer drove , a J sxa Liffo aede!d & cuti single Collins called Barn' over to M ond base and consulted a jnomont. Th , hlPan iS fast ball to Barry y en'ihough UlHecf Now York's op H tunlty to tie the score. Crandali Quits the Job. The eighth inning saw the c.nflJ Crandafl. Collins beat out n hit, Doylo fn'linhltCOfteerhal? filnslel. smashed two-baso h It Into JfgBflP I to third. , y.nsa. and'M With one run i. ,V;" ,7 rmndall. T then tried tho hit and .run. . ie H pcared to be wisp to the V ug the ball high. Both "VorkS between tho baBe?A",1ielcarest manT h of course, tried for the nca re the plate. Bakor. They sol , nt Movers to Doyle to Merklo. W , t0Bffier was now pitching good ball JJ although New York got a man or a f,i the eighth, be couh i aj Burns went out. Baker toM Collr jt An zog was thrown out at flt y c and Murray hit a vmaer gont head, giving him flrat. -iw ,b long fiv to Strunk. at tar, Tn Philadelphia's fli al tuni , . Schang was thrown out al ""1 - d zok. and Tesreau i took care o &t fi slow grounder, throwing b ,lfl Eddie Murphy dreu a lins e on, b91I the Inning closed w cn bo a ,M p socond. and was out, rs lo The crowd started to '""'V., erou?S New York came Tbnat cd out, "arr.toMc Tn't n pop nyjMi Shafer struck out. |