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Show ATHLETICS WIN THEPENNANT BENDER PUTS INDIAN SIGN ON THE GIANTS Muggsy McGraws Ball Players Look Like Pygmies When they Face Heap Big Chief of the Chippewas Smallest crowd of Series. Philadelphia, Oct. 0. Hall! Philadelphia Phila-delphia Athletics, champions of the world for the Bocond successho jear. In an exhibition of batting seldom seen In a premier baseball series, the American lcaguo team this afternoon defeated tho New York Nationals In tho sixth gamo of tho series by the overwhelming scoie of 13 to 2. This gives Philadelphia tho four necessary games out of the six played to cairy off basebull'a greatest honor. It was more than a moie defeat for tho Qlants. It was a lout. With the victory goes CO per cent of I17.910.C1 or f76.71G.87, of which each Athletic player will receive tho sum of $3,034.59. Tho losers will ro-celvo ro-celvo tho remainder, $01,161.24, or $2,430.39 for each Now York nlavnr. Coming from behind after Now York had scored one run In the first Inning, the Athletics tied tho score in tho third Inning, won the gamo In tho fourth by tnltlng four runs, nmdo it a 11UI6 safor In tho sixth whon they nddod another run, and crushed tho Qlants In the seventh inning under an nvalancho of sdl-en? hits, which, with a couplo of misplays, added sov-en sov-en moro runs to tho total. Giants Are Outclassed. Tho sensational hitting of all the pitchers tho New York club sent Into In-to tho box roused tho excited crowds the groatost enthusiasm. With victory vic-tory In their grasp, tho Athletics appealed ap-pealed to let down, nnd whon the soventh Inning was over, the cheering thousands stattcd to leavo tho ground. The struggling National League chain plons sent In threo pitchers to Btem tho tide,, but all were hit almost alike, Wlltso getting the worst whaling. Tho other two were Ames, who started tho gamo, nnd Marquurd, who follow-cd follow-cd Wlltso Into the box. Continued on Page 8. ATHLETICS WIN THEPENNANT Continued from Page 1. Thlitcen lilts for a total of seventeen seven-teen bases was tho record shown by tilt column when tho game w over, tit cry member of tho team gut i hit with tho oxcoptlon of Collins and Dender, but tho former made a timely sacrifice that helped to score a run. When the game began. Catch or Thomas was the only member or tho Whlto L'lcphnnt team that had not made a hit In tho series. He got Into the hit column In tho seventh Inning and the Athletic platers themselves cheeied Thomas for at last getting to n pitcher. Murriiy of the Now York team Is tho only one of Its regulars who fulled full-ed to connect with nn Athletic pitcher pit-cher In the series for a hit Chief Bender Triumphs. To "Chief" Uender, the wondeuful Chippewa Indian tvvlrler, goeB the credit of pitching the final. His work In tho box surpassed tho exhibition ho gavo In the first game on the Polo grounds In Now York. Threo singles and a double In as many Innings were all tho Now Yorkors could garner ofr his dollvory. Dosplto tho terrific hitting by tho Athletics nnd the fact that a total of eight errors was mado by the two teams, tho gamo was billllantly played. play-ed. Numerous plays which brought the cheering crowd to Its feet were made. Dovore, left fielder for New York, robbed Lord of a suio three-base three-base hit by a groat sprint, catching his long fly In center field. Baker and Davis made sensational running catches of foul flics and Collins electrified elec-trified the spectators by a stopnnd throw of a terrific grounder back of second base that no one thoughl he could reach. Tho crowd that saw the Athletics win the championship was the smallest smal-lest of tho scries, Numbering 20,485, but what It lacked in numbers was mado up In enthusiasm. There was little nolso until the third Inning, when the Athletics tied the scoro and when the home team1 cut loose in the fourth and subsequent rounds there wns never a let up in tho cheering. Every player was given a rousing hand as ho stepped to tho plate, rank I errors wero overlooked and finally tho Athletics bo far outclassed the Giants in tho bitting department that the 'crowd began to cheer In derision cv- I cry time nn Athletic player wns thrown out by a Now York man. Tlcfcrc tho gamo began it looked as though Plank would be tho pitcher and there was some surprise among tho enthusiasts when Connie Mack sent Uender into tho box. Tho "chief" proved ho could pitch more than twice n week. 8core by Innings: New York.. ..10000000 12 Philadelphia . 0 0 1 4 0 I 70 13 p |