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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
12
New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 in ten innings to delay the 1911 world series clinch. Ames starred for the Giants while Doyle and Oldring delivered timely hits for New York. Coombs pitched well for Philadelphia until the late rally.
Attendance across the fifth game of the series reached 33,228 with total receipts of 69,384. The National Commission keeps 6,938.40 while clubs claim 31,222.80 each. players receive no share beyond the first four games.
Harvard conducted a light Stadium scrimmage with seven minutes of play as Potter connected twice for 10-yard gains to Felton and Smith. Storer sprained an ankle but is likely to start Saturday while Huntington impressed at fullback. Parsons and the varsity line faced scrubs in a short workout.
Dartmouth held a secret session behind closed fences as it tunes for the Vermont game, its last home contest. Coach Cavanaugh builds a scoring machine with nearly all players in scrimmage and Llewellyn back to bolster the receiving and forward pass play.
Johnny McGraw was sent off, sparking a Giants win streak. The team plans to adopt the same tactics today for another possible Giant victory.
Former lightweight champion Nelson defeated Monte Dale of Denver in a 15 round fight in Manchester New Hampshire. Nelson Dominate after round two with Dale knocked down four times including twice in the final round. Referee was Jimmy Gardner.
Boston plans a city wide centenary for Wendell Phillips born 1811 with flags on city buildings. The event on Nov 29 includes morning sessions at the Common Street house and sessions at Faneuil Hall with speakers Governor Foss Mayor Fitzgerald and others.
The Giants rise in the ninth inning with Otis Crandall’s clutch two bagger and Josh Devore’s timely hitting to edge the Athletics. McGraw’s strategic hit and run and Crandall and Ames’ pitching earn praise as New York avoids defeat in a tense game with key plays by Merkle Doyle and Murphy amid late fireworks and signal changes.
In a dramatic late rally the Giants defeated the Athletics, with Leon Ames delivering four strong innings and Larry Doyle collecting four of five hits. The key moment was Snodgrass' bunt in the tenth, forcing Plank's misplay and keeping Doyle safe at first as the rally began.
In Paris on October 2, Satyrane owned by W. J. Vanderbilt won the Prix de Rivera at Le Tremblay.
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