The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-09
FLETCHER AND CRANDALL
"CASEYED" IN THE NINTH

thai several Of them might see the
Red SO1 and Giants do battle
The crowd ~ the Polo grounds was
handled without confusion and there
vas certainly room for all Who came
Spectators obtained high prices FOR
seats 10 the upper stand. bur mans
iosi money when VOuid-be purchaser
failed 70 meet eNorbitant demands
Attendance Falls Snort.
The attendance figures fell ..15.
short % The firft game between the
Athlcucs and Giants last year
For New York. Larry DOyle zhone
With bis usual briiliancy lie haa
Two hits IN four trips 20 the plate. one
or them being for TWO bases lie was
al over tho reld. and nothing got
past him. lierzog vas also very much
ia The game. getting two hits and
helping New York 10 make the third
run
But one attempt VAS made 20 steal
base. and that came IN thc second
inning when. after reaching first base
On a force. Stahl started down and
vas fageed b. Meyers with perfect
throw 10 Doyle.
Despite the nervousness OF the two
teams. there were but two mlspiays
These were committed by Wagner and
Fletcher. tho two shortstops falling
down on easy grounders. no doubt
cue 20 their anxiety 10 get the ball
across TO first.
Seventeen Struck Out.
Seventeen men struck on, during
the game. For New York. Fletcher
fell "A victim three times 20 Woods
smoke balls. Tcsreau famed twice
and Devore. Snodgrass. Merklo. Her
zog. Meyers and Crandall each struck
out once. Jake" Stahl wont out
twice on strikes. as did also Third
Baseman Gardner Hooper and
Speaker struck out once
The umpiring WIS N the highest or
der. There was no disputing work
on balls and strikes. and Evans had
no trouble in deciding tho plays on
tho bases. OIaughlIn and Blgicr had
nothing To do
When AN preliminary conferences
had been concluded and tho Polo
ground photographer had taken pic
lures OF tho rival PLAYERS siugiy and
IN groups. the men took their posi-
tions amid storm Of cheers
Mayor Gaynor threw out tho FIRST
ball. which Meyers caught. ard I'm
pr" Klein threw mp both arms. indI-
eating that the game was on
First Inning
Tesrcau one Of the biggest on tho
ball field. hooked every inch Giant
a. he hurled the hrsf ball 20 the
Tlate and KLEIN called ~ ball
d Hooper. the first Rcd SoN. waifeI ont
the string and was rewarded with =
base on balls. lie took second and
. third ON Nerkes' aud Speakers out.
both ~ which were fast Er,NnGcrs.
and was left on rho paths when
Lewis sent o high dv 20 Suoderass.
Wood E2f his smoke" bail RIGHT ~
'hc jump Whrn Dcvoro. 'le first New
worker stepped 10 the plate" and
struck him ont. Doyle reached
l. Woods pitching. hut De- shot =
sroundor risL; into flc waiting paws
of liciue Wagner. who throw the
New York captain ont 90 first. Su1d-
grass brought the stands 10 their
L feet hy crashing single over sec
oud. The FIRST hit and rho crowd
d choer'd again when Wool ra.s.d
Murray. bur the enthusiasm was
short lived. for Merkle popped ont
+ Co Wagner.
Second Inning.
IN Oh" second irn.up Boston again
cp' Goes first batter uu first. throuLh
Fletcher Wmhurg Gardeners ground
or Sfall Dir 90 Te-reau. who 70.
turned swiftly. threw Gardner ont ~
second S'ahi reaching FIRST base. lu
trying .o s'oal second S'aN was
thrown orr Wagner wIs given hfs
bias" ou balls. au1 C.Ir followed hv
sending Liah Hy .o Murray