Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-16
BATTLE FOR.
WORLDS S PREMIER PREMIER
TITLE is WAGED
Cold Wind Sweeps
Fenway Park and
ChillS ROOterS.
CRUCIAL GAME FAILS
TO DRAW BIG CROWD
How the Game Went as Inning
After Inning Was
Recorded.

FENWAY PARK. Boston, Oct. IT,
Facing cold heavy wind $4,000 en-
thusiastic fans in an eleventh-hour
rush stormed the portals of Fenway
Park for the climax to the eight
game battle for the worlds cham
pionship
At an early hour there was small
line formed for early tickets, but
when play BALL" was called there
was plenty of seats fore ali the late
Corners.
Stahl was in a quandary as to which
man was most fitted to open hos
tilities against the onrushing Giants
and finally sent Bedient. the winner
OF Saturdays game, in to start,
McGraw opened with Mathewson in
the box and Marquard, ready for ac-
ton, warming up near the players
bench with Wilson.
The game as seen by thousands of
fans, inning after inning:
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-The thousands of fans
stood up and with one accord gave the
Red Sox an encouraging cheer, which
4 must have inspired them. Bedient missed
the plate on his first try, but came back
/ with II strike on Devore. Josh let d close
one go by for II second ball. Bedient
against grooved n beauty, which Devore
passed, making the count even McGraw
evidently respected Bedent, for he gave
+ Devore orders TO work tie Boston pitcher
/ to the limit, After couple Of fouls De
I wore got three and two; he then shot
/ sharp bonnder to Wagner. whose clean
cut fielding retired Deyore at first base.
| Larry Doyle, who failed TO hit safely In
four times against Bedient Saturday, got
/ Bedient into the hole. with three balls
and one strike The count was three and
two when Doyle bounded out the same
way as Devore. Wagner to Stahl.
Boston's confidence was reasserting
itself Snodgrass got two balls and
strike and then Bedient again got into
the hole, passing Fred to first on bad
ones.
With runner on first McGraw had
chance to worry Bedient by keeping Fred
| jumping up and down and making false
starts TO second. Snodgrass started to
ner, but Charlie dropped the ball as he
swung his arm TO tag Snodgrass after
having him out by several fees
Murray dropped foul In the right field
stand. Red after two strikes were called
on him chopped one towards short,
Gardner ran over and speared the ball,
throwing to first barely In time for the
put out.
Wagner could not have helded the ball
i'm time for the put-out. NO RUNS, NO
HITS. NO ERRORS.
BOSToN-Hooper tried to fool the
Ginnts with bunt on the first ball. but
he met the ball too solidly, and Merkle
retired him unassisted at first base.
Yerkps swung his head off trying for
long hit such as he made of Matty Sat
urday, and he was an easy victim on
strikes.
Matty was cheered Speaker made
two-base hit. The umpire first declared
him out. but reversed his decision after
he saw that Doyle had dropped lbcyore S
throw Lewis couldn't touch Matty aud
famed three times, never even fouling
Mathewson was in superb form while
Bedient had better start than on Sat
nrdny, and i promised TO be 4 grent
battle. No RUNS, ONE HIT ONE Err
ROR.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORK-Fred Merkle was speed
ily in the hole with two strikes and one
ball. Bedient worked the outside corner
for Il beautiful third strike which Merkle
passed mp and was out
Herzog couldn't get his bat of his
shoulder with such terrific speed did
Bedient cut the plate Herzog fouled one
which Cady almost caught. but it touched
the wire netting on the sdrand,siand; Her
er collared. II was the first ball the
Giants hit out of the inheld.
The umpires held pink tea party
over something or other, while the
like National League trick to wor-
ry Bedent. Chief Meyers. rolled
slow one down the. third base line.
1t looked so easy Gardner made the
mistake of misjudging II and IT rolled
through his legs. Fletcher made the
first hit off Bedient. a line single to
centre
Two on base and two ont was the
situation when Matty came to bat Chris
ty swung and missed for one strike,
Cagy took shot " &C. Myers hof on M second
ner ten feet off the bag The Chief
tStarted for third ana collided with
Gardner, knocking the ball ont of his
hands
Fletcher went to second. Mathewson
relieved the anxiety Of the fans with a
fly to Speaker Bedient showed great
RIMS. RgrSs 15Sfs oNE HIT. Two ERRoRs. ~
Observation-Disclosures was called on Ia
make mp for his two errors which might
have been damaging. Matty wobbled for
second. then gave the batter three
balls and one strike, aud finally walked
Gardner, ali unusual thing for Matty 20
walk first man.
In the last game Matty didn't give
pass, and he gave but one in his eleven
do Doyle made another one of his
lucky plays, knocking down Stahls
SrvG S eteher std 5hF2wnE aynEs %d N bs SeSSas SSoe
grabbed the bah and. touching see
ond. forced Gardner by his sensat.onal
work
Wagner dubbed a hot single to
MURRAY, Stahl stopping at second Nc
Graw had three pitchers warming up,
Tesreau, Marquard and Crandall.
Cady fouled into the right field
stand. He then tore off n vicious line
foul to left. Next he put slow
/ one down the third base line for
| foul and then popped up an lnfield ny
| to DOYLE, but he was out anyhow.
/ Bedient' rolled out Dovle 70 Merklc
! NO RUNS. ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
NEW YoRK-The Giants started