The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-11
new YORK AND BOSTON
BATTLE ON DIAMOND

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BATTLE ON DIAMOND
WOLRD'S CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
NOW IN PROGRESS.
Boston Americans Took First Game
Second Game Resulted in Tie
Score.
The New York Nationals and the
Boston Americans, winners of the base
ball pennants in their respective lea
CUES, are playing a series Of games to
decide the worlds baseball champion
ship The first game was won by Bos-
ton, the second resulted in tie.
The third game was played on
THU sday afternoon.
The team first winning four games
gets the championship.
In the third game on Thursday af-
'ternoon the batteries were:
Boston-O'Brien and Carrigan.
New York-Marquard and Meyers.
New York was the winner The
score by innings follows:
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New York. .O10 O1O OOO-- l
Boston. -. 900 900 OO1-1 0
Red SOx Capture First.
New York, Oct S.-The Boston
Americans overthrew the New York
Nationals by a score of 4 to 3 today
before more than $4,000 people in the
first game of the worlds series The
contest was nip and tuck all the way.
The Giants made a luli:lihs rally in
The iGants made a thrilling rally in
tied the score. but Smokey" Woods
bewildering speed turned TWO Giant
batters back to the bench On strikes
for the last two putouts and the Red
Sox carried off the honors.
When victory perched On the ban
ners of the Red Sox post, the Boston
delegation marched across the field
and Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, who
was guest of Mayor Gaynor, led in
the cheers for the players OF both
teams.
Gov. Foss, of Massachusetts,, and
Gov. Tener, of Pennsylvania, saw the
contest.
A Dramatic Finish.
Rarely, if ever, has any worlds
series game provided such dramatic
finish. Two runs behind in the ninth,
the Giant supporters had given up
hope. Hundreds were leaving the
stands when Merkle sent a single
whistling to the outfield, after one
man was out. Even then the chance
of tying the score seemed remote, but
a Texas Lacquer by Herzog, followed
quickly by a hit by Myers which sent
Merkle home, put the stands in a
flame of excitement.
With Giants on second and third,
thousands stood in their seats and
yelled. Fletcher swung his bat ner-
vously at the plate, while Joe Wood,
white of face, seemed anxious. The
Red SoX twirler patted the grass,
hitched his belt, rubbed the ball, and
adjusted his cap This delay seemed
to unsettle Fletcher and he swung
futilely at Woods fast breaking shoots
three times and went back to the
bench.
Crandall, a strong man in the
-pinches, came up. Wood put over two
strikes and then three balls. The Red
Sox twirler then shCt over high fast
shoot. Crandall missed and the game
was over.
Pattle OF Wits.
1t was a battle of managerial wits
in the selection of pitchers. Manager
McGraw pinned his faith in Tesreau,
and tbs Ozark bear hunter held the
Red Sox hitless until the sixth inning.
when Speakers long triple broke the
ice. Tesreau weakened in the seventh
inning, and before the fusilade OF
Boston hits was over three scores
were made and the Red Sox had
lead of two runs.
Manager Stahl placed his star pitch
er, Joe Wood, on the mound, and IN
only two innings was the Red SoX
moundsman hit hard and his dazzling
Hesd continued undiminished until
the las1 man had struck ou1. Wood
famed II hattnrc Hp cave only two