The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-09
BOSTON RED SOX DOWN GIANTS
 4 TO IN THRILLING STRUGGLE
BOSTON FANS EXULT OVER
 VICTORY OF THE RED SOX
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 ming when, after Tesreau had famed, Devore worked the Red Sox boxman for base on balls. Doyle put up a high fly to left which fell too far back for either Gardner or Wagner to reach. Doyle reached second on the hit, but Devore was held at third. Then Mur- ray proved the Giants hero of the day. The man who went hitless through last years worlds series connected with one of Woods inshoots and sent the ball skimming over second for a single and brought Devore and Doyle over the plate.
 Tesreau was supreme until the sixth inning. Twenty Red Sox players had faced his quick breaking spitball be- fore the first hit was made. That was a long drive for three bases by Speak CT, who cams bone for the first run for the American leaguers on an in field out by Duffy Lewis.
 The Fatal Seventh
 The seventh inning saw the end of Tesreau. Three singles and double sent three red legged Boston players home and Manager McGraw was quick to see. that the Boston players had at last solved Tesreaus delivery. Wag- ner started the trouble for Tesreau in the seventh after Stahl had been re-
 
 to center and the Boston delegations in the stand turned loose a lusty cheer Wood forced Cady at second. but Hoop CT shot a double past Merkle, putting Wagner across the plate and sending Wood to third. Yerkes responded with a sharp drive over second and before the ball could be returned to the in- field Hooper and Wood had scored With lead of two runs, the Giants had 10 take the offensive and nobly they responded with their ninth in- ming rally. which failed by one run of tying the score.
 Wood the Cause
 "we won as we thought we would but the Giants gave us great fight remarked Manager Jake Siahl, as he led his players aboard an early even ing train for Boston. Joe Wood car r1ed us to victory with fine pitching and our Nplayers were ready with their bats when hits meant runs"
 The series is just beginning" said Manager McGraw. We are by no means disheartened by today's defeat The Athletics were defeated in the first game of the worlds series last year. but they captured the title of cham pions"
 Business came to a standstill in the financial district when the game was in progress. Crowds on the stock exchange and in brokerage houses forsook tho stock quotation tickers and hung around the news tape, which carried the record of the game Scores of bankers took a holiday, while directors of the Missouri Pacific railway advanced a directors meeting one hour that several of them might see the game.
 The crowd at the Polo Grounds was handled without confusion and there vir- tually was room for all who came. Spec ulators obtained high prices for seats in the upper stand but many lost money, when would-be purchasers failed to meet exorbitant demands.
 The attendance figures fell short of the first game between the Athletics and Giants last year. The paid admissions at today's contest totaled S2.7So, 2551 less than last year.
 Total receipts for the game were s75- 127, of which the players receive s4o5sS and each club s13,523 The national com- mission share was $7513
 Doyle the Giant Star
 For New York Larry Doyle shone with his usual brilliance He made two hits in four trips to the plate, one of them being for two bases. He was all over the field and nothing got past him. Herzog also was very much in the game getting two hits and helping New York to make the third run.
 But one attempt was made to steal base and that came in the second inning