The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-12

02S.90. Individually each of the winners is due to receive approximated s4o00 and the losers about $2s00.
 New York, October 11.-There were nc preliminaries to the game here to- day, and Umpire Rigler called play ball' one minute after the scheduled hour. o'clock
 The air was heavy with moisture and the playing field was sodden from the rain last night
 How It Started
 Big Jen' Tesreau was given a rous- ing cheer as he went to the pitching box and shot four fast balls as q warm up into the big mitt of Chief Meyers. The first pitch he sent down to Hooper, who led off for the Red Sox, was a strike, waist high. that cut the plate and the crowd cheered as Rigler threw up his right hand. Then followed a ball and Hooper picked out the next one as just what he wanted and swished a grass cutter over second base. The ball shot off Hoopers bat so fast that Tesreau barely had time to avoid 1t biting his leg. Yerkes bunted in front or the plate and Meyers, in attempting to head off the flying Hooper at second base, threw high. The ball bounded
  held at second. With none out and two on the paths it looked like Bos- ton score, but Speaker hit grounder to Fletcher who, after touching second base, forcing out Yerkes, threw to Merkle before Speaker could reach the bag. It was a fast double play and Fletcher was given a hand for his part in cutting down the two Boston men Lewis was out on a bounder, Fletcher to Merkles ending the inning, and the Giants shortstop had won back what ever supporters his poor showing in the tie game at Boston had lost him.
 Wood Gets Ovation
 "Joer Wood evidently had thousands of friends in the stands, for he was given a cordial reception when he went into the pitching box. Devore, for the Nationals, started off badly, going out on strikes. Doyle dropped single m left field, but did not last long on the bags. as he was forced at second by Snodgrass, Gardner to Yerkes Snod- grass tok long lead off first and was caught mapping on Woods quick throw to Stahl for the third out.
 Red Sox Score
 In the second inning Gardner hit the fence in right center field, and stopped at third base amid the wild cheering of the Red Sox rooters. Stahl tried for a sacrifice fly, but was saved the trou- ble as Tesreau let loose wild pitch that struck near the plate and bounded past Meyers, and Gardner came home with Boston's first run. Stahl sent up high fly to Doyle, and wagner put up one that Snodgrass got in left cen- ter. Cady struck out
 For the Giants in the second Murray famed Merkle singled to right and outguessed Wood by making clean steal of second on the second pitched ball. Merkle took third on Hezog's out, Yerkes to Stahl, and was left there as Meyers lined out fly to Lewis.
 Wood made his first hit in the third, a single to right field. Hooper waited for four bad balls, placing Wood on second Wood was then forced out by Yerkes, Tesreau to Herzog, Hooper taking second on the play. Hooper went down to third on Speakers out, Doyle to Merkie, and Lewis left him anchored there. ending the inning by going out, Fletcher to Merkle.
 The Giants went out in order in their half of the third inning. Fletcher put one of Woods fast balls on the ground in front of the pitching box and the Red Sox moundsman tossed him out at first. It took only three pitched balls. all strikes, to send Tesreau back to the bench and DeNOre mt weakly to (idru- ner, who threw him out at first
 Tesreaus second and last pass was issued in the fourth inning, Gardner getting the gift. Stahl forced him at second. Tesreau to Fletcher. trying to bunt. Stahl stole second. Meyers throw being far to one side of the bag. Wagner went out to Merkle un- assisted and Stahl took third. Catcher Cady then shot hot drive to Fletcher which he knocked down but could not get in time to beat the Boston catcher to first Stahl scored on the single. Wood flied to Murray.
 Yerkes' Good Work
 In New York's fourth inning Yerkes made one of the prettiest pickups of the series so far. He ran far into the infield to get Doyle's slow bounder and tossed the batter out without pausing to recover. Snodgrass and Murray could not see Woods fast breaking shoots and were turned away from the plate as strike out victims, ending the inning.
 It was in Bostons fifth that Murray made one of the star fielding plays of the game He played deep for Hooper but not deep enough and had to back toward the fence to get under the Bos- ton mans terrific hit. It looked good