The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-08


warming up as though he fully ex-
pected to take the mound. On the
other hand, Stahl threw his cards
face up on the table by having only
Wood warming up. The field was en-
tsrely clear of spectators, thus elm
mating any necessity for ground
rules
The allotment of umpires placed
Klein of the Nationals behind the
lat and Evans of the American on
the base lines. OLoughlin of the
Americans was on the left foul line
and Rigler OF the Nationals took the
right foul line. The Giants took the
field at 2:03 and with Hopper waiting
1t the plate Mayor Gaynor tossed out
tie ball to Big Chief Meyers. At the
last minute McGraw elected to meet
youth with youth and Matty walked
TO the bench while Big Jeff Tesreau
trotted out to the slab for the Giants.
Tho Game BY innings.
First inning:
Boston-Hooper up. Tesreau gave
two balls before he got one over the
base. Hooper watched the third go
over, fouled the next and finally
walked. Yerkes up. Yerkes tried hit
and run but Doyle came in rapidly
and he was out at first, Hooper being
stopped at the second bag. Speaker
drove an easy one to Doyle and was
out at first, Hooper reaching third.
Lewis dropped long fly into deep
center, which Snodgrass landed aao
the side was retired. No runs, no hits,
no errors. Tesreau used fourteen
balls to dispose of the first four men
up, eight crossing the plate and six
going wide.
New York-Wood followed Tes-
reau's example by giving Devore two
bad ones before he located the pan.
He then put across two good ones and
Josh fouled the fifth ball pitched. The
sixth one came straight across but
Devore was under it by foot, fan
ming out Doyle tapped the first one
served him but it was directly in
Wagner's territory and Larry was
thrown out at first. Snodgrass
bounced one over Woods head for the
first single of the game and Red Muir
ray with the memory of his hitless
performance of year ago chasing
through his head, stepped to the plate
wearing q do or pass away express
sion. Young Mr.. Wood showed a de-
cided disinclination to be rushed and,
aside from taking plenty of tine man
aged to keep Snodgrass tied very
closely to the first bag. Murray walt
ed for four wide ones and appeaed
very grateful for the pass he drew.
Merkle was next up. But his result
was a pop-up into Wagner's waiting
NIT. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Wood was forced to deliver twenty
offerings, ten of which went wide of
the target, six of which were called
strikes and four of which were con
nected with or fouled off.
Second inning.
Boston Gardner, first up, saw two
bad ones, a good one, a third ball
and the second strike without swing
ing. He rolled to Fletcher, who
fumbled and made no attempt to re-
cover. Gardner stopped at first Stahl
attempted to sacrifice on the second
ball pitched but only succeeded in
Forcing Gardner when Tesreau picked
up his buunt and threw to Doyle,
Wagner swung in an attempt to both
er Meyers, but the big Indian easily
pegged out Stahl to Doyle, Doyle get
ting the out. Wagner swung at anoth-
er and fouled off one, before he sue
needed in coaxing pass from Tes-
reau Cady watched a ball pass be-
fore he drove a long high fly to Muir
ray against the bleacher fence No
runs, no hits, one error. Big Jeff
appeared to have a world of speed but
he was obviously a bit nervous and
displayed considerable difficulty on
locating the plate. The support be-
hind him frightened up, however, i'm
mediately after Fletcher's little bob
BILE and the half session eliminated
with really brilliant catch by Muir
ray.
New York-Herzog claimed he was
hit on the elbow by Woods first ball,
but Umpire Klein refused to see
where the bark was off when Herzog
exhibited his alleged nicked wing.
Herzog swung and fouled, watched a
wild pitch and the second ball before
fouling again. He then popped to
Stahl, who was not forced to move to
make the catch. Meyers got war
whoop when he came to the plate, the
first demonstration Of personal ma
ture accorded any player in the game
to this time, almost cherries, roofing
less game. Two We're called on Mey-
ers before he fouled. He swung at
the fourth and missed, giving Wood
his second strike-out of the game
Fletcher fouled off one after two bad
ones had gone over He fouled an
other and then looked foolish when
Wood curved an old-fashioned round.
house over the plate for the third