The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-15
BOSTON IN LEAD FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES NEARING
THE END.
New York Defeated Boston Thursday,
Making Boston 8 and New York
9, Tie l.

New York defeated Boston Thursday
afternoon by a score of 5 to 2, this
being New York's second victory
in the worlds championship SERIES
while Boston has won three games and
tied the fourth. Boston only needs one
more game to win the championship
and New York two. The following IS
the score of Thursdays game:
R H E
New York 800 900 OOO-5 II l
Boston =. .O2O 900 OOO-3 7 2
Batteries: New York, OBrien and
Cady: Boston, Marquard and Myers.
Boston Wins the Third Game.
New York. OcG. 11.-Boston, pen
nant winners of the American league
was victor today over the New York
Nationals by score of 3 to in the
fourth game of the worlds series. Tne
Red Sox have now won two games and
the Giants one game, the second con-
test having ended in tie.
Some s6,e0e people jammed in the
confines of the Brush stadium today
saw simon pure baseball in a contest
that thrilled. The two teams played
in their true form and the, nervous
ness apparent in the earlier contests
was not observed.
Smoky Joe" Wood shone today
The Red Sox players fairly hugged
their star boxman as he walked out
OF the playing field with his second
victory over the New York club dang
ling from his belt Gray sodden CLOUDS
cloaked the sun and in the murky at
mosrhere Woods speed worked havoc
with the Giants batting. Only once
was a Giant batter able to guage the
Boston mans curve for hit Wnen a
hit meant run.
Splendid Pitching.
The inheld was wet from nights
rain and Wood stood on the hurllng
mound for nine innings with pile
q, savdust beside him to dry the ball
before each delivery to the plate. HIS
service was without blemish or flaw,
not one man being passed, while eight
Giants walked to the plate and then
walked back again after vainly trying
70 read the riddle of the Boston Box
mans mystifying drop balls and fast
inshoOtS.
"How can we hit what we can't
see?o asked Red" Murray when ne
walked to the bench after tanning Tor
the second time.
WOOD was in trouble in only two
innings-in the sixth and again in the
seventh, when the home clubs only
run came over the plate. The sixth
showed Wood at his best Tesreau
iabbed hit to left and Devore oounc-
ed a drive off Woods ankle for a
base. before any one was out. The
stands went wild with excitement and
tried to rattle the Boston pitcher. But
Wood was as cool as Labrador ice
herg in March. He caused Larry
Doyle to pop out and then fed Snod-
grass and Murray on quick breaking
downshoots, making those Giant bat
ters send weak rollers to the Red SoH
infeld..
New Yorker Saved SOX.
A New YORK; boy broke the hearts
of the Giant partisans. He is Helne
Wagner, the Red SoX's shortstop
whose plays today robbed the Giants
of three hits Two CT his stops OF
smashes owe. second were made with
one hand on the dead run. Then
half turning, he SNAPPED his throws
to first ahead of the runners by a
step.
With one run needed to tie in the
eighth Deyore smashed grounder
past Wood. Thousands cheered ais
the ball sped by second base, for d
hit meant good start for final raj
ly. Wagner raced over the bag
scooped the ball with his gloved hand
and snapped the ball to first without
recovering his balance. The fleet De-
wore was out by inches. Yerkes and
Fletcher also starred in fielding plays
while Murray robbed Hooper OF a
three-hase hit at the beginning OF the
fifth. Running back to the concrete
wall. the Giants rightielder leaped into
the air and clutched the ball "ith one
hand
Tesraau dia not GET ieto his pitch,
inc side a.cil tie Red Sox had made