The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-17


waited him out and walked on four
balls With Engle on second and
Yerkes on first, Iris Speaker came
up. The crowd TO a man was now
yelling.
Speaker Determined.
Speaker swung his bat back and
forth watching Mathewson like a
hawk The first ball was a curve and
inside and Speaker popped up a high
foul. Meyers, Merkle and Mathewson
went after II. but u was safe IN the
mud New Yorks last chance 70 stop
the Bostonians passed with the fail.
ure 20 get that foul ball Mathewson
started a high fast one and Speaker
met l. fairly. on a line over Doyles
head the ball was driven and Engie
rushed over the plate with the tieing
run. On the THROWN. Yerkes went
10 third and Speaker dashed on to
second
The New York infeld drew in and
Lewis WAS purposely passed so that
runner could be forced at the plate
on an iufield grOunder. Then came
the finish. Gardner with three balls
and one strike on him smashed a long
fly to DevOre. Yerkes set himself at
third and dashed for home when the
ball dropped IN Devore's hands
The Indian. Myers crouchcd AZ the
plate 90 take tho throw ho expected
from Devore. Instantly he had caught
10. Devorc whipped the bail homcwHrd.
ON came tho nying Nerkcs. on came
tho ball.
The Winning Run.
Mathcwson. who saw that tho throw
- the little loft fielder would be wide.
threw up his hands and Myers turned
away without trying for tho ball.
Ncrkcs did not know thu throw was
Wide. however. AM he plunged head
foremost ana Slid over tho plate IN a
cloud 81 dust with the run that Won
the worlds championship for the RCD
Sox.
Crowd Went Wild.
Tha crowd fairly screamed IN a. dc
lorium = joy. Mon threw their hats
in the MIR and ,h,,r,1 until they could
cheer 10 more. Hundreds rushed up
90 %. fsld. Scores 81 persons foi-
lowed tL- pitcher and patt,d him ur
%. back. CDuEratu.IfiU. him upon PTS
fine work iu the box. Manager Me
Graw elbow % DTS way Through THE
thruuC tp Red ~rN club house beneath
tho stand. where Do, congratulated
Manager Sfnhl and The Red SoN play
ers.
4 can't say that I'm glad. Jake. but
one OF the teams had 90 win. j. was
To- be the Red SOx. and Congratula
tious are IN order. said Manager Nc
Graw. addressing Stahl
s spectator addressed an insultinl
remark 90 NcGraw a. Boo walked
across the diamond and blows were
passed. hut no damage done
Matheweon and R~dicut were called
upon 20 pitch tho deciding game and
The veteran oItpitchrd bis younger
rival Bedicrt wns taken from fhe
bux 10 permit flenrickson fo bat for
him ln the seventh Wood went 0r
'he mound after Hodirrt. and as ths
score was tie 90 the time smoky
Joe" gets the credit FOR tho game. hi.
third victory On tho series
NathowFun gave bases on balls fl
five BOSTON mon TODAY after hlrIul
pitched twenty INNINGS in flU sfrir.
without pnTs
The total paid attendance a. %. days.
game vac 1908. while the total re
&c pts we're s305OO. - which escf
club received sf3.725 and the nstions
commission s3.O5O
Weather Clear ard Cold
The weather VAS cold. with north
west uirf h'0virr ehen f1r Eam.
began no vH- arrouucr1 fh.
Nafhowe0r would pitch for Sos Yur'
rrI Urf'nrf frr BOSTON OTarrrir
was fHe umpire h.hirf fHn plate .r.
E.e'.r OBLIGATED On f.. hTana Urn
u.r. k'.w TOOK r'r'f n.'f lnI E.Hr
f-.. tr- attendance $500. fHr .r
rrt OF tHe .nrIHa finra IIu. .r .'
huu' hHIf fIe crowd What rss fM
U-..r four rHr0. Hf IsuHaE N"r.