Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-09
THRILLS GALORE AS
GIANTSH0L DRED S0X

another over and Jake is out on strikes.
Wagner lofts one to Murray Carrigan
hits a grass cutter to Fletcher. and is
out to Merkle. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
FIFTH INNING.
1t is right at this point that Collins
springs a rally and begins pitching He
slips Mathewson three straight ones
and gets him on strikes. On the next
four pitched balls Snodgrass goes out
on strikes. Doyle manages to meet the
ball. but it is only four fly to Lewis.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
When Matty goes in the box he looks
desperate. He is never a man to en-
joy losing game, and his good right
arm is seldom at it's level best unless
he is winning. McGraw experiences a
change of heart at this stage of the
game and orders Snodgrass and Muir
ray to change places Then Mathew
son let's go at Collins, but he takes no
chances First ball, then a strike,
then ball, then a strike, then a ball
and then the third strike and Collins is
out.
Then Hooper pulls a hit. 1t is his
third and when it sails out into safe
territory there is a roar that shakes the
Bunker Hill monument and rocks the
dome Of the state house. Not satisfied
| with this achievement. Hooper at once
steals second, but it is a wasted effort
for Yerkes lights into the ball for
| triple and Hooper walks home with an
other Red Sox run. Speaker has swell
chance to add to the Giants rout but
he overloolls it with a liner to Fletcher.
| who doubles Yerkes at first
SIXTH INNING.
Becker is still helpless III Collins
hands and is out from Yerkes to stab.
on feeble swat. Murray is the de-
livering kid. however. and rips off a
one-sacker to right. MerlSle hoists 20
| Speaker. Murray a demon for speed
as rule tries to steal and is cut down
by CarTigan. who throws him out to
Yerkes. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Lewis misses the second ball by five
| feet. Fletcher then misses Lewis
drive, but he is given a single by the
| scorer Gardner bunts but is out
Mathewson to Merkle. Lewis advances
a base. Stahl is out Mathewson to
| Merkle. Lewis goes to third on the
play. Wagner is out, to Merkle un-
assisted
! Mo runs, one hit, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING.
Herzog singled to right, but Meyers
flies out to Yerkes. Herzog steals sec
ond Fletcher flies out to Stahl and
Mathewson fans.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Carrigan out, Herzog to Merkle Col
Inns strikes out and Hooper dies, DOYLE
to Merkle.
| No runs, no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING.
Snodgrass flies to Lewis, who drops
it. Doyle singles, Snodgrass going to
second. Becker forces Doyle, Yerkes
to Wagner. Murray doubles, scoring
Snodgrass and putting Becker on third
| M@rkle fouls DO Carrigan. Herzog
drives a wicked liner to left for two
bases, scoring Becker and Murray and
putting the Giants in the lead. Mey-
ers goes out, Wagner to Stahl Three
runs, three hits, one error.
Yerkes flies out to Murray. Speakel
out, Matty to Merkle. Lewis doubles to
right Gardner singles, Lewis scor-
ing. Stahl hits to Doyle, who fun.
bles, Gardner taking third. Stahl steal
second. Wagner fans. One run, TIVE
hits, one error.
NINTH INNING.
Fletcher went out, Wagner to stahl
Matty pops out to Stahl. Snodgrass
walks, the first base on balls Of the
game. Snodgrass steals second DOYLE
walked Intentionally Becker walks.
Murray forces him at second, Wagner
to Yerkes. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Carrigan out, Matty to Merkle
Hall fouled out to Herzog. Hooper
flied out to Doyle. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
TENTH INNING.
Merkle triples. Herzog out. Wagner
to Stahl Merkle hugging third Mey-
ers walked Intentionally. Shafer runs
for Meyers and Mccormick hits for
Fletcher. Mccormick flies to Lewis,
scoring Mer1le. Mathewson flies out
to Yerkes One run, one hit, no errors.
Shafer plays short for New York
and Wilson catching for Meyers.
Yerkes out, Wilson to Merkle
Speaker triples over Becker's head
He scored on Skaters error Lewis
doubles to right. Gardner out, Doyls
! to Merkle. Stahl out, Herzog to AIer.
kle One run, two hits, one error.
ELEVENTH INNING.
Bedient now pitching for Boston.
Snodgrass Is hit by pitcher Doyle
fans. Snodgrass out stealing, CARR.
gan to Yerkes. Becker walks and il
9 out stealing. Carrgan to Wagner NJ,
! runs, no hits, no errors.
Wagner out, Shafer to Merkie
lCarrigan out and so was Hail.