The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-10
GIANTS And S0X BOTH
DISPLAYED GAMENESS

great game az second for New York
Boston handled the biz crowd with
out trouble With The exception %,
few bare spots IA the outneld stands
every seat was taken Tickets
brought three times the regular price
OF three dollars FOR the grand stand
] ne total paid attendance today War
3",lf-. with total receipts q S5s.asg
% which tho players share vas $751;
li926. and each club received SO
bn'42 The National Commissions
share Vas s5sass'.
Opening Ceremony.
There was just A. much 5,.~oic0n,
In starting IN. GENE today &c fhor-
was in New York yesterday. With the
added feature ~ severa. hundred Rcd
So1 rooters marching into the groun1
b'hind brass band playing "A lively
march The 'Rah. Rah. Rah" float
supporters OF the American league
champions re-echOed back and forth
as che homo team took the field
Umpire SIX OI.oughl.n an
nounccd that 10 ball went INTO a
small temporary stand along the left
/ field bank % would count for two
base hit. and a drive into the stands
7 In center and right field would 20
for home run.
Manager Jake StRhl having elected
10 send IN Ray Collins. a lefr handler.
10 do the twirling. the makeup OF the
Giants batting order was in doubt
until the various players actually
took their turn az bat SnodCrass
. proved 70 be the first man up.
There was a cheer when Collins
served up the fret strike. and on the
next bali pitched the New York out
/ fielder hOisted a long hit into the left
field bleachers for TWO bases This
put Collins In hole right ar IN.
/ start. hut he was right on his curves
and turned Captain DOYLE back 10 the
bench as his first strikeout victim
Doyle had tried hard 10 put Snod.
grass on third but Collins curves
fooled him Becker. who went into
7 tho game because Devore does not
take kindly 10 left hand pitching.
WIS an easy out. Yerkes 20 SfahL
Suodgrass going 20 third
MURRAY also failed 70 reach first.
ending fhe inning by hitting weak
Ernunter 10 collins who tossed the
bail 20 FIRST
The Fire Works.
The first Grr works Zoo the game
wore scr on immediately when hos
ON went 20 the bat Hooper opened
with an iuucld hlt 10 MatLeRSou and
beat Matil q throw 10 fret bv har!
sprintiug Tn" Boston fans started o.
cheer and 'hr volume increased Goo "a
tumul when Hooper outlu,s-. i
Na'h"Ws9u sud stole second with
Myers throw being % little wide.
Fletcher then made his first error
Wufiirg NcrAcs liner iris Speaker
cana" 'O time with buuf which
Nafhevsou failed a. field and let run
B along toward third base. Hooper aud
D crhcs moving up Then o." Red
SoN routers rose boo 400 thD stands and
called upon Lewis fo hit ,r out.
Ihr best Lewis could dl however.
vas 20 drive UOIuder fu .lerZOE who
flashed the bail go Myers 90 the plate
forcing Hooper Gardner then hit one
through %" pitcher box which
Na'h"v-Ou could u1' hold end DOYLE
running -cooped fur haI arI throw
Gardner Out. while Ycrtes came
across tt' plate with the lr-' run o.
the game
BreaE.us MO DO" rHn column gave
jake St.hi confidence aui boz swung
r'eiuu..y a. on" o., NIflevsuu o..
curves ara 0r.'" 10 rU .Hff field FOR o.
..ngl" s'ud.rg humn speaker ana
Lewis Iof'r tools NtEu.rs l'Eh ft
ending fne iHu.uE This three RUN
lDIl looked extremely good 90 fi.
Rod SoN rpoters and they sang while
'fc band played
Giants Were Game
N"w YORK. players dId NOT appear -o
mind ths lead and several of them
parc1 MerkIe's back as Doc went To-
hII Collins. however. did NOT give
h.m chance f0 distinguish himself
Tor boz" struck 'le biz FIRST hIspmau
DHf ON three pitched hrUs fler1og
waited and. Win 'Vu balls AMI two
strikes ou him. drove 70 smashing
'hror. tl-H H'' fu r.ghf center feH and
crossed 'n" plate "a miruf. later. when
VI rers Ifri single. which struck
Gardner .n 'h" face Fletcher rr- un
70 Nirh fY 'o Hooper and Nrfhruaon
fore Myers o. -ar0nd. YsrEr- 20
Wagner This ended Pho inning
For Boston loo fra second inning
ta-rIsar wont .r' fIrryur .r 'fr-t.r.
I0f'H robbed collins of t H.f .rF.r f.
SCOOP ri 100 bic F-nurfrr hv 4 brilliant
hf az fD.i.rE ar1 fn.-rH OH. pitcher
nI' mo- fr-. Hooper lsi.r ra .af s
frrwnr Iru. chorus in Is stand. BID,
Ur.rc .u. N'a second hIf r 900 frf-s-
'n rrH. tg' 4 Raa frff fhara -rr
I"r'na r"r' ni Fletcher tu N.-lf..
i"'l Sow York and Boston rart
D .r order fr 'hn fF.rf inning lrrf
grass '"e .sf f1 Hooper urr.r rrt
Hr FOL f... +.Ff Gardner aHf rra-
'Ha stand arf Rocker wont .sf rr BEL
rI.r frff NHEr.r tr.4lf fr =t.ff
I'm I..fHr Nrf Speaker bounded 3D.
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