The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-11
r..,eau and Wood Open the Game for
the Giants and Red sox In
Fourth Championship Bat
tie for Title.
aosToN SCORES FIRST.
s,.sreau is Relieved by Ares In the
seventh After Pitching Great
Ball Throughout
the Game.
First inning.

First inning.
Boston--Hooper singled over second
after drawing three and two. Yerkes
hunted in front of the plate and Mey-
ers threw over Doyle's head to get
Homer at second. Yekres gets credit
for sacrifice hit. Meyers gets an
error. Speaker hit into double play,
Fletcher touching second to catch
yerkes and throwing Speaker out at
first Hooper took third on the play.
Lewis out, Fletcher to Merkle. No
runs, one hit; one error.
Fletcher further yindicated Nc
Graw,s confidence in him in the open
,nr when his snappy, almost spectacu-
lar play pulled Tesreau out of a
threatening hole after Hooper had
singled and Yerkes had gotten to first
on a wild throw by Chief Meyers.
New York-Devore famed cut.
DOYLE singled to left. Snodgrass
forced Doyle. Gardner to Yerkes.
snodgrass caught off first, Wood to
stahl. No runs; one hit; no errors.
The Giants were decidedly slow on
the bases in their half os the open
ing round. Doyle was caught by a
rod when Snodgrass forced him at
second and Snodgrass was inexcusable
in getting caught off first.
Second lnnInu.
Boston Gardner tripled to right
over Murray's head against the fence
stahl up Gardner scored on a wild
pitch. The ball hit the ground in from
of the plate, took bad bound and roll
ed to the stand. Stahl few out te
Doyle on high pop fly. Wagner flew
cut to Snodgrass in right center. Cad,
tanned. One run; one hit; no errors
Gardner's smash off Tesreau's of
fering was a terribly hard drive ant
Wagner's long fly was an equally hare
connection, though it dropped il
feldable territory. Tesreau did no
seem to have great deal on the ball
New York Murray famed, Woo
disposed of the Giant star sticker witt
four pitched balls, the last strike be
Ing called Merkle singled down TIL
right foul line. Herzog up. Merki
stole second. Herzog out, Yerkes 7
stahl, Merkle taking third. Meyer
up. Meyers flew out to Lewis i
deep left No runs; one hit; no Ell
rors
Wood faltered bit in the secon
round but after Merkle singled tn
smoke boy braced UP and disposed c
the next two men without difficulty.
Third Inning.
Boston-Wood singled to right, a
ter having two strikes called in SUI
cession. Hooper walked. on fly
pitched balls. Yerkes forced Woo
Iesreau to Herzog. Speaker III
Speaker out, DOYLE to Merkle, Levi
up. Lewis, Fletcher to Merkle. n
runs; one hit; no errors.
After starting of in the hole, fc
Inc third consecutive inning, by ALLOW
ing the first Red Sox up a hit, TIE
reau, with splendid support back
MIN, again escaped in the third wit
his hide intact.
New York-Fletcher was an cas-
out, Wood to Stahl, tapping the ba
ana bouncing it directly to the Re
sox pitcher. Tesreau famed on thre
pitched balls. Devore out, Gardner
slanl No runs, no hits, no errors.
wood pitched but seven balls durir
.lis half of the inning and the Clan
eoppled rapidly in one, two. thr'
order With the game at the one-thil
period, the Boston slabman appears
% put it all over his husky competit'
ana to be working along an cal
stride, while Tesreau had labored 6
the way.
Fourth.
Boston-Gardner paraded, gettil
as pass on four pitched balls. Sta
forced Gardner, Tesreau to Fletcht
Wagner UP. Stahl intended to sac
ice but hit little too hard and T
punt went straight to Tesreau, sha
stole second Meyers, throw W
nigh and wild and only sensation
stop by Doyle held Stahl at secor
wagner out, Merkle unassisted, Sta
going to third. Cady singled throu
snort scoring Stahl. Wood up. Wo
med to Murray. One run; one h
no errors.
Cady's scratch hit which was t
not for Fletcher to handle, was go
enough to shove Stahl across t
plate with another tally in the