New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
Details of the Game That
Failed to Change Standing
ny to Murray. and then Carrigan ground
ed TO Fletcher.

ny to Murray. and then Carrigan ground
ed TO Fletcher.
Fifth Inning.
II was short shrift for the Giants in
their half OF the nth, for Collins was al
his best. He curved them over so Tor
Mathewson that the latter scarcely saw
the ball, and repeated the operation. TO
the disgust of Frederick Snodgrass.
Larry Doyle wound up by flying out to
LewiA
Matty found himself In trouble when
the Red Sox came up to bat. and only
good play by Fletcher. his only meritori-
Gus deed up to that time, saved him from
serious trouble. After Collins had oblig'
ingly struck out. Hooper got his third
consecutive hit. this time 10 centre field.
Hooper arrived at second base In safety,
thanks to Fletchers nun OF perfect
throw by Meyers. Yerkes, another weak
hitter" hammered a triple to deep centre.
and scored Hooper. iris Speaker, on
whom the fans" called for a Cleanup
wallop," drove a savage liner toward left
field, on which Fletcher made game
catch. and got Yerkes. who was hurryins
home. off third base by ten feet-a fine
double play.
Sixth Inning.
After Beais Becker had gone out on
grounder TO Yerkes, Murray singled
sharply to centre field, and gave the Now
York fans something 10 howl about Mer-
kle flied out to Speaker and, with Her
zog waiting at bat. Murray was caught
trying TO steal second base.
After Fletcher's error gave a life to
Lewis Matty got Gardner, Stahl and
Wagner on rollers to the box. Before
stahl was out he raised an easy foul 10
Merkle, which Fred dropped.
Seventh Inning.
When Herzog came up again in this
inning he shot a single to centre field.
and a moment later made a nice steal OF
second base. There he remained. for
Meyers popped TO Yerkes. Fletcher 10
stahl. and Matty struck out again.
The Red Sox made no Roadway against
Matty in their half. A fine play, Herzog
to Merkle. told the tale Of Carrigan; Col
Inns struck out and Captain Doyle took
care OF Hooper's bouncing grounder
Eighth Inning.
Raw Collins was knocked out OF the box
by the Giants In this frame. and the
| Giants took lead which looked TO DC
sufficient TO win, and. indeed, might have
proved a winning lead II Fletcher had
not put the Red sox In position to cause
worry. Duffy Lewis started the trouble
| by dropping a hard drive By Fred Snod-
grass to left field. A shout went up from
the New York bench. and Larry Doyle
went to the bat to do or die. He smashed
single TO centre field. and Snodgrass
took second. Doyle was forced at second
by Becker, Snodgrass going to third base.
and then Murray once more rose In the
pinch, with q rouslng two-bagger that
scored Snodgrass and placed Becker on
third. Right here Stahl decided that Col
Inns was not the man to win the game.
and Charley Hall, the big Mexican, was
called on TO perform his rescue specially.
Charley's first effort was a huge success,
and he got Merkle on high foul to Car
rigan. Then came Herzog whose first
effort was twisting foul. which Carrigan
| got his hands on, but could not hold.
Following this escape, the New York
third baseman slammed a two-bagger to
centre field, which scored Becker and
Murray and placed the Giants in posses
sion Of one-run lead.
Fletcher performed his erratic speciality
| In the last half OF the eighth, and to that
| alone do the Boston men owe the saving
grace Of drawn battle 'Matty" dis
missed Yerkes on high ny to Murray,
and also took care OF Speakers little
bouncer to the box. Duffy Lewis. how
ever. drove one into deep left centre field.
and Murray. trying to make a leaping
catch, fell over the railing and sprawled
into the stands. where for a moment he
lay stunned. The fans picked him up.
cheering his brave effort. and Jack went
back TO his place in the field. Larry
Gardner then shot one to left that went
through Fletcher. giving the batter two
bases, while Lewis hurried home with the
run that tied the score. Larry Doyle got
! the erring habit, too. and jussied q
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