The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-14
Giants Get ONLY ? IIits.

pionship.
Giants Get Only 3 Hits.
over $4,000 a record breaking base
ball crowd for Boston, saw the pitch
ing duel in which Bedient allowed but
three hits. But for Gardeners error,
Bedietn would have defeated the
Giants in nine scoreless innings. Mat
hewson's magic curves held the Red
Sox helpless except in the third when
two long distance drives were made.
Bedient pitched the best ball shown
so far in the series.
Hooper Started Rally.
Hooper started the batting rally
that gave Boston two runs with a
three base hit. A triple by Yerkes
scored Hooper. Doyle muffed Speak,
er's grounder bringing Yerkes home.
Mcrklc Drove in New York's Tally.
double in the seventh re-
suited in the Giants only score.
When the groundkeeper was about
to close the iron gates Of Fenway
PARK at dusk there were still groups
of excited a n standing about the
field pointing out spots, where this
and that play checked the Giants in
their attempts to wrest victory and
bring themselves to even terms with
the Red Sox in the series.
First Part of Game Foggy.
The early part of the game had ali
the unpicturesque settings of a crick.
ct match played in a London for.
Murky mists swept in from the sea
and rain threatened momentarily. In
the early innings the spectators could
hardly follow the course of the bal:
but the fog cleared later and the final
innings found the clubs battling I'M
der summer conditions.
Record Crowd For Boston,
1t was Columbus Day n Boston
turned out the largest number that
ever witnessed a baseball game in the
city.
Bedient was given an encouraging
cheer as he went into the pitching
box. Little Josh Devore, the first bat
ter up for New York, waited as he
usually does when he finds the pitch
ing unsteady and got to first on four
bad balls. Captain Doyle tried to put
Devore down to second base but foul
ed out to Lewis in the attempt.
First Double Play r. Boston.
sn9 q was was "booed." BY the
there was a great cheer when he cut
short the promising inning by hitting
into i double play. He sent a ground
err to Wagner who threw 1t to Yerkes,
forcing Devore n Yerkes made a
quick throw to Stahl. 1t was the first
double play in the series in which the
local felders figured AID Yerkes. tho
middle mar Of the trio. handled his
part we'll.
Christy Receives Ovation.
The Veteran Mathewson, who Pitch
ed himself into almost complete ex-
haustion in the tie game here last
Wednesday. also was given a warm
reception as he walked u to pitch.
The question was, could "he come
back" and prevent the Red Sox from
batting out anothe.. victory.
Hooper opened on Mathewson by
hitting him for a single over second
base. Yerkes sent a fly that was
easy for Fletcher. and Speaker shot
a single to left on which Hooper took
second.
Both Pitchers Showed Fine Form.
Both pitchers worked in fine style
and the game moved rapidly along.
Devore struck out in New York's
half of the eighth and Doyle went out
or a erounder to Stahl. Snodgrass
for what proved to be the last time.
Bedient was given a most enthusiast
tic reception. He hit a long fly to
Snoderass. HOOPER lined out a drive
THAT Shaffer held and Yerkes put a
liner into the extended hands Of Her
cog.
Crowd Left Early.
The vast crowd began moving to-
ward the exits az New York came to
beS in the ninth inning and nothing
happened to make the crowd pause.
Murray flew out to Gardner. Merkle
hit a long fly to Speaker and Herzog
Stahl ending the game.
Tho Snnrns