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did not hit at the first strike, ana
then he fouled. The third strike was
a twisting curve that he missed oS
inches II was up to Crandali 10 save
his own game. lie did not offer at the
6rst strike; then foul made 1t TWO
strikes. and Wood, putting MS heail
into The last throw, hurled it straight
over the centre Of the plate. ana drop
ming so sharply that CrandaH MI no
where near it. The Boston support
ers shrielted. while the Giant cohor'S
filed mounfully out.
Tesreau had all the better OF the ar
pument early in the game, banning Vi7
Red sox at every turn and not aAo"
ing q hit for FIVE innings. speaker MAJ
q Gift Of a triple in the sixth "hen
snodgrass ran in front OF DeVore a@
.1oshn was about to catch Triss long
ev This led up to a run, while FOUR hl'S
launched in the seventh gave the VS.
,tors three runs and a winning ledu'
Crandau was the acme of effectiveness
In the last two innings.
Wood NIppeo AZ haS
Wood nitehed a game that was hlghly
o-tis+ic from every point OF Vle"'
While the Giants hit him haroeF 'n"N
..oe+ 20 his adherents had hoped tor'
.+,u he interspersed such a coplouS
~.,,a,+ity of strikeouts right IN the
thick OF things that every New IoiA
rally was nipped in its bright snV
promising youth. Little Joe sho"eN
consummate technique in putting lIIo'e
deet and telling strokes OK the master
90 his performance in the last frame
when he struck out Fletcher ana II "n
dali while the raving mul'ituuo
,orrad for the base hit that woulo nave
- ,,;c+orv. This brought the toIal
rumber Of whiffs up to eleven lhoie
was not only skill but an uncan my
ouentity of nerve wrapped up III w
avhthit,on which he gave. The climax
WAS a rare and a dramatic one
ped Murray assured himself OF at
- ono hit in this series when ne
sliced the ball through seconu AoI
hoso IN the third inning, scoring De-
,,ora and DOYLE. This was All INC
..fensp needed to set fire to ther en- >
.nreiasm and they burst forth Win
their best lung power. For once N Va
raw enjoyed the plaudits given ohiS -
heroes. as the right field bleacherS' LIS
ov,n +s-ritory. went into paroxysniS oi
delight at the performance. IN INC
rirtb Merkle, Herzog and Meyers
bucbed three hits for a run oelofe '''e
Wood steam roller came along ana nat
tened out the opposition.
There is no known authority VINO can
state lust the hour that the crown
Itch eventually found its way into
the stands began to gather Ihere Is
r11ror to the effect that the first IN hne
came at 8 o'clock on Monday AFTER
noon. but il suffices to say that "heh
the sun peered over The Bronx 1t sa"
several thousand fans" marshalled In
lines by the ever watchful poiice
awaiting the opening or the gates
These were the ones who were willing
n stand In line for fifteen hours TOT
three hours of amusement. They
bTayed the chill breezes that tickleo
the Harlem, carrying pneumonia IN
every gust suffered hunger and lost
several hours of perfectly good sleep In
order TO get their favor1te PAGES LOT
the big game. al
MANY an aching knee and weary foot
was urged through the turnstiles Wnen
The charge Of the night brigade on the
ticket sellers began at 3 O'Clock IN the
morning. There were perhsps Nv
thousand of the bugs on hand at that
time. After the first rush was over
the immensely OF the great stadium be-
came apparent. II completely engulfed
thern and they looked lost in the yawn-
ing cayerns. After the first onslaught
was over the infltration Of spectators
diminished. and throughout the morn
ing hours the fans" drifted in slowly.
Weary Wait for Early Birds.
II was up TO the crowd to amuse itself
as best It could, and the source OF
entertainment afforded by the adver-
Using signs across the field soon drieo
up. There being nothing In particular
on hand TO do they cheered All that
the most retiring person needed 10 do
10 have q long cheer hurled at him was
70 rise in his seat and face the assem-
blage. BY noontime the lower grand
stand was well filled, and with the ap-
pearance OF the band, which inter
iected a lively tune for the sake Of a
little exercise every now and then, the
hours dragged along. Once couple Of
players peeked out Of the portals near
the clubhouse and after throwing
ball around a bit retreated into OBJ
security In a tantalizing manner.
It was quarter to 1 o'clock when the
Giants burst upon the scene and in
tected little hfe into the view which
had long since begun to pail on the
watchers The host Of spectators
g,rdled the field from home plate to
home plate by this time, and the Ma
tional League champions were greeted
with some OF that good old-fashioned
vigorous oordiahty which finds express
sion in an ear splitting shout. Coogan's
Bluff. with its crowd fringed top. sent
the echoes scuttling across the classic
skyline formed by the apartment
houses OF The Bronx. The Giants were
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