The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-13
LONE RUN OF NATIONAL LEAGUE
CHAMPS SCORED ON AN ERROR
HEDIENT, TWIRLINe FOR BOSTON,
YIELDED ONLY THREE HITS
MATHEWsoN PITCHED A MAS
TERLY GAME, ESPECIALLY Az
TER THIRD INNING.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 12.-Overcoming
the New York Nationals today by
score Of to 1 the Bostons, pennant
winners of the American league, need
but single victory to attain the
worlds championship series. which
now stands Boston, three won; New
York one, and one contest tie
More than $4,000 people, record
breaking crowd for Boston, saw the
pitching duel in which Bedient, the
youngster. spanked as a new star In
the baseball armament. Three hits
constituted the Giants portion from
Bedient,s effective service. But for
an error by Gardner, the young
hurier would have turned back the
Giants TO defeat in nine scoreless in
nings. Only a shade less brilliant than
the box work of Bedient was the skill
of the old master. Christie Mathewson,
who, except for two long distance
drives in the third inning. held the
Red Sox helpless by the magic of his
curves Bedient pitched the best ball
that has been shown so far IN the
five games of the series. He had not
been regarded as a likely choice for
mound duty during the championship
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innings had passed that the thousands
of spectators realized that the Giants
were facing a quality of pitching that
was most battling when hits meant
tallies.
ONLY THREE FATHoMED HIM.
The only New Workers who fathom-
ed Bedient's benders were Mathewson,
Meyers and Merkle, while those who
succumbed on strike-outs were De-
wore, Snodgrass, Merkle and Mathew
SON.
Hooper started the sharp batting
bee that gave the Red Sox their two.
A fade-away curled up to the plate
and Hooper shot the ball past Herzog
along the left field foul line, where
the ball ricochetted between the angles
of the fence to the confusion of De-
wore. Before the ball was returned to
the infield the Red Sox outfielder had
perched on third.
There was pandemonium in the
stands when Yerkes drove the first
ball pitched to left center, where it
ratified up against the fence and
bounded past Snodgrass. Hooper came
over the plate and Yerkes made third,
from whence he tailed when Doyle
made a bobble of Speakers grounder.
That ended the scoring for Boston.
MATHEWSON SHOWED HIS SKILL.
Thereafter Mathewson showed his
skill in returning to the Boston bench
every succeeding player who went to
the plate. Seventeen in order went
out from the middle of the third to the
last Of the eighth inning on ground
ers to the infield, pop flies or as strike
out victims. Those who famed were
Gardner and Wagner Mathewson
had been pitted against the Red Sox
for nineteen innings in two games, one
Of which was an eleven inning contest,
and not one man was given his base
on balls. Only twenty nine men
faced him during today's contest.
The Giants garnered their only run
on a long two base drive to the tenn
porary stands by Merkle in the
seventh. He moved to third on Mey-
ers's outfield fly and scored when
Gardner failed to handle McCormick's
puzzling grounder. Bedient then held
the Giants safe Until the end.
The early part of the game had all
or the unpicturesque settings of a
cricket match played in a London fog.
Murky mists swept in from the sea
and rain threatened momentarily. In
the early innings the spectators could
but the fog cleared later so that the
final innings found the clubs battling
under summer conditions. 1t was Co
lumbus Day and Boston turned out the
largest number of people who have
ever witnessed baseball game in this
city. The total attendance was 1858,
while the receipts were $63.201. OF
this sum each club received $2S,440.45,
while the commissions share was So
32O.10 The players share only in the
receipts of the first four games.
The lone tally for New York came
In the seventh. Merkle bounded one
into the crowd in left field, which was
good for two bags under the ground
rules. Meyers drove one to deep cen
ter. which Speaker got after hard
run, but which allowed Merkle to take
third. Mccormick as a pinch hitter.
drove one hard al third. which Card
ner failed to handle, Merkle coming
home with a run.
Gardeners and Doyle's errors were
the only ones of the game. New York's
hits were made by Merkle, Meyers and
Shafer, who relieved Fletcher at
short in the seventh. Boston's hits
were made by Hooper, two, Yerkes,
Speaker and Wagner
BEDIENT'S WORK A SURPRISE.
The work of Bedient in the box was
a surprise to the critics. The young
ster hurled the best ball yet seen in
the series Had it not been for Bos-
toms lone error he would have shut
out the Giants He struck out Devore,
Snodgrass. Merlxle and Mathewson.
Mathewson shone only a shade less
brilliant. Except for two long. distance
drives in the third inning he held the
Red Sox helpless.
1--WE got the edge on New YORK
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