Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09
BOSTON WINS FIRST OF SERIES
Opening Game at New York Results to Victory For Red Sox-Tesreau Goes Up in Seventh-Wood and Grand all Twirl EfectiveIyGiant Rally in Ninth Just Fails of Victory.

New York. oct. s-The Boston Americans overcane the New York Nationals by j score of to today in, the presence of more than 35,GO9 persons in the first game of the world series. Tine contest was nip and tuck all the way. The Giants made a thrill ing rally in the ninth inning, when they nearly tied the score, but Smokey Joe" Woods bewildering speed turned two Giant batters back to the bench on strikes for the last two putouts,
 and the Red Sox carried off the hon. ors.
 When victory perched on the ban
 ners of the Red Sox host the Boston | delegation marched across the field and Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, who
 was a guest of Mayor Gaynor, led in l the cheers for the players of both l teams. Governor Eugene Floss of 1 Massachusetts and Governor Tener of Pennsylvania saw the contest. Rarely, if ever, has any world series provided such dramatic finish. Two runs behind, the Giants supporters
 had given up hope. Hundreds were l leaving the stands when Merkle sent a single whistling to the outfeld after one man was out. Even then the | chance of tieing u e score seemed re- l d followed quickly bS a smoking hit by the Indian Meyers which sent Merkle home, put the stands in flame of ex- citernent.
 l With Giants on second and third, l thousands stood in their seats and yelled. Fletcher swung his bat nerv- ously at the plate while Joe Wood, white of face, seemed anxious. The Red Sox twirier patted the grass, hitched his belt, rubbed the ball and adjusted his cap. This delay unsettled Fletcher and he swung futilely a. Woods fast breaking shoots three
 times and went back to the bench. 1 Crandall, strong man in the pinch, came up. Wood put over two strikes and Then three balls. The Red Sox l twirler drew back his arm and shot
 over a high fast inshoot. Crandall swung, missed it and the game was i over.
 l It was battle of managerial wits | in the selection of the pitchers. Man. ager McGraw pinned his faith in Tes-
 reau and the Ozark bear hunter" held | the Red Sox hitless until the sixth in- ming, when Speakers three bagger broke the ice. Testeau weakened in l the seventh inning, and before the fu- silade of Boston hits was over three runs were across the plate and the Red Sox had lead of two runs. Manager Stahl placed his star pitch CT, Joe Wood, on the mound. In only | two innings was the Red Sox mounds
 man hit hard. and his dazzling speed
 continued undiminished until the last man had struck out. Wood famed Il batters. He gave only two bases on
 balls.
 The Giants were the first to edge the way into the run column. Wood held them scoreiess until the third in ming, when after Tesreau had famed Devore worked the Red Sox boxman for a base on balls. Doyle put up a high fly which fell too far back foI either Gardner or Wagner to reach Doyle got to second on tho hit, but Devore was held at third. Then Mur-
 ra~ proved the Giants hero of the
 day. This player. who went hitlesS through last years worlds series sent the ball over second for a single and brought Devore and Doyle over the plate.
 Tesreau was mighty until the sixti inning. Twenty Red Sox players hac faced his quick breaking moist bal before the first hit was made. Thai was along drive for three bases by
 Speaker, who came home for the first run for the American leaguers on ar
 infield out by Duffy Lewis
 The seventh inning saw the end o Tesreau, when he was replaced by Crandall. Tbree singles and a double
 sent three red legged Boston players
 home, and Manager McGraw was quiet to see that the Bostons had at las
 solved Tesreau's delivery. Wagnel
 started the trouble for Tesreau in tn.
 seventh after Stahl had been retired