New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17

in completing a play on Murray when
| Red" John rolled one along the frst
base line. and Nerkle was not much
trouble TO Yerkes and Stahl. Herzog,
however. was not so accommodating, and
his savage single into centre field gave
the New Workers something to yell over.
With might and main Chief Meyers
swung on the ball. but unfortunately for
him Yerkes was on the job, and fisura-
lively, Meyers Joined the ranks OF the
good Indians"
The Red Sox were well behaved in their
half OF the eighth inning and went out In
row. Yerkes grounded TO Herzog and
Speaker tapped to Doyle. and, just TO
show that no favorItes were being played
Lewis bounced one at Fletcher.
Ninth inning,
McGraw decided that 1t was now or
never with him, and he sent ''Mush the
Moose" Mccormick up to hit in place OF
Fletcher Old Harry picked out the first
ball and drove Il deep to left field, but
Lewis pulled It down without much
trouble. "Matty" struck out gracefully,
and although Devore walked on four bad
ones Larry Doyle grounded to Yerkes.
Larry Gardner answered the appeals or
the crowd by lifting an easy one TO Snod-
grass, but a moment later Stahl carefully
dumped the ball into the centre hed
bleachers for two bases. Josh DeyOre
made another sensational capture when
he pulled Wagner's drive OF the right
field fence. The inning was over when
Murray picked Cady's high fly out OF tho
sun.
Tenth Inning.
Then began the inning which Will long
live In the memories OF the fans who
witnessed II and the men who strained
muscle and brain trying 10 win. After
the always-in- the-spotlight but never-on-
the-spot Snodgrass had hammered a
puny little grounder to the box, going out
Wood to stahl, Jack Murray, the lighting
Celt, slammed one into the bleaChers Tor
two bases. Fred Merkle made good with
beautiful drive 10 centre field, which
Uttered through Speakers legs and went
for two bases. Murray raced home with
the run which all believed would win the
game. Defeat would not. could not come,
the New York men felt-but that il an
other story. Herzog took three swings at
the ball and sat down, disgust written all
over his features. Meyers grounded to
the box, and Boston came up to the bat
amid a riot OF noise.
Clyde Engle. once with the YANKEES,
went To bat for Wood, and when Matty put
one over ne hit Il up IN the air toward
centre field and slightly 10 the left. SnOd-
grass saw II coming. To borrow from the
muse. He Hoped, he Hoped, he ran, he
ran, he gallOped Ger tho ground; but,
seeing how the ball did fall. Fred swiftly
turned around" Carefully did he set
himself for the oncOming sphere. They
couldn't fool Snodgrass. he knew all
about those baseballs; In fact, he under
stood their language BUT ne mured this
one dlsmally, and Engle footed 10 sec
ond, while the stands went into OBSTACLES.
They had been waiting for just such
thing. Hooper then gave SnodgraSs an
other chance, but this time the centre
fielder was there In time TO make the
catch. Yerkes was passed, and then more
poor work was done. iris Speaker raised
a high foul 10 Merkle. but. 10 the dismay
OF all the New York supporters, Meyers
ran after IL as IL his life depended on IT.
Matty, too, got the fever, and he also
went tearing over.
The ball fell safely, while all three
looked foolish. McGraw muttered some
thing on the bench, but II was not ex-
Gctly IN the nature OF prayer. speaker
then banged a single 70 right field, scor-
ing Engle and placing Yerkes on third
base, with Duffy Lewis up and only one
man out Lewis was passed purposely,
for Matty was willing To MI the bags,
hoping for a double play or force at
the plate. The grand old man OF baseball
was doomed 10 disappointment Gardner
smashed the ball on the nose, and by the
time Devore got II back TO the diamond
Yerkes was home with the winning run,
the run which decided the championship
OF the world.