Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
BALL TEAMS MEET
IN CRUCIAL BATTLE
Contest at Boston Today Is
Regarded as Turning Point
in Worlds Series.
MISTY WEATHER BRAVED
BY THOUSANDS OF FANS
Red Sox and Giants Are Primed for
the Fifth Game on Schedule.
BOTH MANAGERS CONFIDENT
Little Feeling Among Boston Play
ers Against the New Yorkers.
Team Members to Divide Larg-
est Profits Ever Split.
LINEUP FOR TODAY'S GAME.
NEW YORK NATIONALS:
pires-O'LOughlin and Rigler.


FENWICK PARK. BOSTON, Octobe,
12--Boston famed with base ball excite
ment today, and all highways and byways
of the city led to Fenway Park, where
the Boston Americans tackled the New
York Nationals for the fifth game of the
worlds SERIES
The winning of a second victory from
the CLANS yesterday has aroused the Red
Sox supports to high degree of conf
dence that the American League cham
pions will win the premier title in base
ball. and four hours before the game
six thousand fans were sitting in the
bleachers, unmindful of a heavy mist
that came in from the sea.
1t was not determined until a late hour
that there would be a contest. The in
field was cloaked with canvas cloths all
night. and when the umpires looked the
diamond over this morning they found II
in good playing condition.
Today's Game Turning Point.
The contest today was regarded by the
ball players as the real turning point in
the worlds series.
A defeat for the Giants would make il
necessary to win three games i'm success
sion, while the Red Sox. with three games
already won, would then have only to
win one out of the next three games A
victory for the Giants would put the two
teams on even terms again.
The beginning of long line of bleacher
rams was formed at the gates late last
night. heavy and chilling mist fell
until dawn, but most of the fans kent
their places. and We're joined by others
at sunrise.
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to be the subject of discussion. The
probable batteries for today's game came
to the front, and it seemed the general
opinion that Christy Mathewson would
be McGraw's pitching choice, with Meyers
catching, and that Ray Collins south
paw delivery would again issue from the
Boston pitching box, with Carrigan on
the receiving end.
Heroes of Eleven-1nning Tie.
These were the batteries which started
the eleven-inning tie game of Wednes-
day. Whether Collins who was taken
from the box in the eighth inning that
day, would be able to last through a
contest today, and whether Mathewson,
whose pitching knowledge, gained in
many campaigns, enabled him to finish
the game. although batted hard would
be able to come through were subjects
Oh ulScuSSiOn among tne rams.
Both Manager Stahl and McGraw
ma 'ntained today their reserve regarding
their choice of batteries. and the matter
was still uncertain until the respective
batting orders were handed to the UNI
pire just before the game.
The Red Sox returned to their home
grounds prepared to push to the limit
their advantage over the Giants. Their
second victory against New York on the
Polo Grounds yesterday made it necessary
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capture the worlds championship with
its attending profits and honor.
Profits Greater Than Ever Before.
The profits this year will be greater
than ever before, the Red Sox, If they
win. receiving $4,O24.6S each. The Giants,
should they win. will get $3.Si9.61 each.
The discrepancy between the amounts
that each Boston and New York player
might receive is explained by the fact
that twenty-three Giants will divide the
proceeds. whereas only twenty-five Red
Sox players are eligible to share in the
award.
The same is true of the losers end
which to the Red Sox will mean $2,-
6S3 II, and to the New Workers, 81 J66. At
each. These figures are final for the
series, as the players will share in no
more games. yesterdays game in New
York. the fourth in the series, being the
| last in which they are entitled to par
! ticipate in the proceeds.
| There was little feeling among the
| Red Sox players today against some of
| the players and people of New York
| IL was claimed by the Boston men that
Fletcher tried to hurt Cady by jump
ing on him at the plate in the sixth
| inning of yesterdays game Cady was
not hurt. but his teammates said today
| that Fletchers intention was plain.
Crowd Stoned Red Sox.
, They had another grievance on ac-
count of an assault with stones and dirt