The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-08
RED SOX TAKE
THE FIRST GAME \
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Fighting all the Way the Red sox
overcome two Run Lead and
Beat Giants Four to
to Three.
WOOD AND TEsREAU.
Four Hits. and Three Runs In the
Seventh Decide the Game for
Boston Before Record
Crowd.
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RRU s H STADIUM, POLO
GROUNDS, New York. Oct. s. Cham
pionship weather, brand that is
made to order, was on the program
this afternoon when at 2 p. M, a cali
Of '.play ball. set New York's mighty
Giants and Boston's brilliant Red Soy
off on the journey that will decide
the baseball honors Of the year 1912.
1t was a championship affair from
every standpoint. The weather, the
players, the crowd, the peanut boys,
even the bat boys of the opposing
teams, had caught the spirit and the
combined effect was dense air by
comparison.
Twenty-Five hours Of waiting for
the fireworks to be watched touched
off at Q p. M, had not taken off the
edge of enthusiasm of those who had
camped out on the polo grounds dur
ing the night. For hours before the
rival teams appeared on the field the
bleachers and the unreserved section
OF the stadium, had been packed so
densely as to resemble box of sar-
dimes, but there was no complaining,
no disorder and little confusion. Just
bit of fall tinge in the air served
to keep everyone on edge and key
enthusiasm to higher pitch than
would have been the case on warm
er, or more sluggish day.
Notwithstanding the early hours at
which the unreserved seats were pre-
empIed, the elect of fandom, those
holding the pasteboards calling for
reserved seats in the upper section OF
the grand-stand, were slow in arriy-
ing and when the Giants trotted on
the field at 1913 they were greeted
with an old-time bleacherite yell, un-
mingled by an applause from the still
vacant kid-glove section.
Five minutes later, when the Red
Sox made their appearance, they were
given reception scarcely second to
that accorded the Giants themselves.
Ia striking contrast to last seasons
series there was little bantering of
the players by the bleacherites. It
was a good natured crowd that gave
early indication of interest only in
good baseball. The waning of parti-
sanship now apparent in politics this
year, appeared to have spread to the
national game
1t was obvious from the outset that
the Red Sox were not without sun
por'ers, even on the Giants home
turf.
Remembering the disastrous effects
associated with the brand new black
broadcloth uniforms which were pro-
ylded for last years series, Manager
MoGraw took no chances today, but
instead sent his charges into the con-
test arrayed in their somewhat frayed
lsl2 uniforms. He even went SO far
as to cheat the laundries and 1t was
somewhat soiled-looking array OF
world-beaters that trotted out from
Inc Giants players bench.
Manager Stahl likewise elected to
SUCK to old duds and the Sox appear
ed In the same armor which they
nave worn all the season.
The first ceremony OF the afternoon
was the presentation to Captain Larry
boyle of the Giants of the motorcar
awarded him on the strength of his
being voted the most valuable mem
yer of the Giants aggregation. Doyle
accepted the car, climbed into the
rivers seat, smiled his prettiest. and
with the remainder of McGraw's crew
clustered about nosed hefora thp