The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-17
The Red Sox Pull Out in
Fourth of July
Finish.

Boston. Oct. 1.-THE Boston Rec
sox. winners of the pennant Of tn
American league. are the world
champions of 1912, defeating the New
York Nationals 3 to 2. In tel
innings of a bitterly fought struggle
they captured the fourth victory o
the worlds series and carried off tn
premier honors of baseball.
The Giants Vol three. games of tn
series played before over a quartz
of a million people. and. one contes
was a tie. The total receipts of tn
series were $490.833; each of the Re,
Sox received $4,024. while the Giant
each got $2.556.
yesterdays game was one Of excite.
ment n changing emotions for tn.
1900 spectators at Fenway park.
In the deciding contest.
Never was a ball game more tight
~ Waged, for not until the twilight
had fallen upon the tenth inning, was
II that Yerkes flashed over the plate
with the winning run. Bedient an.
Wood pitched for Boston. Mathewsr
was in the box for the Giants.
Score Tied in the Ninth.
A nine inning pitching duel il:
tween the master slabman of Il.
Giants. Christy Mathewson. and tn
stripping Bedient and Smokey Joe
"ooos to1 tiie ileu ooA 1ouno Lne wv
~contenders for the championship hor
ers with the same tally. The conte:
into the tenth inning and tn,
Giants chilled the hopes of the 30.
ton crew, scoring a run on a doubt
into the bleachers by Murray and
hit by Merkle to center which Spea!
err juggled.
Hundreds of fans tore their sco:.
cards.. TANNED their hats down ove
thair hoaac.on1 dieo1~<4~<1a1, &c.
the grounds. for Mathewson wa
pitching a game that baffled the bats
man of Boston.
.Engle led off for the Red sox i.
the last half Of the tenth. He ha.
gone to bat for Joe Wood and ther,
was n groan when the Red Sox pincl
hitter sent up a towering fly to left
center. snodgrass moved toward TIL
bleacher eat and waited for the
ball to drop. He muffed it and be
fore the ball. was recovered Engl,
was on second base. No n was out
and the crowd was in a frenzy Of Joy.
Hooper tried to sacrifice but Mathew.
son foiled him and the best the Red
Sox right gardener could do was tc
fly to Snodgrass.
Christy Passed Yerkes.
The Giant pitcher tried to work
the corners of the plate for Yerkes,
"oAhCu ou lOuk UdllS.
With Engle on second and Yerkes on
first. Speaker came up. The crowd
to a man was yelling. when Speaker
swung the big bat back and forth
Watching Mathewson like n hawk.
The first ball was a curve and inside
Speaker popped up a high foul. which
Movers. Merkle and Mathewson went
after. but 1t fell safe on the ground.
Speaker Knocked in Tying Run.
Mathewson started a high fast on,
and Speaker met 1t fairly on the line
over Boyle's head. Engle rushed
over the plate tying the score. Or
throw in Yerkes went to third and
Speaker dashed to second. New York
infield drew in and Lewis was pur-
posely passed so a runner could he
forced. at the plate on an infeld
grounder. Then came the finish.
Set For Finish.
Gardner. with three balls and ono
strike. smashed a long fly to Devorc
Yerkes set himself al third and dash
ed home when the ball dropped in
hands. Indian Meyer.
Instantly he caught it Devore whip.
ped the ball homeward.
On came flying Yerkes: on
came the ball.
Mathewson. who saw the throw
or the little leftf1elder to be
wide. threw up his hands and
Meyers turned away without try
ing for theball. Yerkes did not
know the throw was wide. how
ever. and plunged headforemost
and slid over the plate in a cloud
of dust with the run that won
the worlds championship for the
Red Sox.
The crowd fairly screamed in a de-
Men threw hats in the air
and cheered until they could cheer
field and gathered about the Red Son
bench and a%pplauded the winning
players.
Mathewson buried himself in his
great coat and walked from the field.
Scores Of persons followed the pitcher
and patted him on the back, congrat-
uluting him upon his fine work.
McGrnw COngratuatcs Stahl.
Manager McGraw Albowed his way