Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-17

To hat for him in the seventh. Joe
Wood went onto the mound after Be
dent and as the score was a tie at
that time, Smoky joe gets the cred
it for the game, his third victory in
the series.
The Giants made their first run In
the third run, when Devore went to
first on balls and later scored on a
two case drive by Murray. Bedient
employed high in shoot. which he
varied with a sweeping out drop, and
after Devore's tally there was no more
scoring for New York until the 10th,
When Murray cracked one of Wood
swift ones into the bleachers for two
bases and promptly scored on Merkle's
single to center. These two runs We're
ali that the Giants were able to gath
er.
The Red Sox tied the score in the
seventh when Stahl knocked one OF
Mathcwsons fade-aways into the air
and It fell between three fielders.
Wagner walked to first. and all hope
for run seemed good when Cady sent
up fly to Fletcher for the second out.
1t was here that Manager Stahl call
ed Herriksen to the bat in place OF
Redicnt And that choice of pinch
Red sox fortunes. Henriksen smashed
a two-base hit past Herzog and Stahi
came over the plate for the tieins run.
And the story of the deciding rims in
the 10Th that brought Boston sec
Worlds championship has been told
! The fieIding feature of the game was
Hooper's catch of DoyIe's terrific liner
that was labelled for home run With
the crack of the bat Hooper turned ana
ran back toward the temporary fence.
The ball came over his head and Hooper
clutched it with hands outstretched IN
the very faces of the crowd.
Mathewson pitched 1877 balls to the bat
tiers in the 10 innings. He threw only
81 balls in the first nine innings, the
smallest number of balls pitched in nine
innings by any twirler during the series.
The 10th innings, which was still uncom-
pleted when the game was ended. was
Mathewson's worst in delivery. In the
fifth inning, Mathewson retired the Red
Sox on three pitched balls, each result
ing in a fly to the outfield.
Mathewson passed Ave Boston men. to-
day, after having pitched 20 innings In
the series without a pass He struck OUT
four Boston batters, none after the fourtsA
inning.
Mathewson gagged the position. style
and characteristics of every batter who
faced him. For those who stood away
from the plate he threw consistently over
the inside corner, and for those who
were close to the rubber he just cut the
outside corners. During the early IN
nngs his control was remarkable.
Redient threw 80 balls to New York
batsmen in the seven innings In which
he pitched, while Wood tossed 81 balis
| in three innings.
The total paid attendance at today
game was 17.0S4 while the total receipts
! were $50, 500, of which each club receives
| s13.725 and the National Commission s3ooV
Boston, Oct 16.-The weather was
| cold with a northwest wind blowing.
when the game began. 1t was an
nounced that Mathewson would pitch
| for New York and Bedient for bps-
| ton. silk" OLoughlin was the unf-
| pire behind the plate, and Rigier on
| ficiated on the bases. Umpire KIeui
| took right field and Evans left. me
| attendance was the smallest of the
! series, there being only about hair the
| crowd that saw the other four games
at Fenway park.
| Devore opened the first inning and
got ball After getting three balls
and two strikes, Devore sent an cosy
| grounder to Wagner and was tossed
out at first. The crowd cheered. WITH
the first batter disposed of Bedlent
and his team mates gained confidence.
Doyle sent a lazy grounder to Wagner
and also was out at first. Nearfp all
the Red Sox fans had been proviaeo
with rattles and they made good use
of them, when the home team had
the New Yorks two down with no
runners on the paths. Snodgrass drew
pase on balls and then attempteo
to steal second. cady's throw was y
good one. but Wagner INJURED " ana
the New York center fielder was sate.
He was left on second, however, When
Murray grounded out, Gardner 70
; Stahl
Bedient had pitched good innins
and the Boston rooters cheered az the
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