Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-17
FIRST INNING.


FIRST HALF-The first ball pitched
was a ball. Devore out, Wagner 70
stahl. It WAS nice stop and throw
Doyle out, Wagner to Stahl. The
crowd was on tension and cheered
every play. The Giants were walt.
ing Bedient out to the last ball and
strike, fifteen balls being thrown TO
the plate before the hrst two men
were retired. Snodgrass walked to
hrst and stole second, Wagner drop
ping Cadys perfect throw. Snod
grass .overstepped the base but
Scrambled back to the base before
Wagner could recover the ball. Muir
ray out, Gardner to stahl. NO runs;
no hits; one error.
SECOND HAI4F-There was perfec'
{ storm Of applause for the boston
PLAYERS az they came I OF the neld
Hooper went out to Merkle, un'
assisted. bunting the first ball pitch
cd almost into Merkle's hands
Yerkes struck out. Speaker made
hit to right and reached second by
daring base running. The umpire
first declared him out but reversed
the decision after he saw Doyle mao
dropped Devore's throw. Lewis
struck out. No runs; one hit; one
error. The official scorer has de'
cided that Speakers hit was single
SECOND INNING.
FIRST HALF-Merkle struck out
HerzoR few out to Speaker. Meyers
was safe when Gardner let the ball
20 between his legs. Fletcher sin.
gled to center, Meyers taking sec
ond. ON a throw from Cady to Wag'
ner to catch Meyers mapping, the
New York catcher turned and ran
to third and was safe when Gardner
dropped Wagner's throw. Fletcher
took second on the play. MatneW'
son flew out to Speaker. NO runs;
one hitr two errors.
SECOND hALF-Gardner walked to
first. It was Mathewson's first base
on balls in q innings. Gardner was
forced at second when Doyle took
Stahps grounder and tossed to
Fletcher. Wagner singled to left,
stahl taking second. Cady sent up
a high fly to Merkle. Bedient out,
Doyle to Merkle. No runs; one
hit; no errors.
THIRD INNING.
FIRST HALF-Devore walked, Bed.
lent being unsteady and unable to
locate the plate Doyle was out,
Gardner to Stahl, Devore going to
second. snodgrass went out to Stahl
unassisted. Devore went to third.
Devore scored on Murray's two base
hit to left. Speaker made q great
try for the ball. Merkle out, Wag-
ner to Stahl. One run; one hit;
no errors.
SECOND HALF-Hooper out. Doyle
to Merkle. Yerkes out, Mathewson
to Merkle. Speaker struck out.
Mathewson's big drop ball was go
ing nicely and he continually work
ed the inside corner of the plate.
No runs: no hits; no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Herzog got long hit
to left for two bases. Meyers sac
rificed. Gardner to Stahl. Herzog
going to third. Fletcher flew out to
Gardner. Mathewson hie6 to
Hooper. No runs; one hit; no err
rors.
SECOND HALF-Lewis out, Fletcher
to Merkle. Snodgrass dropped Gard
ner's long fly, but was out at third
on a throw to Doyle to Herzog. The
official scorer has credited Gardner
with two base hit. Stahl struck
out. No runs; one hit: no errors.
% FIFTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Devore got an infield
hit. The ball bounced off Bedient's
leg toward the home plate. Devore
was out stealing, Cady to Wagner
Devore was blocked ten feet from
the base. Doyle flew out to Hoop
er. It was the most remarkable
catch of the whole worlds series
Running with the ball he caught II
lust as it was about to pass into the
crowd in right field. The catch pre-.
vented home run. Sno1grass sin.
gled to left. Murray fou1ed out to
Cady. No runs: two hits; no or.
rors.