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


made two hits. Hooper singled to
second. 1t was his third hit The
sun came out bright at this point
and Snodgrass exchanged places
with Murray, who went to left, Snod-
grass going to right Hooper stole
second, Meyers throw being too
low for Fletcher. Hooper scored on
Yerkes' three base hit to right cen-
ter The stands we're In an uprOar
Speaker then flied to Fletcher who
threw to Herzog, catching Yerkes
before he could return to the bag.
1t was quick double play. One
run; two hits; no errorA
SIXTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Becker was out,
Yerkes to Stahl. Murray singled to
right Merkle flied out to Speaker.
Murray was out stealing. Carirgan
to Wagner. The runner was touch
ed out five feet OF the bag. No
+ runs; one hit; no errors. @
SECOND HALF--F1etcher flmbled
4 Lewis grounder and the runner
was safe at first. Gardner sacrificed,
Mathewson to Merkle, Lewis taking
second. Stahl put up q high foul
which Merkle dropped. Stahl went
out on a tap to Mathewson, who
threw the runner out ct first. Lewis
Lewis going to third Wagner out,
on grounder to Mathewson, who
touched the runner on the line. No
runs; no hits: one error.
SEVENTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Herzog singled to
right. Meyers popped cut to Yerkes.
. Herzog stole second, Carrigan's
throw being low. Fletcher popped
out to Stahl. Mathewson struck out.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
SECOND HALF--Herzog took CARR
gan's grounder and threw him out at
first. Collins struck out. Hooper
went out, Doyle to Merkle. No
runs; no hits; no errors.
EIGHTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Lewis dropped snod-
grass fly. Doyle singled to center.
Snodgrass taking second. Doyle
was forced at second when Yerkes
took Becker's grounder and threw
to Wagner, Snodgrass going to third
on the play. Snodgrass scored on
Murray's double into the bleachers.
Becker took third. Collins was sent
from the box and was relieved by
Hall. Collins went to the bench In
tears. With Becker on third and
Murray on second and Merkle at
the bat, with only one down, the
New York fans kept up a continu.
GUS cheering. Hall curved the first
Merkle sent up high foul to Car
rigan. Carrigan dropped Herzog's
foul after hard run. It was not
san error. Becker and Murray scor.
ed on Herzog's double into the
bleachers. Wagner took Meyers
grounder and threw him out at first.
Three runs; three hits; one error.
SECOND HALF-Ye Yerkes flew out to
Murray. Speaker was out, Mathew.
son to Merkle. Lewis got double
into the left field bleachers. Murray
fell into the temporary stand trying
to make the catch. He was unhurt
and the crowd cheered him for his
gameness. An enthusiastic specta-
tor took Murray's hat for souve-
neir. Lewis scored when Gardner
drove hit through Fletcher. The
official scorer gave Fletcher an er.
ror on the play. Stahl got an in.
field hit which Doyle could not
4 handle. Gardner took third on the
play. Stahl stole second, Meyers
trying to catch Gardner at third but
falling. Wagner struck out. One
run; two hits; one error.
NINTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Fletcher out, Wagner
to Stahl. Stahl took Wagner 9
throw with one hand. Mathewson
popped out to Stahl. Snodgrass
walked. 1t was the first base on
balls given In the game. Snodgrass
stole second, Carrigan's throw being
low. Doyle was purposely passed
to first. Becker also took his base
on balls. Hall was unsteady.
Becker was forced at second when
Wagner took Murray's grounder and
threw to Yerkes. No runs; no hits;
4 no errors.