Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-10
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Becker, who went into the game be-
cause Devore does not take kindly to left
hand pitching was an easy out Yerkes
TO Stahl, Snodgrass going to third. Muir
ray also failed to reach first, ending the
inning by hitting weak grounder to
Collins, who tossed the ball to first
The first fireworks in the game We're
set off Immediately Boston went to bat.
Hooper opened with an infeld hit to
Mathewson and beat "Matty's' throw to
3 first base by hard sprinting. The Boston
fans started to cheer and the volume in
creased to a tumult when Hooper out
guessed Mathewson and stole second
Meyers throw being little wide Fetch
err then made his first error, muffing
+ Yerke's liner. Iris Speaker came to time
with bunt which Mathewson failed to
field and let run along toward third
base. Hooper and Yerkes moving up,
Then the Red Sox rooters rose in all
the stands and called upon Lewis to hit
Ter out" but the best he could do was TO
drive a bounder to Herzog. who flashed
the ball to Meyers at the plate, forcing
Hooper Gardner hit one through the
pitchers box which Mathewson could not
hold and DOYLE running in, scooped up
the ball and threw Gardner out, while
Yerkes came across the plate with the
first run of the game.
Breaking into the run column gave
Jake" Stahl confidence He swung
viciously at one of Mathewson's out
curves and drove it to left field for
single, sending home Speaker and Lewis
Doyle took Wagners high fly. ending the
rr-f-.
tremely good to the Red Sox rooters and
they sang while the band played.
New York's players did not appear to
mind the lead and several of them pat
ted MerkIe on the back when he went
to bat. Collins, however, did not give
him a chance to distinguish himself, for
he struck him out on three pitched balls
Herzog waited, and with two balls
and two strikes ON him, drove d
smashing three base hit to right CEN
ter field and crossed the plate a min
ute later when Meyers laced out A
single, which struck Gardner in the
face. Fletcher put up a high fly 10
Hooper and Mathewson forced Meyers
at second, Yerkes to Wagner, ending
the inning.
For Boston in the second inning,
Carrigan went out. Herzog to Merklc,
Doyle robbed Collins of a hit when
he scooped by his grounder by q
brilliant bit of fielding and tossed the
pitcher out at first Hooper again
raised a tremendous cheer in the
stand by sending out his second hif,
a two Dagger To right but he was
left at second for Yerkes went out
Fletcher to Merkle.
Both New York and Boston went
out in order in the third inning.
Snodgrass flew out 10 Hooper. DOYLE
put up a foul fly that Gardner got
near the stand and Becker went out
on a grounder that Wagner tossed to
Stahl. In Boston's half, Speaker
bounded a ball along the first base
line, which Merkle scooped up in time
to beat Speaker to the bag, both men
plunging feet first into the base. Muir
ray went back to the right field fence
to get Lewis high fly and Gardner
was an easy out, Doyle to Merkle.
The New York contingent whooped
things up when Red" Murray opened
the Giants fourth inning with long
drive to right center.
Merkle fouled to Gardner and then
Herzog sent out a sacrifice fly to
Speaker, scoring Murray. Myers
again singled and was left at first
when Fletcher batted a high fly TO
Hooper.
For Boston, Stahl struck out, Veg
ner flied to Murray, and Carrigan shot
a grounder to Fletcher who fiashed
it across the diamond to Merkle.
Collins was pitching worlds cham
pinoship ball at this time, New YORK
appearing to be unable to fathom MS
delivery. Mathewson, first up in the
fifth, struck out, but Carrigan drop
ping the ball, threw the New YORK
pitcher out at first. Snodgrass also fell
before Collins pitching for three