The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-09

ner died on the base line, Mathewson
touching him out after capturing his
little roller. No runs, one hit, one
error.
The session was slow one, Math-
ewson and Merkle conducting the
show between themselves.
Seventh Inning.
New York-Herzog started the sew
enth for the Giants with clean
smash to right. Meyers flew out to
Yerkes. Herzog stole second, secur-
ing the benefit OF the close decision
by beautiful slide into the bag.
Fletcher popped out to Stahl. Mathew
son struck out. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
The Giants section of the so-called
lucky seventh fizzled out when, after
starting auspiciously with Herzog's
single, Mathewson, the last hope of
the inning, made three vain, vicious
slashesat Collins choicest offerings.
Boston Carrigan was disposed of
slashes at Collins choicest offerings.
a round Of applause when he ap-
peared at the plate, but Matty re-
turned the compliment by striking the
Boston twirler out. Hooper went out,
Doyle to Merkle. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
d Eighth Inning.
New York-Snodgrass was safe at
first on Lewis muff of his short line
fly. Doyle made his first hit of the
game, hard grounder to center for
a single. Becker forced Doyle at sec
ond Yerkes to Wagner, Snodgrass
reaching third on the play. Murray
doubled into the left field bleachers,
scoring Snodgrass and putting Becker
on the third sack. The rap worked
the undoing Of Collins. who was yank.
ed out of the box, being replaced by
Hall who had been warming up for
the last three innings
(Off Collins in seven, 8 runs, nine
hits.)
& Merkle fouled high to Carrigan near
the stand between home plate and
first. Carrigan misjudged g high
foul which scraped the stand between
home and first The ball landed in
his mitt but did not stick. Herzog
doubled into the left field bleachers,
scoring Becker and Murray and put
ting the Giants one run to the good.
Meyers up.
(Herzogs foul does not count an
error for Carrigan.)
Meyers grounded out, Wagner to
Stahl. Three runs, three hits, one
error. The tide turned in the Giants
favor in this inning for the first time
in the game and the Giants, after sit
ting gloomily on the bench did war
dance and took renewed life. The
credit for breaking UP the game clear
~ went to Herzog, who, IN four times
up in the game, was credited with
single, double, triple and sacri-
flee fly, which scored run.
Boston-Y erkes flied to Murray in
short left Speaker rolled an easy
grounder to Mathewson and was toss
ed out at first. Lewis drove long fly
into deep bleachers, Murray went
back to the low fence in front OF the
bleachers to get it. Leaning back
wards over the fence the ball hit his
glove and toppled him over into the
crowd and out of sight The umpires
rushed over expecting an argument,
but Murray admitted dropping the
ball. Lewis got credit for two base
hit. Gardner singled through Fletch-
er, scoring Lewis and tying up the
game. On Murray's throw to the
plate, Gardner took second Doyle
grabbed Stahl's grounder with his
bare hand and then fumbled # and
Gardner was safe on third on the
play. Stahl stole second. Meyers
throwing to Herzog to drive Gardner
back to third. The throw to Herzog
was high and only a wonderful Jump
and catch by the third baseman pre-