Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-25
How Error by New Yorker
Turned Tide Against the
Veteran MatheWSon

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Here is the detailed story of the
last great game of the worlds base
bali series in New York, together
with some of the features Of the most
remarkable series Of diamond con
tests in the history OF the national
sport:
BOSTON, Oct. 16.-The name Of
Fred Snodgrass is on the lips OF the
entire BASEBALL world tonight. for, al
most alone and unaided, he gave the
championship of the world TO the
Boston Red Sox after the great Chris
|ty Mathewson had taken the measure
of both Hugh Bedient and Joe Wood
in the ,bitterest anu hardest fought III
inning battle that was ever contested
on any diamond The Red Sox were
.outfielded, outbatted and outplayed,
while their twiFlers were outpitched in
the eighth and deciding struggle this
afternoon. A weird twist in the luck
of the game gave the poorer team the
eagerly sought pennant. The score
was 8 to q
When Red Murray and Fred Mer-
kle collaborated on a run with a dou-
BILE and single off Joe Wood in the
tenth inning, breaking tie which had
existed since the seventh, the cham
pionship appeared to be woA by the
Giants. With nothing but forlorn
hope to speed him on Jake. Stahl sent
Engle to bat for Wood in the last Of
the tenth.
= Engle raised a long, high fly to
center, which Snodgrass got under in
plenty of time to make an easy catch,
but the ball popped out of his hands
for the New Workers. first error in
the series.
Fate Plays Tricks.
Engle got to second on the muff
and was nearly doubled at the mid
way when Snodgfass tried to make
up for bis previous lapse by captur-
ing Hooper's drive in splendid fash
ion For a moment Matty wayered and
passed Yerkes.
Fate toyed with the New York
team once more, as II to give the
Giants another chance Speaker pop.
ped upsthe first bail pitched for q foul
three feet from the first base. It was
an easy catch for MerkIe, but Chief
Meyers came rushing up the line and
Fred of.
The "fans' were. yelling so madly
at the time that neither player could
hear Matty's frantic cries for Mer-
klesto take the bail. It fell to the
ground and the NEST golden opportu-
nifty was lost
Beanies Howl for a Hit.
When Boston came up for the sec
ond half of the lucky seventh inning
the crowd rose to it's feet and below
ed long and loud for score, which
was Forthcoming at the tocsin. Larry
Gardner tried hard but managed to
raise only a weak little fly to Snod-
grass, which the latter caught with
out much trouble Then Stahl raised
one in back of second base which
Fletcher and Murray tried for, but
Snodgrass stood still when he might
better have employed his time run
ming after the ball,
Stahl sidetracked Bedient and sent
Hendrickson up to hit in the latter's
place Matty faced the newcomer
calmly and sent over two fadeaHay
drops which the pinch hitter never
even saw, and two strikes were called
by 0'Loughlin. Two others just fail
ed to cut the corners, but Matty
stuck the next in the groove and Hem
Erickson hit it with all his might
down the third base line The ball hit
the bag and ricochetted into foul
ground. 1t went for two bases, scoring
stahl and letting Wagner take third
Matty then got Hooper on a fly to-
center.
smoky Joe Goes In.
Smoky Joe Wood vas sent into the
box amid riotous cheers as the Giants
same up for their half of the eighth
mining. The crowd had completely forz
gotten his utter rout of yesterday, and
ooked at him with blind confidence
q rescue a game which hung in the
jalance. ....s
Stahl had no trouble in completing
! play on Murray when Red rolled
me along the first-base line, and Mer-
tie was not much trouble to Yerkss
md Stahl. HeTzog, however, was not |
% accommodating, and his savage SIN |
lie to centeTfield gave the New York |
ooters something to yell over. The
led SOx were we'll behaved little fell |
OwS in their half of the eighth inn |
ng, and went out in a row.
McGraw decided that it was nov
r never with him, and sent "Mu8h |
nd Moose" Mccormick up to bit in |
ilace Of Fletcher. Old Harry picked !
ut the first ball and drove it deep to
eft field, but Lewis pulled it down
Without much trouble. Matty struck |
nj gr.. efully, and although DevOre
ralked On four balls, Doyle grounded
D Yerkes.
Gardner answered the appeals Of
he crowd by lifting an easy one 10
but q moment later Stahl
aretulIy dumped the ball into the
bleacherS for two bases.