The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-14

COLLINS AND o'BR1EN
FIRST Real Hitting Of the Series oc-
ours in Todays Game at New
York Polo Grounds, With
Giants Leading.
First !nnira.

First lnnirg.
Boston Hooper singled, Doyle max |
inc 4 spectacular bare-handed stop OF
his ripping grounder back OF second
mn. heing unable to get it to first In
dina Hooper out, Marqnard to Mer-
tla to Fletcher, to Merkie. when he
vas caught mapping by the Rube's
mick throw to first. Yerkes flied to
snodgrass. Speaker walked, after
having drawn two strikes and fouling
oa two good ones. Speaker stole
second Marquard's throw being out OF
Movers reach. Lewis flied to Devore.
Ma runs: one hit; no errors.
,5arouard showed lot Of smoke In
his opening try-out and Chief Meyers
had the greatest difficulty in holding
on tai his sizzling shoots. The Sox
evidently came up with instructions
h make him work and it required
TWENTY-FIVE pitched balls to dispose OF
the half session.
New York Devore out, Gardner to
Stahl, hitting bad one after the
count was 8 and .. Doyle beat out a
slow grounder to Yerkes Doyle made
4 bluff to steal, dashing toward sec
ond. forcing a throw out OF Cady and
then beat the throw pack to first.
cady's throw to second was right in
the bulls eye. Doyle stole second,
getting big lead on O'Briens slow
delivery and going into the bag with
time to spare. Snodgrass famed with
three and two. Murray safe on a
slow grounder to Wagner on which
the Sox shortstop came in like light
ming and made desperate but vain
try. Doyle took third on the play.
DOYLE scored when O'Brien made a
balk toward first and Murray took
second. OBrien's balk was bluff
throw to first on which he failed to
take his foot off the rubber. McGraw
Instantly howled and KLEIN sustained
him. Merkle doubled to right, scor.
ing Murray. The first baseman's
slam paralleled the right foul line
about foot inside the safe territory
Herzog doubled down the left foul
line, scoring Merkle Herzog's con
nection was with the first ball pitched
Meyers singled to Wagner in deer
short, Herzog getting no farther than
third Meyers stole second, Herzoe
scoring. Cady threw to Yerkes te
catch Meyers and Yerks' throw to the
plate was low and rolled to the stand
Fletcher and Meyers worked the
squeeze play, the Indian scoring or
Fleteher's drive down third base line
Fletcher was out, O'Brien to Stahl
Five runs, six hits, one error.
The Giants held swat-fest at the
expense of Buck O'Brien in the open
ing stanza, touching the Boston spi
ballist for six safe slams, two beint
good for extra bases.
II was the first real batting of thu
series.
Second Inning.
INSTRUMENTATION got life whel
Marquard. after pulling down a bound
er, bounced it over the lot for ;
couple minutes, finally throwing wild
when he did make the toss. Stab
singled, dropping Texas league
back of second base. Wagner fan
ned, the third strike being called. Cad.
fouled out to Meyers with the coun
three and two. Engel batted TO
O'Brien. Engel doubled to left, scoI
Ing Gardner and Stahl. The smasl
hit the fence just inside the left fou
line. Hooper fouled out to Meyers
Two runs; two hits; one error.
Tho Ca ooaf;npad tb cir pO1in,, a
waiting them out on the Ruben an
nearly every batter either getting
quick slash or taking three and two
New York-Collins now pitching TO
Boston. The count against OBrie
was five runs, six hits in one inning
Vanguard popped to Stahl. Devor
famed on three pitched balls. Doyi
flied to Speaker. No runs; no hits
no errors.
Collins was there in his openin
round, disposing of the first thre
Giants up on five pitched balls, ever
one Of which cut the plate.
Third Inning.
Boston-Y erkes singled over secont
Speaker flied to Snodgrass. Lew
fouled out to Devore. Gardner file
to Murray, who made the catch bacl
ed UP against the right field fenc
No runs; one hit:o errors.
The first two men in the first ha
Of the third drew one and three an
the Rube continued to work out G
each batter up. The game was tt
slowest of the series. but two and
half innings being played in the fir
hour.
New York Snodgrass flied
Yerkes. Murray singled to right ar
was out trying to stretch it into
double, Hooper to Yerkes. Hooper
long shot to second was splend
assist. Yerkes making the catch wit