Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

Boston. Oct 16-The Boston Red Sox.
pennant winners of the American League,
are the worlds champions Of 1912. De-
feating the New York Nationals to-day
by a score of to in 10 innings of a
bitterly fought struggle, the Red SoX
captured their fourth victory OF the world
series and carried off the premier honors
in baseball
The Giants won three games of the
series, that were played before more than
"A quarter of million people, and one
contest was a tie The total receipts for
the eight games were s4eo,s33 and each
Red Sox player received s4,024. while the
Giant players each came In for s2,566.
Il was a game of excitement and chang
ing emotions for the l7cp spectators who
went to Fenway Park to see these two
teams, who had struggled vaiantly for
seven games with honors even, meet for
the deciding contest. Never was a ball
game more tightly waged and it was not
until twilight had fallen upon the 10th
inning that the Red StOcklnged Yerkes
flashed over the plate with the winning
run.
Nine innings OF a pitching duel be-
Christy Mathewson, and the stripping
Bedient and Smoky Joe" Wood for the
Red Sox, found the two contenders for
championship honors with a tally each
Into the 10th inning the contest went
and the Giants chilled the hopes OF the
Boston crowd by scoring a run on a
double into the bleachers by Murray
And hit by Merkle to center which
S,,aa ulaE of 70 lie
consoately left the grounds. Engle lee
off for the Red Sox in the last hall
of the tenth He had gone to the ha
for Joe Wood and there was a groan when
the Red Sox pinch hitter sent tower
ing fly to left center. Snodgrass moved
over toward the bleacher seats and wait
ed for the ball to drop. He muffed 4
and before the ball was recovered En-
gle was on second base. No one out ant
a man on second for the Red sox ant
the crowd was In frenzy OF Joy.
Hooper tired to sacrifice but Math.
ewson foilci him and the best the Red
Sox gardener could do was a fly tc
Snodgrass. The Giant pitcher tried
to work the corners of the plate fol
Yerkes but the Boston middle sackeI
waited him out AMI walked on -four
dnC
Yerlkes on first. Iris Speaker cam,
up. The crowd was now yelling to
man. The first ball was curve an,
Speaker popped up high foul which
Meyers, Mcrkle and Mathewson wen
after, but it fell to the ground among
them. New York's last chance to stol
ihe Bostons passed with the failur
to get that foul ball. Mathewso,
started a high fast one and Speake
met it fairly. On a line over Doyle
head the ball was driven AMI Engl
rushed home with the tying run. o.
the throwin Yerkes went to third an
Speaker to second.
BASES FILLED PURPOSELY.
The New York infieli drew In an
Lewis was purposely passed 30 tina
runner could be forced at the plat
on an inheld grounier. Then cam
the finish, Gardner with three ball
and one strike on him smashed a lon
ny to Devore Yerkes set himself 4
thlrl and dashed for home when tn
ball dropped in Devore's nands.
The Indian, Meyers. crouched at tn
plate to take the throw from pevore VIII
whipped the ball homeward. on cam
the flying Yerkes: on came the ball.
MathewsOn saw the throw was wild
threw up his hands and Meyers turne
away without trying for the ball. Yerkt
had already plunged and slid over II
plate in a cloud Of dust with the run thf
won the worlds championship for II
Red Sox.
The crowd fairly screamed in deliriu
Of Joy. Men threw their hats In the a
and cheered until they could cheer r
more. Hundreds rushed up on the ne
and gathering about the Red Sox benc
applauded the winning players. MATHEW
son buried himself In his great coat ar
walked from the field Scores follows
the pitcher congratulating him upon h
work In the box. Manager McGraw .
bowed his way through the throng to Il