Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15
FANDOM'S ARMY
OF $4,000 WATCH
BIG TITLE BATTLE
How the Game Was
Played Inning Up
on Inning.

FENwAY PARK, BOSTON, oct.
15.--All roads led today to Fenway
Park, where the Boston American
League pennant winners were to do
battle with the New York Nationals
in what the thirty or more thousand
spectators present fondly hoped
would be a victory that would bring
the title of worlds champions of 1912
to the Red Sox.
The Giants need two games to win
the title honors, while the Red Sox
have but to capture one to end the
series in their favor
Should the Giants win today the
deciding contest will be played here
tomorrow
When the two teams started the
seventh battle for the worlds title
32, 900 fans rose and shouted for a
victory for their respective teams.
The game as seen at Fenway Park,
inning after inning:
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-Josh Devore let the first
one go for a ball. he then shot one to-
ward second, Wagner came III fast and
got 1t with one hand, but could not re-
cover to throw to first and IL went for n
single.
The Boston rooters sat up and took no
tice when Doyle drove one through the
box for another hit. Devore and Doyle
then pulled off a double steal and Wood
was in deep hole, with none out and
with runners on second and third.
Snodgrass lined one to right centre
which Hooper tried to cop, but the
ball got by him for two bases and
Devore and Doyle scored.
Marrady snsritced &c ,s3,5 t9 5Stah snod
Duffy misiudged Merkle's fly on
account of the ,wInd aud II was counted
as a single. Shodgrass scored and
Merhle went 80 second on the throw
Herzog hit to Wood, who threw to
Gardner and then YerEes to Gardner re-
firing Merkle.
and scored on Meyers's hit to left.
Fletcher singled past Stahl sending
Meyers to third, while he took second on
the throw in.
scoring Meyers. On double steal Tes-
reau was run down, while Fletcher scoreo
the sixth New York run.
Tesreau was. out, Cady to Yerkes, 10
Stahl, to Yerkes. SIX RUNS, SEVEN
HITS, No ERRORS.
BOSToN-Hoo struck out. Yerkes
walked A sharp wind storm was in
progress during the second half of the
first inning, great clouds OF dust blowing
around the field. Speaker flew out to
Murray. Lewis out. HerZog to Merkle.
NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YoRK-Hall went into the box
for Boston. Devore walken, then stole
second, Cady's throw being wild.
Doyle walked. Deyore was caught of
second by quick throw r,p,,fE from Hall to
Doyle taking second. Doyle scored when
Hall threw wildly to catch him mapping
at third.
out uvEas Wagner neT to ST. stah. T. oSE RUN, oSE
HIT, ONE ERROR.
BOSTON-Gtrdner scored on q long
home-run drive behind the centre field
fence. 1t was the first home run of the
series.
Stahl ouled to Meyers. The dust arose
in blindin gclouds, but the Giants stuck
nobly TO the ship. The wind was blow
ing a hurricane and the felders' hands
were numb with cold
Tesreau knocked down Wagner's hot
one, which Fletcher recovered and shot
to Merkle for the second out. Tesreau
got in hole on Cady, giving him three
balls and two strikes. Cady then struck
out. ONE RUN. ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
NEW YoRK--IIerzog smacked n single
to centre by way of the box, Hall was
wild and erratic, but Stahl let him stick
Meyers smashed another clean hit to left.
lecher tried to sacrifice, but forced Her
zog for Halls throw to Gardner at third.
Tesreau popped out, Hall to stahl.
Hooper anout In dep right and got De
yore's smashing drive. NO RuNs, TWO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
BOSTON-Merkle took Halls grounder
and threw wildly to Tesreau. Hall took
second on t heplay. 1t was hit and an
error.
Hooper singled to centre, Hall taking
third. Yerkes struck out.
Speaker flied to Devore, who threw Hall
out at the plate NO RUNS TWO HITS,
ONE ERROR