Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-11
Lowering Clouds Are
Ignored by Rooters
as Enthusiasm of
Clash Is Felt.
BIG9GAME, AS FANS SEE
IT, INNING BY INNING
Decision of Umpire O'Loughlin
and Sustained by Nat'I Conn
mission That Grounds Are
o. k.sfor Clash joyful News.
BY'FRED j. BENDEL

POLO GROUNDS, New York.
Oct. 11.-Following an examina~
ton of the grounds by Umpire-
in-Chief Silk O'Loughlin it
was decided that although damp
and heavy the field was in condi-
tion for the fourth game be-
tween the Giants and Red Sox
for the worlds title.
The National Commission
reached its decision shortly be-
for noon and Immediately the
gates were opened, and imme-
diately there was rush of To-
600 carly fans foro front seats
bin the bleachers.
t,'heA the cry of "Play Ballt,s3
was heaxd there were over So J
600 fans present to see the sect.
ond clash on Giants home
grounds.
The game as it was played By
innings:
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON-Tesreau shot over a atrika
while the crowd yelled its deiirhf
ha9p hn191per waited patiently and got three
through the box for clean sin,yia
l,aI Ierkes hunted In front Of the plate and
boiy m1yers rert thfew re high to second and the
Fletcher ceverly fell In front of Hoor
er' preventing him from going to third on
the error ferkes reached frst safely and
got credit for a sacrifice.
Speaker tried to shoot one past Fleteh
er, but Arthur got the ball. touched Sec
ond. forcing Yerkes and threw to Merkel
tor double play; while the crowd yelled.
RUNS, ONE HIT. ONE ERROR.
NEW SORk-"Come on Josh - was
fooled Devore for strike. Josh got two
balls and foul and finally fell victim
OF Woods cunning striking out.
Larry Doyle tore off pretty single to
left, and the crowd again gave vent 70
Its enthusiasm. snodgrass chopped a
slow one to Gardner who handled the
ball with speed aud got It to Yerkes II,
time to force Doyle at second.
Wood shot the ball to StahI several
times and finally was successful in nip
ming Snodgrass off first base NO RUNS,
ONE HIT NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON--Cardner tore off a terrific
triple TO right centre on the first pitched
ball. The heavy pads retarded his prog
ress or he might have made homer.
Tesreau was In n nasty fix and cut 1oose
weird, wild pitch, with Stahl at bat.
and Gardner scored
Stahl copied to Doyle instead of watt
tered Wagner drove another one. but
IT was high and Snodgrass finally caught
1t in deep right centre.
Tesreau cooled down and got two
Cady bit at bad one and famed. ONE
RUN. ONE HIT, ONE ERROR
NEW YORk-The Giants had a good
lead on man in Red Murray, while Wood,
with one run to work on, was full of
confidence. Red passed up two perfect
strikes and then, pulled away from .
beautiful curve that came in and split
Merkle took two wild swings at per-
feet strikes that shot up with fearful
speed. He then choked his bat meeting
head Herzog, the batting hero. missed
sharp drop, but his swing bothered
Cady, who threw somewhat wild to sec
ond, and Merkle got credit for stolen
Herzog waited for three balls and Wood
was in tight place; Herzog could not
Grounder and threw 10 Stahl for the sec
ond put-out. Merkle reaching third
Meyers smashed the first one on line
TO left the ball curvlng away from Lewis
uplufIfu uui lie iedpeu ulkua EdIlu
brought down the drive for the third puf-
out. NO RUNS. ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-Wood was cheered as usual.
He tried to work Tesreau for a pass.
finally getting two and two. He then
slammed "A ripping single TO right. Afur-
ray making Il one hand stop, holding
Wood on first. Hooper again got Tes-
reau's nerve waiting for three balls. JET
finally deadheaded Hooper to first.
It was up to Yerkes to sacrifice, but he
got two strikes, and was compelled to
hit, with the result that he forced Wood
at third, Hesreau to Herzog.
Boston fans were satisfied TO see Wood
off the bases, Speaker didn't have the
punch. Doyle fielding his grounder and
threy him ont at first. single from
Lewis means two runs. and Tesreau was
and Meyers looked to the bench for aid.
bnt Lewis got the next one aud bounded
ont Fletcher TO Merkle, Tesreau pulling
ont Of the hole. NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
NO ERROR.
NEW YORK-The crowd showed its
loyalty by cheering Fletcher as he came
to the bat, He was an easy. out on
short hounder. Wood to Stahl
Tesreau chopped three times, but htE
nothing but the air. Devore hit sharply
to Gardner, who flung the ball 10 stahl
for the third out.
Wood averaged one strike-out an inning
so far. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO EN-
RORS.
The thrifty housewife reads the
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