Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-10
THE GAME INNING BY INNING.
FIRST INNING.

FIRST HALF-The first ball was a
strike. Snodgrass drove the second
ball pitched into the bleachers for
a two base hit. Doyle struck out.
Collins used three wide sweeping
curves to turn the New York batter
back. Becker went out, Yerkes to
Stahl. Yerkes handled Beckers
grounder cleverly. Snodgrass on
third. Time was called until the
umpires could clear the field OF pho
tographers. The first ball on Muir
ray was strike and the crowd
yelled. Collins threw out Murray at
first. No runs; one hit; no errors.
SECOND HALF-Hooper scratched an
infield hit. Mathewson being unable
to throw him out after knocking the
ball down. This started the Boston
4 fans cheering. Hooper stole second.
Meyers threw wide. Fletcher drop
ped Yerkes' line drive and the bat
Z ter was safe. It was miserable
error BY Fletcher Speaker beat out
1 bunt and the bases were filled
with mono out. The crowd broke
+ into q continued cheer Mathewson
put the first ball on Lewis over as
. strike, the second ball pitched was
q strike. Hooper was forced out at
the plate on Lewis grounder to Her.
zog who threw to Meyers. Yerkes
scored on an infield out Of Gardner.
The play was Mathewson to Doyle
to Merkle, the ball bounding of
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the pitcher an assist. Lewis and
Speaker scored on Stahls drive to
left. Wagner went out on . high
fly to Doyle. Three runs; three
hits; one error. @
SECOND INNING.
FIRST HALF-The stands were sim.
ply mad with excitement after the
Bostons took the field. Merkle fan
ned on the first three balls pitcher.
Herzog knocked three Dagger to
right center. Herzog scored on
Meyers hit which struck Gardner In
the face. Gardner rubbed his head
and seemed pretty badly shaken up
but he continued to play. Fletcher
sent a fly to Hooper and was out.
Mathewson was given an ovation as
he went to bat.i Meyers was out
when Yerkes took Mathewson's
grounder and threw to Wagner.
One rum two hits; no errors.
SECOND HALF-Carrigan went out,
Herzog to Merkle Doyle made a
brilliant play when he took Collins
grounder and threw him out at first.
Hooper doubled to right. Yerkes
was out, Fletcher to Merkle. No
runs; one hit; no erorrs.
THIRD INNING.
FIRST HALF-Snodgrass flied out to
Hooper. Collins used fast break.
ing curve over the corners of the
plate, his drop ball being very ef-
fective. Doyle was out on foul
to Gardner. Becker went out, Wag-
ner to Stahl. No runs: no hits; no
errors.
SECOND HALF-Speaker led on and
went out to Merkle unassisted. Mer-
kle knocked down Speakers drive
which was labelled for two base
hit. Lewis sent up a high one to
Murray and went back to the bench.
Gardner went out, Doyle to Merkle.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
FoURTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Murray got three
base hit to right. Merkle was out
on foul to Gardner. Murray scor-
ed on q sacrifice fly of Herzog to
Speaker. Meyers singled to left.
Fletcher flied out to Hooper. One
run; two hits: no errors.
SECOND HALF-Stahl struck out.
Wagner was out on fly to Murray.
Fletcher took Carrigans grounder
and threw him out at first. No
runs; no hits. no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
FIRST HALF-Mathewson was now
pitching in his best form and when
he came to the plate the New York
fans applauded him. Mathewson
was strikeout victim and Carrigan
Z dropping the third strike. threw the
New York pitcher out at first.
Snodgrass also fell a victim to Col
Inns wiles and tanned. Doyle flied
out to Lewis. No runs; no hits: no
errors.