Las Vegas optic., 1912-10-11
JOE WOOD IS THE HERO
HIS CLEVER PITCHING PREVENTS
GIANTS FROM HITTING
IN PINcHEs.
He ALLOWS Nine SAFE HITS
BUT KEEPS THEM SCATTERED AT
DANGEROUS POINTS
IN GAME.

Polo Grounds, New York, Oct, IL
The Boston Americans defeated the
New York Nationals by a score of 3
to today in the fourth game of the
worlds series before a crowd mum
bering about 10000 people. Joe Wood,
Boston's pitching star, was invincible
when hits meant runs and the New
York batters could do nothing with
him.
Wood did not give base on bans.
Wagner played strong game at short
for Boston, taking several hard hit
balls that were heading for center
field while on the dead run and pinch.
ing the batters at first by fast throws.
Sodden clouds that made constant
threat Of rain failed to dampen the ar
dor of thousands of New York baseball
enthusiasts, who tlocked out to the
Polo grounds today to see the fourth
game Of the worlds series between
the New York Nationals and the Bos-
ton Americans.
The National commission did not de-
eide to play the game until few min
utes before noon when Umpire
OLoughlin reported that while the
playing field was very soggy, a game
could be played If no more rain fell.
The good fans waited for hours in
long line that extended for many
blocks from the B ush stadium until
the gates were opened.
A heavy rain fell curing the night.
The commission decided that the
game had better be played today, as
indications were for rain tomorrow.
There was wild yell of joy from the
crowd when the gates were opened
and the lower grandstand and back
field bleachers began to fill rapidly.
The home club was the first on the
field and as the players appeared they
were given hearty cheers. The usual
batting practice followed. An hour and
half before the game found the sky
screened with dull gray clouds and
there was suspicion Of mist in the
air The infield was In fairly good
condition for playing, but the outer
gardens were soaked and were very
slippery.
Tesreau and Meyers was announced
as the battery for New York and
Wood and Cady for Boston. Umpire
RigIer went behind the plate; Umpire
Evans went to left field; Umpire KLEIN
went to right field, and Umpire
OLoughlin prepared to take care Of
decisions on bases.
First Inning.
First half Boston; The first ball
pitched was a strike, which gave the
crowd chance to cheer Hooper sing
led over second after having three
balls and two strikes called on him.
Yerkes hunted the ball and Meyers
picked 1t up and threw wildly over
second, trying to catch Hooper. Hoop
er was held at second With Hooper
on second and Yerkes on first the Bos-
ton crowd turned loose loud cheer
Yerkes was forced at second when
Fletcher took Speakers grounder and
threw to Doyle who completed dou
BILE play by throwing Speaker out al
first. Hooper took third on the play
Fletcher threw out Lewis at first NC
runs, one hit, one error.
Second half New York. WOOD
curved the first ball over for a Strike
on Devore, Devore famed DoyI'
singled to left. Doyle was forced a
second when Gardner took Snodgrass
grounder and threw to Yerkes. snod
grass was caught mapping at first
Wood to stahI No runs, one hit, nc
errors.
Second Inning
First half Boston, Gardner drov'
long hit to center for three bases
On wild pitch Gardner scored. stah