The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-15
GIANTS KNOCK O'BRIEN OUT OF BOX;
WINNING BY THE SCORE OF 8 TO 2
SCORED ALL OF THEIR WINNING
RUNS IN FIRST INNINe-coL-
Inns SUCCEEDED o'RRIEN IN
THE BOX, GUT THE GAME HAD
BEEN LOST.

New York, Oct 1.-THE New York
Nationals defeated the Boston Amer
leans by the score of to 2 today be-
fore a crowd of about $4,000 people.
The struggle for the worlds baseball
championship now stands Boston
three games won, New York two
games won, and one game tie.-The
two teams will play in Boston to-
morrow.
O'Brien, the Red Sox pitcher, was
knocked out of the box in the first
lining, when New York made five
runs. Collins went in for Boston in
the second inning. and there was no
further scoring. Marquard pitched a
superb game for the Giants; outside
the second inning the Rex Sox were
helpless before his curves. O'Brien
allowed six hits and Collins was
found for five, but they were scat
tered. AIarauard allowed seven hits
in nine innings.
Doyle, the second man up for New
York in the first inning, bounded one
towards second which Yerkes was un-
abls to handle quick enough to catch
the runner at first. Doyle stole ser
ond by a great slide. Murray hit
one to short which was too slow for
Wagner to handle, and he reached
first. Doyle going to third. O'Brien
then baked, allowing Doyle to score
and Murray to take second.
MERKLE HIT FOR TWO BASES.
Merkle's two Dagger scored Muir
ray. Herzog followed with another
two baser, sending Merkle home
| Meyers beat out an infield hit, Her
zog going to third, then scoring on
a double steal. Yerkes made bad
throw to the plate, Meyers going u
third on the play. Meyers tailed
when Fletcher beat out an infield
hit. The scoring ended when fetch
er was caught off first.
Rostons two runs came in the first
half of the second Gardner reache
first on a slow. one which Marquard
yanced Gardner to second. Wagner
and Cady went out and Engle, a
former Southern Lacquer, batting for
O'Brien, hit for two bases, scoring
Gardner. When Devore PLAYED the ball
poorly Stahl came home. Hooper
ended the inning by fouling out to
Meyers.
Cady made the only error for Bos-
one for New York.
President Taft on the yacht May
flower kept in close touch with the
game by wireless while reviewing the
battleship fleet on the Hudson river.
The innings were also wigwagged
from ship to ship along the line so
all the sailors and officers on board
could know the progress of the game.
The toss of a coin to decide where
the eighth game will be played. Il
necessary, which was won by Bos-
ton, means that all remaining games
will be played there. The pitching
of both Collins and Marquard was
gilt edge after the second inning.
Marquard has now won both games
credited to New York.
The paid attendance today was
30,622. and the total receipts were
$e6,654.
Field practice by the two clubs was
sharp and brilliant and dazzling pick
ups and snappy throws by the two
infields kept the stands applauding
continuously.
1t was reported before the game
that John T. Brush, president of the
New York baseball club, was in 4
serious condition at his hotel here,
Mr.. Brush has been president of the
CLUB for number of years.
Marquard and Meyers were an
nounced as the battery for New York
and o'Brien and Cady for Boston.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
First Inning.
KLEIN went behind the bat, Umpire
Evans took the bases, Rigler went to
right field. and Umpire O'Loughlin
went to left field.
Boston-Hooper got a single OUT
over second which Doyle made a
fine stop. but could not throw the
runner out at first. Hooper was
caught mapping at first and thrown
out. The play was Marquard to Mer-
kie to Fletcher to Merkle. Yerkes
flied out to Snodgrass. Speaker walk
ed to first after having two strikes
called on him. Speaker stole second
Lewis flied out to Devorc, IL was /.
pretty catch and saved a run. M
runs. one hit. no errors
New York-Devore was out. Gard.
ner to Stahl Doyle scratched an in
field hit which Yerkes, could mo-
field in time. Doyle stole second
Snodgrass struck out. Murray scratch
ed an infield hit, his roller being tos
slow for Wagner to field. Doyle went
to third on the play. Doyle scored
when O'Brien made a balk. MURRAY
safe on second. O'Brien made mo-
ton to throw to first but didn't dc
1t. Murray scored on Merkle's dou
BILE to right. Merkle scored on Her.
zog's double to left. The fans wers
in an uproar. Meyers got an infielc
hit on which Wagner made a phe-
nomenal one-hand stop, thereby hold
ing Herzog at third. Herzog scored
on a double steal on a bad throw by
Yerkes to the plate. Meyers went
to third. Meyers scored on a bunt
hit by Fletcher. The fans We're il
an nproar. Fletcher was caught of