Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-18
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The San Franchises papers, contain
ing, pages of detail Of the first four
games of the worlds series, arrived
this morning. Every point OF every
game is extensively covered. and
from the mass Of description q few
Eighlights of each game staad out.
Here are some of the exciting fea.
tires of the first four games
NEW YORK, October S.-Fhe Ros-
ton Americans otefcame the New,
York Nationals By 4 to- 5 today BE-,
fore more than $4,000 persons III the
Erst game Of the worlds series
The contest was nip and tuck ell the
way The New Yorks made a Thrilling
rally in the ninth inning, when they
nearly tied the score, but Smoky Joe
Woods bewildering speed turned two
New York batters back TO the bench
or strikes for the last two put outs,
ard the Bostons carried off the. honors.
Rarely, if ever, has any worlds SER
les provided such dramatic finish.
Two runs behind, the New York sup
porters had given up hope. Hundreds
were leaving the stands, when Merkle
sent a single whistling to the outfeld
after one man was out. Even then the
chance of tying the score seemed re-
mote, but Texas Lacquer by Herzog.
followed quickly by smoking hit by
the Indian, Meyers, which sent Merkle
home, put the stands in fame of ex,
element. II,
With locals on second and third,
thousands stood in their seats and yell
ed. Fletcher swung his bat neryousIy
at the plate. while Joe Wood seemed
anxious. The Boston twirler patted'
the grass, hitched his belt, rubbed the
ball, and adjusted his cap. This de-
lay unsettled Fletcher, and he swung.
futileIX at Woods fast breaking shoots
three times and went back to the
bench. Z.
Crandall, strong man in the pinch,
came up. Wood put over two strikes
and then three balls. The pitcher drew
bis arm back and Shot over Q high,
fast inshoot. Crandan swung, missed 1T
by an inch, and the game was over.
BOSTON, Mass, October 9.-The
second lap in the race for the worlds
diamond title was not settled today.
After eleven furious rounds during
which fortune shifted from the Red
Sox to the Giants and back to the
Red Sox amid the widest kind OF
scenes, the fight. was called on oc-
count of darkness with the count 6
and 6. Not thing was left undone
by the respective leaders to over
come the enemy, but all the clever
ness and aggressiveness went for
naught The principals will have to
resume their fight here again to-
morrow.
The worlds series crowd never had
a greater opportunity to howl and
then howl some more over the unex' |
pected. All the way it seemed a case |
of one team getting an advantage
only to have the other come up and |
even matters. Time and again this |
but This Speaker eclipsed |
everything in the tenth when he lam |
med out a drive to the fence and |
bodily went around to the plate much |
to the surprise of the wobbly Giants. |
He scored because an error resulted |
from his daring and the run was the
last of the day, saving Boston from |
defeat
Three home twirlers were called in |
to face the Giants during the course
Of the eleven-inning tussle. Against
this trio Mathewson toiled through |
the afternoon, and while his famed
'fade-away" got it's bumps from the1
Red Sox sluggers, the veteran did
in pinches. Repeatedly
home admirers rose to cheer the work
Of the old-time HEAVIER He did as he
usually does, work harder when in
trouble, and he was in these situa-t