Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-08
First Battle for the
. Worlds Champion
ship Told Inning
by Inning.
THE BATTING ORDER.


POLO GROUNDS, New York; oct.
S.--With forty thousand persons in
the vast reaches of the Brush Stadium,
the first struggle of the Giants and
Boston Red Sox opened battle for the
premier title in baseball, Here is how
the battle waged:
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON-Tesreau cut loose a high one
far out of range and followed with an
other wide one. while Hooper stood by
! motionless. The big bear hunter grooved
the next two for strikes, again lost con
troll and Hooper walked. Yerkes -four.
ished his bat 10 huster Tesreau. but
finally grounded out Doyle 10 Merkle. on
hit and run play, Hooper reaching see
ond, ready for the great Iris Speaker
to deliver. Speaker gave up on a sharp
bound 70 Doyle. who got iris at first
base, while Hooper went to third. Lewis
smashed the first ball for terrific drive
To centre, but Snodgrass made a clever
catch and the fans applauded wildly. No
RI Ms. no HITS. no ERRORS.
NEW Y0RK-WoOd's first Offering TO
Deyore was a perfect strike, whicn Josh
passed up. Deyore had two and two be
fore he hit at a bad one and wind -mllled
for Woods first strickout. Doyle hit the
first ball on the ground to Wagner, who
pegged perfectly TO Stahl. Larry was
out. Snodgrass tore off the first hit OF
tHF series, II eIOHnItf 10 centre IHdI SnOt
through the box like cannon ball, and
1t was up to Murray to deliver his first
worlds series bingle.
Red waited for -four balls and the fans
yelled their approval. Merkle had n
chance of his lifetime to redeem his fa-
nous error. Two out two on base. was
the situation he faced. He let a good
one 90, then swung AT short drop. After
taking n ball Wood tried to fool him with
low one when the second ball was
4n fupa witt w
one and Merkle popped to Wagner. No
RUNS. one HIT. no ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
BOST0N--Larry Gardner led of and
Tesreau got in bad. losing the range OF
the plate aud giving the batter two balls
Larry had two and two when he shot
one to Fletcher, who gobbled it, Gard
ner reached first safe. Jake Stahl fell
down ignobly when he tried to sacrifice,
bunting to Tesrenu, who threw to Doyle,
forcing Gardner.
Meyers blocked Stahl with perfect
peg to Doyle. Jake tried TO make amends
by stealing second.
Tesreau's wildness got him In trouble
again with Wagner, who refused TO bite
at bad ones and ambled to first cady.
full of confidence, stepped TO the bat
ready 10 uphold the honors of American
Bostons. He walloped along one TO deep
right and Murray grabbed II with his
back to the bleacher wall No RUNS
no HITS. one ERROR.
NEW YORk=-W Wood's first offering was
close and hard. Herzog tried to get out
of the way, but the ball struck his arm
and bat at the same time. and Umpire
Klein called ii u strike on HerZog. Her
zog fouled off couple on a liner TO right
field before he finally copped Il line fly
to StHhl
Meyers the hero of last years series,
grabbed his war club and prepared
to scout Wood. The Boston paleface
handed two strikes and the chief fouled
over the backstand. Meyers went after
nigh one on the outside and swung
under II for Woods second strike out.
Wood thought Fletcher would go after
bad ones and the Giant batter had two
balls in Il iiify. Wood then relied on his
fast one. Fletcher fouled twice. beau
tiful sharp curve, which Fletcher passed
up proved to be his third strike and
McGraw, in returning passed a testy re
mark TO Klein. No RUNS. no HITS.
no ERRORS
THIRD INNING.
RED S0X- Wood. who has reputation
as stick w1elder in the American League
faced his pitching rival aud got three and
two, got Tesreau in a hole and finally
walked. Hooper hunted beautifully, but
was nipped at first Wood reaching sec
ond on the sacrifice. Yerkes sent high
bounder to Doyle and Wood reached
third as Doyle tossed TO Merkle, retiring
Yerkes
Speaker again came UP in the pinch
and Murray moved back 10 the right field
wall. Tesreau's first three were wild
and Speaker finally drew Tesreau's 5 fourth
pass.
Speaker tried TO steal as Lewis sent
high fly to short left, which Fletcher
gobbled in. No RUNS, no HITS. no
ERRORS.
GIANTS-resreau waited patiently in
an effort to work Wood. He succeeded
only IN falling II victim of Woods curves
for the third straight strike out.
McGraw evidently gave Deyore orders
to work Wood to the limit as Josh fouled
off several in n row and finally got three
and two His ruse was successful and he
was rewarded with a pass Doyle popped
fly to left, which Lewis lost in the sun,
aetttne cradit fo,. 'ai two o lhaeeeT
The crowd rooted wild for Snodgrass
to repeat his singing stunt. Wood tight