The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-15
u York Opens up the First Inning
With Seven Hits and Six Runs
While Wood Is Warm
Ing Up.
hoop TAKEN OUT FIRST
|, cad Secured by Giants in the
= First and Tesreau's Pitching
Prove Too Much for
Red sox.
Lineup.

Lineup.
BOSTON Hooper, RI; Yerkes, 2b;
aeaker, CT; Lewis, If; Gardner. 3b;
Efahl 1b; Wagner, SIS; Cady, c; Wood,
New York-Devore, RI; Doyle, 2b;
cnodgress, CT; Murray, If; Merkle,
r.. Herzog, 3b; Meyers, c; Fletcher,
IS: Tesreau, p.
Nathewson had long workout
While the Giants had batting practice
hnt # was evident that Big SKIS arm
was not in good condition SO Tesreau
alone warmed up just before play
was called,
Wood was the only Red Sox pitcher
to get ready.
The sun came out in the meantime
and McGraw switched his outfielders,
peyore going from left to right fielo,
and Murray from right to left field.
THE unofficial estimate of the at
tendance was $4,000.
IImpires: Evans, behind the bat;
KLEIN ON the bases; O'Loughlin on
left foul line; Rigler on right foul
line.
The batteries-For New York: Tes-
reau and Meyers; for Boston: Wood
and Cady.
(start delayed by crowd on field.)
First Inning.
New York-Devore singled to Wag-
ner in front of second. Doyle singled
| to center, Devore and Doyle worked
double steal, Devore reaching third
and Doyle second. Snodgrass douh-
/ led to right, scoring Devore and
Doyle. Murray sacrificed. Stahl un-
assisted, Snodgrass taking third.
Merkle singled to left, scoring Snod-
grass, and Merkle took second on
Lewis throw to the plate. Herzog
grounded to Wood. who threw to
Wagner and Wagner threw to Gard
ner, who tagged out Merkle between
third and second, Herzog taking sec
ond on the play. Meyers singled to
left, scoring Herzog. Fletcher singled
to right, sending Meyers to third ana
on Hoopers' throw to third, Fletcher
took second. Tesreau singled beating
out hard bounder which Wood
knocked down and DETECTED toward
third, Meyers scoring and Fletcher
going to third. Fletcher scored while
Tesreau was being retired, Cady to
Yerkes, to Stahl, to Wagner. Six
runs; seven hits; no errors.
Smoky Joe Wood cracked in the
first half of the first inning. Seven
hits were made off him and all but
one, Merkles single, which the wind
carried away from Lewis, was a clean
drive. The first called strike was on
Tesreau, all the other Giants hitting
the first pitched ball. The Red Sox
went to smash all around.
Boston Hooper famed Yerkes
walked. Speaker flied to Murray,
Lewis out Herzog to Merkle. No
runs; no hits: no errors.
The Red Sox did not try to hit UNI
til Tesreau had put two over. but
Big Jeff was there with control, pass
ing only one batter He relied on his
fast ball with curve, not throwing
single slow ball.
New York-Hall replaced Wood for
Boston.
Devore walked and stole second.
Doyle walked Devore was caught
off second. Hall to Wagner. Snod-
grass singled to right, Hoopers' quick
throw holding Doyle a. second. Doyle
scored and Snodgrass went from first
to third on Halls wild throw to Wag-
ner, to catch Doyle off second. Muir
ray flied to Wagner. Merkle up.
Merkle out Wagner to Stahl. One
run; one hit; one error.
Hall was very wild and besides
walking two of the five Giants to
first, gave the other three, three balls.
Sady gave him two wild pitches.
Boston-Gardner hit a home run
nto the crowd in centerfield. Stahl
'ouled out to Meyers. Wagner out,
fletcher to Merkle, Tesreau getting
IN assist for DETECTING the ball to
Fletcher. Cady famed. One run;
me hit; no errors.
Larry Gardner came through with
he first home run of the series in
he last half of the second His drive
vas a line fly between Devore and
Snodgrass which landed in front OF
! low fence which shut off the over
low crowd in center. Tesreau's
peed was undiminished.
Third.
New York-Herzog singled to CEN
er. Meyers singled to left. Fletcher
creed Herzog at third, Hall to Caro-.
Ter. Tesreau out, Hall to Stahl,
levers going to third and Fletcher to