The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-09
,..on Scores Three In the First on
rbree Hits, Manager stahI, Act
Ing as the Cleanup
Hitter.
BroDaRAss DOUBLED
|u.avv Batting Of the Red sox Fea.
lures the Opening Inning Of the
second Game al
Boston.
Flrst Inning.

First Inning.
New York-Snodgrass. the first
Giant to face Collins. leaned on the
second ball pitched and boosted II
gracefully into the left field bleachers
for a double. Doyle, with count two
and two, famed out, swiping foot
under the third one which was high
Becker rolled an easy one to Yer
hes and was thrown out at first
snodgrass going to third on the play
Collins was very slow and deliberate
and when he showed an inclination tc
MAY ball, Umpire O'Loughlin took
time out while he shooed the photog.
raphers out of the ring. Manager
stahl displayed his impotence by sug
eesting to the arbiter that evening
was coming on apace and received a
call-down for his preferred sugges
ton.
Murray bounded a hot one to Col
Inns which he knocked down with his
bare hand in time to retire Red. Nc
runs, one hit, no errors.
Collins displayed his American
League season form by coming
through in pinch after Snodgrass,
the first man up. had perched on sec
ond by way of starting the inning.
Boston Mathewson was given a
hand as he walked to the mound and
when Hooper stepped out with his
bludgeon the fans gave him a cheer,
to which he responded with scratch
hit. Mathewson went after the bound,
er and DETECTED 1t SO that it rolled
out of his own reach and between
Doyle and Merkle. Yerkes was next
up and on the fourth ball pitched
swung at wide one and helped
Hooper make the first successful
stea. Of the series. Yerkes was safe
when Fletcher let his easy fly bound
out of his mitt, thereby killing off an
each chance to double Hooper at sec
ond. Speaker caught Mathewson flat
footed and laid slow bunt down the
third base line filling the bases with
no one out. 1t was bad hole for Big
SIX, but one which the Boston fans
proceeded to give their vociferous ap-
prevail OF. Lewis grounded to Her.
zog, whose quick throw to Meyers
forced Hooper at the plate.
Gardner hit a high bounder which
Matty could not quite reach. Doyle
scooped it up and retired the runner
al first, Yerkes scoring On the play.
Matty was credited with an assist
ior DETECTING the ball to Doyle.
stahl singled through Herzog, scor-
ing Speaker and Lewis, Wagner flew
out to Doyle. Three runs, three hits,
one error.
The first session was a bad one for
Mathewson and aside from his own
sork in the box the big fellow dis
paved considerable slowness In
aeiding his position. He was appar.
shtiy calm and unruffled but his de-
iSefy appeared to have little on it.
Second Inning.
New York-Merkle fell an easy VIC
in TO three pitched balls, the third
'.rike being called. Herzog reused
ne stands with smashing triple to
,eep right center, his spring around
~ pains being eliminated by beau
iiui slide which landed him safe by
u eye-lash. Meyers short drive
o@h the third base line took a bad
ound' striking Gardner squarely in
ne race and putting him down almost
" the count he falling face down
'niie Herzog scored. Fletcher's high
y was easy for Hooper. Mathewson
2. the most enthusiastic ovation
wen any player IN the series today
men he stepped up to the bat for
ie first time. but his response was
iorce-out OF Meyers, Yerkes to
'agner One run, two hits, no err
DTS In this inning the Giants dis
'ayed an inclination to smash Col
as hard when they succeeded at all
connecting with his offerings.
boston arrigan grounded to Her
70 and was out at first. Collins was
easy victim. going out. Doyle to
erkle. Hooper lined one through
erkie down the right foul line for
So bases. Yerkes out, Fletcher to
erkie No runs. one hit, no errors.
while Mathewson got out of the
'cond session without difficulty. 1t
as obvious even to the untutored
at mis- delivery was decidedly lack
: IN the smoke which was a char.
tefistic feature OF yesterdays bat
~ work. The fielding OF the Giants
snls inning was snappy and spec
~ Third inning.
Ne" fork-Snodgrass flied out to