Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-08

in the annals of the Great National
Game as one of the most interesting
contests ever waged on big league
field, the Boston RED SoX" return
a nome the winners this afternoon
in the first game of a series of seven
to determine the baseball champion
ship of the World, and the question
of supremacy between the American
and National Leagues. 1t was vic
tory justly earned, and ''to the vic
tors belong the spoils;" Boston
jumps into the lead which frenzied
baseball enthusiasts of the nation 8
metropolis declare will be held un-
"Beantown" declare will be held un-
til the final count is taken and the
clan Of Jake Stahl is proclaimed
the greatest baseball machine of
1912. The winners succeed to the
title of Worlds Champs" which was
SO bravely won last October by the
Philadelphia American League team,
better known as the Athletics, -
from the New York Giants"
"Matty" was at first reported to be
on the mound for New York, but this
was quickly changed to Tesreau,
with Meyers behind the bat. The
Boston leader-Jake Stahl-decided
Ipon Wood as "the one best bet,'
and it was so announced to the thou
{ sands of fans packed into the inclo-
sure. One of the early surprises of
the game was the announcement that
Cady would go behind the bat and
receive the puzzling slants of Pitcher
Wood. The Boston mainstay in the
catching department was expected to
be Carrigan. by the crazy fans, but
Manager Stahl decreed otherwise.
First Inning.
BostoT1--Hooper walked. Yerkes
tried hit and run, but Doyle came
In rapidly and threw him out at
first. Hooper on second Speaker
out, Doyle to Merkle Hooper on
third. Lewis dropped fly into Snod-
grass's hands. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Giants-Devore famed. Doyle hit
to Wagner, out at first. Snodgrass
singled. Murray walked. Merkle
popped to Wagner. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Second Inning.
Boston-Gardner safe on Fletch-
ers error. StahTs attempted sacri-
flee went to Tesreau, Gardner forced
at second. Stahl out, stealing, Meyers
to Doyle. Wagner passed. Cady out
on fly to Murray. No runs, no hits,
one error.
Giants-Herzog popped to stahl.
Meyers struck out. Tesreau struck
out. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Third Inning.
Boston-Wood walked. Hooper
sacrifice Wood to second. Hooper
out, Tesreau to Merkle. Yerkes
grounded to Doyle, Wood taking
third. Speaker walked. Lewis pop
ped to Fletcher. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Giants--Tesreau famed. Devore
passed. Doyle doubled to left, De-
: wore taking third. Snodgrass famed.
Murray singled, scoring Devore and
Doyle. Murray out, trying to stretch
the hit into double, Speaker to
Cady to Wagner. Two runs, two
hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
Boston-Gardner fouled to Herzog.
Stahl famed. Wagner fouled to Mer-
kle No runs, no hits, no errors
Giants-Merkle famed. Herzog
singled to left Meyers out, Wood
to Stahl. Fletcher struck out. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Fifth Inning.
Boston-Cady grounded out, Doyle
to Merkle, Wood grounded to Mer-
kle. Hooper famed. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
New York-Tesreau famed. De-
wore. fouled to Lewis. Doyle singled
to left. Caught trying to stretch hit,
Lewis to Wagner. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Sixth Inning.
Boston-Yerkes flied to Snodgrass.
Speaker tripled to center, scoring on
Lewis's out, Doyle to Merkle. Gard
ner famed. One run, one hit, no err
rors.
New York-Snodgras safe on
Wagner's error. Murray's sacrifice
went to. Stahl, and Snodgrass was
doubled at first, Stahl to Wood. Mer-
kle popped to Wagner. No runs, no
hits, one error.
Seventh Inning.
Boston-Stahl grounded out, Doyle
to Merkle. Wagner singled to CEN
ter Cady followed ;uit, Wood
forced Cady out, Doyle to Fletcher.
Hooper doubled, scoring Wagner.
Wood reached third. Yerkes doubled
to left, scoring Wood and Hooper.
Speaker famed. Three runs, four
hits, no errors.
Giants-Herzog famed. Meyers
hit by pitched ball. Fletcher forced
Meyers at second. Yerkes to Wagner.
Mccormick, batting for Tesreau,
flied to Lewis. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Crandall walked to the mound, at
the beginning of the eighth inning, to
relieve Tesreau.
Eighth Inning.
Boston-Lewis grounded out,
Fletcher to Merkle. Gardner famed.
Stah1 also famed. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Giants-Devore grounded out,
Wagner to Stahl. Doyle grounded
out, Wagner to Stahl. Snodgrass
popped to Gardner. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Ninth Inning.
Boston-Wagner hit a two bagger
against left field fence. Cady out,
Herzog to Merkle. Wagner on third.
Wood grounded out. Crandall to Mer-
kle. Hooper out to Doyle. One hit,
no runs, no errors. .----