The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-10

that the Giants were game and that
gameness 10 going to count q great
deal more bef,r the series is over
''The Red sox have always felt that
Mathewson was the one man to beat"
said Manager Jake stahi. Il think to-
days game. while it did not end in .
victory. shows that we can bit the
New York twirier. whose work to-day
must have tired him out"
Boston handled the big crowd with
out trouble. With the exception Of Q
few bare spots in the outfield stands,
every seat WAS taken. Tickets brought
three times the regular price OF -
for the xrandstand.
Plesty Of Ceremony.
There WAS just as much ceremony
in starting the game to-day as thsrs
was in New York. with the added Tea
ture of several hundred Red SO. root
ers marching into the grounds BEHIND
bras, band playing q lively march
The "Rah. ran. rah." Of the LOCAL sup
porters Of the American League cham
pions re-echoed back and forth as the
home team took the field. Umpire
silk" OI-oughlin announced the
ground rules.
Manager Jake Stahl. having elected
10 send in Ray Collins. a left-handef'
TO do the twiriiHx. the makeup Of the
Giants batting order was In douo'
until the various players actually took
their turn at bat. snodgrass was the
first man up.
There was Q cheer when Collins
served UP the FIRST strike. and on tae
next ball pitched the New Yorker
hoisted a long hit into the lett oieach-
ers for two bases. This put Collins
in a hole right at ths start. but ne
turned Captain Do!ce back to tne
bench a. his frst strike-ont vicum'
d ,yte had tried hard to put Snodgrass
ON third, but co.lins's curves fooled
him. Becker, who went into the game
because Devore does not take kindiy
to left hand pitching. WAS an eass
out. Ysrkes TO stahl. snodgrass eeinS
TO third Murray also failed to reach
0rst. ending the inning by hitting q
weak zrounder I, Collins. who tossea
the ball to FIRST.
The irst fireworks in the game were
set OF Immediately after Boston went
to bat. Hooper opened with an inne'o
hit and beat "MAtty's" throw to nfst
by hard sprinting. The Boston ianS
started to cheer. and the volume
creased to Q tuMult when Hooper sto.e
second. Meyers's throw was a n.ue
vide Fletcher then made his nrst
error. mufaag Yerkes's liner speane'
came to time with a bunt which ma
thawson failed to run on and let run
along toward third base. Hooper ana
yerkes moving up. Then the lied sox
roo,e,s rose in all the stands aen
called up,n Lewis TO Init 'er out. Iae
hest lewis could do. however. was 10
drive a bounder to Herzog. who mashed
the hall to Ayers at the plate. iorc-
ing Hooper.
Gardner then hit one through the
rstoher,s box. and Doyle. running IN.
.cooped up the ball and threw Caro-
n>r ont while Yerkes came across the
Mat. with the first run Of the game
breaking into the run column gave
lake" sta,l confidence, and he swung
x.c;ous,y at one Of MAthewsons out
.,,rxes and drove II TO left field for q
.,n-le ,endiax home Speaker ana
lis Doyle took waener's high ny.
ending the inning. This tnree-run
,..A Iooked extremely good to the Red
Sow rooters, and they sang whiie the
band played.
Dss,t Mid Lead.
Kew Ycrk's players DID not appear
70 mind the lead, and severai OF the"
natted Merkle on tho back as ne went
70 bat. Collins. however. asa NOT give
MIN a chance to Distinguish himself
for he struck the big hEet oasean oI'
on three pitched balls. Herzos ~u
"a nth TWO balls and two strikes on
-. drnve a smashing three base hit
a. -i~ht eentre and crossed the plate
80. ,afer when Meyers laced out
",n.,a which struck Gardner IN tne
,ace Fletcher put up a high ny 20
Ho-on.r ana Mathewson forced Meyers
~ second. Yerkes to Wagner. Tn's
ended the inning
For BossoA, IN the second lnnns
carrixan went out. Herzog to Mefxie
Doxle scooped MP CoiAnss gfounoe.
nv . brilliant bit Of fielding ana tosSeo
the pitcher out at first Hooper aeAin
..i..a tremendous cheer IN inc
.,.nd. by lining out his second ni.. =
,~o-ha3xer to right. but he was !eN
49,. when Yerkes went out. f1etcnef
20 Merkle- -s.r In
the third inning 100000
-. yev York contingent whoopeo
.s,... nm when Red Murray opened
a.. Cs.nta, fourth inning with IONS
-. - risht-ceutre for three oaee@
W..k,s fouled to Gardner. ana tnen
usr.o~ sent out . secrtnce ny 70
sn..Ser scoring Murray. Meyers aeaan
s.npIed and Was left At ny wnen
rg.1cbe- taesed a high ny 20 HOWL
g. BOSTON. stahl struck guy;
wagner nied 70 Murray ana .
moi a Rrounder to Fietcnef. .n,"S
r.sh.d IL across to Nerkie- COIN.
no. pitching worlds chsmpiCns an'
S Sa =, this time. and New fork ~
rs.r.d 20 be unable TO fathom ss az.
60 xathewson, first up IN s" w
sr,h .,ruck out. Saodgrase Also -"
n n,n, Collins. pi,chins for , t
s.-,re. ara Doyle flied out 70
ssx sesre - FsfsA' s,,n
,..,,, added . run in tne mt,
.r.- Collins had struck OUT ~,r.
~ -. ,hird hit. q single TO ee...s.
so ,hcn stole second. fefxes 80
s and the" ,.sS . smash'ns shrss.ss $500
.s;v. 70 right centre ana q
.. nome. with Speaker up r.
s sSsa =. II there would b -
1870 hot the batter dross ~
,:s"- nat Fletcher msnsged 20 +.