Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-16

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Red Sox. Everybody has believed all
the afternoon that Stahl would be un-
easy until the SNAKE Kid was in again.
| He opens RICH up with terrific speed
and seems to be absolutely right again
Murray grounds to Stahl unassisted
Merkle grounds to Yerkes and is, out
to Stahl. Herzog, the demon hitter of
the series, tears off single to right.
With Meyers up there's a consulta-
ton. Apparently they would like to
pass him, but they fear that McGraw
would slip in Mccormick to hit in the
pinch or that Mathewson, himself a bad
man in pinch, would put something
over. so Wood goes ahead on Meyers
That proves the dope, too for the IN
dian grounds to Yerkes and is of
course out a mile to Stahl. 1t is a crit
ical and trying inning and the Red
SoX showed good nerve. No runs, one
| hit, no errors.
Yerkes grounds the third ball brisk
| ly, it hits Mathewson's outstretched
hands and caroms off to Herzog, who
throws Yerkes out at first. 1t is
snappy play and well and luckily exc
cuted Speaker grounds to Doyle and
is out to Merkle. Lewis retires
Fletcher to Merkle. 1t is grand pitch
ing for the old master.
NINTH INNING.
| In an effort to start the ninth with
something interesting, McGraw sends
in Moose" Mccormick, but for once
the grandest of pinch hitters fails and
Mccormick flies to Lewis. 1t is a hard
hit ball, but the Sox outflelder handles
it neatly Mathewson, hitting with
terrific force, strikes out on the first
| three balls sent to him. Devore walks
Doyle has a corking chance, but he
isn't there and grounds to Yerkes, re-
firing moment later at first. No runs,
no hits, no errors,
When the Giants take the field in the
last of the ninth Shafer has been put
at short for New York in place of
| Fletcher. Gardner opens up by flying
out to Snodgrass. Stahl doubles to
center and Red Sox pull a demonstra-
ton that equals anything yet for sheer
noise. The shouting dies away, though,
when Wagner flies to Devore Cady
has the chance of a young lifetime but
| it gets him nothing but a f1y-out to
Murray, ending the inning. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
TENTH INNING.
| There is a silence that fairly echoes
when the second extra inning seance
starts Snodgrass let's one go by and
then swings, netting only grounder
to Wood. He is out to Stahl. Then
comes Red Murray and there is feel
ing that something is about to occur
A ball, a strike, two strikes, another
ball as Wood wastes one, foul, an
other foul, the third ball And then,
| to the horror OF Boston fans. Murray
| doubles to the center field bleachers,
There is one soulful Whoop from the
Giant rooters and then tense, nervous,
horrible silence again. Merkle is up,
swinging a bat. He likes the first ball
pitched, swings. connects and a few
seconds later is painting on secon2,
while Murray has scored. Herzog, at
tempting Valiantly to pile up the lead,
hits three times futilely and sits down.
Meyers has another of his multitude
nous chances to win fame and score
runs WITH plHcH MT, DuL He proves
the boob again, with a grounder to
Wood, who throws the Red Man out
to Stahl. One run, two hits, no errors
There is more pent-up excitement on
tap when this last half OF the tenth
starts than ever before was known in
s. worlds series-or out of it as far as
know. Clyde Engle is put in to bat
for Joe Wood and Clyde just naturally
delivers, with q tough liner to second
Snodgrass drops the ball and Engle
gets safe to second on the foozle.
Hooper flies to Snodgrass. Yerkes is
walked by Matty, who seems tremen
| dously worried. Speaker then comes
up and for the first time this series
shows a little of that old batting stuff
| that made him famous-with a single
that scores Engle and ties up the game
Yerkes goes to third and Speaker to
second on the throw to the plate
Lewis is walked on four pitched balls
and the end is in sight for Big Six
is skidding, Gardner has all the ad-
vantage when he comes up. The OPP
posing pitcher is weakening, a man is
| on third and only one is out. He makes
his chance count, too. He lifts the ball
to Devore and Yerkes gallops home
with the running run.