Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-30
BRAVES MAKE
GIANTS APPEAR
LIKE SCHOOLBOYS
Bostonites Give Them Good
Trouncing in First Game
on Polo Grounds.
TROT AROUND THE BASES
THREE TIMES IN SECOND
Eighteen Thousand Fans See
National League Champions
and McGrawites.

POLO GROUNDS. New York, Sept
30. New York is out of the National
League race. but New York had 81
chance today to see the new National
League champions. George Stallings's
Boston Braves, battling against the
old champs-the Giants. The $4,000
fans present when the first game
began settled back for a dainty rest
when it was announced that Tesreau
and Rudolph would be the pitchers,
and New York fans were anxious TO
get a line on the prospective contend
ers for the Athletics title, and much
of the betting win be based on the
teams showing in this series.
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON Moran died. Fletcher to
Merkle. Evers doubled to right. Con-
molly singled sharply To right. and
dashed to second ON Burns's tumble,
Evers romping home. Whitted raped
to Tesreau, who tried to run Connolly
off second base, but Grant, Fletcher
and Doyle all took turns In fumbling
the ball, so that Connolly made third
and Whitted reached second base.
Schmidt hit to Fletcher. who threw
Connolly out at the plate. On a
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to DOYLE TO Meyers. ONE RUN,
TWO HITS, TWO ERRORS.
M YORK-Brescller singled to
left after Rudolph had shot over two
strikes. Doyle struck out. Rudolph
threw to first, nabbing Bescher off
first base. but Schmidt's throw to sec
ond hit the runner on the back, the
ball bounding to left centre, while
Bescher went to third. Burns hit to
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ting Bescher at the plate. Bescher
spiked Gowdy's fingers in sliding to
the plate. Burns was out stealing,
Gowdy to Maranville. NO RUNS,
ONE HIT, ONE ERROR
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON-Smith walked. Maran-
willie sacrificed to Merkle. Gowdy
grounded a single to centre, scoring
Smith. Rudolph forced Gowdv,
Fletcher to Doyle Moran walked.
Eyers also walked, filling the bases.
Bescher dropped Connollx.g..Jiy..R Rrl=
dolph and Moran scoring and Evers
reaching third ON an attempted
steal, Connolly was out, Meyers to
Doyle to Fletcher. THREE RUNS,
ONE HIT, ONE ERROR.
NEW YORK-F Fletcher went out,
Smith to Schmidt. Snodgrass fouled
to Gowdy Maranville threw out
Grant. NO RUNS, NO HITS, MOI
ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-McGraw decided to try
Rube Schauer one of his most prom |
ising right -rhanders, to see how he
would stand up under the Boston fire.
He replaced Tesreau in the third in
ming, and Whitfield, the man TO first
face him, walked. Schmidt forced
Whitfield Doyle to Fletcher. Smith
forced Schmidt, Fletcher to Doyle On
a wild pitch Smith reached third.
Maranville popped TO Merkle. NO
RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS.
NEW YORK Merkle out on a sem
sational stop and throw by Mdran-
Vile Meyers flied to Connolly.
Schauer famed. NO RUNS, NO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING
BOSTON -Gowdy flied to Burns.
Rudolph famed. Moran got an in !
field hit Moran stole second. Evers
walked Connolly hit TO centre for a
home run, scoring Moran and Evers
ahead of him. Whitted lifted to
Snodgrass. THREE RUNS, TWO |
HITS, NO ERRORS.
NEW YORK-Bescher struck out |
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Burns singled to centre. Burns stole |
second. Maranville threw out
Fletcher NO RUNS, ONE HIT, NO |
ERRORS.
FIFTH INNING.
, BOSTON-Schmidt walked. Fletcher |
threw out Smith. Maranville fouled
to Merkle. Gowdy beat out an infield
hit Schmidt taking third. Gowdy |
stole second. Rudolph out, Grant to
Merkle. NO RUNS, ONE HIT, NO |
ERRORS.
NEW YORK-Rudolph threw out |
Snodgrass. Grant popped to Maran-
Vile. Merkle flied to Whitted. NO |
RUNS. NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SIXTH INNING.
BOSTON-Fletcher threw out Mo-
ran. DOYLE threw out Eyers Con-
molly drove out another long smash,
which looked like a home run, but
the ball hit the second tier and
bounced back, and he got only triple
out of it, Fletcher threw out Whit
ted. NO RUNS, ONE HIT, NO
ERRORS.
NEW YORK--Meyers was safe on
Smiths tumble. Thorpe running for
Meyers. Schauer singled to right,
Thorpe going to third Bescher sac
rificed with d fly to Whitted, Thorpe
scoring. Doyle singled to centre.
Burns beat out an infield hit, filling
the bases. Fletcher hit into double
play. Smith to 1vers to Schmidt. ONE
RUN THREE HITS, ONE ERROR.
SEVENTH INNING.
BOSTON-Schmidt flied to Snod-
grass. Schauer threw out Smith. Ma
ranville lined to MerlSle. NO RUNS,
NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
NEW YORK-Snodgras struck out.
Grant flied to Maranville. MerlSie
lined to Smith. NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS.
EIGHTH INNING.
BOsTON--Gowdy hit to merkle, and
was safe when Schauer failed to cover
first. Rudolph sacrificed, Schauer to
Merkle. Gowdy was caught between
third Schauer to Grant to Fletcher to
Schauer Moran walked Evels foul
ed to Bescher who made great
catch NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO
ERRORS.
NEW YORK--Thorpe out, Evers to
Schmidt. Schauer struck out Bescher
fouled to Smith. NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS.
NINTH INNING.
BOSTON = Connolly singled TO
centre. Doyle threw out Whitted.
Schmidt flied to Bescher. Smith
struck out NO RUNS, ONE HIT,
NO ERRORS.
NEW YORK-Doyle fouled to
Schmidt Smith threw out Johnson.
Fletcher flied to Whitted. NO RUNS,
Mo HITS NCl ERRORS