The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-09
To-day's Schedule.
Brooklyn In New York.
Philadelphia In BOSTON two Eamos)
Chicago In Pttt.burg.

BosroS. Sept. s.--The Boston Braves
moved into an undisputed lead In tho
National League pennant race by taking
the third and deciding game OF the series
with the New York Giants at Fenway
Park this afternoon. The score was
to 3. II Just about measures the difference
between the play OF the two rivals. Big
Bill James. the overgrown sptball tosser
OF the Braves, had the three time cham
pions completely at hts mercy throughout
tho chilly afternoon. on the other hand
Marquard. Fromme and Wiltse were I'M
able 10 stem the vicious attack or the
Hub aggregation
Marquard had less In his ninth straight
defeat than at any other time all season
What started as n contest finished IN
rout Fromme's exercises were purely
experimental He had just recovered
from a serious illness. Wll;se, upon whom
waivers were asked, got chance to
timber up and show why he should be
carried further.
Lucky indeed were the Giants TO make
as favorable an impression as they did
against the cunning OF big James. He
held the champions to three seque5tered
hits. He had bad first Inning. after
which he settled down and delivered real
champ onsh!p baseball. James would
nave pltCncu Noll rlHH ptrlttt en-
hibit!on but for a tendency TO wlldness.
which also bothered Msrquard In the
early going. StallingSs star dealt out
no less than seven passes. punched AT
such times as TO enhance the scant scor-
ing OF the visitors. New York earned
only one OF It's trio Of runs.
For n time it looked as II Vanguard
would get away TO an advantageous lead.
New York filled the bases with nobody
out In the first inning but had 20 be
content with solitary run. This was
not earned, \ bad passed bail by Gowdy
gave the count James put over only one
strike In his first ten pitches and thereby
walked both Snodgrass and Doyle, When
Burns hunted James played the ball too
late at third. Fletcher popped to Evers,
Murray tapped to the box and Snodgrass
was forced ut the plate. Here Gowdy
uncovered his serious battery error that
let Capt. Larry home with the first run
Of the game. On the very next pitch
Grant flied 10 Moran
James had made a bad getaway but
Marauard was worse In his half. for the
third of his bases on balls forced home
Gather with the tying run. The RUDE
opened with walk to Moran. Then
Evers singled to centre. Gathers bunt
was TOO short and Marquard forced Moran
at third. Whitfield walked. hlling the
bases. Marquard snatched Schmidts slow
roller and threw home IN time TO force
r,ogged When a pass was handed 10
Smith Gather scored the tying run. Snod-
grass made nice catch OF Maranville's
liner
James settled after the first inning but
Maruuard did not. Gowdy opened Ros-
toms second with n clean single and ad-
vanced on Jamess sacrifice. Moran hit
home the run, taking second on the throw
IN. Evers made an infield single, lnIt on
an attempted double steal after Johnny
AT the plate. Then Gather struck out.
Tn the third Smith and Maranville both
singled, hut two were out and Snodgrass
made fine running catch OF Gowdy's
long low liner,
Boston got TO Marquard with fury in
the fourth inning, batting all the way
around and knocking him out OF the box
under tho weight Of four runs Snod.
grass, just switched to first, let DOYLE
bad throw on Moran shoot through him
into Boston's bench. This gave the ba tier
second with ono out. Evers singled 70
left. Gather hit to the same field, scoring
Moran Whitfield filed to -Bescher, who
had replaced Snodgrass in centre after
hitting for Merkle, but Narquard passed
Schmidt and thus filled the bases, H'
also passed Smith for the second time
forcing home a run. wheraupon Midget
MaranvIlle pumped one into left field and
clinched the game, as both Gather and
Schmidt were able to score easily.
Between the first and NTH New Works.
opportunlties were very limited. A pass
20 Larry DOYLE, with one in the third
followed by James's two base overthrow
10 catch the runner mapping was re-
trieved through n short nv and an easy
ac6alJ out Grant and Bescher both
walked with only one ont IN the fourth
But Bobby went TO sic p when McI.ear
poppcd to Evers aud was doubled of frs
base
Gowdys lack of wit assisted New Yori
10 a run In the Attn, Doyle tripled u
left centre with two down IN this frame
Burns walked The two worked sue
cessfuI double steal because Hank over
looked forty foot lead that Larry hat