Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-12

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21,662 spectators were present and
that the receipts were $72,e40. Of
this sum the players will receive
$39, 1880; each club, $13,111.20
and the national commission, ST.
284. The total figures for the
four games 70 date are as follows:
Attendance, 12o,23s.
Receipts, $3o1,717.5o.
F'ayers' shares, $162,s27.45.
Each clubs share, $54, ,3o9.17.
National commissions share,
$3o,171.75.
The players share Of the re.
ceipts for the first four games
will be divided upon basis Of so
per cent to the winners Of the
series and 40 per cent to the .os-
ers, which will give $97,756.45 to
be divided among the members Of
the winning club, and 65 1898
for the losing club players.
Americans drew one notch nearer to
the worlds championship here this
afternoon when they defeated the
Brooklyn Nationals, to 2, in the
fourth game of the series, which now
stands to l in the Red Sox's favor.
Tomorrow the conflict will be renewed
at Braves Field, Boston, where the
fifth. and. what the Red Sox hope
will be the deciding game, will be
played. Tomorrow is a legal holiday
in Massachusetts and the indications
int to a%t
With today's contest at Ebbet's
Field. the players ceased to partici
pate In the financial returns and the
Boston men. with their lead. are eager
to close the season and receive their
reward.
The manner in which Boston tore
into the Brooklyn team this afternoon
left no doubt as to their intention of
ending the series as quickly as pos
sible. Pitcher Dutch" Leonard spot
ted the Nationals two runs in the open
ing inning. but his teammates more
than made up the handicap in the sec.
ond session and once in the van re.
fused to permit the Superbas to creep
upon them.
The contest. although featured by
several sensational plays, did not rise
much above the average of a regular
season contest. Once Leonard swung
into form the Brooklyn batters found
it impossible to push runner around
to the plate. Long, slashing hits
ripped off the bats of the Red Sox
to be charged against the account OF
Brooklyn pitchers. with splendid
catches. stops and throws, made the
way easy for Leonard.
The Brooklyn club gave it's support
ers great hopes of repeating the vic
tory of Tuesday when two runs were
put over in the first inning on Johns.
toms triple. Myers single, base on
balls and an error by Janvrin, who
in his eagerness to get Myers at the
plate. fumbled Cutshaw's grounder.
Rube Marquard. Manager Robinson't
selection for second try against the
Boston batters, STAYED off the Red SoS
in the initial inning but Gardner took
much of the mystery out of his deliv
cry when he hammered out a home
run, his second in two days, with two
on bases, in the succeeding session
Marquard walked Hoblitzell. the first
man up, and Lewis advanced his tC
third with double to the right field
wall. Gardner then cleaned up with
his homer. a drive to deep center.
The Red Sox added another tally ii
the fourth when Lewis singled, went
to second on Gardner's sacrifice and
scored on Manager Carrigan's single
Another was aided in the fifth wher
Cheney, who replaced Marquard in
the box after Pfeffer had batted fol
the former. passed Hooper, who stole