The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-12
Roston Team is Champion Of
thu World Following Four
to One Victory Over
Brooklyn.
J, 900 FANS ARE PRESENT

Largest Crowd That Has Ever
Attended Baseball Game
Red Sox Fourth Cham
pionship.
IN H. c. Hamilton. United Press
staff Correspondents
BRAVES FIELD, BOSTON. Mass,
IA 12.-Before the greatest crowd
M ever witnessed professional ball
ran,e. the Boston Red Sox annexed
their fourth worlds championship
this afternoon. A vast throng. num-
,ering 1920, wild eyed fans, saw the
Scr down the Brooklyn Dodgers 4
to !. in the fifth game of the 1916
title tustle
II registered the Sox' fourth victory
md clinched the title for them. To
Ernie Shore, elongated right handler
81 the Sox went the honors OF slowing
away the championship. He Is the
onlv pitcher to be credited with two
victories in the series.
The title clash in addition to furnish
he the longest worlds championship
Ksme on record in the fourteen inning
fussle here Monday was also one OF
the richest in history. The receipts
for today's game alone were $50,
and the total receipts for the Ave
games were $3S5,590.5G OF this
amount each club received $92,052.02,
bs it's share. The National commits
sion reaped a total OF $3S,559.05. The
players share was $162.927.45. Sixty
per cent Of this goes to Boston and
forty per cent to Brooklyn to be d.
vided among the players eligible for
the series in such manner as the play
ers themselves see fit.
Ordinary Game.
Todays ball game did not measure
up to the crowd. At best It was only
Ordinary, and in some places it was
weird The great crowd really didn't
turn itself loose until the game was
over. Thousands then flooded down
on the diamond in the wake of a
band which loudly footed "Tessie"
and after marching around the field,
massed in front Of the players bench
to shout itself out Every available
inch Of ground inside Braves field
was packed. Even in the runways
leading to the bleachers hundreds
stood. pushing and jostling in an
ehort to see the players. There was
mot vacant seat in the imm ense
Grand stand, in the pavilions, or in
the bleachers. Under the bright sun,
chill that was in the air passed
somewhat during the afternoon, but
overcoats for the male fans and furs
Tor the women were in order.
First Inning.
Brooklyn-Myers up. Strike one.
Strike two. Strike three. Famed.
Inc three balls were all called strikes.
Dauoert up. Ball one. Foul, strike
one. Ball two. Foul, strike two
Dauoert out, Cady to Hobby. Stengel
up: Ball one. Ball two. Stengel
saie on SCOTS wild throw. The
arow was high and drew Hobby off
Inc bag. Scott was charged with an
error. Wheat up. Ball one. Wheat
.ouied to Hobby. No runs; no hits;
one error.
The play on Daubert was a quick
piece Of work by Cady. The bali roll.
= IN 'front.' OF the plate and Cady had
70 30 last to reach it in time to catch
the speedy Daubert.
Boston-Hooper up. Strike one.
lou, strike two. Ball one. Ball two.
Dai three. Hooper out, Cutshaw to
uoert. Janvrin up. Bali one. Strike
ae Janvrin out. Mowrey to Dau-
shorten up. Ball one. Ball
u Strike one Shorten flied to
'nea! No runs; no hits; no errors.
lielier and Shore both look rood
Melr opening innings. Each used
curve ball with good effect.
Second Inning.
nIooklyn-Cutshaw up. Ball one.
DalI Two. Ball three. Walked on
,"ur pitched balls. Mowrey up. Now
"a out. Hobby to Shore, who cover
~ nrst, Cutshaw took second. II
nag sacrifice. Olson up. Olson
cut Gardner to Hobby, Cutshaw tax
rp 10 Mlrd. Meyers up. Ball one.
~ INV scored on a passed ball
mitt :, "ae Wlue OUT was In Gays
H. II bounded out and rolled to
me- ny grand stand. Meyers UP. Strike
ts Ls. Ball two. Myers out, Scott to
'1%ooy; One run; no hits; no errors.
sutsnaw was quick to take ad-
co u.ase OF Cady's passed ball. He
''eu easily standing up.
Boston-Hobby up. Out, Pfeffer
nI.s Dauoert Lewis up. Lewis trip
ea TO left. The hit should have
W Tsn single but it bounded over
Mneats head. Gardner flied to
kuheat. Lewis scoring after the catch.
ea .n throw was wide. Scott up
ai one. Foul. strike one. Now
dropped the ball and was Riven
e,ror Strike two. Foul. Scott
Hra eu TO Meyers. One run; one hit:
~. SCOTS foul which Mowrey dnop.
ons , was high twister. It barely
0ucned Mowrey's hand.
Third Inning.
.rn,ooktyn-Pfeffer up. BAH one.
h ike one. Foul, strike two. strike
swinging hard. Myers nm.
~. ers out, Gardner to Hobby. on the
ist ball pitched. Deubert IN. Dsn-