The Washington herald., 1916-10-12
GARDNER SPIKES
DODGERS CHANCE
Home Run in Second Gives
Game to Red Sox, E to 2.
By DAMON RUNYON.
international News seryiee.)

Brooklyn, N Y, Oct. n.-At Ebbets
field. In Flatbush, this afternoon, Larry
Gardner, the veteran third baseman OF
the Boston Red Sox. hit a home run
on Rube Marquard with two men on the
bases in the second inning of the fourth
game Of the world championship strug-
gle.
That blow swept aside a two run lead
which the Brooklyn Dodgers had secured
in the FIRST inning and put the Red Sox
IN front They added three more runs
IN the next seven innings, but they did
not need them.
The final score was to in favor Of
the sox. giving them three, games to
the National Leaguers' one. The series
moves. bag and baggage, back to Bos-
ton and Braves Field tomorrow. If the
sox win again tomorrow afternoon the
fight is over.
Hubert Leonard. whose baseball cogno-
rnenal handle Is Dutch pitched for the
Red sox today with Bill CarrIgan. mana
ger OF the Boston club, behind the bat.
Leonard Settles Down.
1t had been rumored that Leonard's $
pitching arm was sore. He is one OF
the crack Ieft-handers of the American
League. and the fact that Carrigan with
held him from the first three games and
o started Shore. Ruth and Mays, seemed
to be confirmation Of the rumor.
After the first inning today, however,
Leonard pitched well. He allowed but
three hits after that one wobbly Pc
riod About 1000 fans witnessed the
game.
In the Dodgers end Of the first, Jimmy
Johnston, the Coast Lacquer. who sue
ceeded Casey StengeI in the Brooklyn
lineup because a Ieft-hander was work
ing, crashed a triple to right center. He
bit the first ball pitched by Leonard
out between Walker and Hooper.
Myers singled to right. scoring Johns
ton. Fred MerkIe, the former Giant, and
one Of the goats Of the worlds series
against the Red Sox in 1912, was playing
first today in place of Jake Daubert. be-
cause of that same left-handed theory
that put Johnston in the game and he
drew a base on balls
Zach Wheat hit a roller to Larry Gard
ner. who tossed to Janyrin for a forced
play on Merkle. Wheat took second on
a wild pitch to Cutshaw. With the count
two strikes and three balls CUtshaw
grounded to Janvrin, who booted the ball
and Myers scored.
Given Gorgeous Opportunity.
The Dodgers now had two runs across
aud only one out.
There were two men on the bases. 1t
was a gorgeous opportunity to put the
lame past Boston recall Zach Wheat,
great ball player. but on couple of no
table occasions rather unfortunate in this
series to put the matter softly, gum
med the opportunity.
CUtshaw started to steal second. Car
riEan threw to Janvrin. Cutshaw had
the throw beaten as Manager Bill is not
the most powerful thrower in the big
leagues. It was planned to be a double
steal, however, with Wheat on the other
end and Zach drifted away from third
as Carrigan's arm shot out.
Seeing that CUtshaw was safe at sec
oud and that he himself had scant
.hance Of arriving at the plate ahead of
any return throw, Wheat started to
scramble back to third. He had gone
600 far. Janvrin threw to Gardner and
Wheat was trapped.
Alike Mowrey struck out and thus pass
ID the Dodgers chance of winning the
EImC and maybe their best chance at
winning the series.
Marquard gave base on balls to Hob
litzel, the first man ups in the Red Sox
side Of the second.
"Ump" Holds Up Game.
Umpire Quigley held up the game
for a moment and addressed some re-
N nj
shortstop Of the Red Sox, who was
coaching OF third.
1t is supposed that Wagner was
talking to Marquard in an effort 70
annoy the tall left-hander, and QuiE-
ley made Heinie stand behind the line
to the coacher's box.
Duffy Lewis, the Californian, then
doubled to right and Hoolitzel stop
ped at third.
Marquard pitched three balls wide of
the plate to Gardner and the vet-
monter offered at none OF tsem. Ths n
Rube got over a strike.
The next ball pitched was low AVID
outside the plate, but Quigley call ed
It a strike. Had he called it a b IL
Gardner would have walked and that
might have saved Marquard a lot OF
trouble
with the count three and two, G, I'd
nsr slammed the ball to deep center
field out to the spot where Gregg the
old Cleveland lert-hander, was warm
ing up alongside Larry Cheney, of the
Dodgers,
1t was a real home run. GAR dner
crossing the plate in a cloud of dust
behind the other two runners.
When Gardner swung and connect
ed, the Rube turned and watched the
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