The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-12
HOW THEY STAND.

BROOKLYN. Oct. 11.-By defeating
Brooklyn this afternoon by tho de-
cisive score OF to g. the Boston
American eLague pennant winners are
now within one game OF the world
championship. and wise baseball fig
urers are tonight making the pre-
diction that the championship series
will end in Boston tomorrow after
noon
The game this afternoon was the
first one of the series won by more
than one-run margin. and the defeas
OF Brooklyn was due to two facts
which generally lose baseball games.
poor pitching and erratic fielding.
Manager Carrigan sent Leonard to
the firing line. The big hurler got
away TO bad start. when ne allowed
rwo runs in the first inning. but he
settled down there after and pitched
the most effective ball. When their
club started off with such dash
Brooklyn fans were jubliant, and they
were figuring on 2-2 win and lost ar
ter the game. but it was not long be-
fore Boston jumped into the leau.
Marquard started off for Brooklyn,
but he was ineffective and was reliev-
ed by Cheney in the fifth. He too,
was not in the best of form and was
touched up rather lively by the Red
sox In the eight Manager Robinson
sent in his hero of the past, Nap
Tucker, who was one of the best south
paws in the game when he was at his
best. but who has not been pitching in
his form this season. Rucker, how
ever, pitched the eighth and ninth
innings in his old tine form. He al
lowed one hit and struck out three OF
the six men retired. A great ovation
was given him when he stepped in the
box
How Runs Were Made.
After Boston had been easily re-
tired in the first inning. Brooklyn
started off in a fashion that indicated
that the Dodgers were going to even
nm the series. Johnson. the first man
to face Leonard hit for three bases,
scoring a second later when Myers
singled: Merkle walked. but was fore
ed at second by Wheat. Myers going
to third. and he scored when Janvrln
fumbled Cutshaw's grounder.
Boston came back strong in the
second. Hoblitzel walked; Lewis next
I'D. doubled. and Gardner hit for
home run to center. clearing the
bases. The next three batters were
retired.
Another was added by Boston in
the fourth Lewis singled past thifd'
Gardner sent him to second on sacrl-
flee. and after Mowry had been re-
tired. Manager Carrigan scored Lewis
from second. In the next inning
Cheney relieved Marquard.
BOSTON came across with another
in the fifth. Hooper walked, and al
ter two men had been retired he scor-
cd on Hoblitzels double to left.
The final run of the game IN the
seventh. when Hooper secured MS
second hit of the game. He was fore
ed at second by Janvrin. Walker was
thrown out at first. Janvrin gong TO
second. Hoblitzel hit tc Cheney and
he threw wild to first. Janvrin scor-
ing
Rucker pitched the last two innings
ond was very effective. Leonard was
never in danger after the first inning
giving up thereafter only three hits'
and these were kept well scattered
His effective pitching and Gardner S
home run were the features OF the
game o..
In the fifth game of the series To-
morrow Shore will probably be in the
hox for Boston. while Manager ROD
inson will select either Pfeffer or
Smith.