The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-10
RECORD BREAKING CAME GQE9T
BOSTON IN FOURTEEN INNINGS
RECORD CROWD SEES
A REMARKABLE GAME
Ruth and Smith in Great Duel
IN Which Latter Lost Out
Go to BROOKLYN.

BOSTON, Oct. g-I'reaking worlds
series records and tearing traditions
to shreds the Boston Americans de-
feated The Brooklyn Nationals by a
score of , To l in 4 fourteen inning
game here this afternoon II was the
second contest for the championship
and was decided only after a struggle
that surpassed in situations any ever
evolved in the fertile mind OF base
ball fiction writer.
For more than two hours the teams,
pennant winners in their respective
leagues. batt!ed with almost superhu-
man skill. and courage, through ono
run tie Then. with the stage set for
the thrilling climax, Il pinch hitter
and pinch runner won victory for the
Red SoX just as twilight threw It's
mantle Of eni-darknesS over Braves
Field.
OF the heroes who arose from the
playing field as did the warriors from
the dragons teeth sown by Jason in
Tales of Greek Mythology. Delos
Gamer Of EIkins. W. Va, WAS the star
OF stars. 1t was his single in the
gathering darkness OF the final inning
that scored from second base Michael
McNally Of MinoOka. Pa. running for
Hoblit2cll. with the tally that won the
second straight victory for the Car
riganiteS over the champions Of the
senior league.
The contest opened with Sensa-
final circuit smash by "Hy" Myers
in the initial inning. and not for IL
moment aftcrward did the struggle
halt or lose interest tfor the 10 odd
thousand fans who hung on every
play with intensity equal to that of
lo,,t ,l,nr SOft l.
for fame and financial rewards. For
scored by Myers appeared to be the
margin thai might give Brooklyn an
even break in the series. In the third
inning. Scott triplcd to center anu
scored the tieing run when CutshaW
luggled Ruins tap, and had time only
10 make the play al first base.
Eleven Long Innings.
Fror! that point. the Red Sox and
Superbas grappled in baseball bat
tie that rolled through eleven periods
Of play without the slightest advant-
age for either club. while diamond
deeds Of amazing daring and skill held
the spectators cnthralled. Sizzling
hits. wonderful catches. Srintillating
throws and the kccnpst of baseball
&eneralship. succeeded each other so
rapidly that hose preceding were for
gotten in the stunning brilliancy Of
later events.
Thus it came about thai with gray
shadows creeping down over The
stands 10 the field, the Boston PLAYERS
made their last stand at the plaie.
Sherrnd Smith. Rrooklyns southpaw,
who had taught splendid twirling
duel against Carrigan's left haEded
star "I,D hn' PM n Tn F>r -,
stant with HoblilZell at the bat. He
could not locate the plate in the twi-
light and passed "H0bby" TO Daubert's
station. Lewis moved his clubmate
TO second with an infield sacrifice
Here the Red SOX manager showed
his baseball acumen by sending Nc
NalIY in TO run for HObltzcll. and tax
ing GaInor from the bench to bat for
Gardner. Gamer set himself for his
effort, and Slashcd Il line drive be-
tween short and third. which came to
Wheat on the second bound. The
latter. playing in deep left, whipped
lhc ball toward the plate with every
ATOM OF his strength. but McNally
mad Sprlnted with the crack of the bat
ana ball and slid home with the win
nlng run before Catcher Miller could
clutch the flying sphere.
Gamers Hit Won.
AS result Of Gamers hit, the BOs-
ton team left for Brooklyn tonight
win two Of the necessary four victo-
RES to their credit. and will renew TO-
morrow at Ebbntt'S Field the struggle
for further hOnors. Almost simulta-
neouSly the Brooklyn players departed
for their home grounds, confident that