The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-11
poston Team Overcomes Early
Lead Of Dodgers and Makes
Final Count Of Game,
Six to Two.
THREE PITCHERS USED

THREE PITCHERS USED
Brooklyn Started With Vet
eran Vanguard in Box and
Finished With Rucker
Details Of Contest.
nv H. C. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Corespondent.]
FRBETS FIELD, 4--iOOKLYN. N.
v Oct. n.-Boston's Red Sox adj
yanced to within game Of another
worlds championship this afternoon.
They took the third victory from
The BROOKLYN Dodgers, 6 to 2, behind
masterful pitching by Dutch Leonard.
The crowd which packed the stands
and bleachers rooted hard and did
| ia utmost to cheer the Dodgers on to
victory but they fell far short.
They again showed weakness and
cratic field playing, having four
errors charged against them. After
the first inning when Leonard went
through everything except a cyclone.
| he was inyincible. The Dodgers got
| 10 him for their only scores in the
frst session. Johnston opened the
afternoons entertainment with a
triple and scored on Meyers single.
MerkIe then walked and wild pitch
and an error and another run was
accounted before Leonard got back
10 earth and famed Mowrey. The
Dodgers then got to Leonard for only
three more hits during the rest of the
game.
Rube Marquard starte dior Brook,
lyn. but it was not his day. Larry
Gardner hung up his second home
run Of the series of Rube's offerings.
First Inning.
Boston-Hooper up. Ball one. Ball
two. Strike one. Strike two. Out,
Marquard to Merkle.
Janvrin up. Strike one. Ball one.
Ball two. Foul, strike two. Ball
three. Famed, swinging at the third
one.
Walker up. Ball one. Strike one.
Strike two Famed. Last one call
ed.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Walker famed on two fast ones at
which he swung and the third was
wide sharp breaking curve.
Marquard appeared to be in the
best of form.
Brooklyn-Johnston up. Tripled to
center on first ball pitched. It was
hard line drive which hit against
the center field wall. The crowd had
its first opportunity to yell right OF
I the play.
Myers up. Strike one. Strike two.
Myres singled to right, scoring Jonh-
ston. 1t was q line drive past jan
vrin The infield was drawn in and
there was not a chance even to stop
the ball.
Merkle up. Ball one. Ball two.
Foul strike one. Ball three. Merkle
walked.
Myers on second.
ed Merkle, Gardner to Janvrin. Myers
taking third.
Cutshaw up. Ball one. Wheat
went to second on wild pitch, Myers
neld at third. OF course it goes as
oail one. Ball two. Strike one. Ball
.nree Myers scored when Janvrin
,nmbled. Janvrin was given an error.
wheat stopped at third. It was a
sharp grounder. Myers safe at first.
Mowrey up. Ball one. Ball two.
foul strike one. Strike two. On an
attempted double Wheat was out at
snird Carrigan to Janvrin to Gardner.
not stolen base. Foul. Ball three.
roul. Famed Swinging at the
third strike.
Two runs; two hits; one error.
on Marquard's smash to the infleld
aooby protested that the Brooklyn
pitcher tried to interfere with Leon
sros throw but the claim was disal-
Leonard was having lots Of trouble.
ne mao no control of his curves and
was forced to use fast ball at criti-
eai moments. Cleverness of the Bos.
ION infield in breaking up double
s.eai had much to do in preventing
further scoring.
Second Inning.
boston-HoblitzeIl up. Ball one.
n nt,,ke one. Ball two. Strike two.
Dan three. Walked.
Lewis up. Ball one. Strike one.
r naii two. Lewis doubled to right,
.aoooy goes to third. The ball hit
.ne fence on the fly. Johnston made
great try for it, but missed.
NJ Tardner up. Ball one. Ball two.
pau three. Strike one. Strike two.
.ouL Foul Gardner hit a home run
~ ~ center, scoring Hobby and Lewis.
- me ball went to the fence
81 deep center so far that fast
.nseioing by Myers could not relay to
sne inteld until Gardner was sliding
heioss the plate. 1t was HIS second
hume run of the series.
scout up. Scott hits first ball
p p,cned for double to deep left to
wheat who dropped the ball. It was
au error for Wheat. Scott does not
get hit.
r. sarrigan up. Ball one. Strike one.
S afIigan sacrificed, Marquard to
"erkie, Scott taking third.
leonard up. Ball one. Strike one.
.ou,, strike two. Famed, swinging
al the last one.
hooper up. Rail ona Strike one