Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-11
STORY OF THE GAVE,

flhSI INNING, BOSION-Hooper
up. Ball !. Ball .. Strike 1. Strike
2. Hooper ont. Marquard TO Merkle.
Janvrin up. Strike /. Ball I. Ball
2. Foul, strike 2. Ball 8. Famed
swinging at the last one.
Walker up. Ball l. Strike I. Strike
2. Famed. the last one being called.
No runs, no hits. no errors.
Walker famed on two fast ones. at
which he swung and the third was a
wide, sharp breaking curve. Mar
guard appeared 20 be in the best of
form.
Johnston up. Johns
ton tripled TO center on the first ball
pitched. Il was a hard line drive.
which hit against the center field
wall. The crowd had its first oppor-
tunity to yell right of the bat and
went 70 IL strong.
Myers up. Strike ]. Strike p
Myers singled 20 right, scoring Johns
ton II was a line drive past Janvrin.
The infeld was drawn in and there
was not a chance even to stop the
ball
Merkle up. Ball ]. Ball 2. Foul.
strike 1. Ball 3. sWalked. Myers
on second.
Wheat up. Strike /. Wheat forced
Merkle, Gardner to Janvrin, Myers
taking third
Cutshaw up. Ball /. Wheat went
to second on a wild pitch. (ball -.
Myers was held at third. Ball ?.
Strike 1. Foul. strike 2 Ball 3. Cut
shaw hit to Janvrin and Myers scored
when Janvrin fumbled. Wheat STOP
ped at third. II was a sharp grounder.
Mowrey up. Ball l. Ball 2. Foul.
strike /. Strike 2. On an attempted
double steal Wheat was out at third.
Carrigan to Janvrin to Gardner. Foul.
Ball 3. Famed. swinging at the last
one. Two runs. two hits. one error.
Leonard was having lots of trouble.
He had no control over his curve and
was forced TO use a fast ball az criti
cal moments. Cleverness of the Bos
ton intield in breaking up a double
steal had much TO do in preventing
further scoring.
SECOND INNING. 5osToN-Hob-
by up. Ball /. Strike / Ball ..
Strike . Ball 3. Walked.
Lewis up. Ball !. Strike /. BAN
,. Lewis doubled TO right Hobby go
ing to third The ball hit the fence
on the fly Johnston made a great
try for il. but missed.
Gardner up. Ball J. Bali 2. Ball
3. Strike l. Strike 2. Foul. Foul.
Gardner tore of a homer to centre.
scoring Hobby and lewis II was his
second home run of the series.
Scott up. Scott hit the first ono for
a double TO deep left 10 Wheat. who I
dropped the ball
Carrigan up. Ball l. Carrigan sac. !
rihced, Marquard to Merkle. Scott |
taking third.
Leonard up. Ball 7, Strike !. Foul. /
strike ?. Strike 3, famed. Swung at !
last one.
Hooper up. Ball /. Strike 1. Hooper
out to Merkle, unassisted. Three
runs. two hits. one error.
Marquard was having the same
trouble as Leonard His curve was
breaking too wide for good control.
The ball Gardner hit was a fast one.
about waist high. and he smashed il
over Myers head.
BROOkLYN-Olson up. Foul. strike
]. Olson out. Gardner 10 Hobby.
Meyers up. Strike /. Ball l. Foul.
strike >. Bali .. Ball 3. Walked.
Alarquard up. Marquard out, Leon
ard TO Hobby.
Johnston up. Johnston out, Scott
10 Hobby. No runs, no hits. no errors.
On Marquard's smash TO the infield,
Hobby protested that the Brooklyn
pitcher tried 10 interfere with Leon.
ards throw, but the claim was disal-
lowed.
THIRD INNING. 6osToN-Janvrin
lp. Janvrin out. Cutshaw TO Merkle.
Cutshfw went far over toward first {
10 make the stop.
Walker mp. Ball I. Strike /. Ball ]
;. Strike 2 Walker beat out an in
ield hit Walker hit was a slow !