Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
SUPERBAS CRACK
ON DEFENSE, AND
SOX TAKE Fourth
Gardner's Terrific Clout
OvercOmes Early Lead
Secured by Dodgers.
LEONARD lNvIMCIBLE
AFTER FIRST INNING
Red Sox Win 6 to 2, by Playing
Alright Ball in the
Pinchcs
CHENEY AND RUCKEI: USED
Veterans Ambition fo Perform in
World Series RcaliZcd-Ruckcr
Puzzles Red SoN.
LEONARD lNVINCIBLE
AFTER FIRST INNING
CHENEY AND RUcKEE USED
Veterans Ambition To Perform i'm
World Series Rcalizcd-Ruckcr
Puzzles Red SUN.
By Aasociatcd Pros.

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NHW YORK. October li.-Larry
Gardner rose TO world series fame at
Ebbcts Field this afternoon with a
mighty homc-run smash TO the center
Lewis scored ahead Of him Those
thrc" runs ovcrcaina the two markers
that the Brooklyn Nationals garnered
of Dutch Leonard In tho opening in
ming. and would have been sufficient
10 return the Boston Americans :, win
ncr in the fourth game for worlds
baseball honors. bat the Red Sox gath
cred three more as the game went on
while Leonard held the National
League champions helpless before his
curves ana speed.
To-day's C-,o-o victory enabled the
l;cd Sox 10 return home to-nigh, with
three victories 10 one for the Supcrbas
To- morrow the conflict will be renewed
at Braves Field In what the Rex Sox
hope viii be the deciding game. This
contest may be played before a record
crowd. for Columbus Day Is a legal
holiday in Massachusetts, and the in =
dications point 20 an enormous attend
ancc
For ;o-Gays game Manager Robin
SON sent back "iiuhe" Marquard. who
lost in the opening game last Saturday
and, as he easily turned back tho Rod
sex Ia the opening Inning while his
teammates gathered two runs in their
hnif. il looked for a time as though
thc selection was good one for Brook
Ism. But in the second inning Mar
GUARD passed Hobli;ze!. and Lewis sent
him 10 third with q double.
Then 81 WAS that Gardner cleaned up
w,h his second home iun In as many
Jays on the Brooklyn grounds. An
"thcr run Was Earncrcd OF the left,
handler before he made way for n sub
st.tutc batter. Cheney took up tho
| uurdcn, hu; he was unable to stop the
| Boston rush. and also WAS taken out
Nap" tuckcr finished out the last
$50 innings. and did not allow score.
PLAYERS SHARE NO MORE
N FINANCIAL. RETURNS
with to-days contest nt E.bbe;s
Field. the players censed % participate
in the financial returns, and the Boston
uen., with their two-g game lead are
lager 10 close the season and receive
,hcir reward. The Superbas. however.
refuse TO lac counted out OF the strug
:le. and arc determined to win II pos.
20 Brooklyn. where thc home team
c;;u make a last desperate stand.
The manner iE which the Boston clan
tore into the Brooklyn team here this
Afternoon left no doubt OF their intcn.
ton or ending the series quickly
us possible. Their carncstncss in the
matter is shown by tho fact that TO-.
day WAS the first time since the initial
/ game against the Philadelphia Ma :
tionals in the series OF 1915 that the
/ Red Sox have won from their rivals
hv margin OF more than one run.
The contest. although featured by
several sensational plays. did not rise
much above the average of II regular
season contest. Once Leonard swung
i into form, the Brooklyn battcrs found
il impossible TO push runner around
tho plate because of the steady twirl-
ing or nc Fresno. California. boxman,
! who was finely supported both on tho
"ncnsc and defense by his teammates.
Long. slnshinS hits ripped of the
bats OF the Red Sox to he charged
against the account OF i;rooklyn's
81; i;chcrs while splendid catches siops
an Nrows made the way cas-. for
~ ''rooklyn club gave its support
rrs great hopes OF repeating the vic
tory OF Tuesday when two runs were
put over in the first inning on John
stou'S triple, Mycrss single. Il base on
balls and an error by Janvrin. who in
his caScrncss TO get Myers at tho plate.
fnnblcd Cutshaw's Sroundcr. But their
hopes dwindlcd with Gardncrs homer
In the next frame
CHENEY AND RUCKER At
LAST LETT INTO RI(; SERItS
'fhc Red Sox added another tally I'm
,be fourth when Lewis singled. went
20 second on Gardncr's sacrifice and
scored on Manager Carrigans single.
Another was added in the NTH when
! cheney. who replaced Marauar1 in the
box after Pfeffer had battcd for the
former. passed Hooper. who stole sec
ond and scored on Hoblitzcrs double.
The final run OF the game came In the
seventh. Janvrin. second up, forced
iooper. who had singled went to sec
"nd on Walkers sacrifice and scored
when Hoblitzcl grounded to Cheney,
whose throw to first hit the runner.
Cheney was soon afterwards repia ced
by Nap Rucker. one OF the greatest of
the southpaws. when at the height of
his career. Thus II came about that
both these veteran pitchers ambition
10 work In world series game and the
fans desire to see him in that position
VAS Eratitcd.
fucker pitching with great dcl!bera-
tion and wide speeding curves. held the
l:ostonians scoreless to the end. In the
two innings ho held command he famed
(Continucd on Fourth Pagc.)