Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-09
Drives Out Long Single and
Scores McNaliy, Running for
HobIitzei in the Fourteenth:
Brooklyn lnfield Settles Down
After Early Errors
SMITH AND RUTH HAVE
BATTLE IN PITCHING BOX
Myers Splendid Throw Saves
Game for Dodgers in Ninth
When He Catches Man at
Plate; Attendance 41,473;
Teams Now Go to Brooklyn

(Associsted Press by Federal Wireless)
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. e.-The at
tendance at today's game was 4t,37S.
The receipts amounted TO $s2,626, and
Of thls the pIayers' share was S44,6fs.
Each club receives ef4,s72 and $s262
goes 70 the national commission.
The paid admission attendance on
Saturday was 35,137.
BRAVES PARK, Boston, Mass,
Oct. 9.-Del Gamer Of Elkins, West
Virginia, placed that hamlet on the
map this afternoon, when he stepped
up to the plate in the 14thp inning OF
the game between the Boston Red Sox
and Brooklyn Dodgers and sent out q
hard, safe drive. which scored McNal-
ly and gave the Boston team victory
In perhaps the greatest worlds series
contest ever staged. The score was
2 10 1.
II was one of the most spectacular
contests ever played since the world s
classic has been inaugurated, and
more than 10000 fans were on their
toes almost every minute. Of the game.
Fielding such as is seldom seen in a
championship contest was featured,
and the pitching by the two young
southpaws, Smith and Ruth, set Bos.
ton mad. Neither pitcher was figured
upon to do much this series. but II was
the greatest contest between hurlers
that the Hub City has ever Witnessed,
Game Fight Throughout
There we're many heroes In today g
game, and the losers are entitled TO
credit sr making game fight
through Iut. II there we're any breaks
today tie wearers of the Red Hose
had them, and II was this and fast
fielding by the Boston defense that
kept the Brooklyn team from winning
Babe" Ruth pitched masterfui ball
for Boston throughout. and as the
game continued he grew stronger. and
for the last six innings not a Brooklyn
batsman secured hit Ruth has been
big factor in Boston's rush TO the
pennant, and the fans wanted the
young southpaw to enter a contest
Carrigan sent him in, and today the
Boston fans are cheering his name
Ruth allowed but six hits during the
IL innings and these were scattered.
Scott Is Great
To Everett Scott, the llght-hitting
shortstop. goes much of the credit fol
victory. Throughout the entire game
Scott played sensational ball When
ever Brooklyn threatened the Red Sos
infielder would make sensational stops
and throws OF grounders. and no ont
in Boston will believe that he ISM
the best of shortstops today. In tht
18th inning Johnston hit sharp drive
which Scott handled, and a moment
later he made a great play Of Myers
hard-hit ball II was his play as mucf
as that of Ruth and Gamer which gave
Boston the victory.
Scott has never been considered
hard hitter but he was the man in tn
pinch today. 1t was his triple to dee
center in the third inning which CAV
the Boston team their first run, AM
later ir the tenth Scott started tn
inning bs hitting safely. He playe
great hsa and Great Scott is th
Sloga1tin the Hub City this Afternoon
Boston the Gamer
Del Gamer, .ex-Tiger, was the ma
in the pinch today, and he responde
when he came to bat for Larry Caro-
neE. nOphIlSl ndu NoihSu oulieH ~
a pass for the fourth time during tn
day, and Duffy Lewis followed with
sacrifice hit in the fourteenth inning
Larry Gardner was the next man VI
and the crowd yelled for Larry to hi
il ont. But Larry didn't come up. Cal
rigan has always had a happy facult
for picking out pinch-hitters, and b
did il again today successfully.
Gardner has been hitting well thi
year, and very few fans believed ths
he would be jerked, inasmuch as h
is the only 800 hitter on the team
But Gainer had delivered before i
the pinches, and the crowd was on II