The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-12

Today's 6 to 2 victory enable
for the Superbas. Tomorrow Il
hope will be the deciding game.
bus Day is legal holiday in n
ance.
For today's game Manager Robinson
sent back RUDE Marquard, who lost in
the opening battle last Saturday, and
as he easily turned back the Red Sox
in the first inning, while his team
mates gathered two runs in their half,
1t looked for a time as though the Sc
lection was a good one for Brooklyn.
MARQUARD RELIEVED
But in the second Marquard passed
Hoblitzell and Lewis sent him to third
with double. Then it was that Gard
ner cleaned up with his second home
run in as many days on the Brooklyn
grounds. Another run was garnered off
the left-hander before he made way for
a substitute batter. Cheney took up the
burden but he was unable to stop the
Boston rush, and was also taken out.
Nap Rucker pitched the last two innings
and did not allow a score.
With today'S contest at Ebbetts field
the players ceased to participate in the
financial returns, and the Boston men,
with their two-game lead, are eager to
| close the season and receive their re-
ward. The Superbas, however, refuse to
be counted out of the struggle and are
determined to win, If possible, and force
the Red Sox to return to Brooklyn where
| the home team can make last desperate
stand.
The manner in which the Bostons tore
| into the Brooklyn team here this after
noon left no doubt as to their intention
| of ending the series as quickly as pos
| sible Once they got out into the lead
| by Gardeners homo run they refused to
permit the Superbas to creep up on them.
Their earnestness in the matter Is shown
| by the fact that today was the first
time since the initial game against the
Philadelphia Nationals in the series of
| 1916 that the Red Sox have won from their
rivals by margin of more than one run.
LEONARD GREW STRONGER
| The contest although featured by sew
eral sensational plays, did not rise much
above the average of a regular season
| contest Once Leonard swung into form
| the Brooklyn batterS found it impossible
| to push runner around to the plate be-
| cause of the steady twirling of the
| Fresno. Cal boxman, who was finely
\ supported both on the offense and de-
Tense by his teammates. Long, slaShing
| hits ripped off the bats of the Red Sox
/ to be charged against the account OF
| Brooklyn's pitchers, while splendid
catches, stops and throws made the way
easy for Leonard.
| The Brooklyn club gave it's supporters
great hopes of repeating the victory of
q. ftryn ~,
the first inning Johnston's triple,
| Myers single, base on balls and an
| error by Janvrin, who, in his eagerness
| to get Myers at the plate, fumbled Cut
| shaw's grounder, but Gardner took much
| of the mystery out Of Marquard's de-
livery when he hammered out his home
run.
| The Red Sox added another tally in
| the fourth when Lewis singled, went to
| second on Gardeners sacrifice and scored
| on Manager Carrigans single. Another
/ was added in the fifth when Cheney,
| who replaced Marquard in the box after
| Pfeffer had batted for the former passed
| Hooper, who stole second and scored on
Hoblitzelrs double. The final run of the
| game came in the seventh. Janvrin, Sec
ond UP, forced Hooper. who had singled,
went to second on Walkers sacrifice, and
| scored when Hoblitzell grounded to
| Cheney, whose throw to first hit the run
| ner.
RUCKER TO RESCUE
| Cheney was soon afterward replaced by
| Nap Rucker, one of the greatest south
| paws when at the height of his career.
| Thus it came about that Fuckers am
| bition to work in a worlds series game
\ was gratified. Rucker pitched with great
| deliberateness. and with wide sweeping
swings, holding Boston scoreless to the
| end.
| OF the four twirlers in the game Leon
| ards work was the best He allowed but
| five hits in nine innings, struck out
! three, gave four bases on balls, and made
1 one wild pitch. Boston collected 10 hits
| Off Brooklyns three pitchers for a total
| of Is bases. while the Superbas secured
| five hits for eight bases. Hooper made
| the only base steal of the day. and the
Red Sox used but nine players to the
| home clubs Is.
Weather conditions were the best of
| the series to date. 1t was a perfect In
| dian summer day with a clear sky and
! Just the suggestion Of south wind. Not
withstanding the weather and Brooklyn S
| victory of the preceding day, the stands
| showed many vacant seats although the
attendance was trifle larger than on
| Tuesday.
OFFICIAL FIGURES
| The official figures showed that 21.s6z
| seat takers were present, and that the
| receipts were $72 $40. OF the sum the play
| ers will receive $50. 1880; each club, 3d.
| Ill 90 and the national commission, S72S4
| The total figures for the four games to
| date are as follows:
Attendance, 12O.329; receipts. 1901, III. 50;
players share, sl6292745; each clubs
share, $543O9.57 national commission $
| share, $3O,171.75.
| The players share of the receipts for
| the first four games will be divided upon
| the basis of 60 per cent to the winner OF
| the series and 40 per cent to the loser,
which will give 97,756.45 to be divided
among the members of the winning club
| and $65, 1853 9S for the losing club players.
HOOPER FIRST UP
Hooper. first up for Boston. had a
count of two and two and grounded
out, Marquard to Merkle. Janvrin and
\ Walker struck out.
| Brooklyn was at the bat % minutes
in her half of the first. into which the
| National leaguers crowded all their scor-
| ing. Johnston hit the first ball pitched
for slashing three-bagger to the center
field fence and scored on Myers one
base drive to right field. Merkle was
| given base on balls and was forcei
| at second by Wheat Gardner to Janvrin
Myers going to third on the play Wheat
moved up to second or a wild pitch
| Cutshaw hit grounder to Janvrin, who
in his eagerness to get Myers run ended
Brooklyn's scoring. Wheat and Cutshaw
tried a double steal and the former was