The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-11
RED sOx SCORE THREE

| RED SOX SCORE THREE
| Boston's first run came about as the
result of a free pass. With one out
| Coombs walked Henriksen, batting for
Mays in the sixth, and Hooper's three
| base slam sent him home. Hooper scored
| moment later on Shorten's hit over
| second. Gardner completed the Red Sox
run making with his homer in the
| seventh
! There was considerable confusion in the
| handling of tickets, and in the upper
stands, a large portion was not sold out,
| but after several hours of struggling
with the jumbled coupons it was an
nounced that the official attendance 2,-
| 0S5, and the gate receipts $50, 1852 OF this
| sum the players will receive 1851 4S
each club s12,5571S, ar1 the national COM
mission s697620 The totals for three
| games now stand as follows:
Attendance, 98,5T; receipts, $22S,S77S0;
players share, $123 $685.; each clubs
share, s41,197.97; national commission,
| So, SS7.75.
| There was little delay in opening the
| first worlds series game in Brooklyn.
The weather was cold with moderate
wind from the northwest.
HOOPER HAS HARD LUCK
| Harry Hooper, first man up for the
Red Sox. had two strikes and two balls
| when he sent a mighty drive over the
right field wall. The wind carried the
| ball over the foul line by about a foot
before it went over the wall. Hooper
then hit a high fly to Wheat. Janvrin
poked a grounder at Mowrey, who made
| a fine stop and throw. getting the runner
easily at first. Shorten, playing in his
| first worlds series contest, had count
| of two balls and two strikes when he
| laced a single to centerfield HoblitZell
followed with a fast single to right and
/ Shorten, in trying to go round to third
on the hit was thrown out, Stengel to
Mowrey. The throw was beauty and
| brought cheers from the spectators.
/ The National league champions had a
| fine opportunity to score in their half OF
the first inning, but were not able to
come through with the necessary hit
with the ba SEES full. Centerfielder My
ers was brushed by pitched ball and
was awarded first base. Jake Daukert
tried to sacrifice, but his bunt eluded the
Red Sox infielders long enough for the
| Brooklyn captain to reach first base ano
Myers second safely. Stengels sacrifice
advanced both runners while he was be.
| ing thrown out, Mays to Hoblitzell
Wheat was walked by Mays, filing the
| bases.
The Brooklynites in the stands shouted
1 for Cutshaw to clean the bases but the
best he could do was to chop difficult
grOunder TO fODltZell, WHO tIldue sOoe
scoop of the ball and tossed it tt
Thomas for a force-our on Myers. With
all the bases still occupied Mowrey
| struck out.
Boston's stay at the bat in the second
inning was brief Duffy Lewis lifted q
high fly to Myers and Gardner sent uI
one that Cutshaw gathered in. Scot
| hammered out a long fly that was col.
Jared by Wheat after hard run.
Brooklyn's turn at bat was also fruit
less. Olson was an easy out, Scott tC
Hoblitzell. Miller struck out on three
pitched balls and Jack Coombs ended the
inning by grounding to Scott, who threw
him out.
The American league champions got g
Imam on the paths on the next try, but
Coombs quickly dismissed the side
Thomas sent up a short fly to Cutshaw
Mays struck out and Hooper singled tt
center On Coombs' second pitch to Jan
win, Hooper tried to pilfer the middl,
sack and was out on a fine throw by
Miller to Cutshaw.
RED SOX EASY OUTS
Robinson's men came through with {
tally in their half of the third inning
Scott momentarily juggled Myers groun
der, but threw to first in time to get hi
| man