The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-10-10
BROOKLYN
. won THE
3RDGAME

Brooklyn, Oct. 10.-The Brooklyn
Robins, champions of the National
league, fighting with their backs tc
the wall on their home lot after los
ing the first two games to the Bos-
ton Americans, noSed under the wire
the winner in the third game today
the final score being to 3. Brooklyn
batted Mays out of the box in the
early innings and piled up a lead Bos-
ton was unable to overtake, although
they made a desperate effort to
snatch victory from defeat and forced
the veteran, Coombs, to send out the
distress signal and call for relief in
the seventh.
Pfeffer, who went to the firing line
in place of Coombs, pitched magnifi-
cent ball and held Boston helpless.
The teams lined up:
Boston--Hooper, RI; Janyrin, 2b:
Shorten. CT: HoblitzeL 1b; Lewis. If;
Gardner. Sb; Scott, IS.
Brooklyn-Myers. CT; Daubert. 1b;
Stengel. ri; Wheat. If; Cutshaw. 2b;
Mowrey, 3b; Olson. IS.
Batteries-Boston, Mays and Thorn
as: Brooklyn, Coombs and Miller.
Umpires-ODay at the plate; Con-
molly on bases. Dineen and Quigley on
the foul lines.
First Inning.
Boston-Hooper drove a. foul over
the right field wall. Hooper flied to
Wheat. Janvrin out. Mowrey to Dau-
bert. Mowrey made pretty stop.
Shorten singled cleanly to center.
Hoblitzel singled to right but Shorten
was thrown out at third. Stengei to
Mowrey.
Brooklyn-Myers hit by pitcher.
Daubert safe at first and Myers at
second on a bunt in front OF the plate.
Baker was credited with a hit. his
first Of the series. Stengel sacrificed.
Mays to Hoblitzel. both runners ad-
vaLcing. Wheat was purposely walk
ed, filing the bases. Myers out at
plate. Hoblitzel to Thomas. on Cut
shaw's grounder down the first base
line. Bases still filed. Mowrey called
out on strikes.
No runs. one hit. one error.
The Brooklynites rooted like mad
for the Dodgers and 1t looked bad for
Mays.
Second Inning.
Boston-Lewis flied to Myers. Gard
ner popped to Cutshaw. Scott flied to
Wheat
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Wheat took Scott's fly over his
shoulder after a long run.
Brooklyn-Olson out Scott to Hob
litzel on the first ball pitched. Miller
famed on three pitched balls. the third
being called. Coombs out. Scott to
Hoblitzel
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Mays had an easy time in this in
ming the only two balls hit were cas-
lily handled bv Scott.
Third Inning.
Boston Thomas popped to Cutshaw.
Mays famed. The last strike was
called. Hooper singled to center.
Hooper out stealing, Miller to Cut
shaw.
No runs, one hit. no errors.
Hooper was out by a close decision
at second and he made a protest, Com
molly turned his back and walked
away.
Brooklyn-Myers out, scott, to Hob
litzel. Daubert singled to right. 1t
was a clean solid smash Stengel sin
gled to left. Daubert was held at Sec
ond. 1t was another clean smash
Wheat flied to. Lewis. Cutshaw sin
gled to right. scoring Daubert. Stem
gel on third. Cutshaw took second on
The THROWN. The stands rose and
cheered. Mowrey out, Scott to Hob
itzel.
Scott made a great play on Mowrey's
going to deep short and
making fine throw to first.
1 RUN. 9 HITS, NO ERRORS.
Fourtf, Inning.
Boston---Janvrin flied to Stengel. |
Shorten singled to left, the ball he
be hid was outside the nIate. Shorten