Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-11
BOSTONS LUCKAN HITTING IN PINCHES Bring
EFEATTOBROOKLYN IN FOURTH GAME; SCORE, 6-2
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moment later the bat met tho bali!
Gardner placed every ounce Of his I75
rounds behind the swing and the bail
sailed over 10 the center field fence.
Brooklyn rooters. groaned and the
small contingent OF fans from Bos.
ton went Wild Gardner had brought
back the hopes 81 victory. and from
that moment on the Red Sox played
perfect ball. They went after every
thing, and although the Brooklyn bat
ters hit the ball hard Boston out
fielder was always under il before II
hit the turf
Carrigan singled in the fourth. bring
ing Lewis home for the fourth run.
and Robinson ierked the actor bali
player. Larry Cheney went Oh. the
mound, walked Hooper ard famed
Janvrin and Lewis, but HoblitzeI's
double in this inning gave the Boston
squad another run. Gardner came up
in the sixth inning, and as the two
l-arrys faced each other the Boston
crowd yelled once more, for home
run. Gardner tried TO duplicate his
feat, but the sharp. curves OF Cheney
sent him back to the bench carri-
gan singled, but Cheney famed both
Scott and Leonard.
Brooklyn Loses Chance
BrooklyB had an excellent chance
to score in the fourth, when Cutshaw
doubled and Mowrey walked Then
Olson, in an attempt TO sacrifice, pop
ped out to Hoblitzel; Meyers and
Pfeffer went out Again in the fifth
the Brooklyn batters hammered Leo
nard. Johnston hit e hard drive to
left field. which Lewis captured N.Y.
ers hit long fly which Hooper took,
and then Merkle and Wheat singled.
Cutshaw hit another line drive to
Lewis and the side was out Brook
lyne never threatened after this in
ming, although it hit the ball out of
the infield on many occasions.
Fucker Goes In
George NAP, Rucker OF Alpnaret-
ia, Georgia, was given his first chance
{ TO appear in worlds series in the
eighth inning of today's game, and the
veteran southpaw made good As. he
came to the box the vast crowd in the
stands, approaching the efforts that
Nap had made for years to bring
winner to Brooklyn, stood up and
gave him a welcome which tasted for
long period.
Rucker had been. pitching for Brook
lyn for ten. years, and for many years
he was the star. Whenever the lead
ing pitcher of America was mention
ed. one would receive the question:
How about Nap Rucker?'' and the
applause which greeted him as he
walked into the box was big tribute
to the veteran who had given so many
years of bis service to the club.
Nap Makes Good h Il
Rucker responded by Showing the J
best pitching Of the day. He was fac,
ing Gardner. she hon1e-fun hitter, and !
when he forced Larry TO ground to
Mowrey the crowd gave MIN an o1a-
ton. Rucker was pitching an uphill |
game. but he retired Scott and famed !
carrigan. In the last inning he still |
kept up his work, and famed both !
S5anTrin and Leonard.
Three Share Honors
putch' Leonard, Bill Carrigan and /
Larry Gardner shared the honors of |
the day, and all contributed to the
fictorya It was Carrigans work be |
hind the bat which steadied the Bos-
ton southpaw. and Il was Gardeners
long hit which gave Boston the vic |
tory. Everett Scott played another |
great game in the field, and the Bos-
ton outfield captured everything in
sight
There were no stars for Brooklyn !.
today, but had the Dodgers won out
there would have been room for many. |
The infield of the Dodgers was like |
stone wall, and it was errors Sy the |
outfield which. caused the unsteadi. |
ness. Rucker was perhaps the man |
who earned most of the praise, al |
though. Myers and Johnston were Civ
en- the credit for starting the rally in
the first inning
Shore or Foster is expected to pitch |
Tor the Boston team tomorrow, while /
Brooklyn may send in any one of four !
pitchers. Sherrod Smith. who lost in |
the 14-inning game, has had rest. /
Jack Coombs or Ed Pfeffer may start
or Nap Rucker may possibly be given
a chance to win a worlds series con-
test