New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-08
Brooklyn Yields After
Thrilling Rally Made
in the Ninth.
pOBINS' PLUCK
AWES BIG CROWD
Shore Bests Rube Mar
Guard in Initial Struggle
for Worlds Title.
Bv CRANTLAND RICE.

pos.on. Oct. Two terrific detona-
sop, that ratified the stands and lifted
5000 non-combatants from their seats
..,.ursd the opening battle at Braves
y.d this afternoon and furnished the
main punch TO the great whaling
dana. There She Blows."
The first deafening crash came in the
seventh inning, when the good ship
Brooklyn blew into countless frsg-
-.r,s, leaving the debris four feet
d.,p. This detonation yielded three
rsns to the Boston Red Sox on one
clean hit drove Marquard from the
sonai,. through no fault of his own
rd left Brooklyn anchored in a Dutch
port
The second explosion came in the
ninth, when Boston. leading to l, blew
I'd with an even louder crash in a
heroic effort to kick the game back
Brooklyn's way. As it was the Red
SoE triumphed, runs to 5, when Ever
e.i Scott raced over back of Larry
Gardner for Jake Daubert's rap and
nailed his man az first for the final
tu, jus, as Ivan Olson was depositing the
using run at home plate, with two Of
bis mates turning second and third, re-
Fpectiyely.
As the last out was recorded the big
Boston gathering began TO file out OF
tn. stadium in a daze. You might even
say that "boding hush" fell upon the
multitude hush bereft Of the rsucous
cheering that usually accompanies a
victorious start
4 Real Thriller.
No wonder, For eight innings the
home team had played Brooklyn off the
'0n-baked field, placing Ernie Shore in
Possession Of a 6-1 lead. And then.
Just as the one-sided combat looked TO
Dc all over, ten Brooklyn batsmen in
succession faced Shore and Mays.
Win four runs over, Brooklyn still
lag the bases full and Jake Daubert
bst. From a lop-sided scramble the
ssne had suddenly turned upside down.
Vhiy one base nit stood between Boston
ha defeat. In place of looking upon
s9nedy, Boston spectators were gazing
'Foh tragedy. IN its most virulent form.
WIN Olson on third, Merkle on sec
sla and Myers on first, Daubert came
WIN two out and the count stand
.gt 10 .. Here was the chance for
~s INST game 10 develop its hero.
'ske had famed the balmy Boston
~ Oh MS first two trips Up and had
s'ue litte more upon his two follow
"a attempts. Here was the chance at
i 70 even UP the days count and
usplaee with the olive wreath the
9esn OF thOrns upon his brow.
Vne safe blow meant two runs 10 a
u''sinty, and for half-breath IL
r.o1ed a. n Daubert had made good.
s' laced sharp grounder just be
s'ho Larry Gsrdner's quivering reach; 4;
w everett Scott, rushing over, tagged
- drive back on the grass and bagged
q. man By d stride.
Hence These Tears.
% Brooklyn went down TO defeat in
esA game that she lost through
1ai innings and came near winning
S@es IN one.
tVr one reason or other there was q
.ssiaec lack Of the usual frenzy and
.sap mat accompany a world series
t' The day. with It's cloudless sky
NJ oaimy air. was 100 per cent pure.
.s crowd was up 10 the expected
~ bordering upon 10000 souls. The
hSd come through the expected ABB
s.0e Of any keen competition; or IT
nave come through Boston's easy
Tth me greater part of the way.
W y Was not until the final round
any climax came and this climax
nov the sort 20 produce any abid-
- eSuon in the harassed breast OF
nome town fan. The color scheme
!" en,irely too sombre here 70 bring
any JOY.
nhoIhes depressing effect was the
.eal character Of the run making.
A. Of eleven tallies only three were
STE with the others turned IN as
49, eitner by erratic support or DJ
NJ, and woolly pitching in the
A Cheer for Shore.
,,s.'e came the usual outbreak of
t'.uss when Csrrigsn nominated the
b,a,sllo stately Ernest Shore TO hold
rss.yh at bay. And then. like two
~ out OF world series past. Rube
sssssfc and Chief Meyers went back
more 70 the Red Sox charge.
sss,g 'sil Rube started work at top
s,r sno for two innings worked his
De-, nicely out Of holes that looked as
iuss , ,no dark az the mouth of rail
'anhei. Then two long blows BY
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