The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-10
RUTH AND SMITH STAGE A
GREAT PITCHERS BATTLE
IN THE SECOND GAME OF
THE WORLD SERIES.
Good Pitching, Fast Fielding and
Air-Tight Playing Featured
The Game Score was Two
To One.

BOSTON, Oct. 9.-Masterful pitch
ing by both Ruth of the victors. and
Smith, for vanguished, sensational
fielding by both clubs. especially
Brooklyn, featured the second game
of The world series between the Bos-
ton Americans and the Brooklyn Ma
tionals this afternoon, the game,
Thinning contest, going to the Amer
ican leagues by score of to I.
A speedy base-runner replacing
HoblitZel at second. McNally and
pinch hitter. Gainor. turned the game
into victory for Boston at a moment
when the 41,000 fans were preparing
to leave the park after a beautiful IA
inning game, as it had been agreed
to call the game when Boston had
been retired in the fourteenth.
Much to the surprise of the baseball
world, Manager Robinson selected as
the hurler for Brooklyn one Of his
Youngest twirfers Smith. who,
though he has pitched good ball dur
ing the season. was ont counted upon
to shine in world series. Opposed
to him was Ruth, the Boston southpaw
considered one of the best in the
game. For fourteen innings of thrill
ing. machine-like baseball these two
heavers hurled an article of ball that
would do credit to the greatest pitch
ers the game has produced. Honors
. were about evenly divided between
them, bnt as the game progressed
Ruth aIAeared to grow stronger After
the sixth inning he pitched almost a
perfect game, only two Brooklyn play
ers reaching first after that time, one
on a single and the other on balls.
While Smith did not weaken. still
he was in two difficults holes before
the fourteenth but by a great exhibit
ton of fielding, with magnificent
pitching. he pulled through, only to be
defeated at the end of the game by a
free pass, always considered danger
GUS a fleet-footed base runner and a
pinch hitter, who delivered the drive
to left field which sent in the run nee
essary for the victory.
Brooklyn Scores First.
Brooklyn's only run came in the
initial inning and was homer. John
son was the first man to face Ruth
and he lifted a fly to Walker. Daubert
fouled out to Gardner. Myers then
hit a high one to right field. Hooper
started for the fast flying sphere, but
he tumbled and the ball rolled to the
outer walls, Myers circling the bases
for a home run. the only score OF the
game made by BROOKLYN.
Boston's Scores.
Boston tied the score in her half
of the third. Scott. the first man up
for the Red Sox, hit for three bases,
but Scott scored Ruth hit to Cutshaw
at second. who momentarilv fumbled
his grounder. Ruth was thrown out
at first as Scott scored.
Brooklyn's only chance to score al
ter the first came in the eighth. NOW
ry, first up, singled. was sacrlflced 10
seeond by Olsen. Miller then singled
bnt Mowry was not speedy enough to
make it home and stopped at thlrd'
Smith then hit to short and Mowry
was run down between third and
home. In the third with one out
Smith doubled to right, but was
thrown out trying to stretch it into
q triple, and a minute later Johnson
singled. Thus Brooklyn missed an
other opportunity to score.
In the ninth Boston fans were Juoll-
ant when Jarvrin, first up, doubled
Walsh. batting fer Walker, bunted to
Smith. who threw to third, Mowry
dropping the ball and both men were
safe. Hoblitzel then flied to Myers
who made a perfect throw catching
Janyrin at the plate. Lewis was
purposely walked, and Gardner fouled
to Miller.
= In the tenth Boston lost another
great opportunity to win the game
Scott going to second. Ruth fan
ned. Hooper grounded to Mowry and
Scott was out to Olson sliding to