The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-08
By DAMON RUNYON.

Braves' Field. Boston. Oct, T.
rom the shadow OF a five-run lead.
40 Brooklyn Dodgers swung des-
crate ninth-inning charge against
he Boston Red Sox in the first battle
IL the worlds series here this after
loon. only to finally stop just out
de the breastworks of victory.
''Tessie." the worn war song OF the
Boston baseball rooters 10 once more
foatinc raggedly around the street
md hotel Hobbies OF the town tonight.
pr the final score was to s in favor
I the Red Sox.
The Dodgers went into the ninth
aning with the score s !. against
nem They were apparently beaten.
roken and In disorderly retreat
People were walking out OF the
lands. making derisive comments on
he showing of the Brooklyn club.
was Joke outfit, they said. and
he Red Sox would take the cham
fonship of the baseball world In four
Ames.
Then II was that the Dodgers
arned. and began fighting. Stolidly.
hleg maticaliy, they fought, moving
n run by run or the dishing cham
ions of the American League, until
ney routed Shore. the great right
Ander of the sox, and needed but
he slightest break in baseball for
~ ball fortune to put them in front.
.here were thirty-five thousand
sopfe III the stands when the game
DGAn. less than was expected.
robably a third OF that number left.
lsgusted. after the seventh inning.
fhen they saw the Dodger defense
tumple.
Errors, Errors, Errors:
Errors, errors. errors. errors by
rrors OF the hand and occasionally
tho head: those were the reasons
Thy everyone thought the cause OF
|rooklyn was wholly hopeless.
Rube Marquard. the former Giant.
hd pitched well against the Sox. He
Id pitched carefully, and with good
dgment. but his support was too
ckety.
The old fault Of the Dodgers that
As characteristic of them through
. National League drive was marked
them today. The men seemed to
fearful they were going to lose,
stead of confident they would win.
hitch was the attitude Of the Red
px. In the vsrnacular Of the world
sport, the Dodgers lacked the
inch.
Shore was none too effective
Eainst them a, any time. He went
pmpletely to pieces in the ninth.
hen the Dodgers werc making their
old rush Dven then Rooinson's
IN had no wallop.
Ono hit by Chief Meyers. the In
an. once one OF the greatest slug
~ Of his era. or by Fred Merkle.
ting ~ a pinch hitter. or. finally.
m, AAl~ -
pdgsrs, would have put tho Brook
d club on the road to victory.
Mays Saves the Day.
Merkle got . base on balls from
bore at 4 time when the bases were
led, forcing In a run for the Dodg
., and that finished the lanky Caro-
ha lad. He was succeeded by Carl
ays and much OF the credit for stop
NJ the Dodgers must go to Mays,
He Is pitcher with the most sin
lar delivery in the world. 1t Is
He'd underhanded. but 1t is more
an underhanded. Before he let's
. ball go. Mays stoops so far over
at his head is within a foot OF the
ound.
He pitches from that crouch. the
II shooting up to the batter at weird
giles. Mayer. OF the Phillies, pitches
fderhanded and the Dodgers were
t wholly unfamiliar with that style.
i Mays exaggerated underhanded-
- disconnected Hap Myers and
hubert. the men who hit against
nj, to some extent.
Hap Myers pulled one OF the very
hartest plays OF the game In that
nth inning when he beat an infield
Her by a headlong slide into first.
I'd not Myers made that slide, the
lly Of the Dodgers would have
ppped before 1t did
It was not good game-not for
worlds championship game, any
". There were some slashing plays
both Sides but the baseball ex-
rts speak of 1t tonight as a sloppy
Inhibition.
Harry Hooper. the great Calffor-
m. stood out. AZ IL ever his custom
the championship contests. and
my Lewis, and Janvrin. and Clar-
0ntinued on Fourts. rage-Sporting