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THE CALL'S PAGE OF SPORTS
Giants' Five Runs in the First Inning Win the Game
FOUR STIRRINgJcENES IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE WORLD'S SERIES, AT FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
Herzog making third on slide in second inning rvhen he made the longest hit of the series by smashing a long
drive to deep center for three bases.
RED SOX NEVER
ABLE TO CATCH
UP WITH THEM
Bostonians Put Two Over in the
Second, After Which Neither
Side Scores Again
Vicious Opening Rally of Mc~
Graw's Men Sets ManhaU
tan Fans Crazy
\ NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Fighting in
tbe last trench, the New York Na
tionals repulsed the onrushing Boston
Americans today and sent them back
to defeat by a score of 5 to 2 in the
.sixth game of the world's series. A
victory for the Red Sox would have
carried with it the title of world's
champions of ISI2, and when "Rube"
Marquard walked off the Pok) grounds
this afternoon with his second triumph
over Boston tucked away in the sleeve
of his pitching arm New York took
hope that the Giants might be able to
capture two more games and bring the
title to this city.
The world's series now stands. Bos
ton S games won. New York two games
won and one contest a tie. On the turf
just back of first base, while the 30.00.)
spectators were leaving the grounds,
Managers Stahl and McGraw tossed a
coin to determine in which city the
deciding game should be played in
New for* won tomorrow in Bos
ton Stahl won the toss and all the re
maining games will be played in Bos
ton's field.
President Taft. on the yacht May
flower, kept in touch with the game
by wireless while reviewing the bat
tleship fleet in the Hudson river. The
inning scores were also wigwagged
from ship to ship all along the line, so
that every man of those aboard could
know the progress of the game.
Ail the action of the days game
came early, and when the smoke of
battle floated away at the end of the
_, ond inning the score stood sto 2 m
of the Giants. Thereafter nei-
U c? side could add a tally m the face
Jf [he sunerb twirling of the two left
hinders! "Rube" Marquard and Ray
southpaw had been called
to the firing line after the -Giant.-had
• ouched off an explosion of t hjta off
"Buck" O'Brien's moist ball. The rusn
Box Score Analyzing the Details
Of the Sixth Game of the Series
. —— :
BOSTON (Red Sox). AB. B. BH. 28. 38. HE. SH. SB. 88. SO. PO. A. E.
Hooper, r. f 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Yerkes 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1
Weaker, c *::::.:.: 3 ° ° 2 2 2 2 £ J 2 $ 2 2
Lewis 1. f 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gardner. 3b 4 1 0 00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
stahi. lb 4 110222221222
Waener ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
CaTvc ;.......... 3010000000381
O'Brien, v.:'. 0 000000000010
Collins, p aoooooooooooo
*&igle ■ 1 • 1 1 ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 2 °
Total S3 1 ~6 "li 0 0 0 1 1 3 24 9 «
'Batted for O'Brien in the aecond. .
NEW YORK (Giants). AB. R. BH. 28. 38. HR. SH. SB. 88. SO. PO. A. E.
D^yie re '2b. f :.:::::::::::.'.'. * $10000100100
Inodyrass, c. f 4 010000001660
Murray, r. f 3 1„0000000700
Merkie lb 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
Herzog. 3b...... 3111000000120
Meyers c . . 3120100000600
Fletcher a 5."."... 3010 .000000000
Marquard, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 30 ~5 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 27 8 3
SCORE BY INNINGS.
r„> Sox 0 2 0 ° 0 ° 0 0 o—2
of_nts /.::.:::....:... » o o o o o i o __ 6
SUMMARY
First base on errors—Boston. 2. Struck out—By Marquard, 3; by O'Brien, 1; by
Collins 1 Bases on balls—Off Marquard. 1. Double plays—Fletcher, Doyle and Mer
kie Hooper and Stahl. Baik—O'Brien. Hits off in 1 innina-. Left on bases-
New York, 2: Boston, 5. Umpires—Xlem behind bat, Evan* on bases and Rifer and
O'Loughlin on foul lines.
lade of hits came with such suddenness
that for the first time in the series the j
Boston infield were unable to meet the
attack of the New Yorkers.
Two crisp doubles, four singles, aj
balk by O'Brien and a double steal
netted New York five runs in the first
inning. The four singles garnered by
the Giants were slow infield rollers,
which on the soggy diamond were diffi
cult to handle.
Boston made its tallies in the second
on Marquard's error on Gardner's
grounder, a hit by Stahl and a two
base smash by Engle, who batted for
O'Brien.
"Rube" Marquard curved them over
low and then sent up his fast ones
around the necks of the Boston battere. J
One of the results of Marquard's serv- !
Ice was a great day for the Giant out
fielders. Tne trio of gardeners— )
Murray, Snodgrass and Devore—cov
ered acres of ground and gobbled up
no less than 15 fly balls. Of these
••Red" Murray in right, whose, fiery
locks seemed to glow as a beaoon to
the Boston batters, so many drives
did they send his way, captured seven,
while Snodgrass took six and Devore
two.
The Bostons fought gamely to over
come the lead °f five r uti s which the
Giants piled up at the start. The Red
Sox made two tallies In the second, but
their attack was broken in the third
with a brilliant catch by Snodgrass.
This play was the turning point in
Boston's offense.
rftah 1 had made first on a hit when
Wagner drove a screaming liner to deep
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1912.
center. Snodgrass turned and ran
toward the fence. The drive looked
good for a home run and Stahl was
rounding second with Wagner turning
first when Snodgrass caught the ball
as it came over his shoulder. That
ended Boston, and, with the exception
of the eighth, Marquard sent the Red
Sox back to the bench in one, two
three order in every inning.
Ray Collins twirled a fine game, and
in the seven innings that the Giants
faced him not a run was scored.
"Things might have been a little dif
ferent had Collins been sent in from the
first, , " remarked Manager Stahl. "but it
was a 0ark day— the kind -that is just
suited to O'Brien's fast ball. But
O'Brien didn't get the 'breaks' and we
will have to try to end the series to
morrow."
"We have made the start and we
expect to finish it up," said Manager
McGraw tonight, before leaving for
Boston. "By winning tomorrow's game
we can put Boston on the defensive,
and that done we will enter the last
game with the advantage with New
York. , '
While no announcement of battery
sefections for Tuesday's game were
made before the clubs left the city, it
was generally believed that Wood
would toil for Boston, while Mathew
son, with a two days' rest, would be
found on the hurling hill for New York.
The total paid attendance at today's
game was 30,622, and the total receipts
$66,65,4, of which each club received
,.2£.d?4.30. .
The national commission'* share was
$6,665.40.
With bases full, Gardner of the Red Sox drives a grounder to Doyle of the Gtanls, scoring Yerkes.
CONDENSED STORY
TOLD BY INNINGS
How the "SII,OOO Lemon" Ex
ploded Title He Has Worn,
Lo! These Many Moons
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Following is a
condensed summary of the play today
by innings. The Giants made all their
runs in the first, and the Red Sox all
theirs in the second:
FIRST INNING
Boston —Hooper singled over second
and Doyle made a fine stop. He could
not throw the runner out at first.
Hooper was caught napping at first
and thrown out, Merkle to Fletcher to
Merkle Yerkes flew to Snodgrass.
Speaker walked to first after having
two strikes called. He stole second.
Lewis flew to Devore. Devore made a
great catch and saved a run. No runs.
One hit. No errors.
New York—Devore out, Gardner to
Stahl. Doyle scratched an infield hit,
which Yerkes could not field in time.
Doyle stole second. Snodgrass fanned.
Murray got an Infield hit. .His roller
was too slow for Wagner to field, poyie
went to third. On O'Brien's balk,
Doyle scored and Murray went to sec
ond. O'Brien made a motion to throw
to first, but did not release the ball.
Murray scored on Merkle's douhle to
right. Merkle' scored on Herzog's
double to left. Meyers got art in
field hit oh which Wagner made a
phenomenal one hand stop, holding Her
sog at third. Herzog scored on a dou
ble steal on bad throw by Yerkes to
the plate. Meyers went to third and
scored on a bunt hit by Fletcher.
Fletcher was caught off first. Five
runs. Six hits. One error.
SECOND INNING
1 Boston—Gardner scratched an infield
;hlt. The official scorer gave Marquard
an error on the play. Stahl singled to
FINANCIAL SIDE OF
YESTERDAY'S GAME
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.— Tbe na
tional com mission* figure - for at
tendance and receipts at today's
game are as follows t
Total paid attendance.. 30,622
Total receipts $66,654
National commission's
share 96,665.40
Each club's share $20,904.30
center. Gardner taking second. Wag
ner fanned. Cady fouled out to Mey
ers. Engle batted for O'Brien. Gard
ner and Stahl scored on Engle's two
base hit to left. Devore getting an er
ror in playing the ball poorly off the
fence. Hooper fouled out to Meyers.
Two runs. Two hits. ' Two errors.
New York—Collins replaced O'Brien
in the box. Marquard filed to Stahl.
Devore fanned. Doyle filed to Speaker.
No runs. No hits. No errors.
THIRD INNING
Boston —Yerkes singled to center.
Speaker flied to Snodgrass. Lewis sent
a long foul to left, which Devore cap
tured. GaTdner flied to Murray, who
took the ball against the fence. No
runs. One hit. No errors.
New York—Snodgrass flied to Yerkes.
Murray singled to right,, but was
thrown out trying to stretch the hit.
Hooper to Yerkes. Merkle got an in
'■, field hit along the third base line.
j Merkle was out stealing, Cady to Wag-
I ner. No runs. Two hits. No errors.
!FOURTH INNING
Boston —Stahl scratched an infield hit
to third base. Snodgrass took Wag
ner's long fly. It was a brilliant play
and cut off a hit that would have gone
for a home run or three bagger. Cady
singled to center, Stahl taking third.
Fletcher took Collins' grounder and
tossed to Doyle, catching Cady. Doyle
completed a double play by throwing
Collins out at first. No runs. Two
hits. No errors.
New York—Herzog filed to Speaker.
Meyers drove a long hit to the center
field for. three bases. Fletcher flied to
C«mtlaused mm Pace 10, Colunm «
Rube Fans Hopes of Fans
Into Flame; Fans Sox Too
Attenuated Southpaw Handed a Halo by His
Admirers After His Second Victory
WILLIAM HENRY WRIGHT
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Rube Mar
quard, wb*o operates so successfully
under southern exposure, fanned into
flame the flickering hopes of New
York for a world's championship by
defeating the Red Sox in the sixth
game of the series, played at the Polo
grounds this afternoon. A brief inning
in which the visitors for the first
time in the season became slightly de
moralized, a batch of lucky breaks and
a couple of clean hits gave the south
paw a lead of five runa to work be
hind right at the start of the game.
It was ample to last him through the
nine innings, and the Giants won
score of 5 to 2.
With his second victory over the Red
Sox, the Rube entered the lists as Joe
Wood's chief rival for the honor of
being named the hero of the series,
both having now won two games from
their opponents, but the Boston star
will gat another opportunity to shine
today in what will be the deciding
game of the series to all intents and
purposes. If Joseph loses, Boston's
case will be hopeless; if he wins the
series will be over, for the games now
; stand .three victories and two defeats
in Boston's favor.
The thousands in the stands leaned
back in their seats as Marquard took
bia filace in the box. Hooper, the first
ij edited!
■ ■ ■■■ ■ ■ ■ ' ■'■'■ ■
Merkle a fraction of a second too late
to get the runner.
GIANTS ON JOB EARLY
Marquard quickly trapped Hooper
off the bag for the first out. and
things looked better for New York
when Yerkes flied to Snodgrass. The
mighty Speaker was next, and after
getting himself in the hole on two
strikes, he waited patiently as Mar
quard passed him to first base. He
stole second on a pitchout which
Meyers could not hold, but was left
when Joseph Devore came in on the run
and caught a vicious line drive from
the bat of Duffy Lewis at his shoe
tops. The breath of the crowd, which
had been drawn in as the ball went
singing toward the left field, went out
again in a mighty roar as a dangerous
situation had been saved.
The Giants then took their turn at
the bat and without more ado scored
enough runs to win the game—five to
be exact Devore. with the count three
and two. stabbed the ball down to
Gardner, who threw him out at first,
but Larry Doyle beat out a slow-hit to
Yerkes and stole second. Snodgrass
came next, but struck out after foul-
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