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Gloom, Deep and Stygian, Enshrouds Universe 's Hub
THE HAY GROWS SWEETER AS THE DAYS GROW SHORTER.
Last Hope of Bostonians
Hangs on Today's Contest
Smothered Under Worst Licking of the Series,
Red Sox Face Final Chance
most approved style. He hooked one ai
down to Stahl and died. Snodgrass j
reaching third easily. Merkle hit one ' t
a mile in the air and the sweeping gale j b
carried the ball beyond the reach of j *
Lewis for two bases. Snodgrass scored jj
in a canter. ! S
TESSIE GETS EVEN
Merkle was run down and put out j
at third when Herzog bounced to the
box, but Herzie reached second to l (
score when Chief Meyers belted one g
far down the left field foul line for ?
a single. \
Running as he never ran In his lite, j
Mevers tumbled right into third base s
when Fletcher singled to. the latter, j
reaching second when Hooper threw j
to third to catch the slow moving In- f
dian. Meyers scored when Jeff Tes- j
reau avenged past humiliation at the j
hands of Wood by lacing a single down t
to Gardner which the latter did well
to stop - X. v«* -
Fletcher reached third on the hit.
Tie and Tesreau essayed a double steal, t
hut the latter was caught and run i
down. He delayed his demise until <
Fletcher had scored. Hooper dallied l
a while, but finally struck out. Yerkes, j
however, was more discriminating and, 1
failing to find a suitable ball in four, 1
was allowed to walk.
Red Murray was much in evidence
when Speaker's fly soared into the J
wind In left field, and the big Texan I
walked back to the bench disgruntled.
The spectacular Herzog handled an
offering by Lewis in good style and
•Duffy" walked to left field to shiver i
seme more.
SLAUGHTER SLOWER
With Hall pitching for Boston in
place of Wood, the Roman holiday
idea was carried on in the second
inning, but in a less strenuous man
ner. Devore walked and stole second
easily. Hall at once proceeded to blow
the works and signed a ticket for
Larrv Doyle. About this time Hall
remembered that it was good baseball
to catch a man off second, so he shot
the ball to Wagner and caught Devore
off second by a Bhade.
Fred Snodgrass singled to right,
Doyle taking second base. With an
Idea of repeating the Devore incident,
Cady made an attempt upon Doyle's
life. His effort was a distinct bloomer.
By the time Sneaker had finished, first
fumbling and later returning the ball.
Ddyle was home and Snodgrass on
third. No more scoring was done, for
Murray popped to Wagner and Merkle
died, Wagner to Stahl.
Tesreau joined the Baker club in this
inning, and Larry Gardner was the
cause of it all. Pic-king out a waist
high curve, the Boston boy sent it
down into the right field bleachers for
a homer. The next three, however,
were easy. Stahl fouled to Meyers,
Wagner grounded to short and Cady
fanned the breezes.
A GREAT CHANCE LOST
The Giants had a fine chance to score
more runs in the third inning, but
failed. Herzog singled through the
box to center field and rambled to
second when Chief Meyers singled to
left field.
Herzog died at third, forced out by
Fletcher on a grounder to the box,
While Fletcher was safe- on the option.
Tesreau was tossed out by Hall, and
Hooper r«n to the fence to pull down
an nppnortinK By by Devore.
A grand throw by Josh Devore pulled
Tesreau out of a nasty hole in the last
half of the third. Hall rolled a bounder
to Merkle and went to second when
Fred tossed wild trying for an assist
to Tesreau. Harry Hooper got a line
single tc center field and Hall took
third eafily. Their pinch hitter, Steve |
Yerkes, failed for the once, and struck j
out, while the stands' groaned. Tris J
Speaker hit one high in the air to De- I
vere, and after the catch Hall lit out j
for the plate. Devore, however, shot a i
perfect throw to the plate and Meyers
•■ "fie* lion" by rive feet, com
pleting the double play. *
Hall was as steady as a clock in the
fourth frame and got the side in one',
two, three order. Doyle went out to
Stahl, Fred Snodgrass to Wagner, and
Red Murray by the Yerkes- to-Stahl
route. The Red Sox had another good.
chance to break into the run column in
this inning, but fallen for the lack of
a timely wallop.
AND THE CROWD I.'.KiHED
After Devore made quick work of a
fly by Lewis, Tesreau winged Gardner
on the arm. Stahl walloped the ball
to left, sending the third baseman to
second, but Wagner forced Stahl at sec
ond base, Doyle to Fletcher, the former
knocking down a hard hit ball with his
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rm, and Cady walloped one to the box. J
Merkle almost broke his back trying j
o slaughter a slow one in the fifth, j
iut the ball rolled only a few feet In J
ront of the plate, and Cady got him at j
irst—while the crowd laughed. Char
ey Herzog struck out. Chief Meyers J
lot his third hit, a solid drive to left, j
>ut Fletcher ended the inning by fore- I
ng the chief at second, Wagner to
rerkes.
Hair began the Inning for Boston by j
retting a fluke double on a little wind
flown Texas leaguer, and Hooper drew
t pass. Hall romped to third, while
ferkes forced out Hooper at second,
:>oy!e to Fletcher. Yerkes hit the ball
i savage belt, and it took a bad bound
ust as Larry was about to field it. The
)all struck Doyle on the arm and rolled
>ver to where Fletcher was waiting.
Speaker was passed purposely. Lewis
'ouled to Merkle and Gardner grounded
o the box.
30YLE JOINS BAKER CLUB '
At this point Lawrence Doyle became
t member of the "Baker club" in the
sixth. After Tesreau had been forced
rat, Yerkes to Stahl, Josh Devore was
passed again. Right here Larry picked
but a good one and sent it whistling
Into the right field stands, where a wild
Fight ensued for possession of the
prized trophy. Devore cakewalked
fiome before him. Snodgrass filed to
Lewis. Murray ended the frame by
grounding to the box.
Stahl provided cause for Devore mak
ing a brilliant catch off the right field
fence, the same being a most pro
digious wind driven fly. Wagner, how
ever, came through with a single to
center field and when Tesreau put a
wild pitch into the stands Wagner
took third. It looked good with only
one out, but Cady grounded to the
box and after Hall had been dead
headed to first Hooper struck out.
The Giants added- another run to
their slate in the lucky Inning as a
result of some clean hitting. Merkle
shot a terrible drive to center field for
a base as a starter and Herzog flied
deep to I/ewis fn left field.
sox nvs up two
Chief Meyers rolled a slow one
down to Wagner on the hit and run
play and Heinie tried to force play on
Merkle. He failed by an eyelash and
both runners were safe, so that when
Fletcher's death on a long fly had been
recorded Tesreau scored Merkle with
a single to right field. Devore filed
to Lewis, ending the Inning.
A combination of circumstances gave
the Red Sox a brace of runs In their
half of the Inning, and made the dem
onstration just strong enough to force
Mattlv do some more warming t*p in
left field.
With Yerkes disposed of. Fletcher
to Merkle, Speaker got his hit—a sin
gle to center field. He reached third
when LeWis doubled Into left center
field and scored on Gardner's out at
first. With two out and a case of run
on anything, Lewis cantered over the
plate when Stahl grounded to Larry
Doyle, who made a most spectacular
boot, and the run counted. Tesreau
struck out Wagner.
Larry Doyle got his third hit. a sin
gle to right field, in the eighth and
took second on a grounder to Stahl
by Snodgrass. Murray swung on the
-ball and drove It hurtling for the cen
ter field bleachers, seemingly beyond
the reach of ordinary men; but Speaker
is far from ordinary. Racing like a
quarter horse for the barrier far be
hind him, he pulled down the ball and
a perfect throw held Doyle from reach
ing third.
WIND BLOWS UP JOKE
Merkle grounded to Wagner. Cady
hit under a fast one and knocked it
"high in the,a.ir. The ball started to
ward the shortstop and Fletcher yelled
• I will take It," but the wind caught
it and blew it over to Larry Doyle,
who made a fine mess of it.
Cady reached third in safety When
Hall got his third, this time a wallop
to right field, and scored when -Hooper
drove a long fly to Snodgrass. Yerkes
forced Hall at second, Fletcher to
Doyle, find reached Second when Tes
reau cut loose another wild heave;
but Speaker grounded to Doyle and
died at first.
Herzog was passed in the Idst In
ning, and on the hit and run play
[ Wilson, who had replaced Meyers be
hind the bat, poked a hot one to center
held. Herzog dashed for third and not
only reached his haven but scored on
Speaker's heroic heave to the stand.
Wilson readied second in the mean
while.
, Once more the hit and run was tried,
but this time without result. Fletcher
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912.
Victim of Giant Sluggers Can't Understand How It
Happened; Buck O'Brien Bucks Up; Doyle Confident
BOSTON, Oct. 15.— That much batted iwirler, "Smoky" Joe Wood, doesn't understand it at all — how
it happened today in that awful first inning. He says so in a signed statement. Buck O'Brien, Wood's side
partner in the box, and Larry Doyle, the Giant's captain, also have a word to say. Buck believes that Hugh
Bedient will pull the Sox out of the hole today. The statements follow:
By JOE WOOD
I can not understand how things
happened in that fatal first inning.
Those New York men certainly did
get next to me, and we seemed
unable to stop them. I do not be
lieve they will be able to repeat.
Of course, the outlook is not so
rosy for us at it was two days ago.
but I am sure there will be a differ
ent tale to tell after the game to
morrow, and we will get the series.
FINANCIAL SIDE OF
YESTERDAY'S GAME
BOSTOX, Oct. 15.—Attendance
and receipts at today's game of
the world's series, as announced
by the national commission, wer e
as follows:
Total attendance, 32,694.
Total receipts, f57,196.
national commission's share,
$5,7t9.60.
Each club's share, $25,708.20.
raced to Speaker In short center field,
and since Wilson was far off second
base the crowd saw one of the rarest
plays on the baseball field, an unas
sisted double play by an outfielder.
Tris walked up and touched second, re
tiring Wilson. Tesreau was passed by
Hall in recognition of three hits, but
Devore grounded out to Yerkes.
Tesreau began badly, as usual. He
walked Lewis, but turned right around
and struck out Gardner. Stahl forced
out .Lewis. Herzog to Fletcher, fend
Wagner brought the game to a close
when he grounded to T%sreau.
WIDOW GETS BULK
OF CROCKER ESTATE
Specific Bequests Totaling
Nearly $150,000 Made to
Children and Othets
The will of the late Henry J. Crocker,
making specific bequests amounting to
nearly $150,000 and giving all the rest
to his widow, Mrs. Mary Ives Crocker,
was filed for probate yesterday. It
names Mrs. Crocker and her son and
daughter, Miss Marion and Henry, as
executors.
The named sums are: Daughter Ma
rlon, $25,000; soi Henry, $25,000;
daughter Kate, $25,000; son Clark,
$25,000 and daughter Mary Julia. $25,
--000; the three sisters of Crocker, Mrs.
W. C. Van Fleet. Mrs. Fred Green and
Mrs. Fanny McCleary, $2,500 each;
Alan. Clark, William and Julia Van
Fleet, $1,000 each; Margaret Buckbee,
daughter of his sister, Julia Crocker
Buckbee, $1,600; his friend, George W.
Tuthill, $1,000, and his friend Charles
W. Lamberton, $1,000.
The document is holographic, dated
February 17, 1&12.
EUGENE FOLK REJOICE
OVER ROAD OPENING
Big Celebration Held to Dedicate
Electric Extension
EFGENE, Ore,, Oct. 15. -With ft big
parade, much speech making and a
jollification generally. Eugene celfer
brated today the opening of the Ore
gon Electric, Railroad company's ex
tension from Albany to Eugene, thus
completing the long anticipated elec
tric interufban line to Portland. People
frbm all parts of Dane county were
present to witness the opening of the.
new Hill subsidiary, as well as from
more distant points. Portland sent
a contingent of 300 prominent business
men on a special train to be present.
Copyright, 1912, by B. L. Goldberg.
[Special Dispaich to The Call]
By BUCK O'BRIEN
It's up to Bedient to repeat to
morrow and cinch the series. I
believe he will do it. The Giants
were helpless before him Saturday.
He is young and has had four days
of rest. He is as good as he was
then. I dotibt if Mathewson can
pitch the game he did Saturday. If
he does, it will be a game fit to
wind up remarkable
series.
SANTA CLARA HAS
HOT FIGHT AHEAD
Prune Pickers Go Against Sec
ond Varsity of the Cardinal
at Stanford Saturday
[Special Dispaich to The Call]
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA.
Oct. 15.—The Santa Clara Ruggers wil.
have one of the hardest tests of the
season when they line up against Stan
ford's second varsity here Saturday aft
ernoon. The cardinal team will be
composed of several possible candidates
aspiring for varsity honors.
Coach Higgins contemplates using a
team inferior to the one he has here
tofore used, as he wants to keep his
season men in prime condition for the
game with the cardinal varsity team
a week from Wednesday on the Stan-
ford turf.
The playing of the Santa Clarans of
late has shown a noticeable improve
ment. The form they displayed against
the Australian champions has instilled
an abundance of confidence into the
mission players, and the team at its
present standing looks to be one of th«
most formidable teams In the state.
The Santa Clara players obtained
many valuable pointers in their con
test with the Waratah team, and these
plays have been successfully put into
execution. The Australians were much
Impressed with the ability of the mis
sion team and assisted them in per
forming many neat plays. That the
collegians were apt pupils has been
demonstrated in the last few games.
In the scrum Santa Clara showed up
brilliantly in last Saturday's game
against the College of the Pacific. So
alert and active were the local scrum
mers that in twenty odd formations
that occurred during the game the Pa
cific pack was able to secure the Sphere
on but four occasions.
The three-quarter line, however, is
Coach Higgins* most valuable asset.
The backfleld division has been featur
ing nearly all of the contests played.
Never in the history of the institution
has the team shown anything to equal
the present line, which has proved to
be good not only on the offensive but
on the defensive as well. This depart
ment will bo a hard one for Higgins
to select, as he has an unusual amount
of good talent to draw from.
Eroll Quill, one of the star forwards,
is on the Injury list, having hurt his
shoulder in the game against the Stan
ford freshmen last week. During
Quill's disablement Voight will be
shifted to the front row racancy, while
the latter Will be supplanted by Fer
rario, a new recruit who ii conceded
to be one of the certainties of the
team's final selection.
Castrueclo, who alternated with Har
klns at serum half, has been playing a
stellar game behind the pack. "Cass"
Is an experienced rugger, having played
on the second varsity for the last two
years. The youngster showed consid
erable class last Saturday against Pa
cific, and it was his clean, decisive work
that played havoc With the 1631ng team.
Simmermacher. who has been on the
hospital list for the last three weeks,
j hys about recovered and will be seen
at his favorite position on the three-
I quarter line before the week is over.
Simmermaeher and Captain Ybarrondo
are a hard combination to beat at the
five-eighths positions, these men have
more than proved their worth. Their
defensive Work has been excellent.
By CAPTAIN LARRY DOYLE
Wood certainly was no unsolv
able puzule to our boys today. We
got to him in great shape. I am
confident that we will get to
Bedient or whoever Stahl pitches
tomorrow, and bring the pennant
home to New York. Even with the
odds apparently overwhelmingly
against us, our boys have never lost
the certainty that we were going
to win. You can find no shadow
of a doubt as the result of the
game tomorrow.
\\ ALAMEDA CREW
jl AUSTRALIAN PLANS\\
ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.—The crack
six oared barge ere"w of the Ala
meda Boat club. which went to
Honolulu recently and defeated
the neat rowing crew* in the
Inland*, thereby earning: the right
to he called the champions Of the
Pacific, are considering nn offer
to go to Australia and compete
with the champion«oammen of
that country. Joseph Lewis of
Honolulu, a brother of John
Lewis of the Alameda crew, prob
ably will conduct the negotia
tions on behalf of the local row
ers looking to matches with the
Australians.
MASTER OF NAVY
COLLIER ACCUSED
Brings Lumber and Logs From
Nicaragua for Bungalow,
is Charge
Collector of the P jrt Frederick
Stratton was informed yesterday that
Captain J. Merriweather, master of the
United States navy collier Justin, had
been surreptitiously bringing hardwood
lumber and log* into this port and the
port of San Diego to be used in a bun
galow he was building in San Diego.
The lumber and logs were brought
from Corinto, Nicaragua, and are under
seizure in California City by the cus
toms authorities.
In the report made to Collector
Stratton by Customs Inspector Charles
J. Bennlnger it was claimed that Cap
tain Merriweather admitted his guilt.
In all he brought about 550 feet of
lumber and several logs, it is alleged.
The property should have been declared
and entered at the custom house and
duty paid on it. Collector Stratton has
addressed a communication to the col
lector of customs in San Diego in re
gard to the smuggling.
Captain Merriweather is In Corinto,
Nicaragua, in command of his vessel.
CRUISER SUMMONED TO
RESCUE SUBMARINE F-l
WATSONVILLE, Oct. 15.—The sub
marine F-l resisted all efforts to float
it from its place in the sands at Port
Watsonville today. Four tugs and the
tender Alert pulled at the vessel for
five hours, but were unable to budge
it. A call was sent out for more help,
and the cruiser Maryland, en route to
San Francisco from Seattle was
ordered to proceed direct here. It Is
expected tomorrow, and will make a
final attempt to float the stranded deep
sea fighter.
BXJSKO MEN MAKE HAUL-- John B. Beheran,
living at the Espfina hotel, TB3 Broadway, was
appronchoii by two Btrftngprs yesterday after
BOoft, who srfid ihfj had f3.."(K) worth of
promissory bank notes which they wouid soil
to hira for (1200 cash. Heberno Thought he
saw a &00U chance to clean up Some coin, so
he purchased the psp«r t which turned out to
be worfhleaw. Beheran. told the police abont
the way he was nimnamtned and Detective
Hoerthorn was detailed on the case.
Lightweights Must Look
To Butchertown Cyclone
If Hoppe Gets Away With Kirk He Will Be In
Line for Best of Lightweights
If Willie Hoppe, the Crack light
weight from Butchertown, is victorious
in his battle Friday night against
"Battling" Frankle Kirk, it may mark
his last appearance in the four round
game. The Butchertown boy is prob
ably the best card that the promotefs
can offer. He has been somewhat of
a sensation and the professional and
four round magnates have been on the
trail of this promising scrapper from
the southside district.
Hoppe's future depends entirely
upon his showing with Kirk. The lat
ter is a seasoned scrapper who has
tackled the best in the United States
navy and emerged victorious. He has
stepped 20 rounds with some high class
boys and his record is a better one
than Hoppe's though not as sensa
tional.
There is sure to be some heavy
wagering on the outcome of Friday
night's contest, as a delegation of fight
fans is coming down from Vallejo to
wager on Kirl, while Hoppe has num
erous supporters from Bufcchertowti.
The betting on the result of the battle
is even at the present time. Hoppe
is likely to be favorite, as he has a
great many admirers, who are eager
to place a bet on him.
Hoppe is being considered as se
riously as Willie Ritchie. >He has been
coming along like a racehorse, and un
til he is stopped the fan 3 Will be with
him. He Is being put to a severe test
ROBBER SUSPECT
NOT PROSECUTED
Harry Stone, Accused of Kelley
Holdup, Released by Police
Judge Weller
When the case of Harry Stone, Sus
pected of committing the daring rob
bery in the home of George W.
("Red") Kelley, was called in Police
Judge Weller's court yesterday morn
ing Detective Arthur Macphee stated
to the court that Stone was arrested on
a one day vagrancy complaint, and
Weller promptly dismissed the charge
and released Stone from custody.
Stone's arrest brought about an in
vestigation by the district attorney
and the poltce commission of supposed
police connivance to prevent his prose
cution.
Tomorrow afternoon the police com
mission will complete its inquiry into
the rumors that Kelley was approached
by "Kid" Sullivan and promised the
return of the stolen jewelry if Kelley
failed to ldentfy young Stone. The
commission will attempt to ascertain
where the rumors started. Kelley still
maintains that none of the jewelry
stolen from him in the robbery has
been recovered.
The investigation will not be taken
jup by the grand jury, as first an
l nounced by Assistant District Attorney
! McNutt.
Wild Duck Shippers In
A Huff at Commission
The American Game Transfer com
pany yesterday obtained from Judge
Frank Murasky an order temporarily
restraining the California fish and
game commission from confiscating or
in any way interfering with shipments
of wild ducks to this city by the com
pany.
The commission will appear at 10
o'clock this morning tb show eauae why
the injunction should not be made
permanent.
The transfer company alleges that
they have reasons to believe the com
mission intends to hold up shipments
of wild game sent by them to the local
markets, ftnd claim theirs is a legit
imate business.
SOCCEB, league meeting
ALAMEDA. Oct. t.Y—The director* of the
Tntcrfmrk Koccer league will meet tomorrow night
at 1420 Ilieh street. A number of teams out-
Side of the elty have been admitted to the
league and a schedule of games Is b6irig prepared.
Goldberg
in his next engagement, and if he can
get over this Kirk boy he is sure to be
a g>eat card.
Promoter Mitchell of the National
club has made a few changes in his
card. Instead of Frank Ficato meet
ing Abe Label, Lee Johnson, the col
ored lightweight from Oakland, has
been substituted. Johnson holds a de
cision over Label. He defeated Label in
a sensational bout at Dreamland some
mdnths ago.
The contest between Antone La Grave
and Jack Fitzgerald should prove a
hummer, as both boys appear evenly
matched. They are aggressive and hard
hitters, and the bout should end before
the four rounds are over.
Sailor Schaefer, the husky tar from
Vallejo, who knocked out Ed Kennedy
in three rounds a few weeks ago, is
matched to meet Rufe Cameron, the col
ored heavy weight, The latter Is a
willing scrapper and should give Schae
fer a good fight.
Willie Meehan, the local middle
weight, will try conclusions with the
colored fighter, Montana John Thomas.
Jack Carroll will meet Jim O'Donnell
at the middle weight mark.
Buck O'Neill and Ed Norval, a couple
of shifty lightweights, will also clash.
Young Mitchell meets Tex Welch at 118
pounds.
There will be two preliminaries. As
there are 10 bouts on Promoter Mitch
ell's card, arrangements have been
made to stage the first bout at 8 o'clock.
ENDURANCE RUN IS
PLANNED FOR OCT. 27
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO. Oct. 15— Plana have,
been completed for the endurance auto
mobile run from Sacramento to Grass
Valley and return October 27. The trip
will be through Auburn and Colfax.
The Grass Valley Chamber of Com-
merce is arranging entertainment for
the Sacramento autoists. It is expected
500 persons will make the trip.
DENVER NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD TO EXTEND
DENVER, Oct. 15.—Work of extend
ing the Denver Northwestern and Pa
cific railroad west from Steamboat
Springs, Colo., toward the Utah Una
will begin at once, according to the
announcement made by Newman Erb,
controlling factor in the management.
in a letter to R. S. Cary received to
day.
BARBER SLABHES.WRISTS -Oakland. Oct. 15.
John Thomas, a barter liivns; at 1404 Eleventh
street, cut his left *rlst with a razor today in
an attempt at KtiieMe. He wa« taken to the
receiving hospital ami detained for obUerTation
of his mental condition.
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