Show FRED SNODGRASS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS Of CHAMPIONSHIP Giants Giants' s Fielder Drops Fly at Crucial Moment and Game is Lost BY BT M HENRY RY WRIGHT RIGHT Boston Oct 16 The The name of at d Snodgrass ss Is on the tho lips of at the baseball world orId tonight for tor almost and unaided lie he gave the championship of at the world to the Boston lied Sox after the great t Christ Christy Mathewson had taken the tho measure of at both Hugh Bedient and Joe Wood 1 In tho the bitterest and hardest fought te ten Inning battle that was ever e contested on an any diamond The H Red d Sn Sox were and outplayed out out- played while their were out- out pitched In the eighth and deciding this afternoon A A wierd twist in the luck of ot the tho game gamo gave sa the poorer team the ea eagerly eager eager- erly er- er ly Iy sought pennant The score was 3 to 2 t. The rhe game First Inning ore Do waited alted until he had lad In the three and two hole holo before lie sent a hot one on down to Wagner Wag Wag- agI ag I nr ner and died at Stahl's station Larry Doyle Dole waited Bedient out and nd with tho the I Mime ame count on him he also grounded to Wagner asner Snodgrass walked and stole tole second with a ono one and one count counton countin on in Murray but Larry Gardner made a beautiful stop and nd throw row of at Jacks Jack's snappy grounder and the Inning was ove over o r. r Hoopers Hooper's attempt to bunt hunt resulted In Ina Ina ina a husk husky grounder to Merkle which Fred handled unassisted Steve Ste Yerkes was a en In the hands of or Matty Iatt and struck out Tris Speaker doubled to rf right ht field As Speaker slid Into second base basc RI waved him out but later called him safe Matty Iatt frowned Crowned upon Tipon Duffy Dufy Lewis and fanned him on three e pitched balls Second Inning Inning While Boston's jo Joy was as unconfined Merkie struck out and Herzog flied filed out to Speaker who made madea a beautiful running catch Chief Meyer Meyers Mey Mey- re- re er ers rolled rolel a baby go grounder to lo the nc- nc curate curte Larry Larn Gardner Garner This sounds 1 I like the end end end- of the tle frame but It Is nt Gardner his approach and was Fate FaCe at nt first rt Right flight here McGraw ordered or or- dered elered his first ball bal attack Arthur Arthurj j Fletcher singled to center sending the chief to second Meyers reY rs' rs was trapped off oft second base hase Bedient to Wagner ager but he kept running finally diving Into the third base so hard that he knocked the ball bail bal out of at Gardners Gardner's hands Fletcher Fletch Fletch- er or r reached second on the pia play Pay but Mattys Matty's best beRt was a n long C fly to sure death teath Speaker Tunnel Ju Fira t Pits This Inning saw aw Matty fat give he hi his only 1 base taso aie on paIls balls so far tr this series passing Dully Duffy J Lewis wr The gift lt was soon son dl's i counted for Gardner forced him at i fH second cond base bac Doyle Dorle to Fletcher Luck I played her part In th Ills Ill's s. s for Cor hl while the play pia was simple Larry tried a n fancy I toss which went wild Fletcher Fletch r I ering It Just In time lime Wagner ner sing singled ed edito I ito to loft left field but the hard Cal Cady Catly fouled to to Merkle anti and Bedient grounded out to Doyle Doyle Dole whose throw was 1 of common garden carden variety varlet and a accurate Third Third Third-A V base on balls bails lR IU to Devore ore tho the started the trouble for Bedient In third frame anti and before the last man died one run nt was tallied Jo Josh Joh h took second when Doyle Dole hit bit one down to Gardner a which the latter later barely handled handled n n time Snodgrass was first Stahl playing solitaire oltaire but hut the tho footed fleet with his bounder Cotell Ceet-Cotell tHI arrived at t third The same old oldRed Red ReI Murray MOrra rr ed came cam through with his is crushing double which Speaker Speaker er knocked o n down clown but could not hold Deore De Devore De- De yore ore the plate easily Merkle Merkie er grounded ll to Wa Wagner ncr and the Inning was over The fhe masterly Mam Matty at hIs HI best In this inning and at hone hono u 1 u only 1111 u grounded 0 lo Doyle Dolc Yerkes to tofal Matty fal Tn's Speaker struck truck at three bas balls Fourth The Inning Giants Glant hall had a it inning to rare 1310 hance Jn in the fourth rut Tut the gome on ice but taut the they failed Chancy Herzog Her- Her for the l lack rk of a wallon waHoo walon Q the left leCt field zog drove one behind feld stands 0 and arni slid ld Into third but ground found roun Tul rules m made ele the lilt hit good for Cor only onh two Charley ChancY had to KO go o back and ami bac loses loses- trl hunted bunted according to lo or- or Chief hl r Meyers lr but to his p 1 disgust IS but died dieden h hon third Fletcher Fletch Fletch- first r on en n er pr to Gardner and Matty flied filed lel to Hooper yrsA yrs A bad error by Sno Snodgrass put Matty bat at once he In a momentary hole but and nothing hap- hap himself nn swift grounder ground ground- round round- Period Lewis died He on his swit IT er cr to Fletcher but Gardner smashed a aliner n litter liner atral straight bl at Snodgrass no grus which the tho alter latter tried tied t to muff nu most to ateL crowd In center center cen cen- luc intense delight ht of ot the ter field Gardner started for COL second but fied Doyle ran back and got KOt Fred Freds Fred's s quick recovery ral r to tu Iero Just In time Matty then fed Stahl two and Mat a fast ono and Jake sat sot down The he fifth Inning brought no frh Infield hit Devore led off aU with an infeld Devor that was deflected when It hit Bedient on the tho leg lep Ho Ito le was ou out t a moment t later however when Cad Cady flagged him trying to tea steal second Wagner Vagner taking the throw Tho The greatest outfield catch of oC the tho series was made b by Hooper who caught Doyles Doyle's long drive against tho the fence In deep right field He made madea ball ban and ana a desperate run for the reached It Just as ns It was going over the three foot barrier Into tho the crowd lor fOl a toot home ruu run Snodgrass lined a single ingle to center but was left leU when Murray fouled to Cady Cally Matty slatty pitched three balls baits bals In this frame and three outfield flies flics resulted Wagner agner drove to the left ler field eld fence tence but ut Murray was there and und he ho Immediately Immedi immedi- ut I sat down again Murray also got ot Cadys Cady's boost and Devore retired ent Sixth drove dro long IonS and deep to Hooper for tor a 0 starter tarter In tho the sixth and ind Herzog failed to get the sphere the grasp grap of Wagner Vagner This little procession was interrupted for fora foro a o few v when Meyers walked on four bal balls but Fletcher Pletcher struck out Single Seventh Se noal Royally received by the crowd Matty acknowledged ed the plaudit plaudits plaudits plau plau- dit b by shooting a a beauty to center centerfield centerfield field Held and the crowd roared some more Devore meant well wen when ilen ho bo bunted but bul but Bedient rushed In on his bunt and abd throwing It to Wagner got Mal Matty in itt second Josh JOh stole second with wih great ease case but he be got sot no jo farther as Doyle lifted to Wagner er and anti Murray i grounded to Gardner r. r When hen Boston BOlton came up for their huH half of tho the lucky Inning the crowd rose to Its Is feet recto und rind bellowed long and loud for tor a curc which Wa wax wait forthcoming at the tho Lr Larry Gardner trl tried d hard but alie ahie aie managed raise only a weak little fly fl to Snodgrass which the latter laUer caught without much trouble trouble Then Stahl raised one In back of ot second base which Fletcher and Murray tried for Snodgrass stood still sUl when h he might better beleT have employed his time runni after th the ball hal f. f v Stahl sidetracked Bedient and sent up tip to hit In tho the latter's hiter's place Matty Maty ta faded faced ed the newcomer almly and sent over O two ttO drops which tho the pinch hitter hiter never ne er ven saw v and two strikes wore were called by by Two others other Just caled failed to 10 cut the corners but Matty rat stuck tho tho next In the tho to groove and Hendricksen hit nit hit It with wih all al hl his might down tho the third ba base e line lne The ball ban hit hI the bag nd caromed Into foul ground went tor for two twp bases hase scoring Stahl and let let- sting Wagner Igner to tako tko third Mat Matty then got Hooper looper on a a fly fy to center Smoky Joo Wood W wa waa sent Into thie box amid riotous cheers an as al tho the Giants came camo up tip for the their c in inciting In- In citing citing- The Tho crowd had hll completely for for- Ji his utter rout of ot yesterday and t ad 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J L Larry Larry Gardner Who Smashed in inthe inthe inthe the Winning Run t l x I c looked at him with Ith blind confidence to rescue a game which hung huns in the balance Eighth Stahl had no trouble In completing a play pIn on Murray when hen Red nell rol rolled d one along the first baso line lne and Merkle was not much trouble to Yerkes Yerke's and tahI tahl Herzog however was not hot so jO accommodating and his savage are sa single Into center field gave ave the lie New York rooters something to yell over o Meyers reyers went out Yerkes Yerke to Stahl The Red Sox w were re well wel behaved little fellows In their lint half of or the eighth In Inning inning In- In ning and went out In a row ro Ninth NInth McGraw McGraw decided ed that it I was now or never ne er with him him and nd he sent Mush Iu h the Moose McCormick to hit In place of Fletcher Old Harr Harry picked out the first ball bal and drove e dro it deep to left Idt field but Lewis pulled It down without much trouble Natty Matty lat struck out gracefully and although walked on on four bad bal ones Doyle grounded ground round ed to Y Yerke Gardner answered the of ot the crowd b by lifting an easy tasy one to Snodgrass Snodgrass grass but a moment later Stahl carefully carefully care care- tul fully slumped dumped the ball bal Into the cent centerfield center centerfield r field feld bleachers for Cor two buses bases Josh Devore made mado another sensational capture capture cap cap- ture when he lie pulled Wagners Wagner's drive off ott the right field fence The inning InninG was over when Murray ence picked Cad Cadys Cady's s high fly th out of the sun T Tenth and Last Leit Tenth Then Tenth Then began besan the Inning which will wIl long live l e In tho the memories of ot the tho t fans ns who ho witnessed It and the men who strained mu muscle cle and brain trying to win After ACter the aha always s 's In the spotlight but never on the spot Snodgrass hammered hammered hammered ham a puny pun lithe IUle grounder to the box box going out Wood to Stahl Jack Murray the fighting Celt belted one Into the bleachers for Cor two bases baes Fred Merkle declaring all al alon along that he lie was holding back until the crucial moment right there made good with a beautiful drive to center field which filtered through Speakers Speaker's legs and went for two bases Murray Iura raced home homo with wih therun the tho thorun run which all al believed ed bele would win the tho his ils features Meyers le erB grounded rounded to the down disgust written all al over o er game ame 2 to 1 took three strikes box and Boston Doston came camo up to the bat amid a t riot of noise Engle the lie former Yankee infielder was was ivas put to bat for Wood and nd when Mutt Matty Ial put one over o he hit lilt It up In the theair theair theair air toward center field Celd slightly to the lec left Snodgrass saw It coming coining lie Ho loped he ran ran he galloped loped over O the grund ground Carefully he set himself and Jud Judged cd the oncoming sphere The They could not fool Cool Snodgrass he ho knew all ni about tho those baseballs In fact he knew them to talk to to but ho he muffed this ono dismally and Englc Engle hotfooted It to second sec see ond while the lie center field stand wont Into The They had been waiting for Just such luch a thing and at nt last It happened hap hap- penell Hooper then gave e a ra another chance But this time Snodgrass Snodgrass nod nod- grass was as there In time to make the catch Yerkes was passed and then more headed bone healed bono work was done Speaker raised n a high foul toul to Merkle but bur to the tho horror of ot all New ew York Meyers Meers ran after It I as If I his life Ute de depended depended de- de on It Matty too got ot the t fe reer re- re ver er er and he also came camo tearing o er over Merkle Merkie carefully stood still sti never ne speaking a word worl and ann the tho ball fell safe safe- l Graw ly 1 while hule muttered all al three something looked bal foolish tel on McGraw Mc Me- the tho bench but bUl It was vas not exactly In the tho nature of or a prayer prYer Speaker then banged a single ln le to right field scoring Je and ln placing Yerkes on third bate with Duff DuC Duffy Lewis up and on only ono one out Lewis ls Le was passed purposely for Matty Maty was willing wiling to fill tm the ba bags 8 hopIng hoping hop- hop Ing for tor a double play or a force at a the plate At last the grand old man was as doomed to disappointment Gardner smashed the ball bal on the nose and nd b by the tho time ore De got It back to the diamond diamond dia llla- mond Yerkes was home hom e with wih the tie winning win win- ning run the run that decided In I the championship of oC the world |