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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1912
Page
11
In a tense finish Collins and Mathewson duel today. Wood shuts down Fletcher with three fast pitches to end the rally and give the Red Sox a victory. Crandall threatened late but was struck out to seal the win.
Fenway Park welcomed a sizable, steady crowd as regular fans lined up near the bleacher ticket boxes. The moonlit scene showed a growing line stretching into the shadows beyond the park fence as the baseball town prepared for the night’s activities.
A veteran observer criticizes pitching and fielding in the Polo Grounds loss to Boston. Tesreau shows promise after a rough outing while Wood struggles as the Red Sox capitalize on key plays. The writer predicts better showings from Tesreau and renewed effort from the team in Boston.
Outside the Polo Grounds on October 8 seventeen men alleged to be scalpers were arrested in Harlem court and thirteen fined ten dollars each while the rest were discharged for lack of evidence. Those found guilty possessed tickets and claimed innocence as speculators.
Harvard's football team held a secret 30 minute scrimmage in the Stadium, narrowly beating the scrubs 9 to 6. In the second half, the varsity B squad lost to the scrubs 12 to 6. Ham Fish appeared in coaching tags and instructed the ends on the forward pass. Jerry Driscoll and Forsheim sustained injuries, with Forsheim out indefinitely.
In New Haven on October 8 the Yale freshmen held off the varsity for 30 minutes and scored once. Sweeney, sophomore back, forced the upset by recovering a fumbl e and sprinting 30 yards for the score after a quarter by the regulars. The closed practice helped coaches gauge Lafay ette prep.
By midnight a large crowd formed a long line outside the box office prepared for a dawn sale. Fans used boxes and crates for seating while discussing yesterday’s game and today’s prospects. Vendors sold hot coffee, sandwiches, and hot dogs as loyal followers waited through a chilly night.
J. McDermott the open US golf champion teamed with M. J. Brady of Wollaston to defeat three Belmont Springs Country Club amateurs 5-3 in the all day six hole exhibition. McDermott posted 18 hole and 36 hole marks, Brady matched the 36 hole score, best professional team total 145. A large gallery watched the long exhibition with notable scores of 73 and 72 for the professionals.
Boston trails 2 1 before seventh inning attack. Speaker nets lone sixth inning run with a triple. Yerkes drives in two in the rally as Wood and Hooper score. Hooper doubles and Wagner, Cady, and Doyle figure in the seventh inning flurry despite final out. Three runs.
A detailed account of a drawn out game featuring solid pitching from Tesreau and Crandall, key hits by Speaker and Yerkes, and late scoring bursts by the Giants and Red Sox. The crowd roared through multiple innings as Wagner, Hooper, and Merkle among others produced pivotal plays and a dramatic finish.
Boston Lodge of Elks 314 members will parade through downtown in sightseeing cars with a band before attending the World Series game. They will sit in section 6 of the grandstand and root for the Red Sox.
In the ninth inning Crandall struck out, and the by-laws were amended to rename the well known thoroughfare in moniker to the Great Blue Way.
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