Snodgrass Mistake Ends Giants Title Bid in 1912
A dramatic 1912 baseball edition reports Christy Mathewson's near-miss at the World Series as the Boston Red Sox edge the New York Giants 3 to 2 in ten innings. The loss centers on Snodgrass and Merkle muffing a key play, sealing the championsip for Boston.
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Christy Mathewson
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Merkle
Engle
Wood
McGraw Credits Stahl and His Men After Loss
After the game McGraw hurried to the Boston bench to congratulate Manager Stahl and his players. It marks a second straight defeat in the quest for top honors, while recalling 1905 when McGraw’s team beat the Athletics in the big clash.
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Matty
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Mathewson Pitching Duel Ends in Red Sox Victory
In a tense world series game, Mathewson loses despite superb work as Gardiner delivers a deep drive for the winning run in the 10th. Snodgrass’s missteps fuel Boston’s late surge while Henriksen’s late at bat helps tie the game before the decisive hit.
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Speaker
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Devore
Meyers
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Matty
Christy
Larry
Boston
Henriksen
Supreme Court Receives Baseball Bulletins During Case
The Supreme Court justices, hearing the bath tub trust case, were sent inning by inning bulletins of a world championship baseball game in Boston. Justice Day, who requested the updates, had them during lunch and after resuming the session, passing among the bench.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Bath Tub Trust
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Hurrah for the Red Sox world champions of 1912
Arthur Duffey praises Jake Stahl and the Red Sox for clinching the 1912 World Series in a keen battle. He highlights McGraw’s bold managing, Stahl’s pinches, Hooper’s defense, Bedient’s steady work, and Engle’s timely pinch hit sealing Boston’s victory.
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Record of birth dates andWorld Series score guesses
The notes cite Cobb born December 18, 1886 and Speaker born April 19, 1883. Joe Wood receives official credit for the final World Series game. Predictive guesses toward Boston wins are noted as 4-1 and 3-0 while actual result 2-1 is recorded as a tie with each guess 2 points off.
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A. K
Cobb
Joe Wood
Boston
World Series Game Draws Recorder Low Attendance
The article notes the smallest crowd of the series with only 17,034 paid admissions. It laments the disaffection of rooters and poor Boston performance in the first two games as factors driving down turnout.
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Red Sox
Motors and garages fuel chatter in Boston and New York
Charles Howell of J H MacAlman Company addressed the Boston YMCA automobile school about the Knight motor. I H Boles of Packard will discuss four or six cylinder Packards next Wednesday. The Boston auto trade welcomes the World Series end and a fall outing is planned. In New York about 100 garage owners formed a group to curb gasoline prices and to pool buying power, urging a federal inquiry into nationwide pricing.
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J. H. MacAlman Company
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association Automobile School
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Bedient Elevates Red Sox in Harrowing World Series Victory
Hugh Bedient’s masterful pitching anchors Boston as the Red Sox edge the Giants 4 3 in ten innings to capture the world title. Mathewson’s form is solid but Bedient’s cautious approach and timely hits by Engle and Henriksen seal the comeback. Manager Stahl’s pinch hitting key and McGraw’s gracious visit cap a dramatic championship night.
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Hugh Bedient
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Bedient
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Wood
Hugh
Snodgrass
Fletcher
Devore
Murray
Herzog
Doyle
Hooper
New York
Henriksen
Engle
Fighting Giants
Matty
O'Loughlin
McGraw
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