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V V '1? s r 10 Pages Today ONE SECTION 4f WIMtlKGTON, K. C, TUESDAY 3IOBITG, OCTOBER 10, 1916 WHOUEf NTJMBEB 39,729 WORK OF OMR l t: SAY U.S. NAVAL MEN Speed and Cleverness Evidently Led to Belief That She Was at Least Two in Number. ONLY SIX VESSELS ; SUNK "' Submarine Had Hands Pull,- and Had to Request One Victim . Ship to Await Her Turn. ;y NO FURTHER RAIDING DONE Rumor That British Cruiser Was Attacked is Unconfirmed. Newport, R. I., October .'9 The wholesale raid on foreign shipping south of Nantucket lightship SunT flay was the work of one submarine according to reports of American naval officers. Rear Admiral Al bert Gleaves, commanding the tor pedo boat destroyer flotilla, which did such remarkably speedy rescue work yesterday, said tonight that the reports of all his officers agreed that to the best of their; ob servation one raider only was con cerned. This boat presumably was the German U-53, which called at Newport Saturday. " ' Admiral Gleaves said he could easily understand the : positive statements of the captain of the Nantucket lightship, and of sailors of the torpedbecf vessels thatr mre than one submarine was concern ed . : ; Very Fast and Clever. The U-boat, he said,' was Very fast and appeared to have been handled cleverly. It was easy, he pointed out, for her to disappear on one cide of a ship and then show up unexpected at another spot. Doubtless, he believed, she had submerged and re-appeared often enough to mislead any but a keen professional observer and to create the Impression tiat more than one sea ter ror was operating. This opinion would seem .to be borne out by the statement of many of the refugees that the submarine had more business on hand than she could take care of at once and .was obliged to re quest one steamer to wait her turn while another was being put out of commission. Lieutenant-Commander Miller, of the destroyer .Ericsson, who witnessed the destruction of the Steph ano, said he. was positive that only one submarine was in the vicinity at the time. The Raiding Ceased. Today the raiding had ceased at least for the moment. The known list of the victims of the U-boat's Sunday exploits remains at six, notwithstanding reports of the Nantucket lightship that three other ships, the identity of which could not be learned, were sent to, the, bottom. There also was a persistent rumor, without verification, that -a British cruiser, one of the allied patrol ;,fleet sent to 'the submarine zone, had been attacked. . . Ten more refugees were landed here tonight, by the Melville, tender of the aestroyer flotilla, which picked up ten Chinese members of the crew of the steamer Strathdene. They were sent to the .training station to - be held until immigration inspectors can pass upon their cases, after which they probably will be transferred to New York. No Trace of Kingstonian Crew. - Destroyers swept the waters on a wide area today in a vain search for the crew of the steamer Kingstonian, who were seen by members . of the steamer Strathdene to take to their 1 soats before the vessel was sunk. Rear Admiral Knight was of the opinion that the Kingstonian' crew had been Picked up by an eastbound steamer which did not care to divulge her "po sition to lurking submarines - by re Porting the fact by wireless. Notwithstanding the lull in subma rine activities today, shipping men were by no means re-assured. If .fnly .c-ne raider were concerned, she might be waiting only to replenian her supplies, they believed. - ; This gave rise to a rewal of re ports that elaborate methods of supply ing foreign submarines from American bases had been perfected. ' ' Rumors in Shinning; Circles. In order to dispose as far as pos- ioie or claims of this sort, as applied to the Narragansett hv district. Wil liam H. Walcott, deputy collector of idioms, made a careful investigation today to learn if any merchant boat or. yacht had cleared from Newport Sat urday or Sunday which might have car ried supplies. The investigation it is understood was made on orders from Washington. Mr. Walcott found no in-, aication that any such supply boat bad cleared. s ,. Another report persisting in shipping circles was that the call of Capt; Hans Kose, of the U-53, upon American .nav al officers here, was to give an Intima tion that rescue ships might be needed m the vicinity soon, as well as to ex change formal visits of courtesy. Ship pers pointed to the promptness.' with hich 17 fleet destroyers , had - been j' SAYS IHDEIIE S NOT WARNED Her Captain Asserts 13 Shots were Fired at Her Before Crew Took to Boats. STATEMENT CORROBORATED Captain Wilson Says, Towever, None of the Shots Hook Effect Until Af ter the Crew Had Left the Ship. New York, Oct. 9. Thirteen shots were fired at "the British steamship Strathdene, one of the vessels sunk by a German submarine off Nantucket yesterday, before the 33 members . of the crew had taken to their boats, ac cording to Captain "Wilson, the Strath dene's commander, who was brought here today with his crew by the Uru guayan steamer P. L. M. No. 4. , , "My ship was attacked withouc warning," declared . Captain Wilson, af ter he had: given a detailed statement of the incident to the British consul general. Thirteen shots were fired be fore we. left the vessel. None of the shots, however, struck the ship until we had taken to the boats." Under, instructions from the consul general, Captain Wilson - declined to give out: further information. Consu lar officials - said Captain Wilson's re? port rst would have to be forwarded to the British ambassador at Washing ton before he could discuss the sinking of the Strathdene. Members- of the .Stfathdene's crew said that after they had pulled away from their, ship they saw the subraa riwrapproalr the ;Al teamer Cbri s tian Knudsen, whose crew seehied to be getting ready to lower their boats. The submarine then returned and tor pedoed the Strathedene . and again steamed toward the oil" ship and ap parently replenished her oil tanks. Several torpedo boats were in the vi cinity, the sailors said, when the tw ship were sunk. Officers of the "res cuing ship asserted the Strathed,tnes officers told them that the submarine was made fast to the tanker for L.three quarters of an hour, taking oil before that vessel was sunk. Statement Corroborated. Accounts of the torpedoing of the Strathdene, told on board the P. L. M. No. 4, by the rescued crew, corroborat ed Captain Wilson's statement that his ship -.was fired on before the officers and crew got into the boats. Captain Yates, of the P. L. M. No. 4, ' .(Continued on Page Ten). WAS HEVERSO STRONG Hon. A. W. McLean Sees No Possi bility of Hughes' Election. Believes New York, Ohio and Michigan Will Give Their Electoral Vote to the PresidentIndustry . Boosted by 'Democrats. Raleigh. N- C, Oct. 9. A. W. Mc Lean, Democratic National Committee man 'for North Carolina, here today for a conference with Democratic State Chairman Thomas D. Warren, said the trend toward President .Wilson Just at this thne is the strongest it has ever been, and he sees no possibility- for Republican success in the Nation,- un less there is an unprecedented expendi ture of campaign funds in the doubtful states by the Republican campaign com mittee. Mr. McLean expressed himself as especially pleased , with the news from New York and the trend Wilson ward in that; state. He believes that Ohio is sure to give Wilson a majority. He says he" had a letter a day or two ago from a. 'friend In the Buckeye state who Is a strong Republican and who expressed the opin ion that: Ohio Is sure to give the electoral-vote to Wilson, although this Ohio friend was going to support Hughes. Mr. McLean says that information through a number of the best, informed national committeemen in . touch with that section, indicates , that Michigan will be for Wilson, due largely to the Influence of Henry Ford, who has shown .m.rkable political strength in that ,.. He is gratified at the Literary Digest Straw VOte OI laeor union rep- resehtatjve,wnicii eiiuwa. ixiau. will have nearly all that, element aong with other deirable classes of citizen- chin ? j . The Wilson administration Mr.r Mc Lean says, has developed the cotton millirig ahd1 Otnr industries wonder Sly" so thai, the cotton mills are en. iovl the greatest prosperity In the Wstory of the industry. Arid he be lieves that those interested In these in dultriercan but realize tlie benefits of DemraS policies. - He believes the Democraw? v ereat thing Wilson w-A a .nW influiS. for the potion : STRA m DRIFT TOWARD WILSON (Continued on Page Tcn). withVansSR submarine raids Conference Today Taken as Mean ing That Situation is One .of Grave Possibilities. BERNSTORFF MAKES CALL President Says German Govern ment Will be Held to Com- plete Fulfillment of Promise. . Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 9. Secre tary Lansing, it was announced to night, will come here tomorrow for a conference with President Wilson con cerning German submarine raids off the American coast. Mr. Lansing is expected to remain over night at the President's summer residence. The announcement that the Secre tary of State would confer with the President confirmed the impression gained here earlier in the day tha the American government considered the attacks . on, vessels off the American coast by sa" German submarine as fraught i With grave possibilities. At the same time, it was' made clear that there is nothing in the reports so far received to show that International law or tho earlier promises of Germa ny had been - violated. Concern over the situation centered chiefly about the possibility of what' might happen if the submarine attacks are 'continued. The President's Position. The position of the American govern ment and its determination to make a full investigation berore acting was made clear in the following, statement given out by the President: "The government will, of-course, first inform itself as to J all . the facts, that there may be no doubt or mfstake as far as they ,are concerned. ' "The country may rest assured that the German government v will, .b'e held to the eomplete-lu"ln!lmeht of its prom ises to - the .govirBmenrf " thS"Triiltea States. . . . .. ' ... - "I have no right now t,o question its willingness to fulfill them." , Bernstortr Sees Wilson. Count rvon Bernstorffr the German ambassador,, who' 'came' 'here today to give the. President ' a" personal letter f com. the German" STmperor on1 Polish relief, discussed with" PresTfient Wilson the new activities of 'German subma rines.. It was understood that the President made it 'clear' that, while the American government had "no intention of interfering wffh 'the 'legitimate ac tivities of submarines, it would insist on the strict observance' "of the pledges given previously by the German gov ernment. . , , The ambassador, while -expressing an ''entire lack of b'ftTclal" information from his. government "o'n'th new sub (Contlnued ' of 'Page Teno OUTLINED BY HUGHES Assails Wilson's Foreign and Mex ican Policies. Do Not propose to Tolerate Any Im proper Interference With Ameri can Property, Malls or Commerce. Philadelphia, Oct. 9. Charles E. Hughes, in a speech at the Metropoli tan Opera House here tonight, vigor ously assailed the administration for its foreign and Mexican policies and outlined the Republican party pro gramme, in two respects, as follows: "We do not propose to tolerate any improper interference with American property, with American mails or with legitimate commercial intercourse. "No American who is exercising only American rights shall be put on any black list by any foreign nation." In addition to references to the seiz ure of American mails and the British black ; list of American firms, Mr. Hughes recalled the sinking of the Lusitania,' repeating the declaration contained in his speeph of acceptance that, had the . American government left no doubt "that when we said 'strtet- accountability we meant pre cisely .what.iwe said," there would have been no. destruction ot American lives by the sinking of the "Lusitania. ' Earlier ' in the day .Mr. Hughes had authorized ..the Issuance of this state ment:' ' " As 4o Submarine. Raid. ."Mr. Hughes was asked today for his views, with respect to the present sub marine situation. He refused to dis cuss it. He, said, hfe was not in con trol of official agencies and was not in receipt of official Information. He said further that he had no desire, to . em barrass -the, administration in 'dealing with any current matters as to which the administration had the whole re sponsibility." Newark, N.v J. Oct. 9 In a speech here today Judge Hughes said: - . "I am not opposed to the- principle of an. eight-hour workday.' ;On the con trary, I favor. lt The general princi- nte of the eight-hour workday 'is that f continued on SPage Ten.) v . REPUBLICAN PROGRAM Summary Of The News -V ConcermngThe Raid "!'State Department- officials have k come to the 3onclu8lon that so' far United States and none of the rules of internatiohat law-have been brok en in the submarine raid: J---.. Apparently -satisfied witb. the rec ord of at least six. boats .sunk Sun day.or possibly short' of torpedoes, the German .submarine raids on steamers oft Nantucket, were ot continued Monday. Meanwhile, how ever, the operations -6f -the German undersea craft so close to the Am erican shore has created a. situation which President Wilsen and Secr,e- tary of State LansinjK4 wlli discuss Tuesday at. Shadow Lawn, the Pres idents summer . home." Already the President has . announced that Germany will be. held to the" "com plete fulfillment of its promises to the United States, , concerning sub marine warfare. ' Detailsof the sinking of the four British, and two neutral ves sels which have been brought Jn by persons who were aboard some of them, indicate .'that no,, lives were lost in the- hurrietd : transfer from the steamers to the fhips' ..small boats. Torpedo boat destroyers have not yet located rthe crew . of the steamer Kingstonian, but the belief prevails that the menxi have been picked up by some eastbound mer chantman. ' I Evident View of Great Britain as to Duty of America To ward Submarine.U-53. MEMORANDUM PUBLISHED ' - .. - . , . i . Recent British Document Seni JVentrala Discussea , Latter Duty When Vlstited ,y. BeU.lgerent . '', Submarines. , London; Oct : Thett of Uh 'me'MoVaU tente Allies to neutral governments re specting the admission of belligerent submarines into neutral waters or ports is as follows: "In view of the' development of sub marine navigation and by ' reason of acts, which in "the present circumstanc es may be unfortunately expected from enemy submarines, the allied govern ments consider it necessary, in order not only to safeguard their belligerent right and liberty :Of commercial navi gation, but, to avoid risks of dispute, to urge neutral- governments to take effective measures; if they have not already done so, with a -view to pre venting belligerent submarine vessels, whatever th,e purpose to which they are put, from -making use of neutral wa ters, roadsteads, arid ports. "In the case of . submarine' vessels, the application of the principles of the laws of nations is ' affected by special and novel conditions, first, by the -fact that these vessels can navigate and re main at sea. submerged and can thus escape all ' control and observations; second, by the fact that it is impossible to identify theni and establish their na tional character, whether neutral or belligerent, combatant or non-combatant, and to remove the capacity for harm fnherent ' in the nature ot such vessels. . ' "It may be further said thalany place which provides a submarine warship far from its base with an opportunity for rest and replenishment of its sup plies, thereby furnishes such addition to its powers that the place becomes, in fact, through the advantages which it gives, a base of naval operations. - "In view of the state of affairs thus existing, the allied governments are of the opinion- that . submarine ! vessels should be excluded from the benefit of the rules hitherto . recognized by the laws of nations regarding the ad-. mission of vessels of war or merchant vessels into neutral waters, roadsteads or ports apd their sojourn in them. Any belligerent submarine entering a neutral port should be .detained there. "The allied "governments take' this opportunity to point out to" the neutral powers the grave danger incurred by neutral submarines in the navigation of regions; frequented by belligerent submarines.? . , , MARINE IjrSTJHABfCE RATES ADVANCE FROM ONE TO FIVE Sudden Jump is Consequence of Ger ' man. Submarine Raid. New York, Oct; 9. Marine insurance rates fromjAmerican' t'o English; ports today jumped one to five per pent, in consequence - of the German subma rine operations. , . Rates to .- Havre, and Bordeaux increased -from 5-8 and 3-t or one, per ceni.io o per cent... Some brok.frs .were asking for.trans-f Atlantic insurajctoe a. mgn as .au per cent, and others i refused to quote rates at all. - , ; , ; . To; Sou th; America and the Panama Canal the rates advanced from-1-4 and 1-2 per cent to; 2 i per cent. - Quotations marked . the ' biggest ad vance in rate since that .which follow-. ed the news .of the; operations of the German rawer flwe in tne south. At lantic -when ; they advanced from .1-4 per cent to 5 per cent. . S : . - London,' 9. "Walter Hlnes Page, the American "ambassador to the court of j St.. James, iaccompaniedr by Mrs.., Page, I their son ana. daughter, arrived in,in don .today.'--- " ...- - SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN PORT RUMANIANS ALONG This is the Claim in Berlin Report - as to Operations in Transylvania. ALLIES RETAKE TOeSMbrS Considerable Forces of Serbians Cross Cerna River; Hard Fighting West of Lutsk. On the battle fronts in Europe, Transylvania and Macedonia continue for the moment the centers of greatest interest. According to Berlin, the Ru manians in Transylvania are retreat? ng along the whole line. The Teuton ic allies have recaptured the town of Toerzburg, 15 miles southwest of Kron .Stadt and within seven miles of the Rumaplan border. In the Danube, north of Sistova, the Germans have oc cupied, an islanq,' taking six guns and making prisoners of the Rumanian troops there. - Serbians J In considerable force have crossed the Cerna river, in Serbia) and captured the town or skochivir, south east Of Monaster, a.nd have also occu pied; positions " along ; the north bank of the river. ; Considerable hard fighting has again taken place in the region west of Lutsk "$ndV further south in Galicla, but the results are somewhat beclouded by rea son of the contradictory reports Of the Petrograd and Berlin war office state ments. Petrograd says the Russians haye succeeded in entering Austro German positions east of Vladimir Volynski, but Berlin reports that these attacks failed with sanguinary losses to .the Russians. Near Brzezany, south east of Lemberg, in Gallcia, both' Pe trograd and "Berlin record repulses of attacks. ' In the Carpathians the Ger- manshave made an' advance at Bada- judowa .v; &;-T l .. -.. J-;. -yivleftr eelproal .boro In progress in the "Some" region ; of France. Infantry attacks also have taken place, "but no" Important gains" for either side have been chronicled: carrying z.ooo seroian ana French soldiers,, the auxiliary cruiser ? Gallia has been sunk In the Mediterranean with a Ios of 68S,jntn. , . ' Berlin, via London," vet. 9. The' Ru manians in Transylvania are retreat ing along the whole line, the war of fice announced today'. - . The Austro-German forces have cap tured Toerzburg. ' Berlin, via . London, Oct. 1 Troops of Field Marshal yon Mackensen by a surprise attack obtained possession of the island in the Danube, northwest of Sistova, It was announced officially to day. . They captured six. guns and the Rumanian troops on the island. .' V- : : i" FURTHER DECREASES If PRODUCTION PROSPECTS Indicated in Government's Month, ly Crop Report. , All Principle Crops Short Except Corn, : Flax, Rice and Kafirs Wheat 400,000,000 Bushels Less Than Last Year. Washington, Oct. 9. Further de crease in production prospects of the country's principal .farm crops,, except ing corn, flax, rice and kaflrs, was indicated today in the Department of Agriculture's monthly report. A preliminary estimate places - the wheat crop at 607,557,000 bushels,'' a drop of 3J00,000 bushels from the amount forecasted from September 1 , conditions, and 404,000,000 under last year's record breaking crop. Corn production prospects increased 8,400,000 bushels as a result of favor able weather conditions during Septem ber and a total crop of 2,717,932,000 bu shels is forecast. That is more than 300,000,000 less than harvested 'last year, a ' : The white potato crop is the small est since 1911. ' Today's forecast of production is 300,563,000 bushels, a de crease of 17,929,000 bushels from the estimate made, a month, ago and 59,000, -000 bushels below last year's crop. "Tobacco prospects decreased 20,485, 00Q pounds since last month's report, but;" the indicated, production this year, ,L203,077.yOO pounds, will be a. record. Decreases in . production prospects, from last month's Indication, include: Qats 1,860,000- bushels; - barley, 905,000 bushels; buckwheat, 1,846,000 bushels; sweet potatoes. 1,535000 bushels; pears, 99,000 bushels; apples, 1,510,000 barrels, and sugar beets.. 148,000 tons. ; Forecasts of production based on conditions October 1, are: Spring whest,' -152.851,000 bushels; all wheat 07;S57,000;; corn, 2,717,932,000; oats, 1 29,182,000; barley 188.536,000; buck wheat, .43",942,000; white potatoes, 300, 568,000; "sweet potatoes,' 67,794,000; flax, 15.411,000; rice. 83,160,000; tobacco, 1, 20t ,077,000; pears, ? 10.19 8.000 ; , apples, 66,169,000; sugar beets, 7,510,00,0"; kaflrs, 78VI 35,000 ;y beans,- 9",924,000. ' - ; ; other details of the report follow: T (ConUnued on Page Two.) RECORDS OF WORLD'S SERIES BROKEN AND TRADITIONS SHREDDED U-BOAT VIRTUALLY WAS IN MID-OCEAN Operations Were 45 Miles From American Territory, and 65 From Mainland. BLOCKED TRAVEL LANES Submarine TJ-53 . Had Taken Position to Command Lrines of Trana-At Ian tic Travel Both Going and Coming. Boston, Mass., Oct. 9.- When Lieut. Capt. Hans Rose, went warring on ene my shipping, he placed the submarine U-53 in a position to command both the incoming lanes and- the outgoing lane of what is ; known as the "outr side course" of Atlantic-travel. Oper ating off the Nantucket lightship, he was much farther from the American coast than the common description of his zone ofactivities suggests. The island of Nantucket lies 20 miles sOuth of ' the elbow of rjape Cod. The Nantucket; lightship is stationed 45 miles south of Nantucket island. Be tween the island and the lightship are dangerous shoals. Accordingly, while operating ' off the lightship, the U-53 was 45 miles from -American territory and 65 miles- from the main land. So far as an invasion of the three-mile limit neutral zone was concerned, the warship might as well; have been in mid-ocean. . . . . . . Immediate south of Nantucket island is the lane followed by eastbound ves sels. Twenty miles south of the island is the path of; shipping' bound in for New York. ." - -, ; -: y The "U-5i$t.. .scouUnV tf n ; miletfs'outh --ah'tucliet'TtrclreaSh was able to pick up eVery craft going and coming on the outside course and only had to wait for her. prey. Vessels tliat upon ..being- warned shifted their course to' the inside route, that took tliem dver the perilous shoals between Nantucket and the mainland, escaped the 'submarine but it is appar ent, that shipping generally chose the submarine danger 'in preference to the hazard of the shoals. v WASHINGTON GETS DESCRIPTION OF U-BOAT AND COMPARES NOTES Washington', det. - 9. A description of the German submarine U-53 received here today from person's ' who , boarded it Saturday at" Newport, shows the subr mersible to- be of the Ordinary type of construction, all features of which (Continued ' on' Page len.) STflER AFIRE TOWED Flames in Hold of the Antilla Are Practically Under Control. Coat Guard Cutter Onondaga and Nav al Tug Towing Ward Liner Last Night Toward Newport . News Crew" Landed. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 9. .Towing the still burning steamer Antilla and the yacht Paciflque, the coast guard cutter Onondaga (and the naval tug Sonoma arrived in Hampton Roads tonight and at last reports were proceeding towards Newport News. The fire in the freight hold of the Antilla, where there is a large quantity of sugar, was practical ly under control- when the expedition passed Cape Henry. The naval tug Sonoma pumped wa ter in the burning ship's hold during the entire voyage of about 120 miles off the Virginia Capes, where the Antilla was picked up by the Onondaga. TVi firm wnn rno-iner fiercftlv when ! the Sonoma - reached the scene early yesterday evening, but the powerful tug kept a steady stream of water pouring into her freight hold and by noon prac tically had the fire under control. The Onondaga landed at Newport News Captain Blockadder,' his -13-year-old daughtsr and his three mates. The crew .of the Antilla was taken to New York : by the . Morro -Castle. Several members of , the crew had their feet and hands burned while fighting the flames, but so far as learned no one was injured seriously. The fire, according to reports here, was discovered .Friday. The . crew fought the flames until Saturday, when they became exhausted with the fire gaining headway: Distress signals brought the Onondaga and the Stand ard Oil Steamer Somerset and the Morro Castle to. the assistance of the burning vessel. About twenty other ships pick ed up the distress calls but their assis tance was not needed. The Antilla is owned .by the Ward Line. She is a freight boat and oper ates between New York, . Cuban and Gulf ports. She has on board a large quantity of sugar and mahogany trm ber '.. ' - - - . INTO HAMPTON ROADS Red Sox Take Second From Dodg ers Only After Struggle Un surpassed for Situations. SCORE 2 TO 114 INNINGS ... i . Teams Battled With Skill and Courage Almost Superhuman for More Than Two Hours. GAINER THE STAR OF STARS Victory 'Won in Thrilling Climax by Pinch Hitter and Runner. ' Boston, Mass., October 9.v" Breaking world's series records, and tearing traditions to shreds, the Boston Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nationals by a score of 2 to 1 in a 14-inning game here this afternoon. It was the second contest for the championship and was decided only after a struggle that surpassed in situations any ever evolved in the fertile mind of a baseball fiction writer. For more, than two hours the j' teams battled with almost super- i human skill and courage through a one-run tie. Then, with the stage set as if for the thrilling cli max,' a pinch hitter and a pinch runner , won victory, for the Red Sox, just as twilight threw its man. tie-of fsemiaknesster Braves' - . , Field. " ,.i Gainer Star of Stars. Of the heroes who arose from the playing field as did the warriors from the dragon's teeth sown by. Jason in tales of Greek mythology, Delos.Galnr er, . of Elkins, W. Va., was the star of stars. It was his single In the gathering darkness of the final inning that scored from second base, Michael McNally, of Minooka, Pa., running for Hoblitzell, with the tally that won the second straight victory for the Car riganites. The contest opened with a sensation, al circuit smash by "Hy" Myers, in the Initial, inning and not for a moment afterward did the struggle halt or lose interest for the forty-odd thou sand fans who hung on every play with Intensity equal to that of the members of the two teams battling for fame and financal rewards. For a short space of time, the lone run scored by Myers appeared to be the margin that might give Brooklyn an" even break in the series. In' the third" inning, however, Scott tripled., to center and scored the tying run when Cutshaw - 7. juggled Ruth's tap, and had time only to make the play at first base. v Tied Through 11 Innings.' " From that point, the Red Sox And Superbas grappled in a baseball battle that rolled through 11 periods of play without , the slightest advantage for either club, while diamond deeds of amazing daring and skill held "the spectators enthralled. . Sizzling hits, wonderful catches, scintillating throwji and the keenest of baseball general ship, succeeded each other so rapidly that those preceding were forgotten' in the stunning brilliancy of later event. Thus it came about that, with gray shadows creeping down over the stands to the field, (he Boston players made their last stand at the plate. Sherrod Smith, Brooklyn's southpaw, who had fought a splendid twirling duel against Carrigan's . left handed star1, "Babe Ruth, faltered for an instant with Hob litzell at the bat. He could not locale the plate in the twilight and passed "Hobby" to Dauberfs station. Lewis moved his club-mate to second with an infield sacrifice. The Thrilling Climax. Here the Red Sox manager showed his baseball acumen by .sending Mc Nally in to run for Hoblitzell, and taking Gainer from the bench to bat for Gardner. Gainer set himself for his effort and slashed a line drive be tween short and-third, which came to Wheat on the second bound. The lat ter, playing in deep left, whipped the ball toward the plate with every atom of his strength, but McNally had sprint ed with the crack of the bat and ball and slid home with the winning run before Catcher Miller could clutch, the flying sphere. As a result of Gainer's 'hit, the Boston team left, for Brooklyn tonight with two of the necessary four victo ries to their credit, and will renew the struggle tomorrow at Ebbes field. Al most . simultaneously, the Brooklyn players' departed for -their home grounds confident that their fortunes will char-fee once, they are : back upon familiar fields; and bearing with them the admiration of every spectator who witnessed their battleship battle against : what is conceded to be one of the greatest baseball machines : of modern times. Brooklyn Gets Much Praise. Brooklyn in the role of vanquished, garnered '.almost, as much praise and honor as the triumphant Red . Eox. Their, fighting spirit will go down as one of. the most remarkable in the an nals of the game. In holding the Car-; riganiclan for'14 innings .before ad , (Continued on Z-age wo). v Mi I' t V 4 I 1 n "I - Mt 1 ' I.': - : 11 - ."V f - n j: if i -v i 'i? i -iatituiuea on Page Ten.
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