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Big Six · 05-26-2003, 10:51 PM

Boston Globe, Thursday, October 2, 1909

GLAZE SHUTS OUT NEW YORKERS
Red Sox One Game Away from Series Victory
Victory Costly, as Speaker Breaks Hand

NEW YORK-- The throng that packed the Polo Grounds yesterday for the third game of the World Series hoped to see the National League champions reverse the hoodoo that caused them to yield two leads to the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning, setting up extra inning victories for the American Leaguers.

Instead, they saw Ralph Glaze, winner of 20 contests in the regular season, mesmerize the McGravians, holding them to a single hit in a sparkling 2-0 shutout victory. Art Devlin's sharp liner to left in the sixth inning was the only safety the New Yorkers could manage off the righthanded slants of Glaze.

The Sox scored their runs in the top of the third frame, when Glaze led off the inning with a base hit and scored when Parent bounced one into the crowd that rung the outfield, good for a ground-rule triple. Freddy scored when Larry Gardner slapped a ground ball to first baseman DanMcGann, who had no other play than to take it to the bag for the out.

The third inning also brought the darkest news for the Bostons this Series. Center fielder Tris Speaker dashed in to make a play on a sinking shot by shortstop Danny Shay, making the catch, but breaking his left hand as he tumbled to the ground. The fleet Texan is lost to the squad for the remainder of the Series. Said Speaker: "The pain is considerable, and I cannot move my fingers to grip a ball or a bat. I will have to watch the rest of this Series from the bench."

No doubt, a victory here tomorrow will ease Speaker's pain, as he and his teammates will return to Boston as World Series champions. The American Leaguers will send Big Bill Dinneen to the mound to face New York's Red Ames.

(Pat O'Farrell went 0-3 in this game, and was intentionally walked in the 8th inning. Defensively, he made two fine plays, one on a high hopper by speedy Spike Shannon that saved a run from scoring in the bottom of the 6th. Pat is hitting .273 for the Series (3-11), with a double, three walks and three runs scored.)

05-26-2003, 10:51 PM	#59 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	One game away Boston Globe, Thursday, October 2, 1909 GLAZE SHUTS OUT NEW YORKERS Red Sox One Game Away from Series Victory Victory Costly, as Speaker Breaks Hand NEW YORK-- The throng that packed the Polo Grounds yesterday for the third game of the World Series hoped to see the National League champions reverse the hoodoo that caused them to yield two leads to the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning, setting up extra inning victories for the American Leaguers. Instead, they saw Ralph Glaze, winner of 20 contests in the regular season, mesmerize the McGravians, holding them to a single hit in a sparkling 2-0 shutout victory. Art Devlin's sharp liner to left in the sixth inning was the only safety the New Yorkers could manage off the righthanded slants of Glaze. The Sox scored their runs in the top of the third frame, when Glaze led off the inning with a base hit and scored when Parent bounced one into the crowd that rung the outfield, good for a ground-rule triple. Freddy scored when Larry Gardner slapped a ground ball to first baseman DanMcGann, who had no other play than to take it to the bag for the out. The third inning also brought the darkest news for the Bostons this Series. Center fielder Tris Speaker dashed in to make a play on a sinking shot by shortstop Danny Shay, making the catch, but breaking his left hand as he tumbled to the ground. The fleet Texan is lost to the squad for the remainder of the Series. Said Speaker: "The pain is considerable, and I cannot move my fingers to grip a ball or a bat. I will have to watch the rest of this Series from the bench." No doubt, a victory here tomorrow will ease Speaker's pain, as he and his teammates will return to Boston as World Series champions. The American Leaguers will send Big Bill Dinneen to the mound to face New York's Red Ames. (Pat O'Farrell went 0-3 in this game, and was intentionally walked in the 8th inning. Defensively, he made two fine plays, one on a high hopper by speedy Spike Shannon that saved a run from scoring in the bottom of the 6th. Pat is hitting .273 for the Series (3-11), with a double, three walks and three runs scored.) Last edited by Big Six; 05-26-2003 at 10:55 PM.