In the eighth with Foxen out, Philadelphia started off on their two tallies. Titus sent a two-base hit out along the chalk-mark to the south-east. Bates laced a single through the diamond and brought in Titus. Mathewson caught Bates napping, but overthrew the base in the run down and Bates scurried back to first. Grant was thrown out by Mathewson, Magee was passed, and Bransfield singled, letting Bates score. Two were left on bases when Knabe went out, Mathewson to Merkle.
The score:
| PHILADELPHIA. | | | NEW YORK. | ||||||||||
| ab. | h. | p. | a. | e. | | | ab. | h. | p. | a. | e. | ||
| Titus, rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | Devore, lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bates, lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | Doyle, 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Grant, 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Murray, rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Magee, cf | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | Seym’r, cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B’field, 1b | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | | | Fleth’r, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Knabe, 2b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | | Devlin, 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dool’n, ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Merkle, 1b | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dooin, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Meyers, c | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Foxen, p | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | Math’on, p | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| *Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | ||||||
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| Totals | 34 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 1 | | | Totals | 28 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 2 |
*Batted for Foxen in the ninth inning.
| Philadelphia | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0—2 |
| New York | 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .—3 |
Runs—Philadelphia—Titus, Bates. New York—Doyle, Murray, Seymour. First base on errors—Philadelphia, 1; New York, 1.[Pg 169] Left on bases—Philadelphia, 8; New York, 5. First base on balls—Off Foxen, 3; off Mathewson, 2. Struck out—By Foxen, 1; by Mathewson, 3. Two base hit—Titus. Sacrifice hit—Magee. Sacrifice fly—Devlin. Stolen base—Fletcher. Balk—Foxen. Umpire in chief—Rigler. Assistant umpire—Emslie. Time—1 hour and 30 minutes.
The Style of Sporting News Stories. The style of sporting news stories is marked by the use of terms peculiar to the game or sport and often by the slang that is popular at the time, particularly the slang that is in vogue among those interested in each sport. Young reporters, and some older ones, too, seem to think that they can best prove their knowledge of sports by using in their stories as much as possible of the slang current among the professionals and their followers in the sport. On the other hand, some of the recognized authorities on sports write interesting and readable accounts of contests without indulging in such sporting slang. A number of sporting editors, in order to give variety to their daily reports of baseball games, have sought to coin new phrases and figures of speech, and the result has sometimes been so clever and amusing that these writers have established a considerable reputation for novelty of expression. Too frequently, however, the imitations of the work of the successful, clever few have not been effective, and consequently have not been so good as simple, direct reports. Originality of expression is as desirable in sporting news stories as it is elsewhere, but a style that is marked by little more than cheap humor and vulgar slang has nothing to commend it.
Society News. Society news is usually collected, written, and edited by the society editor, almost invariably a woman. In order to insure accuracy, facts for such stories should be obtained directly from those concerned in the event. Announcements of engagements and of weddings, particularly, must never be accepted for publication unless furnished by the persons themselves or their families, as would-be practical jokers not infrequently undertake to make victims of their acquaintances by sending to newspapers false announcements of this kind. Some newspapers distribute printed forms to be filled out by those giving important social entertainments, and these are sent out several days in advance so that they may be returned in time and the facts correctly reported.
The form and style of news stories of many society events are determined to some extent by social usages. Those who desire to become society editors, and reporters generally, because they may be assigned to cover society events, should notice carefully how news of this sort is written up in society columns. The typographical style often differs from that of the other parts of the paper. The whole story of a wedding, reception, or other social event, in many papers is given in one paragraph, although it may consist of several hundred words. A concise story giving all the essential details, and avoiding trite expressions like “charming,” “beautiful,” and “tastily,” is the most acceptable one.
Conventional forms for such typical events as weddings, receptions, and announcements of engagements are given below: