The evening world., 1911-04-29
Doyle's Failure to See
Devlin's Great Play Also
Helps to Defeat Them.
BY BOZEMAN BULGER

"HAT a brilliant play can some
times ne too fast for the umpire
vas demonstrates yesterday when
Arthur Devlin did a spectacular piece
Of quick thinking at third base that not
only lost him the decision but event.
ually resulted IN giving Boston -four
runs and possibly the game.
The loss OF this beautiful play sent
the Giants whirling in the air. and be-
fore they had settled down the young
s.ers under the leadership Of Tenney
had bruised the ball into a shapeless
and had shot three OF our aspiring
young pitchers as full of holes as n
summer shirtwaist.
The wonderful work OF Devlin oc-
Cured in the second inning. when Rarl-
den was on third, with one out. Clarke
slammed a sharp bouncer just inside OF
third base and Devlin made a headlong
dive for the ball. lie struck the ground
stretched at full length on his stomach.
but his fingers squeezed the bail. To
make q throw 20 first was Impossible
so Devlln in the flash OF an eye did the
next best thing. As he turned over ne
saw Rarlden nit.ing back to the bag,
Without rising. he threw himself TOWARD
the bag and by a long reach tagged the
unner as he was dashing past HIM
There was a oar OF applause at this
wonderful play. only TO he quieted as II
somebody hadohut the door on a Popu-
list meeting when Umpire Jack Doyle
extended his hands. palms down. indi-
eating that Rariden was safe.
Devlin did not tear his hair or Jerk on
n foot and throw II at the jumps. but he
certainly RACED within. Mr.. Doyle
claimed that ne did not see Arthur
touch the runner, and as Jack ts an
honest fellow the ball players took his
word for II and finally stopped the ar
gumcnt. They were on the verge OF
appealing to Umpire Klein, who saw the
play from behind the plate, when Nc
Graw ran ont and stopped them. Nc
Graw has always liked Doyle and would
like 10 see him succeed, hut after the
game he delivered himself OF a rather
doubtful compliment 70 the effect that
after standing for the work OF such
umpires as Brennan and others last e.a-
son he saw no reason for raising Cain
with Jack DOYLE. who was Just starting
in tho business.
Doyle Had Tough Time.
Poor Jack had a tough time Of n all
afternoon. He had 10 make more close
decisions than usually fall 10 the lot OF
an arbiter IN two or three months,
But TO get back 10 that play. ~
Rariden had been called out that would
nave made the second out and the
furce-out Of Herzog. which occurred a
moment later. would have retired the
side. Az II was, two singles and two
t~hree-baggers followed. and the Old
game was up Salt River without q
paddle.
That wa. a pretty tough decision"
.ull N.rraus ~ ha startnH dnWntnMn.
but | think the play vas a little too
fast and unexpected. and that Umpire
Doyle did not see II. AZ any rate. We
could have won without that decision II
our PLAYERS had given a clean article
Of baseball. We played the worst game
that we have shown since those ugly
days during the early part OF last sea
son. There were more bone-headed
plays IN that game with Boston than a
good team ought to maze In a season
When McGraw starts to crltlclse his
own players he does not min"e words,
and he came out ~natfoot2d and declared
tina, Josh Devore pulled three separate
and distinct ''bones," every one OF
which kept the Giants from scoring,
Josh's Arst chance came In the third
inning, when he was on secCrd ana
Doyle on first, with only one out. De-
wore got the office" to steal third, but
he came head-on WITH neck bowed with
out getting a good start. Failure 10
get hat Jump on the pitcher cost two
runs. as Doyle followed with q clean
single.
II may be news to some readers. out
among the best base runners the in
stances are rare when they are thrown
out trying 20 steal third. During one
season at Baltimore Mceiraw was
thrown out but twice all veal trying 10
steal THIRD. Cobb Is rarely thrown out
trying that stunt. and the records will
show chat Eddie collins was not thrown
out stealing third more than . half
dozen times all last season,
Merkle c.ole Third Base.
The reason Is very simple. A good
runner never starts to steal third niles
he knows he has the jump on the
pitcher. II he has the jump II is impos.l-
BILE 10 nail him, Az he has already calcu-
lated the time II would take 10 make q
perfect throw and how long II would
take 20 get 10 the base. For instance,
| Merkle, who Is a much slower mar
than Devore, stole third 30 clesnly IN
' The fourth inning that there wa not Z