Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
BY J. ED GRILLO.


Special Dispatc h to The Star.
BOSTON, October 16.-Unless rain or a
tie score should prevent, the question OF
whether Red SOX or Giants shall win the
worlds championship will be settled this
afternoon. Having tied the SoX by VIM
ming the last two games. the Giants now
appear to have an excellent chance 10
win it out today. Wood may be sent
back against them to redeem himself Tor
his failure yesterday: if not, Bedient will
be the one tc oppose MatheWson; ana
while, of course, either may turn the
trick and win the game. it seems to be the
general impression that this will not be
accomplished, and that New York will
win the title.
1t seems to have taken that New York
club several days to get under sail, but
now that it is in it's stride, it is not going
to be an easy matter to stop It, In the
last two games the SoX have displayed
that nervousness which comes with a
strain. Stahrs men have stopped at
virtually nothing. and there would have
to be general reversal of form for them
to turn the trick today.
McGraw. of course. will rely ON Mathew
son to end the series IN his favor. On
the form that the wonderful veteran has
displayed in his two previous games the
pitcher who opposes him will have to set
q merry clip to beat him. and 1t Is not
likely that either Wood or Bedlent will be
able to do this. Wood seems to be
through. The strain of hard season
and two excellently fought games In
.h!s series seems to have taken every
thing out of the smoke artist, and he Is
apt to be just easy prey TO-DAY as he
was yesterday.
AS for Bedient, he did magnificent
piece Of pitching in the game the other
day, but he does not be.onS to the con-
sistent class. and he may be away OH IL
he is sent to the slab today.
Had Doyle and Meyers hit earlier in
the series as they have in the last two
games there would have been nothing to
it but the Giants. This pair really COM
prises all of McGraw's batting strength.
and when they slumped the team was SO
weak in this respect that the Sox dld
not have to score many runs to win their
game. But Doyle and Meyers are hitting
now, as the box score will indicate, and
this fact makes the Giants 80 per cent
stronger then they have been.
1t is hard to understand how a pitcher
of Woods ability could give such mis-
cradle exhibition as he did yesterday. The
Giants really took a toe hold when he
was pitching, and did not seem to have
the slightest trouble connecting with the
ball, though Wood seemed to have all he
ever had in the way Of speed. But there
was something wrong with Wood. He
showed this when he deliberately allowed
DevOre and Doyle to get Il tremendous
lead previous to their making double
steal. Any schoolboy pitcher would have
protected himself under the circumstances
better than Wood did.
1t was noticeable that when he started
to go wrong and his teammates gathered
about to steady him. he grew peevish.
nd Oc those a
man who is i'll at ease.
The moral effect of the two defeats in
row on the Red Sox can be better.
imagined than tod. 1t has taken all the
player as Wagner did not act as if he
were a star yesterday. Everything seems
to favor the Giants to win today, and il
they do it will be black eye for the
Red SoX. who. after winning three out
o fthe first four games, should lose the
worlds title.
What pity it is that the Nationals
We're not able to get in this series. Crit
fiths team would have been able TO Beat
either one of the present contenders and
not turn hair if it had played the
same kind of ball against them that 1t
has shown in this series. Where is there
a pitcher who would fill in like Johnson
in a seven-game series. and what is more.
the Nationals played more base ball dur
ing the regular season than have either
Giants SOX during the past week.
From an artistic standpoint these games
have been a disap oointment. The i'm
preston to those who are not familiar
with conditions that the two have made
would be interesting to learn. 1t must
be said that the pitching on the whole
has been good. but aside from this there
has been nothing else done that deserves
praise. There was some sensational field
ing mixed with errors. but for champion
ship teams the general playing has been
far below the major league standard
Christy Mathewson. acting as a COM
mittee of one for the players engaged
in the worlds series, had talk with
Chairman Hermann yesterday to make
known such changes as the players would
like to see in the rules under which the
series is played.
MathewsOn was surprised to learn that
the commission has no power to change
or make rules. The body is created By
the two major leagues, which also make
the rules. and all the commission has to
do is to carry out these rules. After
Mathewson had been made familiar with
conditions he made no demands and SEEM
ed to think that the players really have
no kick coming.
Thursday, in New York a special meet
ing of the National League club owners
will be held to investigate the charges
Philadelphia club to the effect that there
was colusion among the umpires to al
low certain cubs to win.
President Tom Lynch Of the league has
gathered in documentary evidence to-
show that Fogel made slch a. statement
and caused it to be published. and he
will recommend that Fogel be expelled
from base ball Judging from express
sions that are being made by those club
owners who are attending the series here.
there Is little no chance for Fogel
to continue at the head of the Phillies
The magnates seem determined to Danish
him for his loose tongue.
Wood was not given much of chance
to catch his breath In the first inning
AS fast as he dished up the ball it was
hit. and hit hard. and the making of seven
f1its and six runs did not take near as
long as 1t takes to tell 1t. Though this
inning virtually settled the game, the
Boston rooters never stopped. Every
time one of the Red Sox reached first
base, and there were many such occa-
sions one would have been led to believe