The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-17
.SOX VICTORY dear
Worlds Series Has Hurt Game
in Boston.
Giants Out Guessed, Out Hit
and Out Ran Stalls.
(By Damon Runyan.)

1t is detracted in no wise from the
victory of the Sox to say that no
such a stake under such unfortunate
circumstances and baseball men are
talking, not so much of the winning
of the championship by the Boston
team, as OF the greatness OF the OLD
star.
There is no excuse for the Giants
There can be only individual aosolu-
ton for the sins of error. 1t Is
long series without having won sin
gle game but with all the laurels.
Culiously enough, the story is not the
story of how the Red Sox won the
championship, but the story Of how
the Giants lost it. Some, in trying to
place the blame, single out Fred Snod-
grass, the black haired center he!der'
who made a bad muff OF a t1y pail In
the tenth inning and started the SoX
to two runs and the title, but while
that happened it be the most con-
spicuous error of commission, 1t was
not the play which turned the Giants
down the lane of defeat
Two errors of omission figured as
prominently in the downfall of the
Big Town Boys as that muH by the
luckless Snodgrass, who seemed to
as q shining mark and who feels more
keenly than anyone else the StinGS of
the shafts CT misfortune.
Giants Outgeneraled SOX.
It must be remembered too that
whatever else he has done, the Giants
game Wednesday afternoon but for
the California boy, whose catch at the
Poo grounds last Monday kept them
in the series. Anyway, when it is con-
of the greatest of baseball leaders,
have been able to outgeneral the Sox
through eight games; have outhit
hem and made a show of them on the
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Of mechanical fielding deficiencies, it
becomes apparent that no one man
should be picked out for blame.
How the good game Sox came from
seventh is the story of one of the
grave errors of omission, and of how
young Olaf Henriksen. a % year old
grasped one of those OPP
oortunities for fame which seldom |
come to a youngster.
The hit that put the Sox on their |
Dad to the tying run was a scratch, |
Texas Lacquer by Manager Stahl |
hat might have been caught by |
Fletcher if he hadn't stopped chasing
err New York had held its one run
cad since the third. One was out
When Jack reached first base. A pass
O Wagner followed. Then Cady pop
,ed out and Stahl elected to remove
3edient and send Olaf HenrikSen into /
he breach. This Norseman won for
himself the undying gratitude of the
more famous Sox by coming through
With a clean two Dagger. If Olaf is
wise. he will demand a couple of dol
ars increase in salary for this wallop,
or minus it Boston wouldn't have had
chance 1t put the Sox in the fight
gain, filled them with confidence and
practically settled the game as things
urned out. Bedient's removal made
new pitcher necessary and Wood was
he party chosen.
The Cost Is Heavy.
Perhaps no team ever won a cham
,ionship at such cost as Boston won.
ME smallest crowd of the season
aw the game Wednesday, there being
-reat spIotches of vacancy In the
teachers and the stands. The treat
nent of the royal rooters by the local
management, which failed to reserve
eats yesterday for the body of fans
Who have been following the Sox
the fight, caused a general
oycott on the game and lost the
mana cement most of the fat gate it
ad anticipated.
The failure of Stahl in New York on
Ionday to start Wood in New York
nd make a desperate try to end it
hen and there, has done inestimable
amage to the game here. For, in adj
ition to placing the championship in
eopardy it has given rise to criti-
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