New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-14

stick there are several men who have
discounted the great Maryland mans
performances in all around work.
Heinie Wagner, the shortstop of the
Red Sox, has proven a barrier almost i'm
passable to the Giants Then, too, there
| is iris Speaker, who though crippled, as
he has been in the last two games, has
made many sensational catches of long
drives which have cut off several runs.
In looking over the batting of the series
the fans" might well ask the question
What is a weak batter" That figures
for the season have no place in a series
Of this sort has often been proven. Men
who have batted far down In the list
throughout the year suddenly come into
their own and hit the ball hard and far
Harry Hooper, the right fielder OF the
Red Sox, has been most agreeable sur
prise-that is, to the Boston rooters
Throughout the season Hooper batted
only 2f7, getting, as he did, only 40 hits
in $50 times at bat. In the five games
played to date, however, Hooper has got
seven hits in nineteen times at bat, in
Guiding two doubles and a triple, and has
scored four runs. Steve Yerkes, hituns
at go for the season. has failed TO do
better in the series thus far, but his drives
have been made at times when runners
were on the bases clamoring for the MT
which would send them along. YerKes
has made five hits in twenty times at bat
but II was his single which decided the
first game, played on the Polo Grounds
and his triple practically won the game
at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon
Following, as it did, triple by Hooper,
Yerkes was in position to score the win
ming run on an error by Doyle.
BY far the greatest luminary of the
season, however, is Charley Herzog, the
fighting third baseman Of the Giants.
Herzog is the life of the team. SnarlinS
and fighting all the time, "Herzie" min
giles in the fray every minute, shouting
encouragement 10 pitchers and the play
ers He keeps the entire infield on It's
| toes. His fielding has been above even
his brilliant standard for the season. He
has been called upon TO take care OF
twenty-one chances, which he did in per-
! feet style.
1t is at the bat, however, that Herzog
has shone in most brilliant colors. Hit
| ting only .262 for the season. HerZog has
| hammered the ball on the nose In the
series. In eighteen times at bat thus far
Herzog has made eight hits, including two
doubles and triple. and has scored three
runs, as we'll as stolen one Of the five
bases pilfered. Close on the heels OF Her
zog comes Red" Murray.
Murray went through the series last
| season without hit, but bygones are
distinctly bygones with Jack. His fierce,
| free hitting has been one of the features
| of the games played. In nineteen trips 10
| the plate he has poled out six hits, in
GLIDING a triple and two doubles; has
scored three runs, and has driven as
many over the plate with his timely wal
| lops.
There have been charges made by some
Boston men than the Giants in their fren-
zy to win have resorted TO tactics not
recognized In the most select circles. II
is true that they have taken every ad-
vantage permissible, but there Is no one
who has witnessed the games who could
possibly charge them with deliberate foul
| ing. Fletcher bumped Cady at the Polo
! Grounds, but the latter blocked the path,
and Fletcher had right to try for the
plate without slowing down in his pace.
Yerkes and Wagner were also In collision
with base runners but the latter were
we'll within their rights at all times.