The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-10
BOTH TEAMS HAVE
THEIR HEADS UP.
Red sox Are the First on the Field
But Are Followed Closely by
the Giants, Full Of
Confidence.
INDICATE BETTER BALL
INDICATE BETTER BALL
Air Worn by Both Clubs Indicates
That They VIII Play Better
Ball Than at Any Other
Of Series.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
IBy Grantland Rice]

by GITduClduQ 1lCS,J
FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, Oct.
1O.-An air OF sluggishness-a touch
of the cold gray dawn stuff in the
morning after, pervaded the Fenway
scene today. 1t was either the bod
ing lull another storm or a reaction
from that wild, madhouse scrimmage
of the day before. But while there
was lack of the old pep" to the
entrance Of both clubs, there was
certain notable grimness in evidence
as If each fighting array had snap
ped its collective jaws together ana
made up its collective minds to go
out, play ball and grab off this next
battle.
The Giant detachment came on
the field twenty minutes after their
rivals had arrived and like the Red
Sox they entered with heads up, ready
for another slam-bang fight. These
signs all Indicated better played
ball game, surer, a more consistent
form of defensive play and therefore
a lack of scoring as compared to the
first two days.
In the early workout, interest as
usual swung quickly from the rest OF
the sun-kissed athletes in bulk to the
willowy forms of the pitchers as all
are supposed to be "tall rangy guys
in the public prints II not on the
field, the towering forms of Ruhe
Marquard and Jeff Tesreau with the
sinewy systems of Buck" O'Brien
and Joe Wood were easily spotted. 1t
was already announced by Stahl that
Buck" his eminent spit ballist, would
endeavor to push the saltva-annoited
pill past Giant bats. McGraw had
also proclaimed RUDE Marquard, the
spiral southpaw. as his choice. But
a wild rumor blew out of some dim,
inside nook that Stahl had decided
to rush Joe Wood back and that un-
der the warming sun McGraw was
planning to send in jeff Tesreau as
the Ozark mountaineer has always
been at his best after a lone days
intermission. Marquard announced
before Giant headquarters this fore
noon that he tipped the beam at 1870
pounds, 10 pounds above his weight
through the closing stages of the ma
tional league season when the foe in
sisted upon clubbing his well-known
stuff to various and sundry portions
of the green sward mostly at vulner-
able points OF the contest. The Giants
regarded Buck O'Brien with consider
able interest. They knew that Bos-
ton was looking for Saliva Buck to
pitch one swell game Of ball IL he
was at his usual autumn form. O'Brien
had shut off the slugging Mack-men
three or four times in his last starts
against them, while he has always be-
fore been of the steady, unflurried
type, which plugs along over the even
tenor route when once he started In
the proper direction.
The Lineup.
New York-Devore, IF; Doyle, 2b;
Snodgrass, CT; Murray, IL; Merkle,
lib; Herzog, 3b; Meyers, c; Fletcher,
IS; Marquard, p.
Boston Hooper. IF; Yerkes, Oh;
Speaker, CT: Lewis, If; Gardner, 3b;
s<ahl, lib; Wagner, IS; Carrigan, c.;
O'Brien, p.
The crowd came In little later
than yesterday, but by l :45 the unre
served portion Of the bleachers had
been packed, the open paths in evil
dence yesterday being completely,
filled. The grand-stands presented
quite pretty picture, the bright sun
shine brething an even larger contin-
gent OF the air sex than was In evil
dence yesterday. 1t was evident that
yesterdays attendance figures of up
wards OF thirty thousand would at
least be equalled and possibly ex-
ceeded by today's crowd.
Shortly before the call of time, iris
Speaker, the Boston idol, was present
ed with an automobile, the award
going to the most valuable player in
the American League. The big cen
terfieIder accepted the buzz buggy
with a graceful bow and then. invit-
ing Captain Doyle of the Giants into
the seat by his side, proceeded to
demonstrate by turning around the
outfield at rate that made the
mounted police assemble for an
emergency.
Umpires-Evans behind the bat;
Klein on the bases; O'Loughlin left
foul line; Rfgler right foul line.
Both sides were on their toes and
1t was just 2:01 when Evans called
the start of the fray.