Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
World Champions Made Poor Showing in Series Won From Giants
VICTORIOUS, RED SOX
WERE A DISAPPOINTMENT
Giants Poor Fielding at Critical Stages Alone
Made Boston's Victory Possible
Johnson Is Woods Master.

terrific liner right at Wood. The ball
struck his right hand and bruised 1t SO
badly that he had to retire, and Tor TINS
reason Engel was sent to. bat 1or MIN.
Wood is a good hitter and no one would
have been substituted for him but Tor
the injury he received. Ordinarily Meyers
drive would have been a clean single ana
would have scored Merkle. but as 1t was
he was thrown out at first and Ensel
got chance to hit the fly of which
SnOdgrass made such an awful mess.
While the blame for the defeat of the
Giants has been placed on SnodsrasS
yet his error would not have amounted
to anything had Merkle done his part
After Engle got his life on the nluff and
Yerkes was walked. with one out,
Speaker hit a little foul fly which was
allowed to fall safe In the coacher's box
at first base. Mer1lle had but twenty
feet to go for the ball, but stood still
and allowed Meyers to make an effort to
reach it from behind the bat, a distance
of ninety feet. Spec er followed with a
eventually won the game. There was no
excuse for him being given second
chance at the bat, and Merkle was more
to blame for his error of omission than
SnodgrdSS for his muff.
If Outfielder Connolly, secured by Grit
fifth from Montreal, is half as good a
ball player as he is reputed to be, another
cTdcklIS SOOQ IldT HAS btCll duutu W ClN
Nationals list. Praise for Connolly
seems to be general, and it comes from
players and managers who have opposed
him all season. Joe Kelley of Toronto
predicts a great future for the younsster
and during the worlds series George
Stallings. late of Buffalo and now of the
Boston Nationals, had this to say of Con-
nelly:
HE is one of the best hitters and fast
est runners that / have ever seen in base
hol Il,,f J, to Gnl6ar fh0llCh
must admit that he showed much i'm
prOvement in this respect during the clos
ing games of the season.
There is no question of his making
good for Griffith, because he can hit in
any company, and this. together with his
speed, is going to help. His heidlng Will
improve with time, and l would not be at
all surprised if he proved a sensation in
the American League next season..
Notwithstanding the fact that Boston
won a pennant and worlds champion
ship. the club is not popular there. Boston
fans seem to resent the fact that their ball
club is run by outside interests. and these
have done little nothing to smother
this sentiment. This year the club has
proved gold mine but unless it dupli
Gates its performance in the race next
year it is not going to prove a financial
success. With the mayor of the city lead
ing a movement against the clubs policy
and public sentiment being against the
club, the attendance is sure to suffer.
Not one of the players barring the
pitcher perhaps, on either team who were
expected to shine in the series accom-
plished anything worth while. Even the
great Speaker did not distinguish himself
as was expected, while Gardner, another
Boston star, did nothing to help his team
along. Doyle of New York, regarded as
the best player McGraw has, fell down
badly, but Herzog, who was not men
toned as having a chance to shine, played
by far the best ball of any player en-
gagged in the series. Lewis was far off
in all the games but Hooper, who had an
off season during the regular campaign,
proved himself d genuine star