New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
SMOKY JOE WOOD
AGANTAMES GIANTS


struck out walked the plank before the
sixth frame. With one out in the second
Merkle singled and stole second, but
neither Herzog nor Meyers was equal to
bringing him home, the Chief driving
hot one into Lewis's hands.
Wood Often in Danger.
When Tesreau opened the sixth with
clean single to left there were those VINO
considered Woods downfall only mat
ter of an inning or two, and after DeVore
had bounced a single off the pitcher
shlns it looked dubious, and as though
the tide had turned. But the nervy young
ster came back quickly, and handled
DOYLE, Snodgrass and Murray with con-
summate ease. There were also shaky
periods in the next two frames. After
Merkle had famed in the seventh Herzog
drove scorcher to Wagner, who tried 10
make another heartbreaking one-hahd
stop, but the ball took bad bound over
his glove. Meyers was unable to advance
the cause and drifted to Speaker but
Fletcher's double brought Charlie home
1t was at this juncture that McGraw
staked everything on a daring bit OF gen
eralship which turned out adversely II
was the crisis Of the game for Wood, and
its success would have brought him down
Mccormick was sent in to pat LOT les
reau, and "Mush' lined one to ferKes'
which the second baseman knocked down
but could not hold. Mccormick was cas-
lily safe at first, but Yerkes recovered the
ball back of second and had 1t in his
hand when Fletcher rounded third.
The Little Napoleon" sent him on to
the plate, hoping that Yerkes would make
wild throw to Cady, which would mean
the tieing of the score and the placing OF
Mccormick on second. With such a break
the demise Of Wood would have been
quick. 1t was a long chance, and the
steady Boston infielder failed to go up IN
the air. He made a perfect throw TO the
catcher, who had Fletcher at the plate by
ten feet. Cady stood directly In the base
line and invited spiking by Fletcher, VINO
slid fearlessly and very properly into the
bag. Cady held his ground and Arthur
was an easy out Some words passed be-
tween the players Of the two teams over
the incident, but that ended 1t.
After Wood had passed the seventh inGi-
ing he realized that victory was In his
grasp, and he put everything he had on
the ball He saw to it that two were
out before Wagner slipped up on Snod-
grass's grounder and Murray singled
through short on a hit-and-run play. Wag-
ner leaving his position, thinking Snod-
grass was going TO steal Wood then had
no trouble in tanning Merkle In the
ninth it was one. two, three.
Larry Gardner recovered his batting eye
and played part in the Boston attack
Of which he is fully capable. 1t was his
lusty triple in the third that paved the
way for victory. He walked in the fourth,
only TO be forced by Stahl, who later
scored while he opened the ninth with a
single to centre and made the round on a
couple of outs and a single by Wood.
Thus he scored two Of Boston's runs and
was indirectly mixed up in the counting
of the third.
No Hits for Wagner or Stahl.
Neither Lewis, stahl nor Wagner made
hit, while Speaker came along with a
belated double in the eighth. when two
were out, after passing up three oppor-
tunities to clean up the bags with time
ly hit earlier in the game. He hit into
a double play in the first, forced a man
at second in the fifth and was tossed out
by Doyle, with Hooper on second, in the
third. Wood showed them all up with
two singles.
Wagner made up for any lack Of hitting
ability by his remarkable defensive play
ing. Perhaps 1t was overconhdence that
del ATM li In, dprra a.
in the eighth, but the error amounted to
nothing. He monopolized the limelsht
almost to the exclusion of the other play
ers, although Yerkes made pretty play
on Doyle's grounder in the fourth and
Lewis got after Meyerss smash in the
second in fine style.
1t was hardly to be expected that RED"
Murray would go through the game with
out making a halr-raising catch. His WIS.,
avis on the field, Hooper gave him the
opportunity in the fifth inning, when he
slammed a long drive that went sailing
far over Reds" head until he interrupted
It's flight by spectacular one-hand stab.
Murray was too near the concrete wall to
put the finishing touch which he usu-
ally provides on such a catch. He can
generally be depended upon to turn
somersault either backward or forward,
as fancy dictates. and to lose his cap in
his race for the sphere. Yesterday he
could not even loosen his top piece, but
the fans seemed just as well satisfied
without these furnishings and gave him
thunderous cheer.
That catch was the main set piece of
the New York fielding pyrotechnics, but
Fletcher's accurate work early In the
game should not be passed over lightly
He was Johnny on-the-spot when he was
needed the most, and whipped the ball to
first with deadly accuracy. Altogether,
he handled eight chances fiawlessly
There was one place where he could have
shut off a run had he desired to share
honors with Wagner. There were TWO
out with Stahl on third In the fourth,