The Washington herald., 1912-10-12
NO EXCUSE FOR
DEFEAT, ShYS
RUBE MARQUARD
Giants Southpaw Still Confident Of
Victory-Proclaims Joe Wood
Great Pitcher.
MA1HEwsoH WORKS TODAY
By RUBE ,aARaUARD.

l ~ "CD1 "AhSSANDs
New York. Oct. 1L-Hats OF to the
Red Sox. I have no excuse to offer for
our defeat to-day. But that Boston team
sure had all the breaks with them, while
our boys were or in their hitting. Be-
fore go any further. let me say that
the Giants are still very much in the
running and that We will cop. Wood 10
out Of the way now. The only chance
series stretches out until next Tuesday.
And he won't be any too good then, for
he put everything he had on the ball
to-day, and / noticed as he walked to
the bench after the seventh and eighth
innings that he rubbed his right fore
, arm. All Of which means that the old
wing must have been tiring up on him.
Matty will turn the trick for US to-
morrow. He went In Wednesday in Bos-
ton and held the Red Sox to an eleven
inning tie. and he did not have a thing
either-just his noodle. Often a pitcher
has a day that he can't put anything on
the ball. Matty was In that fix We'd
nesday. but they could not beat him. q
Tomorrow he II be there with every
thing. and. as I have predicted before.
he will twirl a shut-out game.
As I came down to the station to-
night. two fans were arguing as to who
would pitch Tomorrow for the Giants.
Matty or yours truly. One Of them said
that / would sure be sent back. Well.
let me tell you that there Is not a chance
In the world of me working before Mon
day
l believe I can go into there to-
not want to take a chance. The old
arm is still a little sore and l want to
be in topnotch form before Monday
But watch my hop bah sail over then.
Tesreau will be at his best by Tues
day and believe me. that boy is sure to
get an even break from Dame Fortune
by that time. He certainly deserves to
have his share of luck before long: II
has been breaking against him too much
20 far.
Gives Wood Credit.
I must give credit to Joe Wood for
the great game he pitched. His fast
ball was not as good as Tuesday, but
his curve was working much better
than 1t did the other day. But he will
never be at the Giants again. Please
paste this prediction in your bonnet
I don't believe Boston would have
scored on Tesreau had he taken more
time out there on the rubber. Over in
Boston used to look around at the
outfeld. wipe my forehead. pull at my
belt. and do everything else to kill time.
would go through all those motions
after I received the return throw from
Meyers In the meantime the Boston
batter up there at the plate. swinging
his bat. was going through a terrible ner-
vous strain waiting for me TO pitch. And
then when he would get out OF his stride |
to ease up / would bust the old pill |
across. |
Tesreau worked altogether too fast. l
advised him TO take his time. but he |
fA faA IN itEsA to oIs -t,.,I
he forgot 1t all when he got out there |
with the 4o.ooo-odd fans yelling encourag- |
ing shouts to him and others trying to |
rattle him. Let me show how We should |
have some runs that We didn't get just |
because Of the slow grounds.
In the second inning. with one down. |
Merkle dropped a single to right. He |
stole second and would have Tailed had |
Herzog's wicked welt got past Yerkes |
The ball was travelling a mile a minute. |
but the ground brought II almost to u |
dead stop by the time Yerkes got TO II.
Yerkes Stops Hits.
Again in the sixth We were beaten out
Of run by the ground rules. Tesreau
laced a swell single to left and Devore
bounced n drive OF Woods feet for an
infeld hit. Doyle popped weakly to
Yerkes, but both Snodgrass and Murray
belted the ball with all their might to
Yerkes' right and both times the Boston
second baseman manager to knock down
the ball and get 1t to Wagner in time
for a forced out. On fast ground these
would have been the cleanest kind of
hits.
The seventh found US up against old
dame fortune again. With Merkle out.
Herzog singled solidly. Meyers raised to
Speaker. And then Fletcher doubled to
right. forcing Herzog. Mccormick bat
ting for Tesreau drove a sizzling one
over escond, but again the ball slowed
up to a trot and Yerkes knocked II down.
Fletcher turned third fast. figuring 1t
4 sure hit, as It would have been any
,ther day. and Yerkes having recovered
The lucky stab had no trouble mailing
Arthur at the plate.
Now. there are four runs that We
we're beaten out OF all because sure !
hts were killed of by slow sod. |,
But you can't beat luck any more than
,ou can a fixed wheel. |,