Evening star., 1912-10-10
GET MANY THRILLS
Spectators See Great Contest
in Worlds Series.
GIANTS SHOULD HAVE WON
With Luck MatheWson Would Have
Had But One Run Scored
Against Him.
BY J. ED GRILLo.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, October 1U.-No ball
game in the history of worlds series
furnished more thrills or excitement
than the eleven-inning 6-to-6 struggle
which was fought here yesterday be-
tween the Giants and Red Sox. What the
game lacked in artistic excellence, such
as would be unexpected from two cham
pionship teams, it more than made up
by the numerous demonstrations that
this game furnished many unexpected
incidents. No harder fought contest has
been recorded in the annals of athletic
history. 1t was a struggle from the time
play hall was called until darkness in
terfered, finding both teams on equal
terms.
No one who Witnessed the game. be he
Rostonian or New Yorker. left the in
closure not feeling that fate had dealt
cruelty with one of the game greatest
exponents, Christopher MatheWson, the
greatest veteran of. them all. With luck
favorng him he would have won his
game in comparatively easy fashion with
but a single score marked against him.
AS it was only the clever offensive work
of his teammates made it possible for
him to get rs good as tie, five OF the
six runs made against him We're the
result of errors. and, strange enough, it
was Fletcher, the Giants shortstop. who
caused all the trouble. Perhaps there are
those who will thank Fletcher for his
misp!ays, for 1t was because OF these
that some thirty odd thousand souls wit
messed one of the most Interesting and
exciting Games that has ever been play
ed in a worlds series. 1t would have
been a rather one-sided proposition but
for Fletcher. though When viewed from
an artistic standpoint he appears IN an
ap{iralx- different light,
II cannot be said that there was any
thing particularly brilliant about Math-
ewson's work. 1t must be admitted that
he was hit hard in spots, but 1or all that
he deserved to win, for the Very good
reason that the others who opposed him
were hit much harder
II is doubtful whether any pitcher in
so important a game ever was placed un-
der SO severe handicap as was Math-
cwson i'm the very opening inning, Yet he
never faltered and the more discourage
ing n position he was placed in TIE more
he brought to play his remarkable anil
ityt i'm an effort to stem the tide which
seemed to be running against him.
Three Runs Big Handicap.
Three runs. in the first inning is quite
handicap, and especially so when the
side should have been retired scoreless.
A muff of a liner by Fletcher, which, if
1T had been caught, WOutu nave assured a
certain double play and retired the Red
Sox without having reached the plate in
the opening round, virtually inaugurated
the second game of the series. This ham
dicap was overcome. however, and by
sheer. nerve and desperation the Giants
had struggled their way to the, front, Wien
the same offender aga n placed his team
in a bad way by an error which allowed
the score to be tied. And as luck would
have it another error again placed the
team on even terms in the tenth inning,
but after that there was no scoring and
darkness forced calling of halt.
New York got tie because the Giants
outbatted their rivals. Collins and Hall
were both hit hard and Bedient did not
break into the game long enough to real
ly be given a test.
Mathewson had much to contend with
In the opening inning things broke badly
Hooper, the first man up. got "A life when
Mathewson in trying to grab his bounder
detected the ball and 1t rolled safe Then
a wide throw to second gave Hooper
stolen base. but all would have been well
had Fletcher held a line drive from
Yerkes' bat which assured double play
But he dropped it, and both men were
safe. The willy Speaker bunted down the
third base line and. filled the bases, but