Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-10
BASEBALL'S A
CONTEST HAS PASSED
Second Battle in This Years World Series
Most Nerve-racking in History of the
Game--Wagner and Speaker Shine and
Matty Pitches Courageous Ball

that Boston needed to win the game.
turning the trick.
The Giants are fighting with a
logged determination that has won
the admiration of even the moss
biased Red Sox fans.
1t does not look as though the
Giants will win the series. Even
with Matty pitching splendidly most
of the time, they could not win. and
Marquard is an unknown quality al
ever. He is just as liable to shine
like a meteor as he is to 'glcam' like
a piece of charcoal. Certain I Is
that Boston has everything in its
favor.
Buck O'Brien strong.
Buck O'Brien is rated as a steadiec
man than Marquard, and his brilliant
work against the Athletics when he
pitched shut-out ball on Saturday has
raised the hopes of the home folk In
the highest. The turn of luck also
means. that Boston's most reliable
pitcher. Joe Wood, will be ready tn.
pitch on foreign soil tomorrow before
a hostile, crowd, which will not bother
| nil1 So Hlutn as WOulu nave Dttil atuE
| case with some of the younger pitehz
ers, had the game been run off in the
alternate order of the schedule.
Boston last night was aflame with q
passionate craze for the great na>
tional diversion. The hotels were
throbbing with life and the work OF
the rival players was the one subject
discussed at every street corner. AM
other game such as the first two and
the fans Will be a quivering mass OF
nerve-wrecked maniacs. The 5itua-'
ton yesterday was almost as thrilling
as on the previous day. only the ex.
element was less intense and did nor
last as long, because a home run
takes lessstime than a deliberate and
successful attempt to strike out two
men with inner on second and third
and IN run staving off defeat.
Speakers Play.
Speakers wallop was a terrific drive
and still his base-running was daring
to try to score on 1t. The ball struck
the low fence in centre and carromed
off with Snodgrass in mad pursuit,
II looked like a triple for a moment.
Few thought he would dare try for
the plate, but iris never faltered. It
was Pixies Peak" or bust. Boston
had one man out in the tenth and
was one run to the bad. Speakers
magnificent courage triumphed.
Shafer, who ran out to relay the ball
to third. hesitated between third and
; home for a fraction of a second. then
5 threw the least bit wide of the plate.
, Herzog. it was claimed, deliberately
l interfered with Speaker in rounding
: the third base. but Speaker slid safely
! home. Some one yelled that Iris had
l not touched first. The crowd seemed
stupefied. DID the run u or mott
S Speaker rushed breathlessly at Um-
E pire Rigler. While the Boston play
ers called Herzog for his alleged in
0 reference. Il is customary for a
e third ba to stand close to the
S bag, and make the runner turn wide,
: but if Herzog interfered deliberately
t many way. he should have been pun.
ished. S
The feeling between the rival play
: ers ran hagh for a few minutes ana
/ an open war between Speaker anu
Herzog threatened for a moment, bur
: cooler heads prevailed.~