The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-11

Sho suuueH pTcdk--WnlCn SHOWS We'll
enough how this series stands, and
how it looks across future games.
Coming on grimly, gamely and val
iantly for that final rush. Lewis sing
led and Gardner doubled to right.
Devcre played the ball badly and Mer-
kle dropped the relay But Wagner,
the brainiest player on the Boston
team, coaching at third, turned the
ram upside down. He attempted to
block Lewis from scoring and failed,
and then turned and waved Gardner
back to second when he could have
walked to third upon his finger tips.
This brainstorm coaching cost Boston
run and q tie game as the Giants
We're then most certainly poised for a
final detonation
Stahl tapped to Marquard who nip
ped Gardner at third where he should
have been before Stahl came up.
Gardner tapped to Fletcher, who peg
ged straight and true to Merkle for
what should have been the closing out.
Merkle dropped the ball--and the
Giants were In rout with runners on
first and third. Wagner pilfered sec
ond and when Cady peeled off ter
rife wallop to right center, only a
steeplejack catch by Devore saved
Marquard's scalp.
We introduce these gentle incidents
again to show that anything can hap
pen in this series-that New York
can still get all the best of the pitch
Ing. and batting and still lose unless
her support decides to settle down for
la day Or two and make at least two
or three sane consecutive plays The
Giants have shown all the best OF the
pitching and batting, but the Red Sox
have shown the best defensive play.
Another Boston weakness develops in
the lack Of generalship as the team
appears to be working in circles
without any central aim or given
point to shoot.
In totalling the statistics we find
that while both teams have scored
eleven runs, New York has compiled
twenty-six hits against twenty-three
and has earned nine runs to Boston's
five. The Red Sox have earned but
one run in their last two games
against Mathewson and Marquard,
but what's the dad-binged use of
earning what the other blokes are
willing to slip you generously, freely
and with lavish hand?
When series gets down to where
three games are played and each
game swings upon the last ball pitch
ed-the final out-there is no great
roar of confidence due from either
camp.
1t is possibly this feature-the fact
that every ball hit-every ball caught,
and every ball thrown might turn the
game upside down that has gotten in
/ its rve-shattering effect.
Outside of the pitching and De-
vore's catcll-two Giants have kept
their tribe in the hunt upon the at
| tack These two are Herzog and
Murray, the twin sons of swat. Red
Jack has wiped 1911 off the slate for
ever. With Herzog batting 900
mostly in the pinches, 1t has been
Murray who combed the needed swats
and saved at least two games.
Out Of three starts, Murray has
driven In or scored five runs out OF
the eleven total; Herzog has driven in
or scored four more.
| Summed UP the series now is sure
to run out to six games and almost
sure to run to seven or sight.
There's a fine, healthy chance Of the
first eight game world series ever
played, but il Boston can win with
Wood today, Stahl will stick him back
on Monday, and even If Smoky Joe
cops both starts, the Giants have theil
/ chance to even up with Mathewsor
and Marquard showed in against Col
Inns and O'Brien.