Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-11
SERIES NOT AS EASY FOR
BOSTON AS WAS EXPECTED
Probable That Two Teams Have Never
Been More Evenly Matched IN Worlds
Series Than Is Now the Case.

bit timid and are not quick to see an
opening.
Jake Stahl has PLAYED better ball in
the series than he did at any time this
| season. The Boston manager is display
! ing lot of aSgressiveneSS in the ham
/ ding of the team, and he is not only
| fielding his position Superbly. but he is
| one of the best hitters on the team. He
| is directing his forces al all times and
has made u very favorable impression.
| O'Brien was lucky that he was not
| beaten farther off. That fifth inning
! should have Melted the Giants a lot more
runs than one had they been fortunate
enough to have break. But the hit that
was necessary to break up the game did
not materialize. though SnodSrass sent a
| liner right at Lewis with the bases full.
HerzoS opened the inning with a two
| Dagger and took second when Meyers
was thrown out al first. Fletcher brought
| him home with a single and promptly
stole second and then MaTquard was
walked. Devore forced Marquard, Fetch
| er going TO third. and Devore also stole.
| Doyle looked too dangerous with second
I and third occupied and he was purposely
walked, O Brien figuring it wiser to take
/ a chance on SnCdgrass. The strategy
worked to perfection, fer though he was
| fully eight minutes pitching to Snod-
grass, having him three and two for
J long while, while he was fOuling. he final
| ly hit line drive to Lewis which ended
| the inning.
[ There has been wonderful change in
| sentiment during the last two games
| favoring the Giants. Folks who had the
| impression that ii would require no more
| than four games for the Red Sox to STOW
| their superiority have come to the con-
| clusion that McGraws team viii have to
| be reckoned with. And this is particular
| ly true now that he has shown three
! pitchers any one of whom may win "a
/ hap .fIrl
| difference in the team to have Murray
and Herzog hitting AS they are
! Murray is the best man on the team
right now. He is hitting at the right
| time and hard, and playing Il great field
| ing game. His catch Of Naener's long
| fly in the fifth, which seemed destined to
! fall into the crowd, was a grand bit of
| work. He leaped into the air after back
| ing almost to the fence and pulled the
! ball down with one hand.
| Larry Doyle and Chief Meyers. un-
/ doubtedly the two best hitters on the
New York team. have not yet struck
their stride in this respect. Neither has
/ been hitting up to his form, but they are
! sure to cut loose before the series is
| over. Had it been left to the New York
| fans and critics, Fletcher would have
| been benched after that exhibition We'd
! nesday, but McGraG is keeping him right
| in the game. 1t is not McCrawS style
| to take a player out who has shown his
worth. He dragged Marquard long for
/ three years before he got anything out
of him, and he does not propose to weak
en- on Fletcher just because he happened
to have off day. McGraw has another
| infielder named Shafer who could prob
| ably i'll the bili-n fact, he looked good
| in the position i'll the only inning he
played there Wednesday. and it was fig
| ured that he would probably make this
change permanent. but Fletcher bobbed
| up at his old stand in yesterdays game,
| nd hi f,la y-pI hall Of hot
| Iris Speaker played under a handicap
yesterday. He hurt his ankle in running
around the bases on his long hit in the
| tenth. and he was quite lame all during
the game. Speaker viii continue in the
| game. however. unless the injury should
become so painful that he cannot walk
| Though Speaker has performed nothing
sensational with the bat so far as the
base hit column is concerned, he has
| clouted the ball hard almost every time
| up. but has had all sorts of bad luck in
| having the ball go right at enc of the
FEEDERS on numerous occasions.
TO date the base-runn;nS honors be-
long to the Giants, they having stolen
four times against the Sox two, Hooper
getting pair in Wednesdays game.
McGraw makes the assertion that Tes-
reau is at his best when he is worked
hardest, and for this reason he believes
his young Giant is going to beat Wood
in today's struggle. Stdhl figures that
Wood will pitch better game today than
he did on the occasion OF the opening of
the series. Stahl contends that Wood
was far from being at his best that day
and he believes that this will be proven
by the outcome of the fourth game.
McGraw has one bah player on his
team who seldom gets any mention and
who is nevertheless one OF the most val
liable in his lineup. Third Base
man HerZog is referred to. He is a good
hitter, can field, is game and aggressive
and seems to have a lot of Judgment
about running the bases, yet HerZog is
seldom referred TO as one of the Giants
stars.
| When Cady hit that ball in the ninth
Marquard stood just off of the rubber
trembling like a scared child When De-
| wore pulled ii down he raised both arms
to the skies. and, running out to meet De-
vore threw his arms around him and half
| carried and half dragged him to the
bench where every member of the team
congratulat Devore.
| That these games are proving SO inter-
esting can to q certain extent, at least.
be attributed to the fact that the two