Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
WOOD HOLDS
GIANTS DOWN
Red Sox TWirlsr Unhittabls
at Critical Stages.

New York, Oct. 12.-In another stub
born battle on the Polo grounds, thu
fourth in the worlds series, the Rec
SoK beat the Giants 8 to /. The Rec
SoI were ahead all the way.
The Giants. however, gave sterr
chase. Held back for Ave innings BY
the Joe Wood formula Of smoke and
curves. all the more effective on the
dark dag, they never lost heart, and
in the sixth and seventh innings they
threatened a successful climbing OF
the Red hopes frame. The Giants
grouped FIVE Of nine hits In the sixth
and seventh Innings, but the Boston
genius Of the knoll, backed by sharp
support, was too effective for the un-
ceasing New York efforts to reach the
desired contamination.
The Giants did just what they did
the FIRST time they encountered Wood.
They made more hits than the Bos-
toms gathered OF the New York pitch
ing. Nevertheless the Missourian ma
gician tried them sorely. He altered
his system somewhat from tho first
game. He did more curving, he crook
ed the ball over the plate oftener than
he applied straight speed.
Tssrsau Pitches Fine Game.
Tesreau was clearly and smartly
supported. He held tho Red sox to
FIVE scattered hits, scattering n at a
time through the first FIVE innings.
Two Of the hits were timely. A wild
pitch followed a three Dagger and
gave the Boston's n run; 4 base on
balls and a hit figured In the other.
Had Meyers intercepted 4 steal one Of
the two runs wouldn't have been made,
but JEFF was mostly to blame for both.
When he had retired for a pinch hit
ter, Ames came IN and base on balls
of Ames also was associated with 4
run.
Big Jeff was getting better and bet
ter when he stepped aside. His con-
troll was better, the Boston players
were falling before him fast. The
single error each side made had no
bearing on the scoring. A wild throw
by Meyers and q fumbled groundor by
Wagner were the only mlsplays. Be-
fore he made that tumble Wagner
had absorbed everything. That left
hand Of bis shot out like fire and pin
ioned ground balls In the fifth and
eighth innings which, had they gone
clear, would have put his team in
serious predicamsnts. Fletcher's cap
ital playing at short and a wonderful
one handed catch while in the air by
Murray also embellished the defensive
department.
Wood helped win his own Gswa~an
a hit. His battery mase- SarSsI-~
lowed rs-a run with a single. The
heavy artillery on the Boston side,
however, manifested itself in the per
son Of Larry Gardner. A triple and a
single by Gardner rang the knell of
defeat for the Giants. Fletcher not
not only capered nimbly in the field,
but made the hit which sen In New
York's only run. The man he scored
was Herzog.
Bedisnt and Crandall Likely.
When j. Garland Stahl squeezed
Fletcher's ny In the ninth inning and
ended the game the general question
was, WHO will pitch in today's game
in Bostonf"
To get q line on this information
President McAleer OF the Red Sox was
waylaid AZ he left the Polo grounds,
and when asked who his selection
would be he quickly replied:
Hugh Bedlent Is the man. He has
been saved and he Is in fine trim.
Bedient In my opinion will beat the
Giants down. BY the way, can you
tell me-" addressing his questioner,
"who is going to pitch for the Giants
at Fenway park tomorrow"
A reply to MeAleer's query was
impossible just at that moment. In
fact some Of the Giants were won
dering who would be called upon by
McGraw to face the Red Sox. Fol
lowers Of the Giants who are on tho
inside seemed to think Crandall would
be started this afternoon.