New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10

work OF little Tillie Shafer IN the elev-
enth that STAYED off defeat He entered
the game TO run for Meyers In the tenth
and took his place at short after NC
Cormick had batted for Fletcher. Matty
did not have thing on the balls he
threw over the plate. and the Red sox
were landing on them with all their
power. Wagner led of in the tenth Inn
ing and sent a terrific smash TO deep
short, which Shafer speared and threw
to first, Merkle making a beautiful one
handed stop. Carrigan put all his force
into a drive directly afterward and Sha-
fer was nearly carried of his feet. lie
got his man and then doubled up In pain.
The ball hit him squarely In the pit OF the
stomach and knocked the WIND out OF
him. The game was delayed for re"
minutes until he recovered his bearings
| Both OF these drives, II hit by the speedy
| Giants. would have been safe, out the
| slow-footedness OF the Red Sox In gong
down 10 first becomes more apparent
| with each game.
The Boston team was by no means Will
| ing to let the Giants carry on all the
fielding honors and contributed Its snare
| of spectRcular set pieces. wagner nan
died nine chances without an error ana
did some remarkable work. He robbed
Fletcher OF a hit In the ninth and per-
formed valiant service in blocking OF
base runners, only Snodgrass and HerZog
getting away from him. Speaker made
beautiful catch OF Herzog's roaring fly
In the fifth. while Lewis gathered In Nc
| Cormicks fioater after lon. hard run IN
| the tenth Yerkes was steady and relia-
bic at second, handling seven chances
perfectly.
| There was more hitting of the heavy
| sort in to-day's game than has been seen
| in a worlds series for many year The
Giants made their eleven hits count for
twenty bases while the Red Sox made
an equal number net nineteen. Three
| triples and three doubles fell to the lot
| of the visitors, while the American
League champions picked up two triples
and three doubles.
Red Murray is making ample amends
for that no-hit record which he compiled
in the set of games with the Athletics
To-day he hammered out r. triple.
while Charlie HerZog had record of like
proportions. These two men. along with
Larry Doyle and Chief Meyers, are
carrying along the bulk Of the Giant at
tack in brilliant fashion Just at present
The batting OF Merkle has been extreme
ly light so far, although he Clipped In
with @ triple which proved Of inestima-
BILE value to-day.
! Hooper, who has the poorest batting
average OF all the members OF the Red
Sox, followed up his good work In the
first game by hitting like a hend to-day.
He garnered a single and two doubles OF
Matty in his first three trips to the plate.
Thereafter, however, he was effectually
silenced. Lewis came TO the fore with a
rush, rapping out three hits which ran his
total bases up TO six by dint of two
doubles and a single. Both Speaker and
Stahl made their presence felt, although
the latter failed misersbly In two pinches.
The work OF the rest of the team was
negligible. Carrigan, Wagner and Gard
ner were utterly helpless and failed TO
advance the cause of Boston at critical
times.
The Giants were without the services OF
Josh Devore, who, however, could proba-
bly, play in a pinch. His right arm Is
swollen from contact with a pitched ball
in batting practice at the Polo Grounds
yesterday. Josh Is naturally weak
against southpaws when In the pink OF
perfection. To have used him to-day
would have been like leading lamb to
the slaughter. AS soon as McGraw dis
covered that Collins was slated to twirl
he jumped at the chance to put Beals
Becker In the game. Beals did not get
a hit.
The weather was fair enough early this
morning, but by the time the game
started the sky became overcast. In the
middle of the fifth inning the sun came
out for few moments. causing McGraw
to shift Murray over into left field and
TO put Snodgrass In right which is the
sun parlor In the camp of the Red Sox
The Giants are hghting the Red Sox
tooth and nail every inch of the way.
Without Joe Wood in the box they do not
appear exceptionally formidable. Ray
Collins, who. It will be remembered, lost
his last three games in the American
League season, may come through with
good game, but II looks as though
McGraw's men had his number. Wheth-
err Bedient or O'Brien will be able TO do
anything remains to be seen. The former
was very wild in the one inning he pitched
to-day. The New York manager will
probably 1give Marquard his trial to-mor-
row, saving Tesreau for the game at the
Polo Grounds on Friday. Joe Wood may
be hurled against the New Workers., but
there is a possibility that OBrien, who is
at his best In the spring and fall will go
against the visitors.
Many of the most ardent rooters for tho
Red Sox were constrained to admit after
to-days game that the Giants are the bet
ter team. being faster on the bases and
having more relisble all around hitters.
II their pitchers go we'll they should not
have any trouble in winning the series.
The game to-day may break or make the
Red sox. II II saps their. confidence the
Giants will put them to rout and run
away with the series. One thing is GER
tain. the New Workers. are not going to
be downed except after a terrific fight.
and their work to-day IN rising TO the
emergency let Jake Stahi know beyond the
question of doubt that he has q strug-
gle on his hands