Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-09
pite and cracked out double to right
field which did more than a little to
make that three-run rally possible.

ma he that three-run rally possible.
Though there were undoubtedly over
10000 people at yesterday game, there
was not the slightest disorder or crowd
ing either on leaving or entering the
park. 1t was a splendidly handled af-
fair, and the fact that the tickets for a
ma jority of seats were sold on the first
come irst-Served system seems to
have relieved the congestion at the en-
frances good deal. A majority of the
| crowd were in their seats as early as /.
q o'clock noon, and there was never
moment when the gates were not. clear
for entrance.
1t is, of course. natural to suppose that
thousands who would have liked to come
to the park STAYED away to avoid the
crush. and yet it would have been pos
sible to accommodate several thousand
more without making any of the stands
uncomfortable.
base yesterday. Stahl tried it i'll the sec
ond after he had forced Gardner at
second, and Meyers threw him out by
Yards.
1t was very evident that McGraw had
switched his tactics purpoSelYr None of
the Giants attempted to steal, though all
did lot of bluffing off the bag. Nc
Graw hoped in this way to get Cady to
waste lot of balls and get Wood in a
hole. But it must be said for tine young
catcher that he conducted himself we'll
and heidi not make the serious mistake
Of wasting lot Of balls for Wood.
Because of the good showing Crandall
made in the two innings he pitched it
would not be at all surprising if McGraW
would give him a chance in one of the
games. Crandall really had the Red Sox
guessing and he looked particularly clev-
eT when. in the ninth inning, Wagner
opened with double to left and failed
n ('adV sacrificed him tn
The ball bounded high, and Crandall. try
ing to get 1t, ran in front of HerZOg
who. however, scooped it up and threw
his man out at first. With Wagner on
third and but one out Crandall retired
the side without allowing him to score.
There is no getting away from the fact
that on the showing the Giants made with
their sticks against Joe Wood they stand
a chance Of making it very interesting
for some of Stahls other pitchers. Eight
hits and q majority of them We're good
clean drives, is going some against a
pitcher OF the Wood type. who pitches at
top speed from start to finish. Wood, OF
course is Stahfs trump card on form
yet while it does not necessarily follow
that the other Boston pitchers will not
fare as well did Wood, 1t stands to
reason that the Giants stand a better
chance to hit them than they did Wood
and they hit him we'll enough to have
won an ordinary game.
The work of Umpires Klein and
Evans was a revelation. This pair of
officials is by far the cream of the pro-
fessor. Klein, like Evans, is a thorough
official. He knows the rules and his
business. and it was a pleasure to see
this pair handle the game. Not once
| during the nine-inning struggle was
there the sliehtest protest made by
either players or spectators. Not single
strike was questioned. and every base
decision was accepted without a muir
muir. When TterZOG in the second in
ming was hit by a pitched ball and Klein
refused to allow him to take his base
proper effort to avoid, the ball, McGraw
never left third base to have his say,
and Herzog took his position. at the plate
without a word.
1t is most likely that Ray Collins will
| be sent to the slab today, while it seems
assured that Mathewson will do the
pitching for the Giants. Matty warmed
up before yesterdays game. and while
! 1t seemed to take him a long while to get
! thoroughly Hmbered up. he appeared to
| have lot of stuff once he got going.
| McGraw figured that since he had to
use Tesreau in the series it would prob
| ably be good judgment to work him at
| home. where he would not have hostile
crowds to contend with, and save Math-
! ewson for the game in Boston, because
! he has been In the sport too long to be
| affected by crowds. Mathewson has had
! a long rest. and it Is needless to say
that he will pitch his utmost in an eff
| fC~t to beat the Sox, who have been
boasting that he will be easy picking for
them.
When a left-hander is working against
| the Giants they are somewhat handicap
| ped in that neither Devore nor Becker,
two left-handed hitters can do much
with a southpaw. If Collins works today
it is most likely that the Giants batting
order will be shifted so as to have Snod-
grass, right-hander, lead off and drop
Devore or Becker below him, where they
can be used for sacrificing purposes
Doyle, who is a areat hitter. is not both
cred by left-handers to any great extent,
and the other members of McGraw S
team are all risht-handers.