The Washington herald., 1912-10-15
Starting Wrong Pitcher
Cause Of BoStOn'S Loss
Stahl Makes Wrong Move IN Selecting O'Bfien. Who
Lasts One Round Colias His Successor.
Holds Desperate Giants Safe.
~ WILLIAM PEET.

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New York. oet. N-Jake etshl picked
the wrong pitcher to start against the
Giants to-day. which he probably known
by this time to his sorrow. Buck
O'Brfen, although beaten. worried 90
nicely in Boston last Thursday that the
Red Sox chieftain had II all doped out
that he would repeat. Tho uncertainty
OF baseball was never before better ex-
emplined than to-day. ~
OBnen. Il b true. was the victim Of q
little hard luck. but It was PLAIN 70
everybody, including the Giants. that the
..spitbslI Finger. had absolutely nothing
ON the ball
After Devore had been retired In the
Giants opener. Doyle beat out scratch
inield hit and promptly stole second.
xetting away with big lead. Right
here oBrien got his catcher in hole
There was no necessity Of permitting
DOYLE to sneak such . lead. and Buck
deserved a harsh calldown from Ills man
azer cady never had . chance to throw
ou. Duyi, Mr.. Snodgrass. the next
bloks up. taauc1 md then It ali hap
p.a.d. swingtiE buats and line drives
came s. t,,dcsiy tha- the Boston rooters
re-; s,ck in tae re don Of their waist
baNds
--bjs an. ,nu.rz; was enough for
o,Bpsp. HIS sucrrssor. Ray Collins. al
lowed but .liys SC ttered hits during the
remainder of the game. and Collins II
the gent who should have started the
combat.
about his person somewhere He was
lambasted hard the first four innings.
and then all the Red Sox could DO was
10 hat easy fies to the New York out
Collins showed a change Of pace that
nobody believed he possessed. The south.
raw did not give a base on balls. ana
the few times he was in danger ne ex-
tricated himself as slick, as an oyster.
Stahl should have started Coiins IN ."e
box to-day and ended the wofio ~
for the war correspondents, special WIN
ers. and so-called experts who arc AZ
present hanging on to the ropes sasping
FOR breath. with the loss OF about SIX
nights sleep and carrying around snnn
bankrolls.
Getting down to brass tacks. to-day
game was simply q case OF one team
lighting desperately It's iast eh1
AGAINST a club with . comfortable ieeo
MA wing safe and taking no chances what
soever.
The Giants resembled a rat in q corner
the rat win always fight under such
conditions; exactly SO with Mc9raW
bah club. without detracting any giory
from Marquard's pitching. it was lucky
for the Gotham tribe that " bnen N
stead Of Collins started the game IN the
box. :
There is a rule governing worlds series
that allows q home team after six games
have been played to toss up coin which
will determine whether the seventh COM
bat shall take place on the home grounds
or abroad, and McGraw took advantage
of this to-day. Tipping up a quarter with
Jake Stahl. The Boston manager called
the turn and to-morrow's contest Will he
staged at Fenway Park, Boston.
One rather unique record was estab-
iished to-day. Capt. Heinie Wagner, OF
the Red Sox, went through the nine in
nings and did not have an assist. The
Boston club also hung up a new mark Tor
rapping out flies. No less than fifteen OF
the fiery-hosed crowd were set down on
pop-ups to the New York outfeld.
MANAGER Grifith, of the Nationals,
came up from Washington this morning
and was a spectator at to-day's game.
Grin is planning to leave for his ranch
in Montana next week and will take
John Henry and George Mcbride with
him. providing the catcher RECEIVERS in
time from his recent operation-that of
parting with his tonsils.
Husky Clyde Engle made good as a
pinch hitter this evening when he wal
Ioped the ball to left field for . double
in the Red Sox second inning. scoring
both Of Boston's runs Engle will prob
ably be called upon to pinch hit again
II he is needed.
In every game played thus far the
same pitchers have started on botn sides,
although this afternoon O'Brien, who op-
posed Marquard the same a. on last
Thursday. did not survive more than one
inning.
II is almost a safe wager that when the
batteries are announced for tomorrow q
game in Boston Joe Wood VIII be named
by stahl and big Jen Tesreau by Nc
0raw.
To-morrow's game 10 sure to end Il Il
Wood is in any kind Of shape. and he
should be on edge after . three days
rest Boston has beaten Tesreau both
times tie Ozark giant has started. and
will 60 into the conflict chock full Of
confidence, which helps . whole lot in
baseball.
Connie Mack. the manager Of the
worlds champions Athletics last season
came to New York this morning with
several Of his players to witness the
game. Watch us next year" softly
murmured the crafty pilot Of the White
Elephants.
! THE COMP