The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-14
GLOOMY GOTHAM
BACKS The RUDE.
Marquard Was Hope Of McGraw and
southpaw Is Expected TO Give the
Red sox Only Chance
to Win.
o'BRIEN MAY START
Dark Day May Give the Speed and
Jump Ball Artist Another Chance
TO Bring Home
the Bacon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BRUSH STADIUM. New York, Oct.
14.-They were waiting for RUDE Mar
guard today-the depressed fan leg
ion Of Polodom, which gathered early
to sit in on the Giants last stand
their last rally against an overwhelm-
ing lead where defeat today woulo
close out the battle for the year ana
leave the Red Sox triumphant success
sors to the Mackian machine of 1910
and 1911. And the main hinge of Nc
Graw's wry necked southpaw was
now the sole blockading feature be-
fore the Red Sox rush. 3eEamDers
ing the RUDE had wrenched off the
only Giant victory gained out of five
contests, they looked to him to IeauI
his pals back into the fight again by
coming through with another con-
quest, where Tesreau and Mathewson
would then take a combined shot at
the championship and look for better
support Under these conditions, the
appearance of the renowned Ruben
stringing across the battle field with
his accustomed grace, pose and non
chalance was the signal for roar OF
hope and welcome which echoed with
much the same effect as the bugle
call sounding the charge.
While Marquard lolled about, a
countless number of eager orbs were
then shifted in the direction of Stahl's
array where Wood, O'Brien and Col
Inns stood in one group as If discuss
ing the general situation and compar-
ing the respective powers of their
we'll known salary wings. Stahl had
first planned to work Wood, but the
tip was flashed that the players hao
asked that Buck O'Brien be given an
other chance as they were confident
that their spit ball star could upset
/ the left handed pride OF Manhattan
isle and close out the series by dusk
The job Of picking his rifleman was
a tough task for J. Garland, as he ex-
/ pected the Ruben to pitch his heart
/ in this decisive contest.
| Marquard likes nothing better than
/ a dark, gray background where his
whistling speed and fast hop have the
| foe blinking and bewiidered. And
this day like all others showed little
trace of sunlight. And as this shad-
owy figure of the weather proved a
big help to Hugh Bedient Saturday,
McGraw looked for it to make Mar
guard invincible today.
McGraw, uncertain as to whether
Stahl had planned to work Wood or
Collins, took no chances but sent out
two OF his young right handlers ann
! then followed Wiltse for preliminary
batting in order to have his athletes
set for whatever brand of pitching
might arrive. 1t was evident that the
Giant leader banked heavily upon
4 Doyle, Merkle and Meyers, his trio OF
300 hitters, returning to form as the
batting lapse of this trio has proven
a costly stumble.
well get some runs today" Nc
Graw said, and IL my defense only
backs up the RUDE, therell be moth
ing to it. But we can't win ball
games booting runs over the plate fol-
them while we are forced to earn
every score we make. That's the
angle Of the situation now. All we
have to do is to make them earn what
they get and It's anybody's series
yet"
The lineup, subject to correction:
New York-Devore, II; Doyle. 20;
Snodgrass, CT: Murray, IF; Merkle
lib; Herzog, 3b; Meyers, C; Fletcher
IS. Marquard, D.
Boston Hooper. IF; Yerkes, 2b
Speaker, CT; Lewis, If; Gardner, 3b
, Stahl, 1b; Wagner, SIS; Cady, c
OBrien, p.
: The loyalty Of the Giants fans fail
ed to stand the test and five minutes
: before the call of play there wer,
yawning patches of vacant seats Il
: the bleachers and unpopulated sec
tions of both wings of the grand
stand, with indications that the at
tendance would be the lightest of thu
series at the polo grounds.
] For the first time during the series
y the New York management had pre-