The Washington herald., 1912-10-17
Boston Wins Worlds Championship Defeating ianIs By 3to2
Snodgrass Error Gives
Red SOx Worlds Series
Matty Pitches Great Game, but His Support Crumbles
at Critical Moment Boston Club Gets All
the Breaks-Pinch Hitters Hill.
- WILLIAM FEET.

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Boston. Mass. Oct I.-Thanks to Mr..
Hnodgrass, the worlds series closed here
this aft1noon. with the Boston Red Sox
on the right end Of . to score. winning
the, deciding game IN . lucky fashion.
Mattys support crumbled like . toy
house Of cards.
Everybody felt sorry for Natty. The
veteran deserved better fate. Had his
pals done their share New York would
have won. but It WAS . case Of Boston
getting the lucky breaks. and getting
them when they did most good.
The Giants played much the better ball.
both on the neld and at the bat, deapite
the horrible mum Of enodsrass In the
tenth. Both Of the Giants. runs were
gained by timely hitting, Hatty was In
several tight holes and was able to ex-
tricate himself nicely, except In the nnal
round. when he was not to blame
Nobody dreamed that Mathewson could
pitch such wonderful ball-lt has been
claimed that Big SIX IVES ~an IN" AFTER
the Athletics beat him last fall. but his
exhibition to-day stamps him ~ the
marvel Of the age. Matty used ra.e iuds-
ment, mixing up curves with his fast ono
and changing his pace In . mystifying
manner.
Matty Unusually Wild.
The only spot In Natty's amor.
instrumental in his downfall. was Wild
ness. Figures for the past season reveal
that Mathewson in forty-two games
pitched has given out but twenty passes.
This afternoon Big Six" walked five of
the Red Sox. in q single day, one-flfth
as many passes as he issued during the
entire National League season. Matty's
efforts to deceive the bean brigade on
wide balls was the reason of 30 many
walks to first.
Another sample OF the lucky breaks at
tendant upon the Boston victory was the
fact that Manager Jake Stahl sent in
two pinch hitters. both Of whom made
good. Any time a man comes through
with a hit in the pinch IT il Is per cent
luck. Henricllsen dumped q single just
back Of third base scoring Stahl with
the tying run in the seventh and II was
Engie's long ny which snodgrass muffed
that paved the way for the Red Sox
garrison finish.
Pinch Hitter Fails.
McGraw hoped to start something
when he opened the ninth with McCor-
mick pinch hitting for Fletcher. but the
well known long distance clouter's best
effort was an easy ny to Duffy Lewis.
There was a certain determination
about the manner in which the Red Sox
started the game that boded Ill for the
Giants. Evidently the adverse criticism
emanating in the past two days from
experts and player-writers touched a
vital spot. No chances we.e overlooked.
Heads up was the slogan to-day, in
contrast with yesterdays by-word tails
down.
Young Bedient. who started the game
in the box, got away to an encouraging
start. and although touched up livelier
than Matty during his seven-round in
cumbency. pitched remarkably well He
would probably have been able to finish
strong but for Stahl sending in a pinch
hitter at a critical stage. Joe Wood. who
was knocked out Of the box yesterday,
shouldered the task and uncorked a lot
Of speed, which bafiied the New Workers.,
although a couple of vicious doubles in
the Giants tenth apparently delivered
the fame and extra money to the Wis
itors.
Thanks to Mr.. SnodErass.
That mufr of Mr. Snodgrass virtually
disbanded the alibi club. The chaps. in
cluding the writer, who picked the Red
Sox to win the big fracas are thinking
of taking up a collection for a substantial
present to be tossed into the lap Of Nc
Graw's center fielder.
Manager McGraw gave evidence of a
good loser after the game. when he hur-
ried over to the Boston bench and con-
graduated Jake Stahl. following this up
by walking to a private box near the
Red Sox dugout and shaking hands with
Mrs. Stahl 1t was a nice thing for
"Muggsy' to do. but had conditions been
reversed Jake Stahl would probably have
done the same.
There were any number Of empty seats
to-day, although weather conditions were
simply ideal. The crowd was augmented
by nearly 1000 rooters from New York, |
who came up on the midnight express