The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

menced to warm up in right field,
with Nunamaker. Fred Snodgrass
lined a terrific smash to right Held,
Hooper coming in very fast and max
ing a lunge at the ball. He missed
connection, however. and 1t went for
a two-bagger. Devore and Doyle
scored. Doyle thought II would be
sure catch, and fingered at second
antil Devore was almost home. Then
the captain of the big town boys saw
the ball rolling free In right, and
started in. As he rounded third. he
tore his cap from his head and car
ried II In his hand. He made need
less slide across the plate as Speaker
threw the bali In to Yerkes.
Wood L. Ffustered.
Smoky Joe" was painfully fiuster-
ed, and Murray further sturbed him
with a sacrifice, Stahl making the
putout without assistance. Merkie
lifted a long, high fly to left. and the
nd seemed TO catch the ball and
hold II suspended for an instant above
the heads Of Lewis and Speaker. Fin
ally the breeze carried the ball in
ahead of Lewis and II fell safe, Snod-
grass scoring, and Merkle taking sec
oud when Lewis threw TO the plate.
Wood got Herzogs snort bounder
tossed to Gardner. heading on Aer-
kle, as he tried TO take third In
run ND, big Fred was finally tagged
out by Gardner. but Herzog moved
TO second. Chief Myers began long
expected smuggling revel. which lasted
all afternoon, by siammfng the first
bali pitched TO him across third base
for a single. and Herzog scored.
Fletcher slapped the first ball offered
him past Jake Stahl for another sim
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third ahead of Harry Hooper's mighty
throw to Gardner. Ffetcher TOOK sec
ond ON the throw.
Zig Jeff Tesreau smashed q bound
or at Wood, which Joe's hand defect
ed to Gardner and the numbering
mountain boy beat the throw TO first.
Movers scoring, and Fletcher taking
third. On another double steal. which
was also utterly unexpected in"ffsae
Me1sraw had to use the leaden footed
Tesreau at one end, and Fletcher scor-
ed without even hitting the DIRT. Ca
dy's throw TO Yerkes being high. Big
JEFF then pulled up and let himself
be tagged out.
Mct.raw Drives His Men.
The speed of the Giants on the
bases, was certainly a great factor
IN their success today, and McGraw
seemed 10 De 1biiNhS tti9
more as he does ia the every day ball
" hich won him two pennauts, then as
he has during the other games OF the
series Charley Hall succeeded Wood
In the second inning. and in addition
To having little control, he was no pug
zle. They SHIPPED him for nine hits.
Tesreau was wilder than his native
Ozark hills. But for his command
ing lead. 1T Is doubtful If McGraw
would have permitted him to remain
in the game for any length OF time.
He walked five men, made two WHO
pitches. and hit one batsman- II was
the poorest game of the series from a
purely baseball standpoint, and the
pitching was the worst.
Tonight the Giants feel eonhdent OF
the result tomorrow. and the betting
tonight In Boston favors them for the
first time since the series started.
II is almost a certainty that Nc
Graw will call on Mathewson for the
final battle tomorrow, and while the
zig blonde has gone through two
grueiling fight already, 1t Is believed
he will be in condition To pitch. The
Giant chief has Marquard in reserve.
II is believed that Stahl will pin
his faith to Hugh Bedient, the young
boy who pitched the best game against
the Giants OF the series, in fact the
best game pitched by any pitcher.