New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11

In calling balls and strikes Billy Klein
still has the edge, his performance IN the
first game shading that OF OLouShIn
and Evans here The returns are not all
in. however, as Rigler is yet to be heard
from.
Vanguard entered the fray IS fresh as
daisy. He announced this morning that
he tipped the scales at 100 pounds, whicn
was Just where he stood when the season
opened. and fifteen pounds more than he
weighed when he pitched his nineteenth
consecutive victory. II was this loss OF
weight that Slapped his strength during
the painful crises of July and August.
His nerve can never be questioned after
to-days game Before thousands upon
thousands Of fans" he never quailed,
although the hostile assemblage seized
upon every hit he allowed and every ball
he pitched as a sign OF weakening.
Vanguard Sticks to Guns.
The spectators beloved their loudest
and the music masters blew their horns
in agonzing discord upon the slightest
pretext but Rube never lost his courage,
and silenced the multitude time ana
again by whipping one of those swapping,
cracking fast ones over the outside cor
ner of the plate for a strike whenever
the occasion demanded. His control was
well-nigh perfect He gave only one base
on balls, and that came with two out In
the eighth inning. Five hits scattered
through the first eight frames netted the
Red Sox nothing.
A scratch hit in the ninth. with Gard
ner's smart double. which gave the Bos-
tonians their only run, brought the total
hits up to seven. The pinches were few
but the Rube was the master every time.
He famed six men.
Duffy Lewis opened the second inning
with a sharp single to centre and took
second on Gardner's sacrifice, but neither
Stahl nor Wagner was equal TO bringing
him home, Wagner tanning. Speaker sim
gled with one out in the fourth. only to
be forced at second by Lewis, while Gard
ned popped TO Devore. Stahl opened the
fifth with a single, but tempted fate by
trying to take second on a short passed
ball, and the Indians throw nailed him
by yard
There were two out when Yerkes sin
gled in the sixth, and Speaker lifted
high foul, Meyers making a remarkable
catch. The Rube had banished two in the
seventh before he let Stahl double into
the left field stands. and Wagner proved
an easy mark for Devore. Once more, In
the eighth. he put the side in a hole by re-
firing two before passing Hooper and let
ting Herzog toss out Yerkes, In the ninth
the same story would have been enacted
but for the break in the luck. RUDE, how
ever, was strong enough to laugh at fate
and won a well earned victory.
O'Brien started poorly and rough treat
ment was predicted for him when Devore
had led off with a single. For the first
Ave innings the Giants waited him out
and he was always in a hole against
every batter he faced. But he possessed
remarkable courage for youngster, and
put the benders right over the plate In
the pinches so that the Giants gained
very little by his tendency TO wildness.
He gave only three passes, one OF which
was intentional, Larry Doyle being the
proud recipient Of the highest honor that
can be accorded TO a ball player. 1t came
along In the fifth, which was O'Brien's
most critical inning.
HerZog opened with double and while
Meyers was an easy out, Fletcher singled,
scoring Charlit, and Marquard walked.
The Rube was forced by Dovore, but
even though there were two out, Stahl did
not like the CLINT in the eyes OF Captain
Larry, so he gave orders to pass the New
York slugger, filling the bases. II Snod-
grass had come through with long hit
thn l.
did his best and met the ball right on
the nose, but it went directly into Lewis's
hands.
This gave the Boston twirler a new
lease Of life, and he retired the side In
order in the next two innings, tanning
two such potent batters as Merkle and
Meyers.
O'Brien Allows Six Hits.
The Giants harvested six hits of
oBrien's delivery, and they were ad-
vantageously used. Ball batted for
OBrien in the eighth. and Bedient
finished the game. AS was the case when
he entered the battle yesterday. the first
thing Bedient did was to hit batsman.
Herzog getting a crack on the elbow on
the first ball pitched. Charlie died steal
ing, and so could make little use OF Mey-
ers's hot single through short Fletcher
promptly connected for a lusty swat,
which was booked for three bases, but
Speaker. by superhuman efforts. ooralled
the ball and doubled up Meyers at first.
the Indian thinking the drive was a safe
hit and running to third.
Bedient was worked only two innings
against the Giants but In that time ne
hit two men. signed one pass, allowed a
single and was saved a triple by fast
fielding. 1t does not look as though ne
would last through a game IL this may
be taken as a criterion Of his work.
Only Merkle's error, which came very
near losing the game, marred the fielding
record Of the two teams In the struggle
The Giants spiced their playing with some
high class fielding. Fortunately, there was
more OF the sweet than of the bitter.
Larry Doyle, Charlie Herxog. Red" Muir
ray and the old chieftain contributed most
OF the fancy stun. Larry made a miracu-
lous stop Of Speakers grounder In the first
inning, and tossed Iris out al first, al.