The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-11

|ANTS HAVE THE EDGE
In THE BIG SERIES NOW

10 buck Lewis from scoring and fall
ed and then turned and waved Gard
ner back TO second when he could
have walked TO third upon his finger
tips, This brain-storm coaching cost
Boston a run and tie game as the
Giants were then most certainly pois-
ed for a final defamation.
Stahf tapped to Marquard who nip
pea Gardner at third where he shodld
have been before Stahl came up. Wag.
ner tapped to Fletcher, who pegged
straight and true to Merkle for what
should have been the closing out.
Merkle dropped the ball-and the
Giants were in rout with runners on
.first---and- Wagner pilferced
second and when Cady. peeled on a
terrific wallop. to. right center, only a
steepleiack catch by Devore saved
Marquards scalp.
We introduce these gentle incidents
again TO show that anything can hap
peff IN this 'serie si2tlfat New York can
Ufr ger 1f1-'rffe- Uesr -of THE pitching
and batting and still lose unless her
support decides to settle down for
day or two and make at least two or
three safe. conservative plays
The Giants have shown all the best
ct tha-- pitnhing and batting, but the
Red -Sox.- haye shown the best defen-
siye play. Another Boston weakness
develops in the lack OF generalship
as the team appears TO be working In
circles without any central aim or
given point to shoot.
In totalling the statistics We ind
that while both teams have scored III
runs, New York has compiled rs hits
against % and has earned nine runs
to Boston's Ave. The Red Sox have
earned but one run in their last two
games against Mathewson and Mar
guard. but what's the -dad-binged use
of-aarning what other blokes are will
ing to slip You generously, freely,
with lavish hand?
When a series gets down to where
three games are played and each
game swings upon the last ball pitcn-
ed-the final out-there Is no great
roar OF confidence from either camp.
II is possibly this feature-the fact
that every ball hit-eyery ball caught
and every ball thrown, might turn the
game upside down, that has gotten In
its nerve-shattering effect.
Outside OF the pitching-and Do
vore's catch--two Giants have kept
their tribe in the hunt upon the at.
tack. hese two are Herzog and Muir
ray, the twin sons OF Swat.
:, Red lack has wiped 1911 on the
slate forever. With Herzos batting
500, mostly in the pinches, 1t has
been Murray who combed the needed
'SwSts and saved at least two games.
Out of three starts, Murray has
driven in or scored five runs out OF
the IL total; Herzog has driven In or
scored four more.
Summed mp the series now 10 sure
to run out TO six games and almost
sure te--Funs-seven or eight. There's
fine, healthy chance for the first
eight.game worlds series ever played.
But IL Boston can win with Wood to-
day. Stahf-wiil stick him back on Mon
day and even IL Smoke Joe cops both
starts. the Giants have their chance
to even-up with Mathewson and Mar
guard showed in against Collins and
O'Bfieh.
7 In this fourth battle Tesreau and
Wood will hook up before the great
est crowd that ever saw ball game.
With fair to middling weather there'll
be over 10000 at the Polo Grounds by
L D. m, and IL this game breaks and
cracks and flashes as the others have
done thexe'll be the Widest spasm Of
that ever tore the Wilken
into strips and ratified, the beetling
crags Of Cookgans blum.
In fact 1t would be no great feat
to see Coogans blum crack under the
strain. You wouldn't think SO II you
had seen these first three games.