The Washington herald., 1912-10-09
Wood Checks eisnis Rally Ninth Giving
Initial Victory Makes
Boston Heavy Favorite
Joe Wood Likely to Beat Giants Any Time He
Starts Other Gossip and Comment Of
the Worlds Series.
~ WILLIAM FEET.

NJ wIkLIAA FE6Is
New York, Oct A-Boston's winning the
opening encounter against the Giants to-
Day throws vastly different aspect on
the whole worlds series. 1t was figured
out that the Red Sox were perhaps q
bit over-rated and that the Giants. by
virtue Of their campaign in 1911 against
the Athletics. would be able to put forth
. stonewall front Of such proportions
that al invaders would be repulsed.
Joe Wood can beat this. New York
bunch any time he starts, and the chances
arc that he win go right back at Nc
Graw's gang here on Thursday. Before
the big clash started. the writer had II
doped out that the Giants and Red Sox
were 90 evenly matched that the fnal
outcome would be . toss-up. with luck
playing q prominent part.
Tho writer believes now that Boston
will win four straight from the National
LeaSuers. Jake Stahl has the better bal
anced ball club, stronger in every depart
ment than the New Yorkers. Joe Wood
made such renowned hitters as Murray.
Merkle. and Meyers look foolish to-day
when he let himself out. Three-fourths
of the Giants hits were flulky. little Texas
leaguers out Of reach. Wood struck out
seven the first four innings. and In the
final chapter. with second and third load
ed and one gone. when q safe blow would
have won the ball game for New York.
Smoky Joe frightened .up and retired the
next TWO hitters on strikes. not called
strikes, either. but good. healthy blows.
Steve Yerkes. Boston's second sacker.
supposed to be the weak sister Of the
Boston outfit, was the Frank Baker OF
the opening combat to-day. 1t was
ferkes' timely crash to left in the sew
enth that brought over the winning run.
The mighty Speaker came through with
fiuky triple which paved the way for
Roston's first counter. but outside Of that
he did not shine.
Boston critics averred that Duffy Lewis
could not play the sun field, and his
various exhibitions in Washington would
seem to bear out this statement, but
Lewis had little trouble In landing two
hard chances to-day. and the right gar
den on the Polo Grounds is just as sunny
as the patch at Florida Avenue.
1t is a good safe bet that Muggsy Nc
Graw will never start Big JEFF Tesreau
against the Red Sox again. JEFF looked
great for five innings. but just as soon
as the bean brigade sized him up. 1t
was Good night'-Boston's three runs in
tue scNeHlH were Bdincu "ItHOul TIC
help of New York errors, every one Of
the counters was earned. the hits were
lire drives out Of everybody's reach.
Speakers triple. which resulted in the
Red Sox's first tally in the sixth should
have been a home run. For some un-
known reason Iris slowed up as he
rounded second. Had he kept on going
he would have negotiated the circuit.
1t Is interesting to note that every Red
Sex who contributed to the downfall OF
Jen Tesreau by hitting the ball safe in
the seventh inning had two strikes on
him before he landed on the pellet.
Mccormick batted for Tesreau in the
seventh with two out and Fletcher on
first A fly to Lewis in the sunny left
field retired the side. Crandall relieved
Tesreau in the eighth. and after Fletcher
had thrown Lewis out Gardner and Stah)
both famed.
Wagner made two dandy plays on
Devcre and Doyle in the eighth. both siz-
zling grounders. which came on awkward
hops to the Red Sox's captain. Boston
got Wagner as far as third in the ninth.
but Hooper could not score him.
Washingtonians were well represented
at the opening game of the worlds series
here to-day. They are Maurice E. O'Con-
nor Of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. who is prominent in amateur
baseball: w. G. Neumeyer, Tom Keane.
John Gheen. Milton Thomas. E. E. Helm.
Bob Callahan, Eddie Walsh, secretary of
the Washington baseball club: Joe Gran
ence McAuliffe. John Nolan, the con-
tractor. and his son James: Jack Nolan.
the well known Potomac Boat Club Off
cial; NJ. ]. Keane. John O'Day, DIR. John
Cavanaugh, W. J. Keane, Dave Donegan,
sWin johnson Of the United States Ex-
press Company. James Henley, Thornton
Chesley and William Barnhardt, the auto
mobile dealer.
McGraw evidently played his trump
card right of the deck when he sent in
Tesreau, and as Boston kicked the day
lights out Of the Ozark Giant the world 8
championship is won right now, for
neither Matty nor Marquard will be able
to stop this resourceful red hosed col
lection Of ball players.
Walter johnson. who was sitting in the
press box. paid Smoky Joe Wood q nat
tering compliment. In the final chapter
with the critical situation facing Wood
as stated in the foregoing. johnson
turned to one Of the hard working
scribes and said. Wood has more nerve
than any pitcher I know. I'll bet he
isn't half as scared a. those New York
ers who are batting against him. and I'll
miss my guess II Joe doesn't strike out
the next two"
johnson was right az the account OF
the game in another column will clearly
show.
Moose" Mccormick, said to be the
greatest pinch hitter known to science.
batted for Tesreau in the Giants seventh
and the New York rooters fairly yelled
themselves hoarse when he stepped up
to the plate. Wood shot two strikes
over % fast you never saw them, and
retired the great pinch guy on . feeble
ny to left feid. -,
It 10 interesting to note that not zone
decision Of the quartet Of umpire3 q,
cisions, was questioned by either tsa1.
Billy KLEIN was behind the bat. and as
was the case hast year gave perfect nat
isfaction. Billy Evans, on the bases,
was the same capable Billy known to
Thousands Of Washington fans.
Ray Collins according to q statement
from Jake stahl win pitch for the Red
Sox In the second game Of the series
played in Boston tomorrow, while Nc
Graw win In all probability work either
Aathewson or Aarquard.
Cornell Eleven Pics<inG Up.
ithaca. N. T., Oct. A-The Cornell