The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-12


: Two of the hits were timely. A wild
-2itch followed three bagger and gave
. the Bostons one run: n base on balls
-and hit figured in another. Had Mcy-
GERS Intercepted steal one of the two
runs wouldn't have been made. but Jcff
F. was mostly to blame for both When
:he had retired for pinch hitter Amcs
> came in and "a base on balls off Amcs
also was associated with "A run.
. Big JEFF was getting better and bet
ter when ne stepped aside. His control
was better, the Boston batters were
falling before him fast. Although beaten
aagain he was by no less sterling
workman than Wood. but each time he
, has made worthy fight and despite
ydefeat he stands. through his worlds
series work. a strong and rugged fig
sure in the pitching ranks. a team must
:got runs for pitcher to win. no mat
ster how effectively he conducts his own
cease.
/. The single error a side had no bearing
on the scoring. A wild throw by Meyers
and a fumhlcd groXpdcr by Wagner
were the only mis,nays. Before ne
made that tumble Wagner had been a
, human blotter. absorbing everything.
hand was a bushcl basket. as capacious
as that article, and thrust in the way Of
batted balls as deadly and sure as
master swordsman uses rapicr That
left hand Of his shot out like lizards
tongue for a fly and pinioncd ground
balls in the NTH and eighth innings
q which. had they gone clear, would have
put his team in serious prcdicaments
Elpfrhar'G omit al pln Ninp nj short nj
a wonderful one handed catch while in
the air by the Red Live Wire Murray
emhellished the defensive department.
= A versatile craftsman this Wood. H.
helped win his own game with hit.
His battery ally, Cady. also towcd home
a run with single. The heavy artillery
on the Boston side. however, manifested
itself in the unassuming. but not
shrinking, person of Larry Gardner. 4
triple and a single by Gardner rang the
knell of defeat for the Giants. Fletcher
not only caperod nimbly in the field but
made the hit which sent in New Yorks
only run. The man he scored was Her
zog, the activity of whose warclub
knows no abatement and who cuffed the
peerless Wood for two hits when such
able pliers of the bat as Merkle and
column lunging at curves and agitatins
the air.
The Giants emerged spotless from n
dangerous place in the first inning.
Anxious eyes were fastened on Tes-
reau as he wound up for the first pitch
to see how he was fixed as to control.
He spun the first one over for strike
and everybody breathed easier. But
Hnpnar ni.kaI h.l ,,,l
reversed 1t to centre field for a hit, the
ball boring straight through Joff's legs
Yerkes set about TO sacrifice his mate
to second and dropped a hunt in front
Of the plate. Meyers fielded the bail.
His attempt to throw out Hooper was
all right in conception but poorly car
ried out. He threw to centre field Snod-
grass backed up and held Hooper AT
second and, when Fletcher snapped up
Speakers hit and executed a spicy dou-
BILE play, hearts resumed their regular
places. Fletcher also threw out Lewis.
= The Red Sox hit Tesreau pretty
briskly in this inning, and 1t didn't look
promising for New York unless the lat
ter could Jar Wood. Devore came so
far from Jarring that he struck out.
Doyle was less of plaything for the
but went no further than first. as ne
was forced by Snodgrass. Snodgrass
had too exalted an idea of his own spry-
ness and was caught mapping, Wood to
Stahl.
b The Red Sox opened the second in
ming in manner most businessliko.
Gardner didn't waste a second l'p the
lane came "A pitched ball the first one.
and Gardner in1Dnaliata1p paElnl Ia
right centre for a three base hit. II
took lively fielding by Murray and
Doyle to get the ball in in time to hold
Gardner at third. In fact. the Boston
roOters were VeXsd because he didn't
come on in. 4 much simpler and less
risky way 10 score materiallzed Tes.
reau whi2Zed wild pitch around Stahls
shoetops and Larry was over the plate.
Having thus unburdened himself, 1t
was no trick at all for Tesreau to dis
pose Of Stahl. Wagner and Cady Pop
flies and q strikeout were the means he
used
1t took some time for Murray to GO.
the hang Of Woods canister and Gull
his daily hit. He didn't do II in the sec
ond inning Far from it: he struck out.
Wood Curled five straight strikes
. athwart the disk three on Murray, two
on Merklc. Then Merkle salutcd him
with base hit. He stole second, drifted
10 ,hirj an 80,