The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-13
AIRY Gardner grounded OUT TO A~-

given them the game put lneN saiHP..N
could not drive the punch thF'eeh
Bedients defense.
In the seventh inning Fred Metiie
doubled into the left reid bleacAerr,
and IN an instant tffe STaHts wrfv
raging around Bedient. MeGraw was
Yelling al him through bis telescoped
hands from the third base side me.
falling him 10 keep on the Iapptt'
while from the Giant bench rolled the
old battle cry ~ the big town c3au
when they think the opposng pitcher
is in retreat
There was a Sigh; stir of tAa son
nenSi and Ray Collins aud tnNrleN
HAIL who were doing duty at Stahl
warm M station in right iield, wn'cf-
cd the box intently The Faleon@e BOY
worked on Herzog with great ea3}loR'
ana Tie Marvlander dnaiiy sisHd
high flv 10 Heiue Wagner 'h~ t'o
OF the Red Sox
AZ chief Meyers. the Giants slug
ger came M. Stahl left his station ~
farst and talked sOothtngly II beljr"t
II was thought be Was ordertn. fhn
to walk the indian, bat Bedient ptt'A-
ed to the CHIEF 3ust as he hhd PIE.
ed n the others Meyers era 1il>A 'Ae
.rst bail high ana far. Speaker drop
rinv heel ana gauging IL "a grand
siyle As the boy from the Low" SiaF
stat. made the match, Mcrkle torc 'us
for thir. reaching there safely.
NcrkIe Crosses Plate.
Harry Mccormick. the Giant p'nch
hitter. vase coaching off third
bundled up in bis maroon coiored
rnacktntosh. ana the inevitable gum
stuck to the top of his cap, ~hfh
McCsraw ordered him to bat In place
of Arthur Fletcher. Mccormick ann
nm swinging brace Of bsAs. ana
a. rtff e. n
81 to him al top speed McCorm}rb
laid HE giant stick against fas'
hall and ripped it down 10 LAIR
Gardner with terrific speed. The
hall was too hot for Gardner "a
handle and Merkle scored while
Larry was wrestling with H.
The oflcisl secrets gave tins an
error for Gardner and II VIII s.
figure in the archieves of the game.
but press box opinion. AMI tnd"pen
dent scoring placed II as base M
for Mccormick. Arthur Shafer, th'
feet utility inielder OF the Giants
was called in to run for Mccormick
and vas half way over second whef
Gardner made a brilliant play II
Mathewsons hard roller and tosset
Big Six" out at first.
The battle opened in dense foT
which rad hung across the eastern
shore OF Massachusetts all morning
There was never any great doDh
( Il e.t the. Gaysas being played hoN
ever. unless It rained. The diamond
at Tcnvay f1ela had been kept coy
cred. and while II was dark VIII
moisture when the coverings weT'
removed. II was in good condition
49, ever $4,000 ptopfe saw tffr gsrffts-
the overflow in center field being sc
dnu+,, thT-fa foo
barrier. and was leaking out on th'
field when mounted policemen were
summoned TO rid the lines
The same two bands which have
teen in the stands here every game
for the series we're again present, bu
the musical organization which ha'
been heading the royal rooters pu
the soft pedal on ''Tessie' today. anc
played more modern airs, Silf
OtLoughlin, Of the American league
was behind the bat. and Bill Rigler
Of the National league, was on tbs
bases. HtlI KLEIN was in left field, ant
Billy Evans In right.
s Weather Threatening.
The weather was 80 threatening Up
to game time that fur coats and other
heavy wraps were common in the
grandstand. but during the second in
ming the fog suddenly lifted and stay
ed clear Fred Snodgrass, the Giant
outfeider, made motion as II to
throw d bali into the bleachers back
OF him, and the moment the game
opened until the end, the crowd WAS
ieering hirn2in mighty chorus. There
was much speculation as to Mctifaw's
pitching before the game, II being ru~
mored that Mathewsou had a sore arm.
and Marquard or Tesreau might work,
but Matty RaVe no sNidf nee OF sore
NFaf
ter of fact. Ruba in the man with
the sore arm, while Tesreau has a
split finger. 1t was also rumored that
McGraw might work Ames, the wealth
er condition being suited to the ONO
boy, but the Giant chief never for mo-
ment had an idea OF this. Ray Collins.
the lefthander. and Bedient warmed
up side by side
while Hall was also resdying him
SER gedi4nt finished the Wednesday
tie. andthe Giants were not much inn
pressed with him He is y fellow who
weighs about 10 pounds and stands
FIVE feet eleven He bats as he throws
right handed.
Ar school boy at F'sieolner Bedient
gained fame by pitching a game which
stands TODAY as record in point or
length That record attracted notice
from the big leagGe scouts. who dldn
think he was loo young. and ne finally
came in by way OF Fall River, Of the
New England league, where he started
in 1910 He was drafted by Boston
after winning thirteen games and los
ting nine. and was taken to the Pacihc
coast on the training trip. Then they
sent him 20 Providence. Of the Inter
national league, where he was joke
during the greater portion OF the sea
con. Providence sold him for $500 to
the Jersey club Of the same league.
with the provision that he was not
70 be turned over until the close or
the season, but toward the close he
was going great, and by some of that
xhenanagin which prevails in the big
league relations with their minor
brothers. he was turned back to the
Boston Sox for q reputed price Of $40
900 the same being largely repre-
scented By stage money and players.
Bedient started out very wild in, both
his appearances against the Giants be
sort ,totsa 81 hitting the FIRST man ~tTsia
faced him in each game.
First inning.
Giants-Deyore walked on four
straigh. balls: Doyle flied TO Lewis:
snodgrass forced Devore nj second.
Wagner 20 Yerges, who threw to Stahl,
completing double play No runs.
no hits. II" errors. none left
Red Sox--Hoop@r singled 10 right
On IN. first bali pitched. Yerkes fied
10 Fletcher: Speaker singled TO left,
4 Ira.