The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-16

New York Team Was Conf
dent of Winning Decid-
ing Game.
(National News Association

BOSTON, Oct. 16.-Favored in the
betting and from every angle of base
ball reasoning the New York Giants
went to Fenway Park today supreme
ly confident of victory over the Red
Sox in the deciding battle of the most
thrilling and bitterly fought worlds
series battle in baseball history
Looked upon as hopeless contend
ers forty-eight hours ago when the
count stood 3 to l against them, the
Giants by virtue of their two slashing
victories which tied the count, have
seemingly dazed and routed their
rivals and have become imbued with
a dash and a confidence that threat
ems to sweep everything before it,
And yet the final game today-the
eighth-gives promise of being the
most brilliant and desperately fought
of the entire series. Approximately
$4,000 of players earnings hangs in
the balance, difference of about ST.
800 each between the awards to the
winning and losing players.
Matthewson to Work.
Christy Matthewson, the hero of
more than 500 battles, the man who
never failed in a crucial moment of
nearly IS years of diamond warfare,
will be the Giant slabman. And Matty
claims that he never was better in his
life, never more confident than when
he donned his uniform today
L.
the youngster who pitched and won
Saturdays marvellous game or
Smoky" Joe Wood who, after winning
two games from the National leaguers
met his Waterloo yesterday, driven
from the box in the first inning by a
fusillade Of six runs and seven hits
the worst beating ever given to a star
twirler in the worlds series battle.
But baseball dopesters figured Wood
far better for this last game than
Bedient. They said that the beating
he got yesterday was the best thing
that had happened the little star be-
cause it took away his over confidence
and would cause him to twirl the best
and most careful game in his career
Few believe that Bedient who pitch
ed shit game Saturday can repeat.
StahI NoneommitaI.
Stahl was noncommital over his slab
selection prior to leaving for the ball
park. He spent sleepless night in a
vain effort to reach a conclusion as to
whom he should pit against the Giants
today but decided he would not make
q oiciN of
ent and Wood in the warming up"
process.
The players of both teams were key
ed to the highest tension. Many of
them were out of bed soon after day
break, driven from their slumbers by
sheer nervousness. 1t was apparent
that the Giants battered the Red Sox
into a defensive position and that the
nervousness of the Red Sox was akin
! to the fear that comes when one is
placed in such a position, while the
Giants, cheerful and optimistic because
of their two victories were eager for
the game to start.
The great fight for the worlds cham
pionship has transformed Boston from
a peaceful dignified community to a
frenzied, baseball crazy multitude.
Hub City fold talked, thought and
listened to nothing but baseball.
Bankers snapped comments with
newsboys and naughty blue-blooded
society women "chinned" with their
chauffeurs for the latest dope on the
game. The wheels of industry halted
! in their humming while the boss and
the employee watched feverishly for
| the inning by inning score.
! The day dawned clear and beauti-
! full with tinge of wintryness in the
air.
But it had no effect on the baseball
hungry fans. Thousands of them
were in line when the bleacher and
unreserved grandstand gates were
thrown open, many having been in
line all night. There were early in
dications that the crowd today would
fill every square inch of seating and
standing space in Fenway Park.
! The betting odds which favored the
Red Sox from the start of the series,
switched for the first time in favor of
the Giants when to was freely Of
fered by the big delegation of New
York rooters. There were many TAX
ers at these odds.