The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-09
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ON ANOTHER WIN.
Immense Crowds Watch Second Game
Of Series for Worlds Base
Ball Championship in
RED sox WORK OUT.
TWO Hours Before the Game Was
Called Both Teams Are Getting
Workout in Batting
Practice.
RED sox WORK OUT
[By Grantland Rice.

FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, Oct. 8.
As the Giant legion swung out
across the field at Fenway park today
at Ills, Boston fans gazed at once in
the direction OF Mathewson, the big
gun picked in advance to fire his
shrapnel into the charging Red Sox
attack. For New York, 1t was Math-
ewson or-..good night! While all
Boston was confident after Tesreau's
downfall there was still something in
that -Christy Mathewson
which suggested a real battle who
ever might be the victor.
So Boston watched the old war
horse come on, head-up swinging
stride, keen eyes instantly alert to
the vast expanse of battlefield where
any long, smashing hit meant three
bases or the circuit and where an
outfield must run fast and far to
check off single that once let by
meant a triple or four base blow.
The Fenway field Ia deeper from
every angle than the polo grounds
and this feature fell to Mathewson's
gaze the second he came through the
gates and he did not appear elated.
The morning sun changed at noon
to gray day and a shifting wind
came from the northeast, predicting
colder weather. Yet the Red Sox le-
gion was at work by noon-two hours
before play. The firs. batch, COM
posed of Speaker. Lewis, Wagner and
Gardner. lost no time IN getting down
to the main business at hand. Each
grabbed deadly looking mace anc
began whaling the ball, driving vic
ious swings. They were not gambling
on Matty's balls but were adjusting
their sights and swabbing out their
batting orbs early
The Giants pounded through the
gates little later. In parallel lines
they pegged the missile back and
forth, warming up easily and slowly
in the sunless air.
The cultured Boston fandom was
evidently less wildly enthusiastic
than that of New York and at 1870
there We're still large vacant patches
in the unreserved sections of the
bleachers. 1t was quiet, undemon-
strative crowd which had apparently
come prepared to see the undoing Of
a somewhat blatant and boastful rival
and which was no-wise fearful of the
outcome or disposed to become cas-
Ter over the preparation. The granc
stands filled slowly but gave early
indications of greater popularity of
the national sport among the women
of the Hub than was displayed at the
polo grounds yesterday.
One feature which. crowned the
Giants practice lay in the speed with
which McGraw rushed out his wreck
ing crew for pinch-hitting purposes.
Mccormick, Wilson and Crandall
blazed away at Wiltse's cross-fire to
be on edge in case Stahl started Col
Inns.
AS the afternoon grew grayer the
rumor breezed about that possible
McGraw might work a shift as he
did yesterday when he announced
Matty as the gunner and then in the
last minute before play was called
sent Tesreau to the mound. The
darkening day seemed made to order
for RUDE Marquard and it was real
lied that he would probably not have
another more suited to his particular
forte. Matty continued to warm up,
however, and was the cynosure OF all
eyes.
During the preliminary batting
practice, stiffening wind, blowing
in the direction Of left center, boost
ed the high flies and sent them ca
reening into the low bleachers and
smashing against the high left field
fence where sign stating that Thos.
W. Lawson would give $1,000 to the
player who first smashed into the
systems slate-the same slate being
pin painted on about $50 feet diam
eter. inducing each batter to bend
his bingles In that direction.
The Vanguard rumor was put on
the kibosh when, in the final batting
practice, the RUDE was sent to bat
flies to the outfield, Matty continuing
to warm up-the only Giant twirler
on the firing line.
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