The Washington times., 1912-10-17

outplayed Boston on the bases by q
margin of two to one. But when a team
excelling In these departments with
twenty-six earned runs against twelve,
is unable to maintain and protect this
advantage In defensive play, there GER
tainly is no roar coming over the break
OF the battle. When q team can't pro-
tect a margin of fourteen earned runs
In eight games sufficiently to win at
least four OF the games, there is no
opening left to charge the final outcome
Team for team. the Giants batted .275
against ,223. scored thirty-one runs
against twenty five, made seventy-five
hits Tor l01 bases against sixty-one hits
for eighty-fve bases. stole thirteen
bases to Boston's six, and earned
sus sssn,t ran vi, Il R,G s ~eiSs bsa
eighteen errors to Boston's ten. and Of
the eighteen fourteen came at tight
spots Of the battle and brought In runs
Through this wretched defense the
Giants first kicked themselves into the
hole. and were trailing the Red sox
fielding through the series-lightened
as II was by any number Of brilliant
plays-they reserved the last seventy
Ave rounds to offer their greatest flare
up and their most miserable work.
Man for Man.
Summed up In closer detail Meyers
outbatted and outcaught Cady. Math-
ewson. Marquard. and Tesreau COM
bined, outpitched Wood, O'Brien, Col
Inns, and Bedient. stahl outplayed
Merkle by yards and Yerkes outplay-
ed Doyle as an asset to his club. At
short Wagner was steadier than
Fletcher and did the better work. due
to Fletcher's ghastly start But
neither could hit.
over at third the margin was the
widest, as Herzog, outplaying Gard
ner by forty lengths also outplayed
the rest Of the field. Beyond all doubt
viewpoint of batting, timely hitting.
run getting. fielding, steadiness. and
Murray playing left field in Ave Of
rival from the field. He cutciassed
Lewis at every turn and stands as
one Of the big stars OF any worlds
series play. But for the breaks Of
fortune against him he would have
driving in or scoring four OF the five
runs compiled by the Giants in these
two contests.
In center Speaker loomed SO far be
yHnS tns Mss fG%pSTsonR ne ony
Sox to bat 800 and his fielding was
brilliant. Snodgrass. batting poorly
helped kick away two games In the
field and was the main cause OF the
last disaster. over In right, Devore
and Hooper had q game. brilliant
fight where both were effective at bat
and both saved the situation time and
again by remarkable catches.
When Hooper raced to the right-feld
terday. and hauled down Larry Doyle's
almost sure home run, he not only made
the greatest Individual play OF the Sc.
ries. but saved the game beyond ali
doubt. But for this super-m miraculous
catch-one OF those things that couldn't
through a combination OF nerve, speed
and luck-the game would have gone &c
New York. 2 to 1. within nine rounds.
OF the nine Jobs each team excelled ir
four, with one tie. The Giants ex.
celled In three Of the four vital depart.
ments-batting, pitching, fielding. ant
base running-but were too far shy ir
their one weak department to cover
their margin won in other ways. Ne
team ever made braver fight agains
almost hopeless odds. and Il seems tn,
Irony Of fate to have this last desper
ate charge marred and blurred by play,
which you or I, weary reader, who
haven't possibly handled a ball in years
could make with one hand while light
ing a pipe with the other. There's tn,
rub in the raw. as Mr.. Hamlet sait
before Us.
Stars and Otherwise.
The starof the series was Herzog. VIII
| outplayed both teams at every angle
who outbatted and outscored all others
and who fought his way through elgh
, nerve-smashing games without al
| error. Next to Herzog ranks Jack Muir
ray. who deserves a crown for hi
| game. courageous comeback, and hi
brilliant all-around fight.
Summed up It was a series includ
| ing the wild mixture of brilliant an,
! wretched playing-impossible catche
| and easy chances marred, wonderful
and bush league pitching, desperate
chances and dumb. bush league work
a veritable swirl OF all that goes 4
make up baseball from every angle o
the game. Games were saved by mi
raculous work and lost by school-bo!
| nuns and errors-and the only regre
both teams might have Is that such
drama should close and swing upon
fly ball popping from an outfielder'
hands or an easy foul futtering safel.
away when II should have been snagge,
! with both eyes shut