The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-15
BY DAMON RuNvok.

NEW YORK. Oct 14.-~One fieefing
instant of nervousness, born of In
experience~-one spasmodic motion by
a fiustered young pitcher. which tie
rules Of organized baseball define as
a "haik." crurnpied the defense OF the
Boston BED Sox In the first few min
yates of play this afternoon. and the
Giants Numbered through to to
: victory behind the lean left arm II
III. slender Frenchman, that the base
ball world knows as Rube Marauard
Rucky' 0Brisn. a fresh faced lad.
Ia his first year of regular service
with the american league champions
was the brief sinner against the pitch
ing laAs With twa out and TWO men
I'm bases. IN the first inning ef the
game which would have given the ked
Sox the championship of the world.
young OBrien. whose passport to tie
lbie leagues were marvellous efficiency
with the freakish "spitbail,'' COM
United the first .baik" ever made In
Worlds series, forcing in a run for
ihs. Giants.
Upset and unnerved by this mistake.
the troubled boy was easy for the big
town band which rushed upon him
with a clarnor Of base hits, and piled
up fnur more runs. Euoyed by this
lead the ry-necked sensation, who
was named Richard DeMarquis. but
who was presented 10. baseball as
Ruhe Maranard+ through the misun-
Outstanding of scorer in minor
league. pitched his way to his second
victory in the series.
"BuckyH O'Brien passed from the
game iii the second inning, to make
room for Clyde Engle, the blocky
blonde fellow who used to be a mem
her OF the New York Yankees. and
who came up az a pinch hitter In
place OF the iuckless young pitcher.
Tngle delivered a blow which gave
4 the Red Sox their only runs
Marquard in Shape.
Therefore. the long. Jean left-handcr
who WAS once derided an John NC
Graw's $1,000 lemon. but who was
kept In the big league by the Giant
chief TO help New York to two pen-
nants. and TO keep the big city club
In the fight for the championship.
gradually settled down and held the
Boston boys in the hollow OF his
hand.
Perhaps the whole mistake, from
the Boston standpoint, goes hack TO
Jake Garland Stahfs selection of
.Bucky., O'Brien as his pitcher. when
ie had Smoky Joe. Wood. the man.
who has twice beaten the Giants on
their home grounds. ready for service.
to say nothing Of Ray Collins, the
Vermont left hander. who finally sue
ceeded the unfortunate O'Brien. and
stopped the Giants In their tracks.
However Stahl knew his club would
have to meet MarQuard today. and
perhaps he wisely figured II was bet
ter to save his star. Wood, for the
struggle Ia Boston tomorrow after
noon, rather than waste him against
the great southpaw.
Marouard had beaten the Sox In
such fashion that the Boston leader
may have figured the defeat today a.
almost a certainty. and hal Wood
been the victim Of the Giants. Stahl
would have had only inexperienced
men with which to enter the crucial
struggle.
last Game In Boston.
A coin was tossed to determine
where the last and deciding game Of
the series shall be played in case the
Giants win tomorrow. and Boston
won. ~ &C. r. # I'D s-7 ss9.a
Hopelessly beaten from the. begin
ming today. the good game Sox fought
on and on. and during the early
stages OF the game, they were herding
the Giant outfieldern to the far walls
Of the Polo grounds. after their long
drives. In the fourth inning. Frad
SnodGrass rolled back into left CEN
ter. and caught q smash from Heine
Wagner's bat that was far and away
!. the most sensational fielding feat Of
the .series With one man on the
ha&es, this blow would surely have
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