The Washington herald., 1912-10-11

that he has used with considerabl
success this season--and ball tta
would ordinarily have the Giant
standing on their heads. Whs
does he do? Does he use this puz
ding low-breaking "spitter?"
No; he does not. Instead he insiste
upon breaking the ball up around tn
necks Of the Giants with the result tha
every safe hit during the early inning
was obtained on balls that cut the plat
shoulder high. Red" Murray's doubl
which paved the way for the first New
York run. was secured on just such ,
high pitched ball. as was the one whicl
Fletcher walloped In the NTH Nhicl
brought home the winning tally.
Spitban pitchers in the Nationa
League who have banled Giants neve
think Of serving up balls around thu
shoulders Of the McGraw gang. and Jak'
Stahl should have had better sense thar
to have let O'Brien keep this up inning
after inning.
Blunder number two to-day was In sub
stituting Neal Bail as q pinch bitter IL
the Red Sox's eighth inning. When wal
Ball ever known to come through witt
a timely hit as a substitute batter
Stahl had Nunafhaker. Cady. Hall and
even Joe Wood. all Of whom were avail.
able, and anyone of whom would prob.
ably responded better than Ball
The worst piece of bonehead work
cropped out in the Red sox's final in
ming. when Capt. Heine Wagner checked
Lewis at third base on Gardner's vicious
single through Merkie. Tris Speaker
was over near the third base coachers S
box at the time and yelled to Lewis tc
keep on running. Had Wagner SO ad-
vised Lewis would not only have scored
but Gardner would have pulled up a,
third instead of stopping At second
have made the second out and wher
Merkie muffed the throw from Fletch-
er on Wagner'S grounder Gardner would
have scored the tying run.
Had Grin been at the helm instead OF
Stahl the chances are that the game
would have been won by the Red Sox. as
Boston was Just getting to Marquard,
and with no relief pitchers in sight they
would have had stung him in the tenth
or eleventh frame
The wise ones are already predicting
that gross mismanasement-or. in other
words, poor generalship-py the man be-
hind the gun will lose the series for the
Red Sox, but the writer believes that
there is too much natural ability and
class to the Boston team for them to be
beaten. although the series may run into
seven games, or possibly eight. and
break a record.
IF i took Fletcher out Of the game
right now it would break his nerve COM
pletely, and he would be Of no more use
to me. a good ball player would be
spoiled for life. and I consider Fletcher
q brilliant infielder. although he made a
mess of things during the first two
games"
Thus spoke Manager McGraw, Of the
Giants. when interviewed at his hotel
this morning. The New York players
themselves begged Muggsy to bench
Fletcher and play Shafer at short during
the remaining games OF the series.
McGraw always sticks by his players.
as the case Of Rube Marquard will bear
out. His uncanny confidence in Fletcher
was rewarded to-day, when the much
roasted shortstop came through with q
single in the fifth inning which scored
what proved to be the winning run.
Iris Speaker may be forced to warm
the bench during the remainder Of the
worlds series. He hobbled around to-
day with q perceptible limp. due to his
collision with HerzoE at third base yes
terday, and had he been forced to do a
little extra sprinting in order to make a
base 1t is doubtful il he could have
turned the trick. Speakers two running
catches in center were nothing short Of
marvellous. considering the shape he was
In.
With Speaker on the bench. in case
odds would Immediately drop to even
money. where they should have been
placed at the start Of the series.
That running catch Of Josh Devore's of
Cady's bat. which ended the ball game.
VIII never be forgotten by those who
saw the combat. Flow the midget ever
rot under the ball in the first place Is
. mystery. 1t was screaming liner.
which was tagged triple" One foot
higher or a couple Of feet either to right
or left would have won the battle for
stahPs brigade.
Rube Marquard deserves more than
passing mention for his work in the box
to-day. Up to the eighth the southpaw
Gid not walk q man and allowed but four
scattered hits. He famed five. and was
never in sanger. Nobody dreamed that
MArquard csc,d make such showing
as4last the heavyshitting Red sox.
s':te F'otto. sporting editor of the
\ Assf-sr Nsws. and . recognized author
fly l.. the Midwest. says that Bill Ken |
worthy - . great ball player and that !
II he did not make favorable impress |
sion on Manager Gfihhth this season |
must have been wrong with |
the player. Elottc predicts that Ken
worthy will make q few Of them wake |
up and take notice before the bell rings |
next fall. Mr. F1otto 10 the only Denver |
baseball writer here for the big series.
There 10 no use talking Boston. next to
IL probably the best baseball
city In the world. The crowd to-day ex-
,eeded yesterdays vast gathering by
more than 5000 persons. How the fans |
were able to BE- accommodated nobody
Knows, but nsures speak for themselves
md the amounts named In the foregoing
,ox were handed out by the National
,ouamtssion tonight.
In the fourth Or rathsf the third game
& the ses5es 70 b. p1aSod ln Nev York I