Evening journal., 1912-10-17
BOSTON is CHAMPION
THROUGH WEAK DEFENSE
OF GIANTS IN CRUCIAL GAME

ghastly start But neither could hit.
over at third, the margin was the
widest, as Herzog. outplaying Card
ner by 40 lengths, also outplayed the
rest OF the field Beyond all doubt
he was the star Of the series in every
way from the viewpoint of batting
timely biting run-getting. fielding,
steadiness and brilliancy.
Murray playing left field in five OF
the eight games. was Herzog's clos
est rival from the field. He outclass-
ed 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
won the first and last games alone,
driving in or scoring four Of the five
runs compiled by the Giants in these
two contests
In center Speaker loomed so far
beyond Snodgrass. the comparison is
pitiful. Speaker was the only Red
SoX to bat 300 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 game. brilliant
I fight where both were effective at bat
and again by remarkable catches
When Hooper raced to the right
/ field wall launched himself into mid
! air yesterday and hauled down Larry
Doyle's almost sure home run he not
only made the greatest individual
play of the series. but saved the game
beyond all doubt. But for this super
miraculous catch-one of those
things that couldn't possibly hap
pen" but sometimes do through a
combination of nerve. speed and luck
the game would have gone to New
York two TO one, within nine rounds
Of the nine jobs. each team eX-
celled in four with one a tie.
Team for team, the Giants eXcelled
in three of the four vital departments
batting. pitching, fielding and base
running-but were too far shy in
their one weak department to cover
their margin won in other ways. No
team ever made q braver fight against
almost hopeless odds. and il seems
the irony OF fate to have this last
desperate charge marred and blurred
by plays which you or I. weary read
er. who haven't possibly handled a
ball in years could make with one
nand while lighting a pipe with the
other There's the rub in the raw
as the MIR Hamlet said before us.
Stars and Otherwise.
The star of the series was Herzog
who outplayed both teams at every
, angle-who out-bafted and out-scorcd
all others and who fought his way
through eight nerve-smashing games
/ without an error Next to Herzof
Z ranks Jack Murray, who deserves a
/ crown for his game, courageous
comeback and his brilliant all-roun,
= fight.
! For Boston. the stars we're Yerkes
a Stahi and Hooper, who were over
e. looked in the early form sheets. bu
S who were wonders both upon defens'
n and attack.
d Among the big disappointments wai
e Larry Doyle. who despite several bril-
y liant plays. was far below form-fa
e below the class he showed last year
G Doyle hit well but in one game o
e the eight. and this was the gam
e where his failure to hit would hav
e done little harm
+ Tho Final Roundup.
l. Summed up. it was series in
cluding the widest mixture of bril-
y liant and wretched playing -impos
Z. sible catches and easy chances mar
Il red wonderful and bush league pitch
!, ing desperate chances and duml
u bush league work---a veritable swiI
y of all that goes TO make up baseball
!, from every angle of the game. Game
u were saved by miraculous work an
lost by school-bov muffs and error
y and the only regret both team
!, might have is that such dram
:, should close and swing on a ny-bal
= popping from an outfelder's hands o
!, an easy foul futtering safely ava
- when it should have been snagge
= with both eyes shut