The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
Two Triples by Hooper and
Yerl<es and Boot by
Doyle Give Boston
Game.
MATHEWSON'S BIG GAME
Old Master Does Not Let Red
Sox Touch First Base After
Third, But Bedient's
Pitching Wins.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.]
by Grantland Rice.]
BOSTON, Oct III Ohm ] McGraw
tonight can we'll curse the bitter
fates-the smashing hand of destiny.
If the coast OF San Salvador had only
been shrouded 400 years ago today
in the same gray, yellow fog which
swung in from the purling Atlantic
over Fenway Park this afternoon, old
Doc Columbus never would have dis
covered this well known country and
the Giants would not be back on the
rim of their second worlds series
disaster in two successive years.
But it was evidently beautiful day
off the coast of San Salvador and by
this tough break in fortune four cefY
turtles ago said Giants are now up
against large, pear-shaped time of
II.
Evidently this date-october the
twelfth-is a tiptop day for launch
Ing discoveries. For, In addition to
Mr. Columbus well-known act more
or less responsible for my writing and
your reading these deathless lines,
Jake Stahl suddenly discovered he
had a pitcher named Hugh Bedient
and ten minutes later Mr.. Bedient
was out there upsetting the renown-
ed Mathewson and tearing the hide
off the Giants in the best pitched
game of the series-bar none.
Mathewson, the old master, spun
out a brilliant game-one of his
greatest-but the flashy Bedient
broke through the Giant attack like
a cannon ball through the cuticle of
a custard pie. Curling back each
Manhattan rush with storming speed
and curve that streaked and crack
ed the Red Sox youngster choked
the Giants to four hits and beat their
big gun, two to one, in battle
which crowds New York up against
forlorn hope-a handicap that only
one of the miracles of the game can
turn.
Bedient. overlooked in the pitch
ing shuttle, was only inserted at the
last minute, but once in charge of the
job he proved to be the last word in
pitching through the five games play.
ed
He had the speed, the curve, the
control and the heart, and by this
combination placed the Red Sox oui
with three games to one and but
one more victory needed where their
rivals require three. New York car
still win and we can borrow couple
of thousand from Mr.. Morgan Blu
as far as we can see now, neither
classic event is likely to transpirt
within a weeks time.
But Bedient, winning, had the bat
tie of his young life Mathewson, tht
veteran, lost, but he lost with a!
much glory as he ever achieved b.
victory
One fatal flutter on his part start
ing the third rouud-one STARTLING
lapse, followed by costly bobbl
from Captain Doyle-the Giants hes
ball player, and Mathewson's drear
sank down at sunset.
triple which Hezog dived for an
missed by inches and which BEGAN
tangled in the sharp turn of the lei
field corner. Steve Yerkes followe
with a line smash to left cente
which Snodgrass played slowly an
another triple was recorded wit
Hooper over Speaker then tape
10 arlyc
hugging the third sack the Giant Sc
ond sacker blew the works by foo
ling the play and the second run Wa
across. This sudden turn acted liz
a galvanic shock to the old maste
He saw his team about to be beate
again, and the championship of tt
world fading out For almost al
other pitcher in the game this su
den blow would have brought on di
aster but in the face of this forlol
fight Mathewson turned back Il
tide OF time-turned back to h
greatest years when there was on
one and no other-and working wi
heart of iron and an arm OF stet
cut down the next eighteen men !
~ " usI. MOI uShpeI VI llie Slds
ing Red Sox crew reached first fro
that point on-not member of o.
of the worlds best hitting tea
could break for one instant benea
his mighty-hearted defense-but t
rally, as wonderful as it was
gripping to those who admire re
courage and fighting soul, came t
late to save the day
For Bedient backed by great eli
at the top of It's game, was showi
the form OF which heroes were mac
There was the mighty Mathews
pitching his soul out-pitching b