The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
IATTY PI'IcHRS
ONB or THE BEST
GAMES or CAREER
Chief 1leysrs says sDig ux" Had
Everything and that Lack
Alsne Beat Him.
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Providenee, r, l.. oee l2-echrtsty
Mathewson pitched one Of the sbest
games Of hiz LIE to-day But he lest
Boston has M now three games to oas
in the contest for the worlds champson-
, ship.
Why We didn't beat Hugh Bedisnt
cannot understand. IA couldn't hit him
to begin with That'S pretty good ex-
cuse, yet no excuse at all. He had less
than either Hall or Collins-less even
than he showed us FOR the brief spell
he worked against Matty hast Wednes-
day. s
The only way to explain Il 10 one OF
those unaccountabie circumstances where
. pitcher gets by simply because he
looks too easy. have no doubt that II
we hadn't been behind We would have
cleaned up on him In right proder FASH
lon. II that third inning had been elfini-
mated We probably would have had half
dozen instead Of one puny run.
Luck with Beston.
Talk of horseshoes. Fate simply
slammed the gate right in bur faces
Hooper. already In the hole. went after
one of Matty's teasers on the outside
and shot the ball down the left field foul
line, Devore was playing away over to-
ward center because Hooper 10 a right
field hitter. Herzog made q brilliant try
for the ball, but. II got through. His
dive made Josh hesitate momentarily.
and then he had no chance to come in
diaeonally for II. The little fellow
would surely have held the ciout to q
double at best But the ball rolled in
between the temporary left field circus
seats and the left field bleacher. He
couldn't get it. and Hooper raced all
the way TO third. This drew in our in
! field and made Matty pitch altogether
differently to what he should had the
inner defense been playing deep.
Yerkes, however. whom Matty seemed
to have sized up pretty well, threw
CONSERVATION into US by slamming a
curve ball to the center field paiing.
Snodgrass was fooled by the heavy go
ing. He came in fast. thinking the ball
would slow up after 1t hit the soft
ground and that he could hold 1t to .
lSingIe. But the ball curved in its flight.
Too late. he cut back to intercept II and
1t got through. The result was a triple
that scored the first run Of the game
Damage IL Done.
Our infield was drawn In for Speaker.
He swung hard. hit above the ball and
dribbled puny, slow roller toward
Doyle. who figured that Yerkes would
surely dash for the plate and played
the ball accordingly. But out Of the cor
ner Of his eye he saw the runner hug
the bag instead Of sprinting home. He
had taken a position for a peg to the
plate when he realized that he must play
for the batter. He tried to switch his
position at the last instant, when tear
ing in fast. Somehow the ball eluded
him. rolled through him, and on out to
Jack Murray The latter pegged out
iris when he tried for an extra base on
the error, but already the damage had
been done. ....
Speaker was, the last man who reached
first base. The last seventeen men who
faced big Six were retired in order
without the first semblance OF a hit.
1t Is true that a few of these gave our
fselders warm chances but nothing out
Of the ordinary Of any common game
Our team viii never quit II grit and
pluck count for anything well be right
there at the finish. But there Is one
thing that no club can beat. That IL the
Boston luck which has predominated 20
far. It's just about time that things
took turn. Well be there Monday
turning. them.