Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-11
MARQUARD's PITCHING
WINS FOR THE GIANTS
A NINTH INNING RALLY SCARES
THE GIANTS RIOTERS
Josh Devore Makes Spectacular
Catch of Cady's Terrific Liner.
O'Brien, Spitball Artist, Pitches
Mastery Game.
Associated Press.


\ Boston, Mass, Oct 10.-The New
Y York Nationals overcame the Boston
Americans today by score Of 2 tc
i, in the third game of the world s
series. Each club has won a victory,
yesterdays game having ended in
a tie. Today nearly thirty-five thou
/ sand people witnessed a pitchers
battle, in which the Giants left
handler, Rube Marquard, opposed
the Red Sox spitball moundsman,
Buck O'Brien. Marquard carried off
the honors.
Josh Devore. was the hero Of the
day. The midget outfelder made a
catch that snatched a seeming vic
tory from Boston and sent them down
to defeat This came in the ninth
inning. The Red Sox had a man on
second and a man on third, when
Cady came to bat. Cady sent a ter
rife drive between right and left
center. Devore was off at the crack
of the bat. The crowd was cheering.
for two Boston men were on their
way home and a victory seemed won
But Devore, speeding after the ball,
speared it on a dead run ending the
game
Marquard was a puzzle to the Sox
His fast ball speeded over the plate
with the swish Of a rawhide lash,
and his curves were under good con-
troll He gave only one base on balls.
In one inning the Red Sox did
have Marquard in trouble, and that
was in the thrilling ninth, when Bos-
ton made a last stand, and sent run
over the plate He did not allow the
Boston players to get more than one
hit in any inning, until the final
rally.
O'Brien held New York to six
hits, but three Of these were made
when they counted for runs. O'Brien
found himself in difficulty in the
second inning, when Murray led off
with a double which resulted in q
run on a sacrifice hit and sacrifice
fly, and again in the fifth session,
when Herzog raped out two
Dagger and came home on Fletcher's
single, after Chief Meyers had ad-
vanced him to third.
Boston made her fight in the ninth
when two runs were needed to tie
The crowd groaned when Iris
Speaker popped a fly to Fletcher, and
hundreds started for the exits. Then
Lewis scratched an infeld hit and
Gardner followed with wicked
bounder past Merkle. Lewis was
racing past third base when Speaker
checked him. Lewis fought Speaker
on, but half way toward home he
heard warning cry and turned
back Once more he ran toward
home and scored
But that momentary return Of
Lewis to third was costly Gardner.
on his drive which Devore played
with difficulty off the fence, had
dashed over second and would have
made third, but Lewis returning to
that base forced Gardner to hustle
back to second. When Lewis finally
came home ii was too late for Gard
ner to advance With Gardner on
third he could have easily tied the
score on Merkle's muff of Fletcher's
throw of Wagner's grounder which
followed.
Speaker limped through the game
with. a wrenched ankle, but this did
not prevent him racing over toward
the temporary fence in the ninth in
ming and taking Fletcher's drive,
labelled for three bases Then, reel
ing quickly. Speaker threw to Jake
Stahl and doubled Meyers. who was
rounding third. thinking the ball
had gone to the back fence.
Boston got the start on us. but
we caught them today, and now We
will 60 to the front The Giants
have learned much Of the Boston
style Of play. and they will profit BY
It," said Manager McGraw tonight
Stahl remarked that things did
not break right for the Sox today.
but took defeat cheerfully.
The two clubs returned TO New
York tonight. where they play the
fourth game of the series tomorrow
The total receipts Of the game to-
day was s63.142, OF which the play
lers' share is s34, 4,0966S
Each club receives s11. $685. and
the national commissions share i
$6,36556