The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-12
Thinks Red Sox Pitcher
Didn't Pitch as Well as
on Tuesday.
PUT BALL ACROSS
ENTIRELY TOO MUCH
Washington Player, Writing for
. Times, Tells Defects in
...... Series Game.
By WALTER JOHNSON.

BOSTON, Oct. 12.-When II be-
came known that Manager Jake
Stahl was going to send Joe Wood
back in against. the Giants yesterday
afternoon, many OF the fans who are
making the present worlds series
between the Red sox and Giants
careful study, expressed their doubt
as to Joe's ability to 60 back with
only a two-day's lay-off and bring
back the Red Sox to a second VIC
tory.
On Tuesday Joe pitched such
clever and effective game that the
fans believed he would not come
back and twirl such unsolvable ball.
Wood was hit harder yesterday than
he was in the first game OF the
series, but his wonderful defense
played sensational ball behind him
and pulled him out Of many holes.
Had Stuff" on Ball.
| Joe had a lot OF stuff" on the ball.
but there was not the hop to the fast
| one which had the Giants swinging their
, head on on Tuesday. and he nut the
! ball across the rubber altogether too
much. In the second inning he struck
out Murray on three pitched balls and
! had Merkle two strikes and no balls.
and when he put the next ball across
| the inside corner the Giants first sack
| er cooked" II into right field for a
hit. He should have driven Merkle
| away from the plate or pitched out so
as to get him to go after a bad ball.
Herzog was In a. hole between two
strikes and no balls whcn he singled!
past wagner IN the seventh. and he
Fletcher's double to right. During the
latter part Of the game Wood seemed
to lose his curve. but the team backed
him I'D in such fine style that he came
home Stool winner.
Not 4 Base on Balls.
Joe sent eight men down on strikes.
and did not issue a base on balls. and
It was his single to right in the ninth
that took all the fight out OF New York.
for It scored Gardner with, the Red
Sox's third run.
Cady gave Wood grand support be-
hind the bat. and It was his words OF
encouragement that kept Joe steady
when the Giants threatened to score.
Cady used especially fine judgment on
| the Indian. Meyers never has been able
| to hit a low curve on the outside. and
with Herzog on first In the fiIth and and
Wood to stick three In the Indians al
| ley, and the Redskin went back to
| the bench.
II was Cady's blocking the plate that
| stopped the Giants from tielng the
score in the seventh inning. although
the bulk Of the credit for the execu-
/ ton of the play belongs to Steve
Yerkes, the Red sox second baseman.
this inning with a double to right,
Harry Mccormick, a clever pinch hitter.
was sent In to bat for Jen Tesreau:
and responded by driving the ball
ances, II looked as though Speaker was
| to be the next player to handle the
| fast-traveling sphere. but Yerkes went
over to second and knocked the ball
What Steve Yerkes Did.
Fletcher was Just rounding third ais
Steve picked up the pill. and McGraw,
who was coaching at third, sent
Fletcher home, probably figuring that
Yerkes would try to hurry his throw
! and would peg the ball wild. McGraw
picked out the wrong man for his dream
OF a heave into the grandstand, for
| there is no steadier or more confident
Yerkes saw that Fletcher was off for
the plate, he set himself and made a
perfect throw to big Cady. who had the
| goal completely covered. Fletcher made
big catcher and bounced five feet out
! to one side of the rubber and the day