The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-13
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Boston I'm New York.
By DAMON RuNxaN


BOSTON, MASS, Oct. I2-Just m
he himself in other days saw with
eyes. then very young, the radfng 81
many an old baseball hero BE-
fore the splendor OF his own prowess.
SO Christy Mathewson-Mathew
the mighty--stood by the ship and
saw the light of his greatness flicker
and grow dim before the lusty glare
or new star OF the diamond
Hugh Bedient, acknowledgements
old boy. from the sleepiy little town
OF F'alconer, New York, rose today in
two fieeting hours to the brief fame
of the sporting field, when he pitched
the Boston Red Sox to a 2 to / yic-3
tory over the veteran of the Polo
grounds.
1t was with a dubious eye that biRS
Jake Stahl. the Red Sox ehieftain.
weighed his pitching strength this af-s
ternoon, as the loose figure of Mathew~s
son shambled through the fog overs
by the Giant bench, and the great
right arm, which had held the Bos-
ton band to bitter draw, rose and
. fell with rhythmic swing, while the.
veteran warmed UP for the fight. and
it was with an anxious heart that th1s
leader of the Sox finally beckoned thas
Fsalconer lad.
The doubt expressed by the baSa-
ball fans as TO whether Mathews0n
could come back in such a short time
after the terrific strain of the Wedncs-
day tie, did not place in Jake StahfS
mind. who knew the Mathewson habit
of rising to an emergency. He knew
that whatever the issue, Matnews0n
would give him a desperate fight. for
that Is the Mathewson way Stahl3
coui1 mt uSc his Snant atar TaM9
Wood, and the Giants had fiercely At
tackled his left-hander, Ray Collins,
and the veteran Charley Hall.
So when the time for chooSin0s
came, StahI picked the boy who wa4s
running the streets of q country town
barefooted when Big Six was in the
heyday of his glory. and this boy ~
tonight hero among his kind.
And yet, a word for Mathewn0n.a
Always great in the hour Of victory.
he was even greater today in his hour
of defeat Backed by brittle a..
Tense. and given weakling attack
to support his efforts, he pitched "
game that must stand among his verY1
best. Two long, slashing blows ~
succession and an error by 'LAu21~s
Ing Larry" Doyle. gave the Red Gox
two runs in the third inning. and
thereafter not man reached nxnei
base. 4ssas
a Vita but two daNx. OF rest a1Aa&:
the terrific strain OF Wednesday. ~
old master came back and pitched
his young opponent to standak1l1s
showing no trace Of weakness ans
the first three innings. sss II h.
One brilliant, binding fash Of -
batting energy of the Red Sox defe1ts
ed the man who has forgotten m1&4l
pitching than most pitchers win ev11s
learn. In the third J. inning. Harry
Hooper, the dashing Californian. 49,
Is one OF the stars OF the seriess h11,
the first ball Mathewson offered hilI
to a far corner OF left field. Lttt&&S
Josh Devore, who was back In hin o. Il
station today because there was A3
sun over right field to bother s.Ha&
John Murray, vanished from sight CA
the grandstand spectators AZ he rA&o&
after the ball, When he finally ene9Uz
ed from the remote corner. HO0pA
was at third. N
steve Yerkes, another Sox star. a.
hit the first ball rolled up by the
train" for q triple to lett center Sc
ing Hooper. The ball hit the caat4NS
field BARRIER and bounded out uf AfA6 W
grass reach. Iris Speaker. thu
derfuI Texas boy. siashsd Ut tn
ball pitched by MathewnOn. toN&G~
Larry Doyle. who went laApin4 ~
the blow. 1t WIS y comparatively
chance. and Larry was eet To-
thrdw when the ball akipped bGfx
his legs and Yerkes scored. lack
ray raced in behind Doyle. and E62
bali. tossing to Fletcher ~
speaker Lore into that atstion
easy out. s Slss II ssssS
s.Duny;' LAWS rolled ~ lIek