The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
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were two runs behind. and Fred Mer-
kle was quickly retired on strikes by
Wood. Charley Herzog. the siugger OF
the series, smashed a drive pass Was
ner for a. single, which brought ohlei
Movers IN. The Indian hit long ny
Ia The outfield, that rose high between
Iris Speaker and Duffy Lewis AZ
the latter swung across from LETT neia'
speaker turned from centeF TOOK
look at the soaring ball snd "ase'
Lewis back. making the caech MIN
self. .,..a
Arthur Fletcher, the long sha nked
shortstop Of the Big Town club, VINO
threatened to become the goat or tiie
series. only to come back and pay
sensational ball when McGraw derioea
the suggestion that he pc FehloNou
from the lineup. smashed the nln'
hall Wood hung up to him tor oou-
HE TO right, scoring Herzog. ne SOU
bre-visaged Marylander went INTO .ne
plate head first. easily peatihs VI"
threw. s.,t- ..r.7- s.,.>,.,,. .,.s -4.-.
Mccormick Can hit
-rhAr came Mccormick, the pinch
hitter dragging his enormous bat ms
chewing gun wadded in a lump on ,ne
button atop hts cap. Not for notiihs
= syses McsiraW, carry The % - IA haso
slnrrer. They say McCormick can
rot run. and that he cannot helo' ou1
n. can hit. and moreover, nit III
times of need. for all pitcners ai0
all situations look alike TO nun.
The corpulent Bill klgier relIoN ~
hjx mask and announced the name "a
.s.ba moose" to the crowd. out Few
bssrd rim great bable was sweep
ing ,ha two-tiered ring OF huthahi,s
ahou+ the field. Mccormick wasteu
M time. He swung against the hts1
han Wood pitched to him, anu .te
stanas heIched a wild below as me
Srtye seemed to be shooting over
ond base for safe hit with Fieset,ea
leaping along between secoiiu
third. .oyera
.econd and made a sensational one
handed stop of the ball Fletcher hao
reached third base McGraw was
coaching off that station ana as
yerkes came up with the pan, tne
commander of the Giants sent the run
ner On toward home. Yerkes appai
entity grasped the situation 81 On
He saw he had no chance 10 get M
Cormick at first, and ne wa1teo' polsou
for throw TO the plate. He appar-
emily realized that Mchra" "oNi0
gamble on this thin chahce'
yerkes dashed the ball across 10
cady, the young battery mate oil
Smoky Joe" while Fletcher was pc
tween third and the plate, ana Cady
had the ball and the way blocked
waiting as the lanky shortstop hung
himself at the plate. The Giant rode
the big boy into home, but Rigier
decision was indisputaole. The miia
hammered Fletcher was accused OF
rough work by Cady and other mem
hers of the Sox. but the matter ended
in argument
Long Line at Gates.
pespite the rain of Thursday night,
and the threatening skies. long line
OF people were waiting at the gates
of the Polo grounds early this morn
,ng. The gates were not opened. how
ever, until nearly noon, because OF
hitch which was not the fault OF the
Giant management The nmpires,
silk OL.oughlin and Billy Evans
inspected the field with great sole mn
ity. and after they had decided 1t
might be possible TO play commune
cation was established with the ma
tional commission, and that august
body finally conceded that the pastime
should go on.
Meantime, a line OF people. eight
abreast. was formed under tho sur
VIGILANCE OF big squad Of police. This
NHe held Intact JQn hours, the only
fear OF the fans being that the game
would be called off. The sky was
veiled by. clouds. but now and then the
sun made valiant effort 10 show. The
air was warm and very muggy, and
wraps were decidedly uneomfGita BILE.
But for the unexpected delay the
hisachers and lower stand wouic have
been filled before noon. but when the
gates were opened the people came in
so slowly. on account Of the conges-
1yfoas. ting. A. was feared the bail play
ers would lost heavily. this being the
last game in which they share the
profits. BY the time the play began,
however. the upper and lower stands
were packed, and black waves of
people were blotting out the blank
spaces in the bleachers. The Poston
royal rooters came in with their band
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