The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
ny DAMON RUNYoN.

BOSTON. Oct. I5.-Charging with
mad fury upon smoky joe Wood,
the moment play began. the New
York Giants swept the star OF the
Boston Red Sox off his feet IN the
first inning of the seventh game OF
the worlds series this afternoon, and
overwhelmed the champions of the
American league by a score OF II
10 4.
That one Wild rush by The big town
boys and their subsequent sturdy de-
tense of the ragged pitching of JEFF
Tesreau, the mammoth Ozark noun
taineer, put them on even terms with
the Red Sox in the battle for the
championship of the world. after the
title had practically been conceded
to the Bostonians,
1t WAS a fury born of desperation.
Ii was forlorn hope that carried
through. 1t was Il slashing. destroy
ing attack that reminded one Of an
infuriated fighter leaping suddenly
from his corner at the sound OF the
gong. head down, and both hands
flying Baseball men SIAy tell You
in the curious Phrases.logy of their
kind that Wood had nothing hut
his glove and a prayer but smoky
joe" never had "A chance To settle to
that form which beat the Giants
twice on their home grounds last
week.
Tracing the Cause.
Seven hits in that one bewilderiDg
opening inning. with a dazzling
double steal. engineered by the dar-
ing Mct1raw. smetherod the great
right handler OF the Sox, and started
the Boston band In full retreat that
eventually became a rout. Perhaps
the defeat OF Wood today was the
sequel TO the defeat OF "Bucky"
oBrien in the first inning of Mon
lays game and perhaps the two de-
feats trace back to the time the
Boston Red Sox management strained
with speculative gaze TO the golden
stream which has been flowing
q Through the box office. In this great
est Of ali worlds series, Perhaps II
goes back to the measure of over
caution, when with the champion
ship In his grasp, and the Giants ap-
parently on the run, Jake Stahl elect
ed to save the great Wood for to-
day in case RUDE Marauard repeated
against the Sox. which repetition Is
now Of record.
Only the morrow will tell the full
story perhaps, when Christy Mathew
son. the old master of the pNca,ng
craft, whom McGraw hal warming
up throughout the weird contest this
afternoon. as an anchor to the wind
ward OF Tesreau wiIdness, will take
the mound for the third time this
series and pitch for the champion
ship OF the world, against whom
Wood? Possibly. Bedient. very
likely.
Shoe on Other Foot.
Tonight, however. the shoe OF disad-
vantage that was on the Giant foot
Is now worn by the Red Sox. for they
are undeniahly discouraged by the
queer quirk In baseball fortune, and
the big town pack Is In full cry.
Some have limited unkindly that the
management of the Boston Red Sox
believed so firmly In the ability Of
Wood to beat the Giants that they
started the comparatively inexperi-
enced O'Brien Monday on the prom
Use that II he lost. they would still
have Wood, fresh and free to win for
them today and they would have.
moreover, a comfortable gate. where
as, II they started Wood. and he was
beaten by Marquard- they mitxssstili
have the gate. but might otherwise be
In hole.
Pnssibiy--even probe blythe gate
figured in no wise in the baseball
calculations OF the local directors of
the game. We but repeat the Bps-
ton gossip of an angry hour. How
ever. o. irien was started and was
beaten. The management got the ex-
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