The Detroit times., 1912-10-16
Magnificent Work Has Pro-
longed the Present
'' Series
ON JOE WOOD THE RED
sSOX RISE AND FALL.
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When He Fizzles His Team
mates Fizzle With
Him
BY eRANTLANp RICE.

BOSTON, Mass. Oct l6.-Provided
the agile and alert keepers OF lead
Ing bug emporiums, BOBBY matches and
nut hostelries don't cut in and cart
away both athletes and non-combat-
ants. tonight the most decisive sim
gle battle ever staged in the run OF a
great nations greatest sport will have
told the story of a championship fight
which may stand unequalled for an
obnef c6nturysr ass. trs- s.ys
= But once before, under the modern
system, have two bali clubs ever gone
to seven games TO end a series. To-
day two clubs have not only .whirled,
slashed, reeled and fought their way
to'seyen games, but have tied record
In this respect. were no nearer
solution than they were at the start
-7-no nearer with the exception that
one or the other must lose heart
breaking fight by dusk where moth
ing short of another tie can staye on
the situation further
II didn't require one on the inside
to grip an AFFAIR like this. The aver
age bug was this morning keyed as
faulty as, the ball player in the fight
where there. Is no dope left upon which
To bank. Both teams might battle
erimly and staunchly to the finish or
there was an equal chance that one
might break as the. Red Sox broke
yesterday and turn the deciding jam
boree into farce.
In the face OF Mondays stratling
surn the Giants were tugging at the
LEASH to start another storming rush
--eager. confident and cock-sure OF
another triumphant assault while II
remained TO be seen whether Wood
and his legion could rally quickly
enough TO slip back 10 normal form.
Wood needed more heart and courage
this morning for the next start than
he needed stuff, for while he has al
ways shown the proper inside lining
ID the past. he is w against deal
before which even stouter hearts
might fail
Boston stood back of Wood yester'
day confidently, jubilantly, joyously-
foresecing but one result and that re-
suit the downfall OF the foemen. Bos-
ton was standing back OF him today
Srimly. stamchly and Loyalty but in
the main with her collar cut low as
first round yesterday when Manhat-
FANS machine bumped Smokey Joe
into the gravel ditch, Boston was
willing TO eeneede that anything can
happen. But having seen Wood
weather many driving gale before
with the soul or stalwart, Boston
was willing to coneede nothing until
the final returns were In, 49, -....
Before the final. battle, both clubs
ss;uId look back on ten thousand turns
that might have turned the series up
side down and won the title for either
cub. Two miraculous catches saved
the Giants two games A series OF
bad Giant misplays on easy chances
put Boston in the fight.
'ff larry Doyle hadn't raced into /
right feid Wednesday, week ago. |
fcrsone Of the most remarkable stops !
ard. plays OF the year the Red Sox
would have closed out the show Sat
urday night II was play Doyle or
another second baseman might make
again only in 20 chances.
And II is this multitude OF alibis
ard IFS compiled by partisans Of both !
clubs which will carry the series fur
ther into the gossip of the future
than any other ever played. Ten
dozen adding machines manipulated
by experts couldn't tabulate the pos
sibilities of these last seven games
By working overtime through dec
ade.
T'his late Giant rally in the face Of
almost sure disaster has been the big
feature OF the jubilee: II was their
ability TO rally time and again in the
National league fight which put Nc
Craw's club beyond all danger AT the
end -.r
-ASenday trailing three games TO
one.. their first rush carried them over
the prostrate form of Buck OBrien.
who. was carted In scattered seq
ments from the field
Yesterday, with two games TO play
away from home, making FIVE OF the
eight on Boston soil, they fred so