The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-09

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their hrst run. That would not have
been a hit Il snodgrass and Devore
had been able 20 hear each other.
The shouting Of the crowd dsafened
them 'Josh" could have caught the
ball easily snodErsss I'D not know
this. did not hear him boiler. and tried
Tor a hard chance and missed ~
How do you feel. JET McGraS
ssked Tesresu after the sixth inning.
Never felt better" he replied
Fatal Seventh.
Then came the fatal seventh. which
proved 20 be the break % the
game
II was the inning around which the
contest reyoived. and u swung to
ward Boston In that end Tesreau
knew that be Was working on mar
row margin OF one run In the face Of
big crowd. and he was eager 10
stay ahead. Any pitcher Niil tell YOU
that ne each inning ~ . ball game
passes the mental strain increases.
Come on. old boy. only one inning
20 go"
JET" thought that he had a couple
Of easy battcrs coming up when he
glanced AZ Wagner standing AZ the
plate and Cady waiting lie was
anxious 20 get them out. 10 let them
hit g. lie got the ball little too
high for Wagner. and he likes he
high ones. He popped il 20 center
Geld FOR the first clean hit Of the
game.
"Jer" had pulled out OF other holes
and he was not worried. but again he
got tho ball too high on Cady. not
over Just as he meant IL, and again
the ball was driven out on line for
clean hit Then came the break "
Wood. who had been easy for Tes-
reau all through the game. hit sharp
~ towards Dayle Wagner and Cady
we're ON the bases. II looked as II
Larry" had an easy double play AZ
Second base. but just as tho ball came
toward DOYLE % took jump away
from him and TO his right. He was
lucky 10 break 10 down and very
lucky 10 get Cady ont going 10 second
base lie had no chance for the
double n first. That shows what the
element of luck amounts 10 First ~
all. the Red SoX were fortunate not
to have been retired on double play
and after me hall had taken the bad
bound We were lucky 20 get man
at all This i'It mon on FIRST and
third bases Hoopers disastrous
double followed and Ncrkcs singled.
which scored two runs that practical
ly broke mp the game
His arm never dropped. and his
heat never Jagged he was in thcre
pitching and no showed that he was
the stuff hy the wav IN which he
moved The best Giant batters down
by tho st~ikeout route. still We hlt
him better than we had expected
especially in the latter part Of the
game when he was PLAYING In the
rlght That was encouraging He did
not look any better 20 mo than Ben
der or Coombs did last fall and he
was depending on his speed almost
entirely. along towards the end Of the
game. He had nicnty of that. hut The
Giants like speed when they have a
Curve Ball.
In tho first part OF the contest. he
SHOW cd "a great curve ball. hat he
mixed In with hi~ fast one and had
TIE Giants or their balance right
along Once Fletcher was called out
on dead strike when he was cross
irg position trying ~ dodge what he
bought WIS a Wild pitch SuCh pitch
lrg cNcitCs the admiration OF any
member ~ the professional teams.
kvt Wood evidently believed that tho
use OF his curve was firiu- his arm
Tor he fcl' back ON speed iu the last
tcT innings When the shadow az tho
hr ground began IN creep over tho
Polo ground. the light iu the tattcrs
box is uncertain. and the hitter has
for background e square on the cen
tcrfeld fence painted green. T. Is very
hard 70 SEQ speed against this and
somebody has evidently tipped Wood
fD fup conditions frr when he bacnr