The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
REASONS GIVEN
WHY THE GIANTS
MAY LOSE TO-DAY
In Conjunction With State
ment That Marquard Is
in Pink Of Condition
MERE GUESSWORk
AND CONJECTURE
Ball-Players Want to Play
Exhibition Game After
Series for Benefit OF New
Players, Association
By DAMON RUNYON.

a light and jovial vein to mask thu
dark despair. let us say that between
the Boston Red Sox and the cham
pionship OF the world now sways only
the thin left dorsal fin of Richard DE
Marquis de MarQuard.
or, TO make 1t a matter of local
news. between the New York Giants
and an extra $4,000 a piece stand
only the following items. to-wit:
Three (3) games OF ball.
smoky J. Wood.
H. Bedient
To this list might be added a fiock
of eight baseball players from the
haunt Of famous hairless baked bean.
Also. the Giant view OF the title Is
further obscureL by a. band playing
.'Te.sie" This Last Is one of the crimes
OF the era ahd II all our policemen
were not following the Becker case
some one would surely Dc arrested
for it. .... ,.s .sl,.... sq. sa-.s.
The condition Of Monseer de Mar
uuis de Marquard's celebrated sputh
clutch was extremely pink at late
hour tonight. He was winding II MP
on forksful of Roast beef and Din
pickles Ii, the cafe of The hotel where
he receives hts mail. The telephone
girl said IL was dangerous 10 poster
a left handler at has feeding, 10 we
have no brand new interview with the
distinguished Frenchman. but we SUBJ
stitute one we keep standing for pitch
ers politicians and pustiists:
Same Old Story.
Il expect TO win" said Mr.. tBlank
for mama az fntervfAwsrl. 81 know
I have . hard dght On nay hands, but
I expect 10 win. They haven't got
n chance 10 beat me- unless they pull
something TIM not looking for. ]
surely expect to win
such may. indeed be the case. In
any event VIC extends to sMonseer
Maruuard our very best wishes. al
though he will and hop on the ball
much more efiicient That he will
encounter smoky J. Wood up under
Coogan's cammenbert cliffs tomorrow
afternoon L. almost certainty. UNI
less J. Garland Stahi agures Mar
guard 20 likely to beat his club that
he viii hold the Missouri boy over
for q shot at the Giants In Boston.
Tho fAoe that he now has Hugh
BeMent to rely upon. however. Is
pretty sure TO give the Sox leader
enough confidence to make his final
charge for the championship behind
his star tomorrow.
Among the disQuieting rumors OF
today was one to the effect that the
ball players Of the two teams have
asked the national commission for
permission TO play an exhibition
game after the series at Cincinnati
or sone other remote port. for the
benefit OF the new players associa-
ton.
A better scheme than this has been
suggested. however. II Is that the
two teams sign up with some good
vaudeville, and play the game the
rest OF the winter. just as Tom
Murphy and Pal Moore used to fight.
Another rumor was that the bail
players wanted the maenates to give
them part OF the receipts OF the
NTH game on account OF tie game,
which tie the players allege was in
no wise due to negligence on their
part. Old Oliver Twist was 100 to
shot In his demand for more gravy
compared to the chances of this base
bailish request.
AsIf' After .sIf..
II Marquard SHOULD win tomorrow
Tesreau will get his third crack at
4 tho Sax. In Roston Tuesday, If Tes-
reau should win then. Mathewson
would undoubtedly pitch the decid-
ing game here next Wednesday. And
the passenger agent Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford would re-
joice exceedingly thereat.
All this not impossible. but We do
not guarantee that It will take place
A lineup with so many ifs" always
looks weak AGAINST a To lead.
However. the Giants have won three
; games In a row before against clubs
playing better ball than Boston. and
there Is no reason why they shouldn't
do Il again. aside from the Red Sox.
An earnest ANALYSIS OF the figures
touchin' upon the appertain' to this
worlds series shows, besides much
confusion. that the figures three is the
real jinx against the Giants. For in
stance they are three games to the
rea- ~ the title. They have scored
but thirteen runs. while the Sox have
scored Just three more than that
The Giants have made three more
hits than their opponents. or thirty
nine tn thirty-six. incidentally. two
three hageers pnt our boys IN their
present predicament last Saturday.
The FOX have made three errors. and
the Giants have made three times
three. And 30 II goes, all along the
Tine
The men who have kept the Giants
In the fight aside from McGraw
Mathewson and Marduard are Charley
HerxoG. Jack Murray, Josh Devore
and AHandscnsem EIaraisi Mccormick
champion pircn hitter from tho
wad Of gum on the button OF his can
HOwn to the snfiicient soies Of his
feet. Make no mistake on Harold.
He has been In there pounding for
that extra thousand
Some More .sTfs.''