Evening journal., 1912-10-11
win Second Gameqhand POdds and Ends of Spon
GIANTS-RED SOX HAVE
KICKED ALL BASEBALL
DOPE TO THE FOUR WINDS

| Herzog and Murray to lead the Giant
assault, New York had combcd BucAl
brlen, the eminent splitter, for tw0|
runs. they hal turned this trick by
reaching Saliva Buck in what are
known far and wide as the pinches
Two runs looked to be million with
Marquard in such rare form,
packed up at least by steady confident
support. When Speaker popped out
IN the ninth the game looked to be
over. Then came the turn-the sud-
den Dreak-which shows we'll enough
now this series stands and how il
looks across future games.
coming on grimly, gamely and
Vallantly for that final rush. Lewis
singled and Gardner doubled to right.
DeVore played the bali badly and
Merkle dropped the relay. But Heinie
wagner, the brainest player on the
Boston team, coaching at third. turn
ed the ram upside down. He at
tempted TO block Lewis from scoring
and failed, and then turned and
waived Gardner back to second when
he could have walked to third upon
his finger tips. This brainstorm
coaching cost Boston a run and tie
game, as the Giants were then most
certainly poised for a final detona-
] ton.
Stahl tapped to Marquard, who
nipped Gardner at third, where he
should have been before Stahl came
up. Wagner tapped to Fletcher. who
| pegged straight and true to Merkle
for what should have been the clos
ing out. Merkle dropped the ball
and the Giants were in rout with run
ners on first and third. Wagner pill
fered second and when Cady peeled off
a terrific wallop to right center, only
a steeple jack catch by Deyore saved
Marquards scalp.
We introduce these gentle incidents
again TO show that anything can hap
/ pen in this series-that New YORK
can still get all the best OF the pitch
/ ing and batting and still lose unless
/ her support decides to settle down
/ for a day or two and make at least
two or three safe, conservative plays
/ The Giants have shown all the best
Of the pitching and batting, but the
! Red SOx have shown the best de-
fensive play Another Boston weak
ness develops in the lack of gem
eralship as the team appears to be
lurking in circles without any central
aim OF given point to shoot.
In tOtalling the statistics we find
that while both teams have scored
/ II runs, New York has compiled 26
hits against % and has earned nine
runs to BOstons FIVE. The Red Sox
have earned but one run in their last
two games against Mathewson and
Marquard, but what's the dad-binged
use of earning what the other blokcs
are willing to slip you generously,
freely and with lavish hand?
When a series gets down to where
three games are played and each game
swings upon the last ball pitched
the final Out--there is no great roar
of confidence due from either camp.
It Is possibly this feature-the fact
that every ball hit-every ball caught
and every ball thrown turn the game
upside down that has gotten in its
nerve-shattering effect.
Outside Of the pitching-and De-
vore's catch-two Giants have kept
their tribe in the hunt upon the at
tack These two are HerzOg and
Murray, the twin sons of Swat.
Red Jack has wiped 1911 OFF the
slate forever. With Herzog batting
600 mostly in the pinches, it has been
Murray who combed the needed swats
and saved at least two games.
Out of three starts Murray has
driven in or scored five runs out of the
II total; Herzog has driven in or
scored four more. Summed up, the
series now is sure to run out to six
games and almost sure to run seven
or eight There's a fine healthy
chance for the first eight-game world
series ever played. But if. Boston
can win with Wood today, Stahl will
stick him back on Monday, and even
if Smokey Joe cops both starts. the
Giants have their chance TO even up
with Mathewson and Marquard showed
in against Collins and O'Brien
In the fourth battle Tesreau and
Continued on Page Eleven.)