Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
SERIES EVEN AGAIN
Decision Likely to Be Reached
Today.
POOR EXHIBITION GIVEN
Neither Of Contending Mines Showed
to Advantage-Wood Looked
Like Raw Recruit.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

BOSTON. October 16.-Boston and New
York are tied In the worlds series. By
annexing a rather One-sided victory yes
teTday the Giants drew up on even terms
With their rivals, and a final decision
probably will be reached today.
1t Is doubtful whether any worlds series
has ever furnished astounding a game
the one OF yesterday. With the an
nOunceraent that Wood would be on the
slab for Boston, few believed that the
Giants would have chance, and 1t was
taken as a foregone conclusion that the
end of the series was about at hand.
Twice before had Wood humbled the
Giants, and after three full days rest he
was expected to be at his best. No one
will ever know just what allied Wood. but
the fact Of the matter remains that in
the one inning he worked he was hit
harder than any pitcher ever was in 81
series of this character.
Whether the Boston star suffered from
a nervous collapse or whether 1t was one
of those ineXplainable occasions when
brilliant pitcher fails to get anything on
the ball is 4 matter of conjecture, but
seven hits charged against him in that
first inning netted six runs and, of course,
after that the game was nothing more
than a farce.
Had Wood been the sreenest kind Of a
novice he could not have indicated his
shortcomings to better advantage. He
acted like twirler who had never been
in real struggle before, and it was really
pitiful to see his offerings pounded to
every corner of the field.
Giants Went After Wood.
The Giants went at Wood as if they had
never heard Of him before Devore
opened the game with Il single through
the box. and Doyle promptly followed
suit Wood did not seem to realize that
there was any one on the bases. and he
not only allowed them an enormous lead,
but he actually wound up to pitch to
Snodgrass. and the result was a double
steal, made SO easily that Cady did not
attempt to throw. Both runners scored
a moment later when Snodgrass doubled
to center. Murray sacrificed him to
third, and Merkle dropped a high fly to
left. which Lewis m:sjudged after the
wind got ahold Of it. and Mer<le got
single. Herzog forced Merkle. but
reached second himself on the play, and
Meyers drove sharp single to left.
Fletcher and Tesreau followed with hits
and when the smoke had cleared away
six runs We're over the plate.
After that the game resembled sand
lot exhibition more than a worlds cham
pinoship game. both teams playing
grade of ball that one would not have
tolerated from a bush league aggrega-
ton. Tesreau. whether he was lOafing
after having so long a lead, or whether
he. too. had an off day matters not. hut
the fact remains that he gave a rather
slow exhibition. In every inning he had
one or more men on bases and had the
SoN been able to hit him at the right
time he would not have gone very far.
Behind him The team played mediocre
ball, and yet it was somewhat better than
that produced by the American League
pennant winners, who gave evidence OF
having gone to pieces and quit the fight.
-Four times during the game did the SOX
score, but, of course. that did not affect
the result. for the Giants, after getting
six runs in the opener, chased five more
over at the expense of Charley Hall. who
essayed to stop the run-getting after
Wood had been taken out. Halls work
was even worse than Wood. for, added
to the fact that he was seldom effective.
he was also wild and had the score been
close the Giants would have driven him
to the bench any time they got ready to
do SO.
1t can be imagined that there was a
sadly disappointed crowd which left
Fenway Park when the game was over.
Every one felt SO sure of a SoX victory
that they came to celebrate, but, alas,
cog slipped and today the Giants look
to have the better chance to win the title.