Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-11
MARQUARD BESTED 0'BR|EN|
NEW YORK PORT SIDER PITCHEI
"A GREAT GAME FOR THE
GIANTS.
DEVORE Was The HERO
l1tkc Outficldcr Saved the Game byI
Sensational Catch In the Last of
Ninth With Two on Bases.

BOSTON, oct. 10.-The New York
Nationals overcame the Boston Amer
leans today by score of 2 to in the
third game of the world baseball series
Each club has now won a victory, thd
second game having ended in a tie,
Nearly $4,000 persons witnessed the
game. pitchers battle, in which the
Giants left handler, "Rube" Mar
guard. opposed the Red Sox spitbal,
moundsman, Buck" O'Brien. and
Marquard carried off the honors.
Little Josh Devore was the hero OF
the day. The midget outfielder made
catch that snatched seeming victory
from the Bostons and carried them
down to defeat. The Red Sox made
desperate rally in the ninth and thers
were men on second and third and
TWO out when Cady came to the bat
The Boston catcher sent a terrifid
drive between right and center and
Devore was off with the crack of the
pat' Ihe crowd cheered, for two Red
Sox We're on the way home and vic
toy seemed sure when Devore speed--
ing after the ball speared ii with his
gloved hand on the dead run, ending
the game.
Marquard "a Puzzle.
Marquard was puzzle to the Red
SoX. His fast ball sped over the plate
with the swish of rawhide and his
curves were under good control. He
gave only one base on ball. In only
one innings did the Red Sox have
Marquard In trouble and that was in
the thrilling ninth, when Boston made
lts stand and sent one run over tho
plate. The Giants hpxman did not
allow the Red Sox batters to get more
than one hit in any inning until the
final rally.
Buck" O'Brien held New York to
SIX hits but three of these were made
when they counted for runs. O'Brlen
found himself in difficulty in the Sec
ond when Murray led off with a dou-
Die which resulted in a run on a sac
rifice hit and fly, and again in the
NTH when HerZpg raped out another
Two bagger and came home after Mey-
ers hahd advanced him to third, on
Fletcher's single.
Boston made its fight In the ninth
When two runs were needed to tie. The
town groaned when Speaker popped
to Fletcher and hundreds started for
the exits. Lewis scratched an infield
hit and Herzog rushed in to steady
Marquard. Gardner drove wicked
bounder past Merkle alone the right
field line and Lewis was rounding
third when Speaker checked him.
Lewis fought Speaker off. but half
way toward home he heard a warn
ing cry and turned back. Once more
he ran toward home and scored.
Poor Base Running.
That momentary return of Lewis to
third base was costly, Gardner. on
his drive, which Devore played with
off the fence. had dashed
over second and would have made
third but Lewis returning to that
base, forced Gardner to hustle back
to second. When Lewis finally ran
i'hlNf IL was wv llAt lOI irdTulFI To
advance. With Gardner on third. no
could easily have tied the score on
Merkle's muff of Fletcher's thmw on
Wagner's grounder which followed.
iris Speaker limped through tho
game with wrenched ankle, but that
lid not prevent hi min New York's
half of the ninth inning from racing
'ver to the temporary fence and taking
Fletcher's drive, labelled for three
,ases. Then turning quickly Speaker
hrew to Stahl and doubled Meyers,
Who was rounding third, thinking the
,all had gone to the back fence.
Boston got the start on us" said J
Manager McGrew. but We caught
hem today and now we will go to the
ront. The Giants have learned much
II Boston's style of play in the last
hree games and they will pmfit
" It,"
Manager Stahl remarked that things