The Washington herald., 1912-10-10

cap for souvenir while he lay prostrat,
among the rooters.
Another Giant star was Charley Her.
cog. who drove homo two runs for the
Giants In the eighth inning after the
thin-danked. swArthy-faced Hall had re-
It was John Murray who Just before
, that smashed cut "a two Dagger on the
Ieft-handed collesian. which had sent
snodgrass home with the nrst run Of the
inning and started the rally.
A close analysis Of the game from the
Giant standpoint would take you back to
the hrst inning for causes and effects
and the greatest damaged traced down
to . mu6 Of an easy liner by Arthur
Fletcher.
Lewis Nakes Costly Error.
Taking the Boston viewpoint. however.
We ind that Duffy Lewis mum Of Snod-
grass easy fly in that eighth inning
opened the way for Collins departure.
and the tying Of the score by the big
town boys A smash by Iris Speaker In
the tenth connected up with an error at
tributed to Artie Shafer, who relieved
Fletcher At short field. on a throw to the
plate. put the sox back In the game.
McGraw shifted his attack time and
again in this game. bringing up his re-
serve force At strategic moments. Harry
Mccormick. the great pinch hitter of
the team. who has been carried by Nc
Graw at . big salary all season and
never used for anything but hitting in
the pinches. repaid the Giant leader to-
day when he brought In what, for a mo-
ment. seemed to be the winning run.
Arthur Wilson and George Burns
were scrambling among the bats over by
the Giant bench when Mccormick wen,
up in place Of Fletcher, and it was
certain that II he failed Mathewson
would be lifted for another pinch hitter.
Mccormick landed. however, and then II
was that McGraw decided Matty could
hold them with . single run, and the
big train returned to the box Rube
Marquard. the wry-necked left-handed
sensation OF the National League season,
had been warming up In left field to take
Aatty's place in the box.
Lead Not Ensugh.
The one-run lead was not enough when
Speaker came to bat. This was the Sox's
side Of the tenth. Arthur Wilson was
catching and Artis Shafer was At short.
Chief Meyers had been taken out of the
game By 4c0raw to let Shafer run for
him. Wilson made q fine play. snatching
up Steve Yerkes' short punch to the
lsft Of the plate and getting his man
at first Then Speaker hit . terrific
liner up against low green barrier In
center field. which had been placed there
10 keep the overflow crowd out Of the
playing territory. The bali caromed on
the boards and Becker got n. Shafer
ran out back Of second and took Beal's
throw. Speaker seemed to be talIing his
time as he swuag Into third. but shafer
1ugSied the ball long enough to start the
great Texan whiriing to the plate.
Skaters throw got away from Wilson
- iris hashed under the blocky Giant
and tne score was again tied on Mathew
son.
CliAn Net Allewea.
Matty whisp&sed hur,ssdly to Merkle
who got the - and hurried over and
touched Ars4 apparsntly making the
claim that Speaker had failed to toucn
tie bag - ho poQnded that station, but
Bin Rigler. the National League umpire
on the baSeA shook his head dseisiveiy.
Duny Lewis followed Speaker with q
tWo-baseS drive Into right center, and
went on to third ~ Doyle made . re-
markable fielding play In getting Gard
ners Doller hack Of hrst and shooting Il
Dver to 4erkle. but Aersog tossed out
stahl and Gardner was left
A perfect throw ~ 0hafer would
have had speaker At the plate. - he
4iseed Il In his slide. and had to crawl |
back ana touch 1t % Wilson scrambled |
Tor. the ball Speaker claimed that a. |
be went into third Hsrsog intsrfered
With him. and when the 0ox took the |
Held he met the ,NaSx1ander at the
pitchers boz. and they sngaged in Q |
heated conversation which promised
blown until Dolyesand Nc0rsw got be.
tween them and 61osp1ed them apart |
1peaker returnsd 70 osatef while Doyle |
way pulling Hersog away.