The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-10
RUDE Claims that Demaree
Will Be the Boy to Stop
the Mackmen.
d, "RUBE" MARaIARD.

As told to a representative Of The Washington
Herald.
New York. Oct 9-They let Jeff's fast
ball go by and slugSed his splitter. This
was something we did not expect They
told US the Athletics could not hit the
moist ball. Well. they certainly raped
Tesreau to a finish. ! cannot say whether
or not the Athletics could tell by
Jeff's windup motion when he intended
to pitch a splitter and when a fast one.
but it looked as though they had the
dope. The called him nearly every Time
and they laid for that splitter.
Now, mind you. l am good friend OF
Tesreau and | believe he will show the
goods for McGraw. if not in this series.
then next season. The trouble with Jeit
was he had an attack OF shakes, same
as 1 had in the opening battle. There is
no use denying this. Tesreau simply
could not win with his splitter against
| those fellows. If he were able to break
this moist ball out or in, like Ford did
in 1911, he would be the greatest spithall
pitcher in the world. But today he was
only able to drop it and the Athletics.
waiting for this ball. just naturally got
it all over the course.
OIdrinE COmrS Through.
For example you take the first inning.
Rube Oldring came up after Eddie
Murphy had been retired and ! must
say this Murphy is one swell lead man,
he appears to be equally good on dump
ing the ball, hitting it out or waiting.
Oldring connected with a splitter and he
let two waste ones go by. He wlsed
I'd Immediately holding on until Jeff' 5
splitter came along breaking down and
he sliced it clean TO right. Collins was
standing back of Oldring and no doubt
saw what came or for he did the same
thing. He saw that Jeff could not break
that splitter except in one direction and
when Tesreau got over a high one with
the saliva on it Collins busted it for
fair.
Jeff was worried now. We could see
that from the bench. We kept yelling at
him; but say, it don't do any good to yell
at A man who is out there in the box
and hasn't the stuff. Baker followed
Collins and slammed a splitter outside
into left field. Why say, they were all
set for Jeff's fast ball and they killed it.
Pull. Double Steal.
Jeff was so unnerved with this blast
of hits, that he failed to watch the
runners and away came double steal,
engineered by Collins. And right here 1
will take of my hat to- this fellow. He
is the brains of the Athletics. Although
Danny Murphy is captain it is really
Collins who pulls the stun. He made
this kid, Bush, win. You couldn't hear
Collins in the stand, but on the bench
we heard him talking every minute of
the game.
| don't know where this Bush comes
from. but he is there. McGraw thought
he would make him blow up in the first
when Doyle got on with a single and
Fletcher was hit by a pitched ball. Nc
Graw and Robby went after the kid and
roasted him, but nothing doing. He out
guessed Burns and from then on he out
guessed every batter on the Giants.
1 certainly was disappointed that the
Giants could not hit in a pinch, but l
am absolutely sure that Demaree will be
at Shawkey tomorrow. Demaree Is a
lad with all kinds of nerve, the curves.
and the speed. He has picked up all
kinds OF valuable points from Matty and
he is going to be the surprise of the
Giants stan.