The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Everything Running True to
| Analysis Until Shore Blows
| Sky High.
FULLERTON PREDICTS FOUR
Figures Series win Be Short
| One Now That Marquard Is
Beaten.
By HUGH s. FULLERTON.

By HUGH 8. FULLERTON.
DoSTON. Mass, Dot. s.-Boston's past
present and coming worlds champions
won the opening game of the series yes
terday in one Of the widest, weirdest
exhibitions Of baseball ever staged
They won after the dope had been
spilled all over New England, and won
by hair-raising play at the end Of the
ninth inning game which they had
won and sewod up In a knot ten minutes
earlier.
At the end Of the eighth inning the
game had been played almost exactly
as 1t doped TO be played. Boston was
winning to I. winning by a margin
even wider than the dope indicated they
would win. Shore was pitching as true
to form as any ,one can pitch. while
Brooklyn, which had decided to fire its
biggest gun at the start OF the series,
was losing exactly as the team doped to
lose with Rube Marquard pitching.
There was about as much excitement
among the congregation as there would
be at a sewing bee in Niles. Mich. The
fhing was coming out just as everyone
expected It would when, "Blooie,
Blooie." the game. the dope and every
thing else blew up.
Shore was not pitching baseball. He
had not pitched good game from the
start. He was a block In arrears OF his
regular season form. and, had he been
pitching In a regular American League
season game. he probably would not
have lasted half way. Luckily for him.
the Brooklyn team was stalled because
It was unfamiliar with his style OF
pitching. Twice. when he weakened
and 1t looked as II they would swarm
were stopped by the superior defensive
work Of the Red sox.
Meantime Rube Marquard was check
Ing the Sox In his best style. Robinson
had decided to gamble on the first game.
and he led his ace-Marquard 1t Is not
the fault OF Marquard that the National
Ieaguers did not win the game. He re-
ceived support that would have broken
the heart OF almost any pitcher With
his own team stopped by brilliant field
ing Just when their chances seemed
brightest. and with everything break
ang against the runmakinE part OF the
game. no went through to the seventh
Inning. True he was beaten then. but IL
was not his fault. He had pitched great
ball. and was giving his team every
they lack thinking power and general
ship. They were outguessed in five out
of seven occasions.
Boz and saved themselves by sheer
generalship plus Marquard's skill, in
the seventh tho Brooklyn team blew
all to pieces. It looked to be a rotten
The dope Indicated Il would do. only
worse. In the eighth It went even
worse and handed the Red Sox totally
undeserved run.
out 30 closely that 1t seemed a shame
TO play the series at all. Shore was
working easily. He had pitched an
easy game. had escaped through brill
liant support from every tough situa-
game won to 1. with nothing to worry
about, he blew all to pieces. He seemed
to be pitching as well as ever, but. as
we predicted, that Brooklyn team pos
81 not safe for any ball club to permit
1t to get a start.
whether Shore underestimated his
foemen or whether he grew weary un-
der the strain We probably never shall
know. He started the ninth with a
lot Of stun on his fast ball and with
his curve cracking .sharply-and he is
sued q pass to naubert. who had twice
struck out and hit feeble handle hit
down to third. That started things. for
etengel slapped hit into right, pau-
bert pulling up at second. Wheat
20 third. forcing Daubert. but as he
made the out, Gardner slipped and did
not complete tho easy double play that
was in front OF him.
At that stage II seemed inBignincant.
but the failure of Gardner to mako the
throw came near hlllng Boston bay
with spilled beans. .Cutshaw seemed
struck out, but finally was hit by a
pitched bali. and a moment later Now
ahaFn down IN
Janvrin. who. hustlinB in hope OF a
double play. kicked the ball and chased
It around until two men came home.
II did not look serious until oison beat
out hit down TO third. and Chief Mey-
ers came to bat with chance to I'M
mortalize himself He fouled out to
Hoblitzell. and II seemed as II all the
excitement had been for nothing. But
by that time Shore was worried. He
tried to pitch hard TO Fred Merkle, bat
ting for Pfeffer. who had replaced Mar
81. Winning n ' runs wer ps on the bsses. AND
the crowd, which had been assuming
the IT told-you-so" attitude was wear
ing off the edges OF the seats when
driven n to bay. called upon Mays. rely.
ing upon his odd and remarkable deliv'
cry to stop tho rally: Myers bumped Q
high bounder over Mays head and an
other run came home. with the bases
shocked surprise" It was up to Daubert
who had contributed nothing to the
Dodgers advantage. and in the pinch ht
drove a vicious bounder down at short
Scott made a marvellous stop. He cam.
UP with tho ball. saw that Meyers hat
the ball beaten to second, and cut
loose q fast desperate throw to first
tlRat shut Daubert off by eight feet.
We will have this game fought ovei
again for years. and Il u we'll TO ana.
lyze II. Daubert did not run out tina,
final hit. Had he done so. had he made
sad story to tell Bostonians. He stop.
ped to see II the ball went safe. hesita.
ted, and gave Scott his chance, and
Scott made good and saved the day.
The game from a spectators stand.
point, was the best ever played in a
modern worlds. series, From the
standpoint OF an'eXpert II was skunkY
u EAYeAled. Woge than No ever dared