Evening star., 1951-04-16

fact inclined to blame several other &NM
Giants for loss of a series which, among @sM MM
other developments gave the American League #M
5-4 lead unrelnquished to this day. Nc M
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IT was nothing not hectic series. The A
two teams committed 81 errors-excluding MMN#
those of omission-and the Giants booted II.
The press awarded the horns to Snodgrass
dropping lazy ball Bosons half of the 10th inning
game, but Fred Merke the player of misfortune
and Shorsop Arthur Fletcher held more to blame by
McGraw.
In the eighth and final game NO. was e-s tie called on
account darkness, all hree-Snodgrass, Merke and
Fetcher-gave Chrisy Matewson about horrible support
as honestly possible didn't to be in the cards for
Maty three shuou games in the 1905 World Series
against pitch for the third time against the Red
without winning But that's how it out and the
train returning from Boston after the final Matty rid
himself pointed the subject of his support
TT ALL STARTED in the Polo Grounds Mathewson had
% his lowest total in six years young southpaw
Rube Marquard started the season with l9game winning
26-1 record huge sptbaler JEFF Teseau
chmed in with 22l3 and the Giants found them
selves another Series.
Boston was featuring Smoky Joe Wood 34-5 pitcher
straight Player Manager Jake Stah and
haps the atme dream outeld of Duffy Lewis iris Speaker
and Harry Hooper Red team that had only
78 in 1911 under Pat Donovan and which jumped to los vic
tories and pennant
STILL it looked the Giants had too pitchers for
Boston-until opening day. that is
nobodys surprise Wood the Red sox starter but
throwing Mathewson at Smoky Joe McGraw
bled with Tesreau He almost got away with it, too. Wood
famed II Giants, but barely won, to g.
THE GIANTS WERE BUTTER FINGERED from the begin
ming fingered apsng mentally They Boston
when Josh Devore in front of Snodgrass he
about to Speakers liner 1t turned into triple Still
game until the seventh when Larry Doyle
booted a doubleplay ball. leading three-run rally
It Mathewon trio of Boston ptchersColins
Hall and Bedentn the second that ended in the tie in
Boston Behind Matty the Giants erred five times Fletcher
alone kicked three balls. -">-~
The third game also played at Boston, almost
tast Marquard and happy-go-lucky pitbaer
were
the ninth inning with the field in senidarkness and mist
making outeders shadowy figures Boston
scored with assist from the fumbng Merke Then
Fletcher messed UP a chance.
Now the Red Sox had two base and Catcher
Forrest Cady drove deep right There two out and in
the mist snagged the ball kept running for the
clubhouse Thousands of fans watching stah and Henie
Wagner the plate thought the drive had fallen safely
and that Boston had 32 There tiff until the
Series at IL in games.
IN THE FOURTH GAME Boston won behind Wood In the
fifth young Hugh Bedient beat Matty l. hurt the
Giants usual and the Red sox leading games to
needing only one to clnch it,
the got assist from President Jim McAleer
of the Red former ball player and He insisted
that OBrien Wood be given the next pitching assignment
OBrien had horrible first inning The Giants scored all of
their runs and won to g.
The Series back to Boston and it Wood
suffered opening inning. won evening
the 33 and the showdown at Boston
May naturally McGraw pitcher Bedien the choice
of Jake Stahl.
got 10 lead and back when Fletcher Sodgrass and
Doyle let fly fall for double But the top of the 10th
New York scored again.
WITH JUST THREE OUTS TO CO. Mathewson looked like
money in the bank especially when Clyde Eng batting for
Wood lifted to Snodgrass The centereder didn't
have 10 feet but when he squeezed the ball slipped
out and Engle second base
Snodgrass partially atoned the with brilliant
catch Hoopr liner but Maty walked Yerkes and Speaker
stepped up.
Here the Giants let their star Speaker raised
foul but Chief Meyers the Indian catcher and Merk
watching it, Given another chance Speaker singled
Enge with the tying
Yerkes representing the big third base
passed. filling the bases but Gardner
flied deep Devore scoring Yekes to bring to close World
Series which Snodgrass allowed to forget.