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Fred Lake, Ex-Red Sox Manager,
Tells of 1909 Series Between
New York and Boston-1 st Game
THIS is the first of a series of
articles by Fred Lake analyz
ing the Giants-Red Sox post
season series in 1909. Many of the
men who took part in that series
will play for the world champion
ship this fall. The Red Sox de
feated the Giants in four out of
five games in 1909. Fred Lake was
manager of the victorious Red Sox
team and he is best fitted to give
the “fans" the “inside dope" on
how the Red Sox defeated New
York, with whatever bearing it
should have on this year’s world
series.
By Fred Lake.
rrxHE Red Sox. under the leader-
| ship of Jake Stahl, have won
the American league pen
nant. The New York Giants are
sure winners in the National league.
Therefore, the Red Sox anil the
Giants will clash next month In a
•eries of games to settle the base
ball championship of the world.
On the eve of sqch an important
series it is interesting to tell of the
Red Sox-Giants inter-city series,
which took place back In 1909 and
which was won by the Boston
team, they taklflg four out of five
games At the time 1 was manager
of the Red Sox.
Many of the players who took
part tn that series will battle
against each other again next
month.
And if past performances count
for anything, the Red Sox will re
peat their triumph of 1909.
The Red Sox and Giants both
finished third In their respective
leagues in 1909, and a series of
games was arranged. New York
ruled a big favorite in betting cir
cles. The wise men thought that
my team would prove easy for Mc-
Graw's band of "world beaters.”
They claimed that the mighty
Mathewson and the sensational
Marquard, aided by such seasoned
twirlers as Crandall, Wiltse and
Ames, would make the Red Sox
look like a team of bush leaguers.
Wood and Matty Pitched.
The series was started on the
same day that Detroit and Pitts
burg clashed in the opening battle
of the world series. I selected Joe
Wood to do the twirling for my
team, whih McGraw sent Mathew
son into the box.
At the time Joe was but nineteen
years of age; nevertheless, he was
a wonderful pitcher I picked him
tip myself at Kansas City while
on a scouting trip Joe possessed
great speed and a fine assortment
of curves, though, of course, he
was not as good as he is today.
Wood outpltehed Mathewson, but
lost his game by a score of 4 to 2.
All of the Giants' runs were gifts,
while my Speed Boys earned all of
their tallies-. "Smoky Joe" twirled
magnificent bail, allowing the
Giants but six scattered hits, while
he gave but one base on balls.
Matty’s slants were hit hard and
often. In all we landed on him for
ten lusty hits We made one or
more hits in every inning but the
ninth
The only thing which enabled
"Big Six" to triumph was his won
derful control and ability to strike
out a man in a pinch Mathewson
is a cool-headed, brainy pitcher
and never believes in exerting him
self when It is not necessary to do
so. He realizes that a ball team is
composed of nine men and not one.
He, therefore, lets the rest of the
men do a little work. In this way
hi saves his energy and when the
bases are crowded he is able to let
out anti strike out one or two mtn.
, Speaker Was the Star.
Tris Speaker was the star of the
oi --ti i g game. "Spoke" was then
.. kid. but could play ball as
“ as the best of them. The
BOX SCORE OF THE
FIRST GAME OF 1909
SOX-GIANTS SERIES
NEW YORK.
Players. ab. r. bh. tb. po. a. e.
**Doyle, 2b. ... 4 1 00 1 40
Seymour, cf. .4 0 0 0 0 1 0
••McCormick, If. . 4 0 11 0 0 0
**Murray, rs. ... 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
Devlin, 3b4 1112 0 0
Bridwell, ss2 11 1 2 5 1
Tenney, Ib3 11 1 5 1 0
••Meyers, c 3 0 1 3 11 11
Schlei, cOOOO4OO
••Mathewson, p. .301 1030
Totals3l 4 6 8 27 15 2
RED SOX.
Players. ab. r. bh. tb. po. a. e.
McConnell, 2b. . . 4 0 11 2 3 0
Lord, 3b4 112 111
••Speaker, cf. . . 4 1 3 6 5 1 0
**Stahl, 1b 4 0 2 4 6 0 0
•""Carrigan, c. 4000400
Niles, If 4 0 2 2 1 0 0
French, ss 3 0 0 0 2 3 1
•"•Hooper, rs. ...301 1 300
•""Wood, p 3 00000 1
’Donohue .... 1 000000
Totals 34 2 10 16 24 8 3
•Batted for French in ninth.
••Still playing with rival champions.
Score by innings: R.
New Yorkloo 300 00*—4
Red Soxloo 000 100—2
Summary: Two-base hit —Lord.
Three-base hits—Meyers, Stahl. Home
run—Speaker. Stolen bases —Lord;
Speaker. 2; Doyle, 2; Niles; French;
Devlin; Stahl. Left on bases —Red
Sox, 5; New York, 5. Base on balls—
Off Wood. Struck out—By Wood, 3;
by Mathewson, 1. Double plays—
Speaker to Carrigan. Umpires—Rigler
and Connolly. Time—l hour and 45
minutes. Attendance—4,s73.
Texan was at bat four times and
he made three hits, one of them a
home run. He also stole two
bases, made five put-outs and am
assist.
Speaker's assist war the best
play of the entire game. It came
in the seventh inning. "Big Chief"
Meyers was the first man up. The
Chief has always been a wicked
hitter. He lined out a triple. Mc-
Graw then sent In Billy O'Hara to
run for the Indian Matty raised a
short fly to Harry Hooper in right
field and O'Hara didn't dare take
any chances with that prize "wing"
of the young Californian.
Larry Doyle was the next bat
ter. And you all know how Larry
can swat that ball. He leaned on
one of Wood's fast shoots and sent
the horsehide sailing to deep cen
ter field. Tris was under the ball
and made a tine catch. O’Hara
then started for the plate and it
looked a 10 to 1 shot that he would
score. "Spoke," however, thought
differently an<| got his man by fully
fife teet. It was a wonderful throw
and was applauded by the “fans."
The catching of Meyers was none
too good. The Indian was very wild
in throwing to bases. Lord, Speak
er, Niles. French and Stahl all stole
on the Chief.
I'he New York "fans" received a
setback in the very first inning
when we sent one man across the
counting station. "Amby" McCon
nell was the first man up, and he
popped to Fred Tenney. Harry
Lord then started the fireworks by
knocking out h slashing two-base
drive. Speaker hit out a single,
which sent Lord to third.
It was then Up to Jake Stahl, but
the big first baseman fanned the
breezes three times. Lord and
Speaker knew that they had to do
something desperate if a run was
to be scored, and when Matty
tossed the first hall to Carrigan,
Speaker started'for second.
Meyers Made Wild Heave.
Meyers shot the ball to Harry
Doyle, but the throw was wild and
Lord easily eompletd his end of
the double steal. This ended our
tun scoring for the time being.
'The Giants were presented with
a run in their half of the first in-
•ti E ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1912
How the Red Sox Beat Giants in the 1909 Series
THE Red Sox and Giants, who will onnose each othert
in the series for the workVs championship this fall,)
played a post series at the end of thp 1909 base- S
ball season and the Red Sox beat the Giants, four games
, in five. New York won the first but thereafter!
Boston took four straight. S
FIRST GAME. < SECOND GAME.
R. H. EC rhp
Batteries—Wood and Carrigan; Mathewson and Mey- Batteriee-Ocotte and Donohue; ’ Wiltse,' Marquard
ers - 5 Crandall and Schlei.
THIRD GAME. j FOURTH GAME. FIFTH GAME.
R- H. E. R, H. E. ? ’ R. H. E.
Giants ( 4 7 6 r Giants .... 0 5 1 > R ed Sox 5 9 1
Red Sox 5 10 2 Red Sox 2 8 0 Giants 4 10 2
Batteries —Ames, Crandall and . Batteries—Mathewson and Mey- Wo|ter -
Schlei; Hall and Carrigan. ( ers; Collins and Donohue. ) and Sc hie’! Carrl 9’n; Crandall
nlng. Doyle hit sharply to French,
who was playing short in the ab
sence of "Heinie” Wagner, who was
injured just before the regular sea
son closed. French threw low to
first and Doyle was safe. He then
stole second ami went to third on
Seymour's out, McConnell to Stahl.
Doyle scored a minute later while
French was throwing McCormick
out at first.
The Giants won the game in the
fourth inning, due chiefly to some
poor playing by my team. Murray
was the first man to face Wood and.
he sent an easy grounder to Mc-
Connell, who got it over to first in
time to beat the Giants' outfielder.
Devlin started the troubled with
a single. Wood was unable Io lo
cate the plate when- Bridwell was
up, and Al was given free trans
portation to the first sack. Devlin
Atlantans Predict How Giants and Red Sox Will Come Out
LOCAL FANS DIVIBEO OVER WORLD'S SERIES
ATLANTA baseball fans are
about equally divided tn their
opinion as to the outcome of»
the world's series. Some are strong
for the Giants, others are confident
the Red Sox will win in a walk,
while many believe that it will be
very close and are unable to make a
choice.
Here is how the most prominent
local fans make their selections;
HUGH CARDOZA Believe my
old friend McGraw will win.
WILLIAM S. ANSLEY—I can't
see anything but Boston for the
world's champions.
MILT SAl'L—I think the Giants
will hit Wood ami take the series.
HOMER GEORGE—I pick Mc-
Graw’s clan to trim the Red Sox
for the title.
A. R. HIGDON —Boston has the
best chance, but the Giants may
slip one over and grab the series.
H. L. DIX With a manager like
John McGraw, the, Giants should
beat most any team.-
POLICE CHIEF BEAVERS—I
think Wood will hold the Giant
swatters safe w hile his team mates
bat out a victory. ,
W. J. FRANKLIN—With the
team they now have, the Rest Box
should have easy sailing with the
Giants.
SHELLY IVEY—I think New
York will annex the title this year.
They have a great team and a
great manager.
IRVIN BEALL Taking all
things Into consideration. Boston
will have the edge on New York
and should win.
DR. T. H. TODD—Wood will be
able almost to win the series sin
gle-handed for the Red Sox.
REV. JOHN E WHITE—I think
Mathewson w ill show good form in
the coming series and guide the
Giants to victory over the Red Sox
SHERIFF C. W. MANGUM—I
think New York will clinch the se
ries in the first games played.
L. W ROGERS- I look for Bos
ton to win the championship.
JOHN B. LESTER—I think Tes-
, took a big lead off second, And when
Wood tried to catch him
he threw the ball to center field.
Speaker About "Got Him."
Devlin immediately started for
third. Speaker was playing in and
he grabbed the ball and came with
in an ace of getting Devlin at third.
In fact, 1 believe he had Devlin, but
Umpire Connolly called him safe.
Fred Tenney rapped one to Lord
and Devlin started for home. The
Giant third sacker would have been
an easy out, but while chasing Dev
lin up and down the base line Car
rigan threw wild, enabling New
Yprk to score its second run of the
game.
When things had quieted down,
Bridwell was on third and Tenney
on second. Meyers hit to McCon
nell. "Amby” juggled the ball for ,
reau and Mathewson will pitch the
Giants to victory.
DR. V. E. KEA—The Giants will
have to travel some tp beat Boston
on account of their hard-hitting
outfield.
EDDIE LOVEJOY- —1 am very
confident the Boston hoys will be
returned winners.
EARLE GRIGGS —McGraw has a
good team, but Stahl has a better
one.
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE
JETT —1 think the Boston Red Sox
will cop the rag.
GEORGE GELALES—AII my
money goes on the Red Sox.
LOUIS W. BROGDON—After the
series has been played Boston will
raise the flag in Beantown.
. T. FITZPATRICK—Tesreau
will hold the Sox safe while his
team mates pound out a victory.
JOHN T. WEBB—McGraw has
had more experience than Stahl and
should pilot his team to victory
over Boston.
R. A. AIKEN—If Boston shows
the form in the coming series it
has all season, it should cop the
gonfalon.
MEADE WARREN—I should like
to see the Giants win. but Boston -
has a better team.
JOHN Y. GREEN—New York
will be beaten again for the world s
title.
R. W. JOHNSON—The Red Sox
for mine.
W. C. THOMPSON—It will go
the full seven games, with .the
Giants a winner.
GEORGE HANSON -Wood and
Collins ought to win for Boston.
LI < IEN YORK—Boston seems
to have the better team.
FRED CHAMBERS—My money
will go on Boston.
FRED GEISSLER I expect to
cash on Stahl's team.
AL FORD—Boston in a walk.
GUS DODD—Matty and Mc-
Graw will win the title for New
York.
R( )S< ’OE M ASSENG A LE—The
Giants' pitchers ought to win for
New York.
GE' 'RGE \\ IN I'ERS—Red Sox—-
$ Oddly enough, Joe Wood, now relied upon to beat the
S Giants, lost the only game dropped by Boston in the se
( ties. Wood was only nineteen years old- then. Mathew
son beat him. Wood, Hall. Collins, Pape and Carrigan.
< who appeared in that series, are still doing battery work
< for Boston, while Mathewson. Wjltse, Marquard, Crandall
< and Ames are still doing similar duty for the Giants.
a second, and, although he got
Meyers at first, Bridwell crossed
the rubber.
Mathewson should have made the
third out when he grounded to
Lord, but Harry was up in the air
and was unable to locate Stahl at
first, the result being that Tenney
scored the Giant's fourth and last
tally.
\\ e scored our second run in the
sixth when Tris Speaker slammed
one of .Matty s fast ones to deep
right field for a trip around the cir
cuit. We were a beaten team in
the first game, but our defeat did
not discourage us.
The New York “fans'’ thought 1
that we would be easy picking in
the remaining games of the series,
but we were confident that we
would make good, and we did, as
<, I will show you lajer.
that's all.
LOU CASTRO—Boston looks like
the better team to me.
B. LEE SMITH—I favor the
Giants.
REESE MARSHALL—I am
backing the New Yorkers.
STEPHEN LA SALLE—It's pret
ty hard to pick the winer. Giants
have a shade.
S. E. DAVIDSON—WouId sell
real estate to either of 'em. Bos
ton carries my money.
WYLIE WEST—McGraw will
outgeneral Stahl.
COLONEL ORCHARD— Am still
doping it out. Haven't decided yet.
JESSE PERRY —Boston in a
walk.
PHIL L’ENGLE Mathewson.
•Marquard and Tesreau are too good
for Boston.
WILLARD PA "FrEßSON—'Car
doza says Giants. Therefore, I say
Red Sox.
J. O. COCHRAN—Giants.
JAMES WOODWARD—I am
leaning toward the New York club.
DR. GEORGE
Giants should win, but it is going
to be close.
JOHN Y. SMlTH—Boston has
the better team by far.
ED COOPER —Mathewson will
do the job for the Giants.
GEORGE ADAIR—I can’t pick a
winner; it is so close.
DR. THOMAS HINMAN—The
Boston team is my selection.
DR. JOSEPH OSBORNE—Bos
ton.
NED WINBURN —Boston should
walk away with the series.
JOHNS WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT CLUB OWNS HIM
Harold Johns, the star southpaw of
tin Crackers the year Billy Smith won
the pennant, is in Atlanta, returning
here from Montgomery, to whom he
was loaned by the Crackers for the
season. .
Johns came here for a conference
with Manager Smith. Johns wants to
find out "where he is at." He says that
both clubs claim him, but he is the
prop, rty of the Atlanta dub without
question.
Billy Smith Picks Red Sox to
Beat Giants-Popular Manager
Sizes Up Contenders for Title
By Billy Smith.
(Crackers' Manager—Best and Most
Popular Leader Atlanta Ever Had.)
1 EXPECT to bet about SSO on
the world’s series this fall,
and my money will go on the
Red Sox. I had believed the Bos
ton team the superior of the New
Yorkers right along, but, after talk
ing with all the big baseball men
at the national commission meeting
in Cincinnati this I can’t see
how the Hubbites can lose.
1 talked to George Stovall, Clark
Griffith, Arthur Irwin, Jimmy Cal
lahan, Kid Gleason and Connie
Mack about the big series, and
every one of them told me the Red
Sox are a lead pipe cinch. And I
also talked with several National
league managers, who told me the
Giants are not in the same class
with the Red Sox.
Os course, I can not tell you who
these National league managers
are. They would get in bad if I
disclosed their names.
Jimmy Callahan told me that the
Red Sox are the greatest team that
ever played. The White Sox man
ager says that they are far and
, above a better team than the Ath
letics of last year. Cal believes
that there is only one weakness in
the entire Boston machine, and
this is Yerkes at second.
“And, Billy, Yerkes is above the
average second baseman, too," is
the way Cal put it.
He doesn't mean that Yerkes is
weak. He thinks that he isn’t
quite as good as the other mem
bers of the team.
Pitchers Hold Cards.
• In a short series of seven games
the pitchers, of course, are the
ones who have to do most of the
work. Now, I don't believe that
McGraw has a single pitcher who
can stop those hard-hitting Bos
ton batters.
Tesreau is a youngster and is
very likely to blow up. Marquard
hasn't a chance in the world of
stopping ’em. Mathewson is the
man that may’ possibly turn the
trick. But Matty is not as young
as he was once, and you know he
won't be able to pitch every game,
either.
On the other hand, Jake Stahl
has five topnotchers in Wood, Gol
-I'ins, O'Brien, Bedient and Hall.
Any one of them ought to be able
to beat the Giants.
I had always thought Wood the
greatest pitcher until Clark Grif
fith told me up in Cincinnati that
Walter Johnson is better. And
anything Griff tells me 1 believe.
But Griff did tell me that next to
Johnson, Wood is easily the best
pitcher in the American league.
How Smith Sizes ’Em Up.
Here is the way I size up the
teams:
Wood, Collins. O’Brien, Bedient
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA.
and Hall are better than Mathew
son, Marquard, Tesreau, Ames,
Crandall and Wiltse.
Meyers and Wilson haven’t a
thing on Carrigan and Cady.
Stahl is better than Merkle, ev
erything considered.
Yerkes not as good as Doyle.
Wagner a mile better than
Fletcher.
Gardner has a good big edge on
Herzog.
And Speaker, Hooper and Lewis
make Snodgrass, Murray and Beck
er or Devore look like bush
leaguers.
But there is one thing you have
got to give the Giants the better
of it. And that is StcGraw.
McGraw is a wonderful general.
He is sure to pull off a lot of inside
baseball in this series, and lie will
probably outguess and outfigure
Stahl in many things.
Billy Will See Games.
I will be right on hand when the
umpire calls the first game, and,
believe me, I’ll not miss a single
play, either.
And I am going tn make the trip
to the series not one of pleasure
alone, for I am going to do some
scouting and try to land some new
material for the 1913 Crackers.
WORLD'S SERIES GAMES
WILL START OCTOBER 7
NEW YORK. Sept. 21. -The world'-
series baseball games are to begin on
Monday, October 7. This date is ■>
to have been tentatively agreed ui
by the national commission, whii
meets here next Wednesday to i
the plans for the games. The date 11
the opening of the series was 1
upon the assumption that the New V
Nationals and the Boston Am>
would win the pennants in their
spective leagues.
The Boston clib already has won
pennant, and the Giants expect t
within the next ten days. Tie I
ing season -of the Boston Red S'"
the New York Giants closes on Oct-’-
ber 5, and one day’s rest before
big games is deemed sufficient ■' n
early start of tjie aeries is
the commission desires to take advan« 1
tage of good weather.
BAN JOHNSON WILL FIGHT
SCALPERS AT BIG SERIES
CLEVELAND. OHIO. Sep ■
President Ban B. Johnson, of
American league, is deti
there shall be no ticket scalping a
world's series this year. Johnson '-i-o
to Cleveland to confer with !'
Jimmy McAlcer, of the Roster
"The American league " i!l , r
sponsible for every ticket >"■ ’■
ton and the National leag
to do the same in its etty.” J' 1
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made responsible for tit" ,■
will be easier to fix respor
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