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Team That Wins Today Should
Cop Championship of Universe
Ry Billy Smith.
(Manager of the Atlanta Club.)
NEW YORK. Oct. Il -Weather
permitting the Giants and
Red Sox will mingle this
afternoon in the fourth game of the
world’s series, and I believe the
•winners of this struggle will he the
next champions of the universe.
I am still confident that Boston
will be on the long end of the score.
Here is my dope for this state
ment
Wood is going to pitch for Bos
ton. attd tto team in lite world can
beat him regularly w hen lie is right
And in Tuesday's game Joe proved
that he is fit for any battle, no
matter how strenuous It may be
McGraw announced this morn
ing that Test eau will do the hurl
ing today for the Giants This big
spitballet is a sonde ful kid, but
he is not in Wood's class
Marquard Surprised Sox.
Os all the Giants' pitchers the
performance of Rube Marquard
yesterday impressed me the most.
This southpaw verily is back in the
same condition, possibly even bet
ter condition, than he was when lie
won his nineteen straight
i'p to yesterday the hard-hit
ting Red Sox never figured Ma -
qut.rd a- a formidable factoi in the
Aeries. hat the Rolle's performance
w-h n he literally stood th, Boston
batsmen on the heads for eight In
nin-- and then go out of an ugly
hoi in ie ninth, stamps him ns
a o m ill • barrier in Boston's
path H is .1 man with whom the
Re< S>■ ! have to reckon be-
for h. mplonship is decided
I 01 i he i’;- iding moment yes
tor.' h< R > '*• chances seemed
to tn I avilt ..
t'o gi t innings ie had bravely
withstood the uesp rat< attempts
of ine Boston team to get a man.
by nook o’ crook. across th. plate
Dti-ing those -<me eight innings,
in -nite o the wilde-t efforts on the
pa I of the mob to disconce t him.
he hail kept hl« head and his nerve
an-l had laughed with Captain
De e t the fruitless effo'-ts of his
opnonent v
Then b gan Boston's half of the
thrUdng i nth. a seasion which tells
the story of blighted hope- for Bos
ton
it was eallv the story of the
ra nr
With om man >wn. PutTv l<ewis
beat out an mfi Id sing e .1 bit
made poksibl mo tly by Mar
quard’s slowue.-s in cov. ring first
on the drive to Merkle
One Play Saved Giants.
Then came the play upon which
the so tun-s of the Red Sox hinged
la»r. yGa dne r . rightly reckoned as
Boston’s most dune. .us hitler in
a pinch, picked out a ball th it was
just to hi* liking, and elammed It
like a rifle bullet along the til si -
bas. line it went hopping and
skipping out to the right field fence
and dodged the .xpeciain grasp of
Devore
Around the base* lore Lewis, and
afle.' him splinted Gadlier
R’ght here oci-uriec an incident
th*u counted heavi'. in ti ■ day's
results. and while B stun fans be
moan the fact, Nevv York enthusi
asts may congratulate themselves
upon the same hap|*-m”g in reach
ing third ba.se Lewis deaf to the
how ling of the coat hers held up at
the bag and slowed up Gardner,
who was headed for the same bag
tn the expectation of making what
should have been a < <>mfortai> e
three-bo ggei
TI at Inman''* hesitation oat ’he
Red Sox a grand Opportunity
Before la-w.e was pushed toward
the te a' r " hie)’ -u< ■ ewtr d n
making easily through Merkles
slip ur. the ha vas on its wav >n
'he infii ; d and i’,ardn> > was held
"' -e. onri has. w hen he should
Ibsve baen on third. Thia made all
the difference in the world to Bos
ton's chances.
On the next play Stahl hit to
.Marquard, who showed commenda
ble head work in pivoting with the
drive and throwing to third, where
Gardner was retired. This play
changed the aspect of things; for,
although Wagner got his base on
Merkle's second error of the inning,
and then stole, putting men on
second and third, Devore burst
into the limelight with a superb
running catch of Cady's terrific
drive to deep right center.
Had Cady's drive cv,■;■ gotten be
yond Devore, yesterday's game
would have gone n-glimni ring. As
It was. the catch meant the third
"out," and the roar that attended
the wallop died away in lhe wall
that signalized u Red Sox defeat.
Murray and Herzog Star.
Just ns in the two preceding
games. Murray and Herzog carried
off the honors for New York yes
terday. It whs Murra.i's two bag
ger in the second and Herzog's sac
rifice that sent tile Giants' first run
across, and it was H* rzog who
scored New York's second run
when he opened tile fifth with a
fine two-bagger and tallied on ii
timely drive by the despised
Fletcher.
This one bit by Fletcher re
deemed a reputation which was
clouded by his poor fielding in the
previous games. H showed that
Hie Giant shortstop lias recovered
his grip and that from this time
onward he will do his part in up
holding the prestige of the McGraw
outfit.
Not only in the batting line but
as fielders, did lh* Giants shine
yesterday . In bfi field Murray
made on** of the most remarkable
plays of the series when lit- ran
back in the fourth inning after
Wagner's line drive. Jumped in the
air, speared It witii one hand and
held on to the hail, though he
turned a complete somersault in
making the play. Herzog pie ved
his position perfectly, and Devore,
with bis circus catch in right field
in the ninth, mai’c victory sure.
<’’Brien, who worked for Bos
ton. pitched a very good game, but
was not able to tighten up” In
th. pinches as did Marquard. The
box score shows the same number
of hits off him that were gleaned
from the "Rube's" delivery, but the
Boston team got none of the lucky
bleaks yesterday, while the Giants
hit in both instances "-here hits
meant tuns.
The Rube Had Some Luck.
Marqua-'F. In spite of his effec
tiveness. was rattier lucky. In the
fourth Stalil clouted a vicious hit
io center, but slipped in rounuing
first and was he'd ton single base
Had this counted as a double tie
might have taken third on the
passed bull that followed ami would
have come across the rubber on
Wagm t's rty to left.
Again in the seventh Stahl dro'e
tin- ball high against the left Held
fence, it was a tremendous smash
and in any other park would have
counted for about eight baw.-. yet
the short liv'd and the high fence
kt pt it io a two-vase blow, and
as there were two down at the
linn Stah' failed to get across
As a result of yestetday's game
the betting, which has all along
been heavily in favor of the Red
Sox h.is snified and the series is
now regarded as an even money
proposition.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1912.
DEVORE'S MICH
SAVED US. SAVS
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By John “Chief” Meyers
(Catche- of the Giant Club.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 11. —Nothing
can keen the world's base
ball championship from the
•'*'* w York (Hants. We have the
Red Sox on the run. We can beat
their best pitchers, while they can
not beat ours.
W e have outgeneraled, outfought,
outnerved and outgamed them.
The most remarkable lot of good
luck ever seen in any such impor
tant series' has smiled upon their
endeavors so far.
That is why today we are on no
better than even terms in the
standing.
The championship now is a mat
ter of but a short time.
Boston's last chance flickered out
yesterday when we stepped up to
even terms with the Red Sox.
I believe yesterday was the most
exciting finish ever seen in a
world's series.
l.ittle Josh Devore kept us in
the race. I never saw such a won
derful catch as that of bls which
held the game in our favor. I did
not think l:e had even one chance
in ten million to shut off the win
ning run. Henriksen was on third
and Wagner on first, with two out.
Had Cady's drive eluded Devore,
Wagner could have walked in with
the run that would have beaten us.
Marquard "Had Everything.”
How Boston ever managed to g's
seven hits yesterday off the great
southpaw. Marituard, 1 can not
figure for the life of me.
"Rube” must have been unfor
tunate enough to hit their bats
once in a while. His fast ball had
such a sharp break that it ap
peared even to me half uncanny.
His curve was a thing of beauty;
hie control divine melody, and. best
of all. he kept his head.
Ever' minute Rube was master
of the situation.
I; is true that Boston put up a
plucky fight and that Rube” was
often in tight places. But he
asked no quarter from the enemy
and was always willing to shoul
der full responsibility.
only once did 1 leave the box
to consult with Marquard. That
was in the last inning after Lewis
reached first. Th* stands were in
such an uproar that 1 thought a
little chat might be of benefit to
both of us.
We've got 'em two to nothing.”
1 told Rube. "There's one out. so
we'll ms' disregard the runner.
Pitch for the batter all th- time."
Meyers Springs Ahbi.
\V*- earned our tuns yesterdat
slugged O'Brien sot them. We
should have had more if Boston *
luck hadn't stuck mil on half a
dozen of o< casions One of these
made me look pretty cheap in my
own regard That was when I
ran all th> w > to third on
Pletcher's 11 \ to Speake: end was
easllv doubled as a result I wait
ed befo'e I turned second and was
sure tin ball was away over Speak
er's h -.i S„ whs McGraw He
told me that the wind had fooled
us both. It tallied the hard lilt
ball back at tne last moment and
enabled Speaket to make a won
derful caiCh. I' in ist have been
wonderful, from what thet said.
fieri is how I figure victory
OUI s
I.l> Wood nil hate io work at
tit Poo g tun « toc.f and «•
ould >*.. him **.•,•* . tali' f Teg
rt-aii starts
Matt' "II lie able o produce a
winner n* O' Month" Ames
nr I'rsnda sho- *1 take ears of us
tn Saturri." « frat v of our
pitcher* .' < in rattling good shape.
b'< I tiunk, to hold the best mat
Bogton < Mil iiwk ua.
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Rube Tells How It
Feels to Pitch in
Thrilling Contest
By Rube Marquard.
(Star Pitcher of the Giants.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—All T want
is one-ninth of the credit for win
ning yesterday's game. The other
eight boys deserve every bit as much
praise as myself.
But 1 can't help claiming something
—and that is that my prediction that I
would win my game came out just as
I said it would.
And Tesreau will win his game to
day, and so will Matty tomorrow.
We have Boston on the run now. and
1 don't believe they will <*ome any
where near winning another game. We
have met and found all their pitchers
easy, excepting Wood.
We will get to Wood sure today.
I knew i had yesterday's game won
before 1 started.
When I began warming up. 1 devoted
all my time to my fast ball, and that
speedy one sure had a hop on it.
"Y’ou'te there with the old fast one
today Rube,” said Coach Robinson, who
was helping me exercise, "and you will
win sure.”
When the announcer shouted. "Mar
i quard and .Meyers for New Y'ork!” 1
| was thrilled.
I I thought to myself. “Rube, old boy.
I'll throw this left arm off to win for
the Giants today.” My riglit hand
found its way to my left forearm and
gave it an assuring squeeze, as much
as to say. "Old iefty. my side partner,
do your duty for dear old New York's
sake."
As 1 walked out from the bench. Mc-
Graw walked up to me and patted mo
on the back
"Go to it, Rube: you can win in a
w alk ”
Great Chance For "the Lemon.”
That remark and that pat on the
shoulder inspired me more than
I thought of the days when 1 was called
the sll 00(1 lemon” and other names
by Nev Y'ork fans; thought how Mc-
Graw's best friends pleaded with him
to tic the can to me; thought of the
many blunders I had made in the past
that cost the Giants victories, and now
1 had the opportunity to prove to the
whole world that McGraw was right
w hen he retained me. despite the loads
and loads of criticism that were un
justly cast upon him.
I wanted to win for myself; I wanted
to win for the Giants, but more than
all I wanted to win sot McGraw’s sake
the best friend I evet had.
And I made good for him.
This pleases me more than anything
else.
I expect to be sent back at the Red
Sox in New York next Monday weather
permitting, and I will tear my arm
from my shoulder to win another for
McGraw and the Giants
Josh Devore Savco' Day.
My room mate, little Josh Devore,
saved the da> tor me in the iaai of the
ninth inning The game midget out
fielder made a backward running spear
I of a line drive otf t'ady'.s bat that will
nevet be beaten. It was the grandest
and must spectacular ralch that 1 ever
• HU " .
Let me tell yor bow it was With
Henriksen on third and Wagner on
second. I had three bails and one strike
on t'adt I had tried to get him to
bite at an outside high curve ball, but
he refused and I found myself in the
hole. It "as up to me to shoot my
fast one across, and it was headed for
the outside corner of the plate
Cady gue-sed me right, and was wait
ing sot just such a ball He caugnt it
on the end of his stick and slammed it
on line to deep right
I'or the nonce I thought It was all off
It ooked like a sure two-bagger, and
I saw a 'lsion of Henriksen croaaln*
with the tlelna run and Wagner with
b ' .IlliiUn one
Gama Hunq in Balanca
Bn I «h w l>e»or* turn with the rrai k
of the ba I Go it .lo«-h for God « sake,
gn it.” I veiled aloud, nd that little fe
low 'ore for tnat gh’ lie, feme with
th* speed of a katig** *oo
Xie <anl get It. he ant get It!" I
M GUDIN EXPECTS
HARO BATTLE IN
ATLANTA
Nashville, tenn. oct. 11.—
An X-ray examination of Joe
Covington’s sprained ankle,
received Saturday in the Vander
bilt-Maryville game, made today,
shows that the injury was more se
rious than at first supposed, and
makes it appear that one of the
three veteran linemen McGugin
had will be out of the Georgia game
in Atlanta.
Covington has been developing
rapidly this year, and had already
shown class well above that of last
year. Losing him from the tackle
position for a game that is ex
pected to be as hard and critical as
the Georgia game is a heavy blow
to Vanderbilt.
The final line-up of the team is
beginning to shape up now, with
the first heavy game little more
than a week away. The place that
has caused the greatest anxiety
and speculation is Ray Morrison's
place at quarter, but it now ap
pears that this will in all probabil
ity go to Curlin. the sure-shot drop
kicker.
Curlin is advancing in the general
art of football rapidly, and he has
long stood right at the top as a
drop kicker. He is speedy, and
that is an absolute requisite for a
quarter on a team where every back
can breeze along the field close to
a ten-second gait.
Vandy Has Some Back Field.
The three back field men will un
doubtedly be Hardage. left half:
Silkes, full, and Collins, right half.
'Nuck Brown will be on one end.
and the other end will probably go
to Peck Turner, with Chester, who
put up a strong fight for the place,
subbing for Sikes at full.
cried to myself.
Finally I saw the ball go over .De
vore's shoulder. It was all off; I was
beaten. I almost was tempted to —
well. 1 don't know what 1 was tempted
to do. I was almost insane.
1 saw Dervore leap—leap with his
back to the ball. I saw his hands go
out. and then —“he's got it. he’s got it.”
I cried.
I worked myself up to such a pitch
over that play, the greatest ever made
on a ball field, that I hardly had enough
strength to run to a waiting taxicab to
take me back to the hotel.
Devore was in the same taxi. He
was wafting for me.
"Rube, you pinned a wonderful —"
he »uid
Rut I cut him short and replied: "You
alone, kid. deserve tlie credit."
Murray Made Some Play!
Next to Devore's sensation;*! spear in
that famous ninth yesterday. I be
llese the best play of the day was
pulled off by Murray in the fifth inning.
Wagner belted a line drive to left It
may have looked to the spectator as
though Murray misjudged it. He ran
.In for the ball, but it wasn't bad judg
ment. The wind caught the ball and
started to carry it into the left field
bleachers Jack leaped five feet off the
ground grabbed the ball in one hand
and fell over on the back of his head.
He turned completely over, but hung
to the pill with a deathlike grip. It was
a game, nervy play
Meyers caught an excellent game I
'et him do most of the signing and I
can shv that b’ trusting to his <x, ■
lent judgment I .an thunk him a h- .
for mv g'eat aenievement
lam g'ad that Fi«t< he "came a
He pla'ed .< swell gamr making
stops that »eie aonfie-e An*! u
timety sing e In the fifin inn ua ga'
i» 'he n innlng rqn
Todas > tm h alo p.o o.inds
"a niil win oim aecond game
“Umpire’s Bad Decision Cost Us
Chance for Game”—Carrigan
By Bill Carrigan.
(Red Sox Great Catcher.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 11—We were
absolutely unable to connect
with Marquard’s delivery for
more than one hit an inning up to
the ninth inning, and that cost us
yesterday's game. Just at the close
of the game we began to pound him
heavily. There was one out when
tliis hitting begun. Lewis hit a
grounder that Merkle knocked
down, but Lewis beat the throw to
Marquard, who covered first. Then
Gardner slammed a beauty along
the first base line, which sent Lewis
across the plate with our first run
of the game. Gardner easily made
second on the hit. and I think he
could have got three bases on it
if he had not delayed a bit. With
two strikes on Stahl, he slammed
a hot one to Marquard., who. be
cause of his great height, was able
to grab the ball in one hand. Quick
as a flash, he turned toward third
and shot the ball to Herzog. Gard
ner was tearing for the bag. Her
zog got credit for a put-out on
Larry, but Speaker. who was
coaching from the third base box,
claimed, as does Gardner himself,
that Herzog dropped the ball as he
tagged Gardner, but recovered it so
quickly that the umpire did not see
the error. Our chances were all but
killed then, as two were out and
there was a man on first. Stahl
sent Olaf Henricksen in to run for
him. and Forrest Cady went to
FODDER FOR FANS
lack Murray organized a Wilson club
just before the world’s series started and
got twelve members. If he keeps his
present clip he ought to get a million im
mediately after, if he asked for them
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A man and a woman traveled a thous
and miles’ to see Billy Evans umpire in
the world s series. But then there were
extenuating circumstances. The lady was
billy s sister, Mrs. George Bickertori, and
the man is her husband.
The world's series has run with marvel
ously few kicks thus far. Nothing in tlie
way of trouble was expected from the
Red box. but McGraw and his men are
awful beefers.
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Charley Schmidt, former Tiger catcher,
JOHNSON MUST SURELY
NEED SOME MORE BACON
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—-Jack Johnson is
considering a "return" fight with Jim
Hynn. the Pueblo fireman, who battled
with the champion July 4. Jot nson lias
been disappointed by II .1. Kelly, repre
senta.tive of Hugh Mclntosh, in an offer
for fights with McVea and Langford in
Australia. Johnson was read' to acer|.t.
Kelly has not repeated the offer Now
Johnson is negotiating with Flynn s man
ager. Jack Curley.
NAVY COACHES WORK AT
SOME NEW DIRECT PASSES
ANNAPOLIS. MD.. Oct. 11.—Special
attention is being given here to tlie
backfield by the naval academy coaches
and several new formations are being
tried. The direct pass to the back, win,
carries the ball, is being used in man'
plays.
Captain Rode.-, who had been out of
the game for some time, is scrimmag
ing again and doing well.
MARTIN MAY X'
19i/ 2 PEACHTREE
UPSTAIRS
HRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ,
FOR sa LE
bat. Forrest drove an awful clout
to right that looked good for win
ning the game right then and
there, but Devore made a great run
ning catch of it. when none of us
believed he would be able to get
anywhere near the ball.
Marquard may be said to have
saved his own game when he
knocked down Stahl’s rap and got
Gardner at third. It was a quick
play and he executed it perfectly.
The fact that Herzog dropped the
throw, as Speaker, claims, does not
detract from Marquard’s perform
ance.
Tom O’Brien was there with the
goods, too.
“Buck" pitched an exceptionally
good game.
The contest was almost devoid of
sensational plays. The chances for
the most part were easy ones. Mur
ray pulled off a circus catch off
YY z agner and this, with Devores
play, already mentioned, was the
best.
For the first time In the series,
we were blessed with a bit of luck
when Stahl pulled down Doyle's hot
drive in the third. There was a
man on second at the time, and if
the ball had gone a little to one
side it would have been good for
three bases and would easily have
scored the man on first.
I must mention a good play of
Herzog in the eighth, when he pick
ed up Yerkes’ grounder away back
of third and. with a long, accurate
throw, just nipped Steve at first.
has filed a petition in bankruptcy. It's
often enough that ball players go broke,
but it's seldom they take their troubles
to the courts.
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It's awful to think that the public will
have to stand for Marquard all winter in
vaudeville if he gets away with another
world’s series game.
• « •
Well, you’ve read 'em al), maybe -now
who's writing the best stuff about the
world’s series? The regular baseball
writers, of course. And that goes two
ways.
• * •
What Rood is Chici’.go’s new $700,000
park going to do the <’ubs if the? ha v e no
manager?
ATLANTA SOCCER CLUB
WILL PLAY LITHONIANS
The Atlanta soccer football club met
at Spalding’s last nigi i for their reg-lar
weekly meeting. Officers were ch '
■is follows: Jack H. Harland, pre.*’■
'lient; f.;dwa,rd L. Worrell, seer, tary
and treasurer a field captain and se
lection committee will be elected later.
Plans were discussed for a game Octo
ber 16. with the Lithonia club In or
der to select a team for this match, a
practice game will be held Saturday after
noon at Piedmont park. All interested in
soccer football are urged to be present
at 3:30 o'clock, and to try for a place <>»
the leant that will meet Lithonia
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