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Giants Bubbling Over With
Essence of Ginger at the Start
By Billy Smith.
(Manager of the Atlanta Club.)
PODO GROUNDS, N. Y, Oct. 11.—
While threatening clouds covered the
Bky and the atmosphere gave prom
ise of rain at any moment, more than
15,000 fans had crowded Itno the Polo
grounds at 1 o'clock to witness the
third game in the world's series be
tween the Red Sox and the Giants.
* Inspector Sweeney was on hand with
113 policemen and the rooters trooped
to their wet seats without trouble err
any great amount of confusion.
They came prepared for rain, bring
ing rnubrellas, raincoats and newspa
pers to cover the benches.
There had been some doubt In the
morning whether the game would be
played, but long before the umpires
and the national commission had made
their official announcement that It
would not b» postponed, it was known
that they would decide against the
management of the Giants, which was
anxious to have the game go over for
a big Saturday crowd. The indica
tions were that the crowd would be the
largest that ever witnessed a baseball
game.
Giants Full of "Pep.”
The Giants’ victory of yesterday was
apparent in their practice work. They
worked with "old pep’exuding from
every pore. The crowd shared- the
confidence and enthusiasm of the
Giants and showed the high pitch of
ennthueriasm which the Giant victory
had wrought by frenzied cheers over
simple plays in practice, while a start
ling bit of work by the Giant players
brought them to their feet yelling and
howling like mad men. There was
certain grimness about the Red Sox
* when they took the field at 1- -»0.
Their defeat of yesterday seemed tc
have thrown a little scare into them.
The field was in bad shape because
of last night s rain The base lines
were wet a.nd soggy, despite the giound
keeper’s efforts to improve them. The
outfield was little better The fans
were of the opinion that errors would
be numerous and that luck would he a
big factor
Retting odds favored the Giants at a
to 4 on the game as well as on the
varies.
Marquard Surprised Sox.
Os all the Giants' pitdbers 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 he
non his nineteen straight
Up yesterday the hard-hit
ting Red Sox never figured Mar
quand as a formidable factor in the
series, but the Rube s performance
when he literally stood the Boston
batsmen on the heads for eight in
nings. and .then got out of an ug '
hole in the ninth, stamps him as
a formtdabl. hairier in Boston's
path. He is a man with whom the
Red S”X will have to reckon be
(
l-'or a heart-rending moment yes-
t>
to be I ne
Eor eight innings Io- 1 ,1 biavelx
withstood the ■ ■ sp. .».<-mpts
of the Boston team to get a man,
by hook or etook .<• ross tit. p'a'r
During those same t g'-.t inn mgs
in spite of the wildest efforts on ' .
part of th- mob to dis. on- ; |. -,
he had k-pt his head and his n<
and had laughed with 1 ->i-tain
DoG. at th< fruitless etfo -
opponent s
Tln-n Imgan Boston's half of d«
thrilling ninth, it session wlm h tebs
the stort of blighted hop< sot IJos
tot:
It was really tin- story <’f 'ne
Kame
With om man down, Duffy law is
beat out an nfield -Illg - ~ lot
made pneaUii. mostly bi M
>li- ii det I -
V tea unit I | S j up, i o
the fortunes of the Red Sox itingxd.
Lurry Gardner, rightly reckam-xl as
Boston's most dangerous hitter in
a pinch, picked out a bill that was
just to his liking, and slammed it
like a rifle bullet along tin first
base line. It went hopping and
skippingout to the right-field fence
and dodged the expectant grasp of
Devore.
Around thx* bases tore Lew is, and
after him sprinted Gardner.
Right here occurred an incident
that counted heavily in the day's
results, ami while Boston fans be
moan the fact. New York enthusi
asts may i xmgratulate themselves
upon the same happening. In reach
ing third base Ix>wls, deaf to the
howling of the coachers. heixl up at
tht* bag and slowed up Gardner,
who was headed for the same bag
in the expectation o/ making what
should have been a comfortable
t hree- bagger.
Tiiat instant's hesitation cost the
Red Sox a grand opportunity.
Belon* Lexvis was pushed toxvard
the pla.te. which he succeeded tn
making easily through Merkle's
slip up, the ball was on its way to
the infii-lil and Gardner was held
at second base when he should
have been on third. This made all
the difference in Hie world to Bos
ton's chances.
On the next play Stahl hit to
' Marquard, w ho showed x’ommenil;i
blo headwork In pivoting with the
drive and throwing to third, where
Gardner was retired. This play
i changed the aspect of things; for,
although Wagner got his base on
i Merkle's second error of the inning,
and then stole, putting men on
second and third, Devore burst
Into tlie limelight witli a superb
' running catch of Cady's terrifix
. drive to deep right center.
i Had Cady's drive ever gotten be
yond Devore, yesterday's game
xvould have gone a-glimmering. As
i it was, tlie catch meant the third
I out." and the ronr that attended
( the wallop died away in the will
that signalized a Rexl Sox defeat
- Murray and Herzog Star.
Just as In th* l two precexling
games. Murray and Herzog carrier!
off thx honors for X- w York yes
terday It was Murray's two bag
ger in the second and Herzog's sac
rifice that sent the Giants' first run
across, and It was Herzog who
scored New York's seconxi run
when hx> openexi the fifth with a
fine two-bagger anxi tallied on a
timely drive by the despised
Fletcher.
This one hit by Fl, teller re
dex-mx-d .i reputation xvhich was
clouded bx his poor fielding tn the
previous giinu-s it showed Hint
the Giant shortstop has recovered
his grip and that from this time
onward he will do his pa-t in up
holding thx prestige of tin- .M- Giaw
outfit.
Not only In the batting line, but
as fielders, did tin- Giants shine
yesterday. In left field Murray
made om- of th<> most rxinarkable
plaxs of the series xx lien he ran
buck in thx- fourth inning after
Wagner's line drivx jump, al in the
I lilt. Speared it with .me haml and
li. ,1 x*n to tin ball, though he
untied a complete s imersu nt in
...’ kitu l In- plax Hi . .g p.. x .al
ins pxisition perfectly and Dexore.
with his , ircus eat- h in right field
in the ninth, max., victory sure
o'Bl'ien, who worked for Bx.s
ton. pltx lix-.i a very gooxi game, but
xxas not able to "tight, j. up' In
pit: Ip - ,s dixt Marqual d The
I* -x <*'>!,- stiows tll<- same number
"t hit- off him that wen- gleaned
from Hi.- Hub. - deliv.l' . but the
Boston t.-a. i got none of th. i.n-kx
I,reals --. .f,,x while the G.ams
iiit*itnt ' UH '*
The Rube Had Some Luck
Mur.p,., d, in sp.te of ins eft,-, -
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEAVS.FRTDAV. OCTOBER IL 1912.
DEW'S CATCH
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By John “Chief" Movers.
of the Giant Club.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Nothing
can keep tht world's base
ball championship from the
New York Giants.
The most remarkable lot of good
luck ever seen in any such impor
tant series lias smiled upon their
endeavors so far.
I believe yesterday was the most
exciting finish ever seen in a
world's series.
i.ittle Josh Devore kept us in
the race. I never saw such a won
derful catch as that of his which
held the game in our favor. 1 did
not think he 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
tlie run that would have beaten us.
Marquard “Had Everything."
How Boston ever managed to get
seven hits yesterday off the great
southpaw, Marquard. I 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 tiling of beauty;
his control divine melody, and, best
of all. he kept his head.
Every minute Rube was master
of the situation.
It 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 I leave the box
to consult with Marquard. That
was in the last inning after Dewis
reached first. The stands were in
sinh ati uproar that I thought a
little chat might be of benefit to
both of us.
"We've got 'em two to nothing."
I told Rube. "There's one out. so
we'll just disregard the runner.
Bitch for the batter all the time."
Meyers Springs Alibi,
We earned our runs yesterday
slugged O'Brien for them. We
should have had more if Boston's
luck hadn't stuck out on half a
dozen of occasions ( >ne of these
made me look pretty cheap In iny
own regard. That was when I
ran all the wax to third on
Fletcher's fly to Speaker and was
easily doubled as a result I wait
ed before I turned second and was
sure the ball was away over Speak
er's head So was McGraw He
told me that the wind had fooled
us both. It carried the hard hit
ball back at the last moment and
enabled Speaker to make a won
derful catch. It must have been
wonderful, from what they said.
WAGNER AND DANIELS DRAW.
ST. JOSEPH, MO, Oct 11 Bfl'
W agner, of t'hicago, and Freddie Dan
lea, lightweights. fought a fifteen
round draw last night
tlveness. was rather lui-.y, In the
fourth Stahl x outed a vicious hit
to cehter, but slipped in rounding
first ami was held to . single base
Had this counted as a double he
might have taken third on the
passed ball that so owed and would
have come across the rubber on
W agner's fix to u ft
Again tn the seventh Stahl drove
the ball high against the left field
, fence. It xx a- a tremendous smash
and in anx other park would have
< minted so- about eight has- yet
tin short fi. d and the I tgh f. nee
I■ I t I' o a two na’e blow and
■is tki <• xe , i xxo doxx n at tln
• tilm S’.i ii fa. ,-xl t - get a. ro .-
Rube Tells How It
Feels to Pitch in
Thrilling Contest
By Rube Marquard.
.Star Pitcher of the Giants.)
N'EW YORK. Oct 11.-All I 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 I 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.
I knexx I had yesterday's game won
before I started.
When I begtan warming up. I devoted
al! my time to my fast ball, and that
speedy one sure had a hop on it.
“Yotfie there with the old fist one
today. Rube," said Coach Robinson, who
was helping me exercise, "and you will
win sure."
When the announcer shouted. "Mar
quard and Meyers for New York!" I
was thrilled.
I thought to myself, "Rube, old boy.
I’ll throw’ this left arm off to win for
the Giants today.” My right hand
found its way to my left forearm and
gave it an assuring squeeze, as much
as to say, "Old lefty, mx side partner,
do your duty for dear old New York’s
sake.”
As I walked out from the bench. Mc-
Graw walked up to me and patted me
on the back.
"Go to It, Rube: you can win in a
walk "
Great Chance For "the Lemon.”
That remark and that pat on the
shoulder inspired me mme than ever.
1 thought of the days when I was called
the "SII,OOO lemon" ami other names
by New York fans: thought how Mc-
Graw's best friends pleaded with him
to tie the can to me; thought of the
many blunders 1 had made in the past
that cost the Giants victories, and now
I had the opportunity to prove to the
whole xvorld 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 for McGraw's sake
-the b« stTriend I ever had.
And I made good for him.
Tills pleases me more than anything
else.
1 expei - o be si nt bin k at the Red
Sox in New York next Monday, weather
permitting, and 1 will tear my arm
from mx shoulder to win another for
McGraw and the Giants.
Josh Devore Sav< d Day.
Mx loom mate, little Josh Devore,
saved the day for me in the last of the
ninth inning The game midget out
fielder made a backward running spear
of a line drive off Cady's bat that will
never be beati n II was the grandest
and most speei i utar eaten that 1 evet
saw.
i.et me tell von how it was With
Henriksen on third and Wagner on
si ond. I hid throi balls and one strike
on Cady 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 was up to me to shoot my
fast one across, ami it was headed for
th<‘ outside corner of the plate.
Cady guessed me right, and was wait
ing for just such a b ill He x aught it
on the end of liis stick ami slammed it
on a line to deep right.
For the nonce I thought it was all off.
It looked I'ke a sure txx o-bagger, and
1 saw a vision of Henriksen crossing
with tlie tiring run ami Wagner with
the xx no tr: one
Game Hung in Balance
Hut I saw Devote turn w ith tlie crack
of the bat "Go it. Josh, fa God s sake,
go it,' | yelled aloud, ami that little fel
oxx tore for that gilt field feme with
the “need of a kangaroo
Hi can't get It. lie I ,tn r get it ' 1
cried to mxs If
Fintllx I saw th«- ball go over De
vt-x's shouidet It was ail >ff. I xx.ts
beaten I almost was tempted to
w ■ 1 don't knoxx xx'tat I xxas tempt. .I
to do I xxas almost insan*
I saxx Itoxo’x leap #r,<.p with his
bax k to th* ball I aaxx h.s hamis go
MGUGIN EXPECTS
W 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 lias 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 ;s
beginning to shape up now, with
the first heavy game little more
than a week away. Th*’ 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, ami 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 rias 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 w ill probably go
to Peck Titiner, with Chester, who
put up a strong fight for the place,
'■ubbing for Sikes at full.
ANOTHER GAME OFF" IN
CHICAGO— IT'S RAINING
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Another all-night
rain killed prospects for a play-off of the
tie game between the White Sox and the
Cubs for the city championship. The rain
was still falling at 7 o'clock
Cheney anil Cicotte are the men picked
for the slab work when the teams play.
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
bike me back to the hotel.
Devore was in the same taxi He
was waiting for me.
"Rube, you pitchexi a wonderful —”
he said.
But 1 cui him short ami replied: "You
alone, kid. deserve the credit."
Murray Made Some Play!
N xt to Devore's sensationa spear in
that famous ninth yesterdax. 1 be
lieve the best play of the day was
pulled off by Murray in the fifth inning.
W.igntw belted a line drive to left. It
may hav«* 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 ami
started to carry it into the left fieixl
bleachers Jack leaped five feet off thx*
ground, grabbed the ball in one haml
and fell over on the back of his head
He turned completely over, but hung
to the pill with a deathlike grip. It wa>
.i game, m rvy play.
M<‘yers caught an excellent gam - I
let him do most of the signing, and 1
can sax that bx trusting to his excel
•nt judgment 1 can thank him a h*-.i,'
for mx great /x hievetm nt
1 am glad that Fletcher "vam< back
H* plaxed a swell gaim miking tx*
stops that wx-if xvondet s And ht<*
timely sing e in the fifth inning gav
u» the xx Inning run
“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
this 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 lie 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
Jack 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
• • •
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 Bickerton, and
the man is her husband.
The world s series has run with marvel
ously few kicks thus far. Nothing in the
wax- of trouble was expected from the
Reel Sox. but McGraw anti his men are
awful beefers.
• • •
Charley Schmidt, former Tiger catcher,
JOHNSON MUST SURELY
NEED SOME MORE BACON
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Jack Johnson is
considering a "return” fight with Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, who battled
with the champion July 4 Johnson has
been disappointed by H. .1 Kelly, repre
sentative of Hugh Mclntosh, in an offer
for fights with McVea and Langford In
Australia Johnson was ready to accept.
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 the
backfield by the naval academy coaches
and several nexv formations are being
tried. The direct pass to the back, who
carries the ball. Is being used in many
plays.
Captain Rodes, xvho had been out of
the game for some time, is scrimmag
ing again and doing well.
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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 oft
Wagner and this, with Devore's
play, already mentioned, was the
best.
For the first time in the series,
we were blessed with a bit of luck
when Stahl pulled doxvn 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 f
Herzog in the eighth, when he pick
ed up Yerkes' grounder away In k
of third and. with a long, acx urati
throw, just nipped Steve at firs;
has filed a petition in bankrupte' Its
often enough that ball players go It- .e
but it's seldom they take their tr"ni | >
to the courts.
• • •
It's awful to think that the pulilT xv<
have to stand for Marquard ail xvinier r
vaudeville if he gets away with her
world s series game.
» » »
Well, you've read 'em all. maybe t""
who's writing the best stuff about th'
world's series? The regular baseba:
writers, of course. And that goes two
ways.
• • •
What good is Chicago's next MIW.OW
park going to do the Cubs if they hate no
manager?
ATLANTA SOCCER CLUB
WILL PLAY LITHONIANS
The Atlanta soccer football ■ 1
at Spalding's last night for their
weekly meeting. Officers were e“
as follows: Jack H. Harland pres
• bent; Edward L. Worrell, secretary
and treasurer A field captain an- ""
lection committee will be elected ’ pr
Plans were* discussed for a gann
her 26, with the Lithonia club
der to select a team for this
practice game win be held Satui
noon at Piedmont park All 'j
soccer football are urged to b
at .3:30 o'clock, and to try for ar- 1 ’
the team that will meet Lithonia
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