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Ry Rube Marquard.
BOSTON, Oct. 12.--Hats off to the
Re<i Sox! T have no excuse to of
fer for our defeat yesterday
ruse to offer for our defeat yesterday.
But still that Boston team sure had all
the breaks with them, while our boys
were unfortunate in their hitting.
Before I go any further, let me say
that the Giants are still very much In
the running and that we will cop.
Wood is out of the way now.
The only chance Joe has of working
again will he if the series stretches out
as long as next Tuesday And he won't
be any too good then, for he put every
thing he had on the hall yesterday, and
1 noticed as he walked to the bench a/t
--er the seventh and eighth innings that
he rubbed bls right forearm. All of
which means that the old wing must
have been tiring up on him.
Matty will turn the trick for us today.
Big Six went In Wednesday in Boston
and held the Red Sox to an eleven-in
ning tie, and he did not have a thing,
either, Just his noodle. Often a pitcher
has a day that he can't put anything on
the ball. Matty was in that fix Wed
nesday. but they couldn't best him
Today Big Six will be there with
everything, and, as 1 have predicted be
fore, he will twirl a shutout game.
"I Work Monday,” Says Marquard.
As I cajne down to the station last
night two fans were arguing as to who
would pitch today for the Giants—
Matty or yours truly.
One of them said that I would sure be
sent back today.
Well, let me tell you that there Isn't
a chance in the world that I will work
before Monday.
I believe 1 could go in there today and
win my game, but I wouldn’t want to
take a chance The old arm Is still a
little sore and I won't be in top notch
form before Monday But watch my
old hop ball sail over then.
Tesreau will be at his best by Tues
day. and, believe mo. that boy is sure
to get an even break from ' Dame For
tune” b) that time Tie certainly de
serves to have his share of luck before
long: It has been breaking against him
too much so far.
Slow ground boat us out of yester
day’s game.
If the infield had been hard and fast,
two of Wagner's assist and two of
Yerkes' would have gone for hits that
would have scored runs.
We were hitting the pill good and
hard, and on the ground, too, but the
soft soil slowed up the drives to such
an extent that the keystone duo of the
Red Sox got away with things that
should have nevi r been.
Joe Wood's Smoke Was There.
I must give credit to Joe Wood for
the great game he pitched. He had a
foot hop on his snwki ball" and his
curve was wot king much better than it
did last Tuesda)
But J. Wood will never beat the
Giants again.
Please paste this prediction in your
bonnet.
Tesreau work’d altogether too fast
. - Whei h '■ r the
first inning, I grabbed him by the arm j
and pulled him over to when 1 was
sitting.
"Jeff," I said, “take your time. Do
like I did In Boston, and those fellows
will never get a run.”
But Tesreau failed to listen to my
advice, or tnavbe be forgot it all when
he got out there with the 4u,(ii)o-odd
fans yelling at him
SOCCER PLAYERS PERFORM
The Atlanta soccer foptball club will
I aid a practice game this afternoon at
Piedmont park All players and any
to b>
to pl.lv w ;n L"..v’.la
October
Red Sox Hard Up Against It
For Pitcher for Today’s Game
By Billy Smith.
Boston, oct. 12.—with their
big gun temporarily spiked In
defeating the Giants yester
day, Jake Stahl, Jimmy McAleer
and the. rest of the Red Sox —In
fact, all Boston—are in a dilemma
over the selection of a twlrler to
meet Mathewson, the Old Master,
today.
Doubt as to Ray Collins, the
southpaw, is candidly expressed on
all sides.
Three days ago Collins, who was
expected to tear the Giants into
shreds, was sent in against the
New Yorkers and did not live to
tell the tale. Even McGraw's left
handed sharpshooters picked him
off with deadly accuracy.
The star Red Sox southpaw got
the worst mauling of any pitcher
that has started since the war be
gan. It is not that the Red Sox
board of strategy has lost faith in
Collins, but at this critical stage of
the tight they fear to take chances.
The slightest misstep in judg
ment now may completely change
the complexion of the series and
put New York on top.
There Is no doubt but that the
Giants are In the stronger position
today, as they have Matty to lead
the fight.
The Boston players were free to
admit this morning that Mathew
son Is the hardest pitcher In tho
world to beat, with the possible ex
ception of Joe Wood, the man who
rightly stands next to Bunker Hill
monument as the most Important
thing In Boston.
Matty and Bedient.
With Collins, Hall and O’Brien
uncertain, the one man left for the
Red Sox to send forth as a standard
bearer is Hugh Bedient, a curve
ball pitcher who has been used
twice as an emergency man against
the Giants During tiie regular
season Bedient was one of the most
dependable pitchers of the Red Sox
staff.
Bedlent’s control is uniformly
good, and his curve is always puz
zling
This time the Giants have little
or no concern :ls to who is the Bos
ton pitcher. They have Matty to
tight their battle, and that is suf
ficient to them. In addition to that,
they realize they will not face the
formidable Wood
The smoke ball artist beat the
Giants cleanly and decisively- at the
Polo grounds yesterday, and the
New Y’ork players know it. They
have no alibi. They need none.
The Boston players are no
stronger in their praise of the work
of Wood than are the National
league champions. His terrific
speed on a cloudy day was an abso
lute revelation to them, and though
every artifice known to McGraw
was brought into play, Wood was
always master of the situation.
Tho ope silver lining to the cloud
of'disappointment to New Y’ork is
that Wood was hit harder by the
Giants on his second out than on
his first.
Coming over on the train last
I night, some of the Giants told me
that they were Inclined to believe
that, with a faster field and a dear
day, they would have stood a bet
ter chance.
The lack of light yesterday fa
vored Wood's speed, and the heavy
ground made it possible for Wag
ner and Yerkes to make stops of
balls that <>n h fast ground would
have gone for safeties
It i.« true that the Giants outhft
th' Boston team, but Wood’s mas
tery ,ame to the front when the
safe swats w-ete needed Joe twirled
a game that will go down In
world's series history as a master
piece
Joe’. generalship waa just as
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912.
good as his physical ability.
One Play Ruined Giants.
The one play that broke up the
Giants' attack was the remarkable
stop of McCormick’s bullet-like hit
by Yerkes and his perfect throw
that nailed Fletcher at the plate.
The whole game hung on that play.
If it had gone through, McGraw
would have been credited with hav
ing staked his all on a chance and
won. As it was, he took the plunge
and lost.
With Fletcher on second and a
chance to tie the score, Harry Mc-
Cormick was sent in as a pinch hit
ter for Tesreau. Harry landed
cleanly, but on account of the heavy
turf, the ball bounded a trifle slow
ly. and Yerkes managed to knock
it down. Fletcher had started for
third with the crack of the bat,
and as he turned third. Yerkes
was still diving after the ball.
"Go on!” yelled McGraw.
In a flash the New York mana
ger had decided to take the chance
and risk the game on that play.
Yerkes then made one more des
perate reach for the ball, and came
up with It. It was two to one that
he would not make a perfect throw
to the plate, but he proved that he
was made of the right kind of stuff,
and shot the ball to Cady with the
accuracy of a rifle ball. Fletcher
was out by several feet. More
over, he was so cleverly blocked off
from the plate that he couldn’t have
got in with a jimmy.
McGraw Gambled and Lost.
Ytiuiy of the experts were in
clined to criticise McGraw's judg
ment for taking such a chance, but
If it had gone through he would
have been hailed as a great gen
eral.
Baseball is a game of chance.
The gambler's instinct is often of
more value to a team than ultra
conservatism, such as lost the game
for Boston two days ago.
The man who really put the
Giants out of the running was
Charley Wagner, the wonderful
shortstop of the Red Sox. On three
occasions this remarkable fielder
ran back of second and dug up
grounders that looked sure flits His
arm yvas as true as a sling-shot,
and each of the three runners yvas
out by an eyelash. On a dry
ground all of these would have
gone for hits. That is why the
Giants feel that the fates conspired
against them. In making that ex
planation. they are not attempting
to detract from the work of the
wonderful Wagner. He sized up
the situation and played according
ly. The tact that he was aware of
the slow ground and judged the
speed of the bounds on that basis
makes his work just as brilliant.
Everybody "Plays Fair,"
In one respect this series stands
out over all others A spirit of the
cleanest kind of sportsmanship by
players and spectators has been
manifest since the fight started.
The New Y’ork crowds cheer the
great work of opposing players
just as they do their own heroes,
and the same thing is true tn Bos
ton.
In this connection, it is rather
interesting to note that of the four
games so far played not one has
been won by a club on its home
grounds. The old idea of a team
being at a disadvantage on strange
soil has been knocked into a cocked
hat.
TOM KILBANE OUTCLASSED.
WINNIPEG. MANITOBA. Oct 12
Packev McFarland merely played with
Tommy Kllhane, of Cleveland, for
seven round* when the referee stopped
the fight.
FERNS SCORES KNOCKOUT.
ST l.itt'lS (let. 12 Clarence
("Wildcat"! Ferns, of Kansas 'Tty,
knocked out Art Maglrl. of Oklahoma,
in the second round of their scheduled
eight-round < 1 belt last night
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• • •
• Attendance 36,502: •
• Receipts $76,644 :
® NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—The na- •
• tional commission’s figures for at- •
• tendance and receipts at yes- •
• terday's game were: •
• Paid attendance, $36,502; total •
• receipts, $76,644; national commls- •
• sion’s share, $7,644.40; players' •
» share. $41,387.76; each club’s share, •
• $13,795.92. •
• Four games have been played •
• in the world’s series and •
• from now on the players get no •
• share in the receipts. However. •
• an incentive to play still remains, •
• for each player on the winning •
• team will get over $1,300 more •
• than the losers. •
• Figuring on the basis of 22 •
• players to each team, each winner •
• will receive $4,026.50, against $3,- •
• 654.59 received by the victorious •
® Athletics last season. Each loser •
• will receive $2,682.21. against $2,- •
• 436.39 received by each Giant In •
® 1911. •
• The attendance figures for the •
• four games this year show 137,- •
• 004, against 126,138 in 1911. The •
• total receipts for 1912 for four •
• games show $273,282, against $236,- •
• 671.50 in 1911. •
• The players’ share is $147,571.70 •
• this year, 60 per cent of which •
• goes to the winners, or $88,548.14, •
• and $59,028.76 to the losers. The •
• players divided $127,910.61 last •
• year. •
• The clubs have received S9B,- •
• 391.86 this year, or $49,195.90 each, •
• against $85,273.74 last year. •
• The national commission has •
• received $2,7238.50 this year, •
• against $23,487.15 last year. •
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Pipe Dreams
Glad tidings from the co»st inform
us that Luther McCarthy is making a
deep impression. Full many a white
hope has made a deep impression on
the mat,
• • ♦
Yes, gentle reader, John J. McGraw
will miss the manly form of J. Franklin
Baker, but there are times when ab
sence makes the heart grow fonder.
• ♦ •
Reading tabulated dope on the
world's series is highly diverting and
would be useful but for the fact that
baseball is not played °n an adding
machine.
• • •
FRANK CHANCE
In Short Pants.
( According to Sid Mercer.)
1906—Peerless Leader—l9o9.
191 U Fearless Leader—l9ll.
1911 -Cheerless Lender—l9l2.
1912—Beerless Leader .
MERCER RATHER WORRIED
OVER GAME WITH HOWARD
MACON. GA., Oct. 12. —Mercer meets
Howard this afternoon in Birmingham.
As to just what the score will be it is a
good guess. For while Mercer ap
peared to have good prospects the first
of the season, it is hard to, tell just
what they will be able to do now. At
the tlrst of the season the prospects
were the best the Baptists had had in
some years, and they started off at a
pretty good rate against Gordon, but
their defense was weak enough to allow
Gordon to score. It was thought that
this weakness of the line had been
remedied, but it evidently had not,
judging from the game last Saturday
with Auburn. A great deal of work
has been done on the line this week
and it should have been improved, but
as most of the men are green ft is hard
to tell just what they will do under
fire Captain Norman says that they
will win and by a good score, but other
dopes here are running most anyway.
MEN’S MEETINGS AT Y. M C. A.
The men's meetings at the Young
Men’s Christian association are to be
' resumed The first will be held next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when
Rev Russell K Smith speaks on
"Training for Life.” All men are in
vited to attend.
‘‘Wood and Wagner Deserve
Credit for Victory”-Carrigan
Bj’ Bill Carrigan.
(Red Sox Great Catcher.)
Boston, oct. 12. —our boys
are now in their old stride.
Yesterday they looked more
like their old selves than at any
time since the series began. From
the first day we have been confi
dent, and today we are more con
fident than ever.
Yesterday’s victory was due to
the phenomenal pitching of Joe
Wood and the sensational fielding
of Heine Wagner.
I doubt* if any one ever saw a
shortstop make three more diffi
cult plays in one game than Wag
ner did in that game. The hits on
which these plays were made were
not terrific grounders, but they
were batted in such away that
only a player of the first class could
have made them.
Had Wagner failed, the hits
would have gone for singles and
very lucky ones at that.
Y®rkes Mad® Grand Play.
Aside from the grand work of
Wagner and Wood, a play of
Yerkes saved us from letting the
Giants into a tie score.
A fine one-handed catch by Lew
is and the catching of Cady were
| FODDER FOR FANS~
The directors of the Missouri Pacific
railroad advanced a directors’ meeting
one hour in order to take In the world's
series game In New York.
• • •
The Sox won the first in New York.
They tied and lost In Boston. They won
again in New York.
What good Is a home diamond to cham
pions?
If Joe Wood keeps right on improving
consider, please, his probable excellence
on Monday or Tuesday (provided there
Is any game).
• • *
The Reds have finished their annual
fall barnstorming trip, with no •casual
ties
• * *
Harry Weust, the Cincinnati fighter,
went to New York to see the world's
series And while he was there he picked
up a fight, which is to come off Monday.
The second day of the world's series
Dick Finley, who caught for the Giants
when they wort the world's series in 1889,
died of heart disease at Asbury Park.
The sympathy of all baseball managers
goes out to Joe Birmingham, who has
just signed his contract as Nap man
ager for 1913. This is one time where
"18" is likely to prove an unlucky num
ber for Joe
• • •
Some dopester. with a tolerably long
head, has figured it out that no big hit
ting was reasonably to be expected from
either Larry Doyle or Tris Speaker, He
alleges that, while these men did fine
TICKET SCALPERS HIT
PRINCETON MANAGEMENT
PRINCETON. N. J., Oct. 12.—Deter
mined to keep the tickets for the “big
games" out of the hands of scalpers,
the Princeton university football man
agement has announced that all pur
chasers of tickets must sign contracts
not to sell them at a profit or to
strangers. Heretofore there has been a
verbal agreement between the purchas
er and the management that tickets
would not be resold, but as this has
not prevented speculators from getting
possession of a considerable number,
the new policy has been adopted.
AUSTRALIAN TRIP NOW
INTERESTS J. JOHNSON
CHJCA.GO, Oct 12.—Following his
intimation that he might fight
Flynn again, Jack Johnson today Is
considering the offer of Hugh Mcln
tosh for two fights In Australia
W C. J. Kelly, Hugh Mclntosh's rep
resentative, will bold a conference late
in the day and a decision will be reach
ed. Jack Curley. Flynn's manager, has
offered Johnson IS.’.nOd to fight Flynn
in Paris, or hs will stage the fight Ini
America on a percentage basis Jack
Is considering accepting both the Flynn i
and the Australian offer
the other strong points of our game
which enabled us to chalk up a vic
tory.
I think we have demonstrated
that we are all I claimed before
the series began—that we have a
steady team, game to the core, and
one that can win from the front or
win from behind.
Wood will beat Tesreau every
time they meet. If the series goes
beyond Monday, which I doubt. Joe
will be ready on Tuesday again.
Perhaps Stahl might pitch him on
Monday.
Joe pitches from 110 to 125 balls
a game, as the series has gone so
far. In this kind of weather it
would not be asking too much of
him to go in the box every three
days.
Tesreau Pitched Fair Game.
For New York, Tesreau pitched a
good game, about like the one
O’Brien pitched for us against
Marquard. It these two come to
gether again in the series—that is.
O’Brien and Marquard—my money
will go on our man.
Gardner is at last in his stride,
and I think the New Yorks will
find him a man to be feared from
now on. He has fielded his position
perfectly all through the series.
batting for the season, neither did much
In the last six weeks of the season and
alleges further that the performances to
dope by are those of the recent past
and not those of the remote past.
* * •
The Highlanders have promised Ganzel
a couple of players at the first of the
next season, but Farrell doesn’t give the
Rochester mogul much information as to
who they will be.
• • •
The Boston Nationals want George
Stallings as manager, under a one-year
contract. George wants a three-year
contract. Hence the hitch.
• • •
Joe Wood has not yet reached the rec
ord mark for strike-outs in a world’s
series, although he has been reaching
for it. In the first game he fanned
eleven. Y’esterday he worked on eight
of the Giant batters. The record Is
twelve, made by Ed Walsh, In the White
Sox-Cubs series.
• • *
Nobody who saw Yerkes play during
hfs Southern league days ever expected
he was slated to prove the hero of a
world's series game
«< « «
Then, on the other hand, nobody to
see George Rohe bat these days in a
Southern league would ever judge that
he once broke up a world's series with
his swatstick.
• • •
The Athletics surely made hash of
the Phillies in the post-season series.
Wonder if Fogel is laying that to the
umpires, too.
CHANCE OR EVERS MAY
LAND JOB WITH REDS
CINCINNATI, Oct. 12.—Despite the
statement by Max Fleischmann, onc
of the owners of the Cincinnati ball
club, that Manager Chance is not want
ed. the rumor of a deal between the
Reds and Chicago Cubs will not down,
and information today Is that a big
trade is soon to be pulled off It is said
that Johnny Evers or Frank Chance is
concerned In the deal. Should either
one come here he will be macle mana
ger.
Nothing can be learned officially, for
, President Herrmann and other club of
| ficials are in New Y’ork. However.
J there is a man close to the affairs of
the club who declares that there w|ll be
something doing immediately after the
big play-off
President Herrmann denied today in
New Y’ork that he is after Frank
Chance to manage his dub. He alto
denied that he had released Hank
O'Day, as a local paper stated this
morning
Chance, it Is said, has stated that he
would like to take hold here At first
It whs thought that Miller Huggins had
I the inside track.
President Murphy and Manager
Chance declined to discuss the report
I last night.
WAGNER - YEHKES
WINNERSOFTHE
FO»ME
By John “Chief” Mayers
(Catcher of the Giant Clu|.)
Boston, mass., oct. i2.-Yr.=ter
day’s unfortunate defeat) at the
hands of the Red Sox sotiewh.it
complicates our task of wlnnhg the
world’s series, but to my mind t sim
ply means one game more in t|e end,
and a heap more money forth) mag
nates.
I have no doubt at all but tlat we
will win in Boston today. Bad: on
even terms with the alleged Bpeed
Boys.” we’ll show them such a finish
that will make their hair stand |j> on
end.
Wood beat us yesterday.
I predicted that he would not finable
to come back so strong as he stated,
and I was right. Joe was an altogether
different man from his first start. > His
first game was far the better. Irithe
pinches he was able to unload such|er
rific speed as to make batting a nujter
of ordinary guesswork.
If ever there was a day made topr
der for such "smoke” as Wood showed
us Tuesday, he enjoyed it at the Bio
grounds yesterday. But the spiii
wasn’t there.
Joe depended yesterday on his curie
ball in pinches, and by his very holi
ness “crossed” the'Giant batters fir
several Innings.
I think that every one who saw tip
game Friday will agree with me th*
toward the end we were hitting hii
harder than he has been hit in the mai
jority of his games this year.
The Red Sox have no greater advanl
tage over us than they enjoyed aftei
the opening game.
We went to Boston before and fought)
the Red Sox to a standstill on their o■■ i/
grounds. \
What we have done we should re-’
peat.
Wood Is Stumbling Block.
Wood is the only pitcher Stahl showed
us who puzzled us in the least. He
has won two games for Boston. He
will have to win as many more if we
are to be cheated in our aspirate t.-
I do not think he can do this. The first
game took the edge off him. He c :i
not come back w'ith two days rest.
Boston will be forced to use Wood
Monday or take second place in tie
standing.
Once let us get out in front ami t
will be no stopping us.
Boston should never have won a
game from us so far. Tesreau out
pitched Wood in the opener and we
kicked oft the game behind Matty tl
ended in a tie. Yesterdays pan ■
though it spelled defeat for us. sh • > • t
which is the better club.
In the box score only did Wood out
pitch Tesreau.
Wagner and Yerkes Won It.
The credit of Boston's victor) c
belong to Wood. It belongs to U
and Yerkes. There never was an) ;■
tier playing about that keys f on<
than yestreday. I had to admire,
inwardly cursing, it.
Wagner made three of the m"
Rational robberies ever perpetr,<'>
a base man.
Yerkes pulled the headiest pla> ft’’
day, however, and one that hurt
worst of all. It cut down Fiet
the plate with what we all believ
the tying run That was in t
enth, when McCormick came over
a pinch poke. The ball shot
through the box and dead over
How Yerkes ever got back w: •
did I can't imagine But h<
'■lifted down the ball besides H- ■ 1
' i’e didn’t hav<- a chance for th'
so he stalled a bit In retrieving tl: 1 ■
which he rolled away from him F
er had started with the rap H
rounded third w hen Yerkes f <
and looked < ertain of n orlny
however, threw perfei tl) and nu
I man.