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By Riihe Marquard.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. -Today is the
day that I will forever put the
quietus on that "eleven thou
sand dollar lemon” title.
Also today is the day that the (Slants
get back in the running—the day that
we will hand out a stinging defeat to
those red hosed athletes from cultured
Boston, the day that will start the
Giants on the road to three successive
wins and the world’s championship for
the year of 1912.
All of which proves that it’s going to
be quite some day.
When I was a mere slip of a lad my
mother schooled me in not boasting
about myself. 1 have never forgotten
it. either, hut 1 think it is my due to
my teammates, to Manager McGraw
and to the loyal Giant fans to an
nounce that 1 am fit and ready to bring
another victory to New York.
If 1 were not in shape to pitch this
evening, I would not go in. if I had
the hast doubt that 1 was not right on
edge. 1 would refuse to work, even
though I might be. called "yellow" for
not taking my turn. Rut Rube Mar
quard is right and he is going to win.
I worked out for an hour yesterday
evening at the Polo grounds. My arm
was a little kinky and I feared at first
that I would not be right for today’s
game; but soon all the soreness left
the arm and last night it felt like a
million dollars.
There js one thing T ask—the Giants
must give me a run. You know no
pitcher can win unless the men behind
him score at least one man. Take that
game Saturday In Boston— Matty
pitched the very best game of his life,
but could not win because the Giants
could not secure enough runs.
I don’t believe I will need over one
run to win today, but I will stake my
end of the world's series money on my
self if the Giants will give me a pair
of tallies.
If we land today's game (and there
is no reason why 1 should say “if"),
it's a cinch that Big Jeff Tesreau will
come through with a victory tomorrow
over in Boston. With these two wins
we will be back on even terms with the
Bed Sox, and then what Matty will do
in that deciding game—shut out! sure
as my name is Richard DeMarquis.
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Record of Series for
Few-Hit Games Not in
Any Danger This Year
Ed Reulbach, of the Cubs, Pitch
ed One-Hit Game Against Sox
in Series of 1906.
rpHE excellent work of Bedient
! in Saturday’s game brought
up the question of who was the
best pitcher of world's series his
tory. The honor goes to Ed Reul
bach, with Ed Walsh and Morde
cai Brown close behind.
As might be expected when star
pitchers, backed by star teams,
meet in the world's series, low hit
games are not uncommon. In fact,
the history of the world’s baseball
combats shows that 14 times pitch
ers have held opponents to less
than five hits.
Reulbach, of the Cubs established
the record, holding the White Sox
to one hit in a game in 1906.
Walsh and Brown pitched two-hit
games the same year.
Here is the record;
One-Hit Game.
October 10, 1906 Reulbach, Cubs,
against White Sox.
Two-Hit Games.
October 11. 1906—Walsh, White
Sox. against Cubs.
October 12, 1906—Brown, Cubs,
against White Sox.
Three-Hit Games.
October 2, 1903 Dinneen. Red
Sox. against Pirates.
October 14. 1908 —Overall, Cubs,
against Tigers.
October 17, 1910 —Be.nder, Athlet
ics, against Cubs.
October 17, 1911—Coombs, Ath
letics, against Giants (11 innings).
Four- H it Games.
October 3. 1903—Phlllippe. Pi
rates, against Red Sox.
October 12, 1903—Dinneen, Red
Sox. against Pirates.
October 9, 1905 Mathewson.
Giants, against Athletics.
October 10, 1905 Bender, Ath
letics. against Giants.
October 11, 1905 Mathewson,
Giants, against Athletics.
October 9, 1905—Brown. Cubs,
against White Sox.
October 9, 1906—Altrock, White
Sox, against Cubs.
October 11. 1908—Overall, Cubs,
against Tigers.
October 13. 1908—Brown, Cubs,
against Tigers.
October 26. 1911—Bender. Ath
letics. against Giants.
Strike-out Records.
October 1, 1902—Phlllippe. Pi
rates. ten of the Red Sox in nine
Innings.
October 2. 1903—Dinneen. Red
Sox. eleven of the Pirates in nine
innings.
October 8. 1907—Donovan. Tigers,
twelve of the Cubs in twelve in
nings
October 14, 1908—Overall, Cubs,
ten of the Tigers in nine innings
October 12. 1909—Mullin, Tigers,
ten of the Pirates In nine innings
October 14, 1911—Bender. Athlet
ics. eleven of the Giants in eight
innings.
October 25. 1911—Coombs. Ath
letics, nine of the Giants in nine In-
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"Red Sox Have Things Sewed Up and Should Get Away,” Says Smith
TODAY’S GAME WILL BE LAST BATTLE OF SERIES
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I By Billy Smith.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.—This aft
ernoon the Giants and Red
Sox hook up in what I am
sure will be the final battle of the
world’s series. With a lead of three
to one. the Red Sox no longer will
play the careful game that has
characterized their work thus far.
but will open up. take desperate
chances, and probably cop by a
good score.
The Red Sox are in a better fix
today than were the Athletics just
before they won their final game
last fall In Philadelphia, and you
know what a trouncing the Mack
men handed out then —13 to 2 was
the final count.
Once a team gets the idea that
they have it on their opponents, a
slaughter usually results; and the
Boston players have the winning
idea soaked far into their think
tanks.
Rut today Boston will have to
face the man who downed them for
their only defeat Rube Marquard.
1 have heard it said that this
southpaw has “feathers on his
legs," but I don’t believe it. I bad
a long talk with him yesterday aft
ernoon, and believe he is the most
confident, cocky player I ever knew.
Marquard Expects To Wn.
“Billy,” he said. “I’m going to win
my game tomorrow just as sure
as you are going to manage the At
lanta team next season.”
Now, here is just the way 1 size
up the situation today Boston will
either win by a one-sided count or
Marquard will hold them close to a
shut-out.
An extreme will predominate.
There won't be any closeness.
Collins will probably draw the
mound assignment from .lake Stahl.
There is just a chance that
O'Brien, the spitball heaver, may
get the draw, but 1 doubt it. Col
lins is recognized—or rather has
been recognized as Boston’s sec
ond best heaver Now. Collins is a
grand pitcher, despite the fact that
he lost his game on Thursday, and
he lost that game simply because
he tried to put the ball over the
plate too much. He was afraid of
getting himself in the hole, and
after he had pitched a ball or two.
witli no strikes on the batter, he
would put it in the groove, in.-
st«ad of cutting the corners
1 believe Collins derived a lot of
experience from bis first out. and if
he takes his time, figures out what
he should do with each chuck. I
look for him to come near to re
peating Bedient's performance of
Saturday
Mathawaon a Marvel.
Before 1 go any further, I must
get all this enthusiasm out of no
system about Christy Mathewson I
limwt and greatest of all living
pit. tiers. He pitched THE game of
his long .Hirer Saturday and was
beaten, but my hat goeg off tn him
\fter n’t. Il wax th* old. old
story youth tnu>l lie served.
H*l* ..it * p|< battle bet w . . n
a tried and true veteran and an un
heard-of youth.
We older fans in that Boston
crowd felt a pang of regret when
we saw the fall of the mighty Ma
thewson. Yet. though beaten in a
sportsmanlike, fair, clean battle by
a younger man—whose muscles
were more supple, whose enthusi
asm was greater, and w hose ambi
tion spurred him on to his ultimate
effort—New York’s idol pulled him
self together when he saw the tide
of battle going against him. and,
after all the harm had been done,
rose in his might and gave one of
the most remarkable pitching exhi
bitions I ever sa w .
After the Third "Nothing Doing."
After one man had been put out
in the third inning. Mathewson did
not permit a Red Sox runner to
reach first base. They quailed be
fore his pitching, these hard hit
ting speed boys, and went down in
one-two-three order in every in
ning. Only two balls were knocked
to the outfield.
Matty’s last desperate effort was
the sudden renewal of his skill of
other days. He became young
again. The ball flew over the plate
with remarkable speed, his pace
changed, and his tangents dipped
tantalizingiy over and under the
Boston bats.
Gameness and grit and Matty's
remarkable talent of outguessing
batsmen made up for his missing
strength. That eleven-inning game
of Wednesday had been the tough
est game lie had pitched in half a
dozen years, but he went confident
ly and willingly into the fray. He
knew his best days as a pitcher
were over, but he rose to a su
preme effort and showed that he
was still master of his art.
If by any possible chance the
Giants should get on even terms
RECORD-BREAKING CROWD
SEES CUBS DEFEAT SOX
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. The Chicago Na
tional league club defeated the local
duh of the American league. 4 to 2,
yesterday, in the series which is to
decide the city championship. This is
the second victory for the Nationals
Two games resulted in ties.
The game was a battle between
Walsh and Reulbach Walsh allowed
seven hits, two of which were doubles
and one a home run. while Reulbach
was touched for eight four of which
were doubles.
Never before has so large a crowd
passed through the turnstiles of the
National league park here. The official
attendance as announced bj the Na
tional commission was 30.393, the total
receipts $21,197. Os this amount, the
National commission will receive s.',-
119.70. each club gets $3.815 46. and
sll 446 38 goes to the players' pool
The crowd became so unmanageable
In the eatlj part of the game that I 1
was Impossible for a large detail of
police to keep them from crowding onto
I ihe Infield
A dozen oi more park attaches and
I uahers went to the assistance of the
I i dice and when this failed to put the
croud back the National league play
| ■•is. each armed with a ba' went to
|t • lesctii Xftei numt time the crowd
«»• quieted, and 4hr gain* was rr
1 aimed
with the Red Sox. I believe I
would hedge that SSO bet I have on
the Boston team, if Matty was
called upon to do the hurling in
that deciding struggle. But there
won't be any need or any chance
for me to hedge, for if the Red
Sox don't win today, Stahl will
surely send "Smoky Joe” Wood
back at them tomorrow, and Wood
can beat the Giants any time and
as often as he starts.
Giants Have Given Up.
For the first time in the series I
noticed Saturday that after the
third inning the Giants failed to
show the fight that had marked
their previous engagements. My
conclusion is that after their de
feat Friday at the hand of Wood
they figured their only remaining
hope was Mathewson, and with his
defeat their hope of winning a
world's championship had practi
cally fled.
I feared on account of that un
fortunate collision between Cady
and Fletcher at the plate on the
Polo grounds Friday the relations
between the two teams might be
come strained, but there was no
semblance of any hard feeling
Saturday. Cady and Fletcher were
apparently on good terms, while
right after Herzog had gone out
he ran over to Speaker, with whom
he had been at outs since last
Wednesday’s eleven-inning game,
and shook his hand. Both agreed
to call the grievance off.
While I picked the Red Sox to
win. 1 must admit that the Giants
have given them a much harder
fight than I thought they ’would.
1 have never witnessed a series
where the two teams were more
evenly matched. In fact, if they
were to start a new set of games
tomorrow I would not know which
one to back.
WARNER DENIES THAT HE
AND THORPE HAD FIGHT
CARLISLE. PA., Oct. 14.—Coach
Warner emphatically denies the news
paper stories emanating from Pittsburg
to the effect that he had a physical en
counter with Captain “Jim" Thorpe
after the Washington and Jefferson
game. The only occurrence which
could have given rise to such a ridicu
lous story was the fact that while wait,
ing at the hotel in Pittsburg for the
train home Coach Warner observed
two admirers of Thorpe presenting him
with a bottle of whisky. Warner called
these fellows down in no mild language
and also reprimanded Thorpe for ac
cepting the bottle. Thorpe explained
later that he accepted the bottle for
the reason that he did not wish to of
fend the donors and not because he in
tended to use it
NO UMPIRING JOB FOR
O’DAY. EVEN IF FIRED
NEW YORK. Oct. 14 -“Whetiiet 1
remain as manager of the Reds next
season or not I am never again to re
turn to umpiring." is the way that
Hank <» put It the othet dav when
asked whether the report that tie would
again handle the indicator was true
E' •ti a hiiiti« -»< tried arbitrator like
t' l'at doesn't llk< the job Tough, ain't
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Vanderbilt-Virginia
Game Will Be Hottest
Betting Event of Year)
Nashville Men Send $5,000 to
Memphis to Cover an Equal
Amount of Virginia Money.
Memphis, tenn.. Oct. 14.
That the Vir
ginia game, which will be
played in Nashville early in No
vember, will be the biggest betting
proposition of the Southern fall
season was indicated here today
when an offer was made through a
special emissary from Nashville to
cover a $5,000 commission which
has been in the hands of local Vir
ginia enthusiasts for several weeks.
The Virginians originally asked
for even money, but today when it
became known that Vanderbilt
backing had arrived odds were
asked.
It is likely that Bruce Johnson,
“Young" Caldwell and other Van
derbilt sympathizers who are said
to be behind the Vanderbilt "pool"
w ill offer odds of 100 to 90 by Tues
day, when final stakes will be post
ed in what promises.to be the big
gest wager ever made on a'South
ern football game in one lump sum.
CAROLINAN’S YACHT
BURNS; OWNER LEAPS
TO ESCAPE FLAMES
BEAUFORT, S. C.,.Oct. 14.—Fire de
stroyed the power yacht Pocahontas,
owned by J. H. Whitford, of Whitford,
Jones county, North Carolina, on the
river front.
The owner was obliged to jump over
hoard and swim ashore to save him
self.
The yacht is saitl to be a total loss,
but is reported as partially covered by
insurance.
CURLEY WILL GET TWO
FIGHTS FOR JOHNSON
CHICAGO, Oct. 14.—That Jack John
son will place himself in the hands of
Jack Curley for two fights, and that
Hugh Mclntosh's offer for two battles
in the Antipodes will be turned down
was the assertion made today by men
in the confidence of the black cham
pion.
Johnson, it was learned, is not satis
fied with tiie offer made by H. J. Kelly,
representing Mclntosh. He was pleased
w ith an offer made by Curley.
The promoter of the Flynn right at
Las Vegas, according to the tentative
agreement with the champion, may
stage the fights wherever tie wants to
in the United States or elsewhere, and
may get my one he wants to oppose
Jack. It is believed one of the fights
will be with Flynn in Paris, and that
the other will be with Sam Langford.
“RAGTIME” CHEERING
BARRED IN ILLINOIS
I URBANA, ILL.. Oct. 14.—George
| Huff, director of athletics at the Uni-
I .ersity of Illinois, in an interview y> s
| terday, criticised clownish antics bv
j student yell leaders, saying; "It is not
necessary for a cheer leader to go
through gyrations and gymanstics. I
would rather see cheer leading without
trimmings."
Huff's comments were the result of
the exhibition at tile Illinois-Wesleyan
game last Saturday, when cheer mas
ters "ragged” and "beared" while "Il
linois Loyalty." the college song, was
sung A new crop of cheer directors
will be selected with instructions to be
more dignified.
DECIDES NOT TO MARRY
AND CANCELS LICENSE
DENVER, COLO.. Oct 14— "If you
please, senor. may l please give my
j marriage license back" I will take my
tnonev back I have changed my mind,
senor I do not like my senorita when
I have seen her"
With thia statement Paul Mestas.
Mexican, timidly approached t'lty Clerl,
Thum, at city hall, and laid .>n the '
counter s marriage Itr enae he had oh- I
rained earlier in the dai The bride-t<>- ’
he was Miss Lola Lie er>> The Mexican
sanl he had decided not to wed. Hr
got hrs monej hark
MUGGSY N'M
PUNS TO TRICK
JAKE SJAHL
By John ‘Thief” ATeyeus
NEU YORK, Oct. 14.—An\ tim,
desperate guy is backed up in
corner look out for a real tig
1 hat is just the position of the New
York Giants today. The odds , r .
against us—greatly against us. Thrv -
games-to-one is the count, but we \i ;
never strike our flag until the last mar
is out in the last inning of tire last
game for the world's baseball chain
pionship.
Luck has played against us ever)
day of the series so far. it h (ls ,
chance of playing either doubly for or
against us today. Manager McGraw
has ferreted out a proposition that mav
turn the tables in otiY favor. <
IJhe rules under whidi this annua
classic of diamond is fought
!y states that the scene of the sew rnr
game, if one is necessary, must be >5
cided by lot previous to the beginning
of the sixth contest. Wherefore, if
have any luck in the cast, that tie
game between Matty and Collins, H
and Bedient will give us the advan
tage of home influence for at least tw
games in a row, provided we do not
drop out of the fight today.
McGraw will insist before the .c
of today's game upon flipping a coin •
decide the place of tomorrow's batt’
if one is necessary.
If is no more than right that New
York should have a chance at two
home games in order, as Boston hi
already enjoyed that privilege. Ah -
Graw believes that it is possible to
have al! throe remaining games, if tin
series should go to eight, contested at
Brush stadium. Should he win out so:
the seventh game, it would still C'
necessary to toss for the final.
While our manager had not consult
ed with the national committee on this
point, he has carefully studied tho laws
governing the world's series and de
clares that this august body hr- no
right to order tomorrow's game in B<>--
ton. This is a point theit McGraw lie
kept to himself and our- players a
final bomb for Jake Stahl and his le
gion.
of course, Boston may win c
choice if McGraw carries this pCrc,
but In any event McGraw has ■
gain and nothing to lose. I think we
will win today, and if we do. the ;
pie may just as well get read) for
eight games.
“COMISH” MAY SQUELCH
BALL PLAYER-REPORTERS
BOSTON. Oct. 14, —lt is rumored
the national commission will pa
| rule prohibiting ball players from ■
low ing the use of their names ov‘"
newspaper stories because of the 'e -
gei of stirring up dissension.
Chief Meyers lost his goat whrr
read a signed story by McGraw >
inp the Indian 'for losing Tuesdi
game when he missed a foul th-'
the screen. He felt better when
found his manager had not write r
"The only thing I ever got for
ing the use of my name was th, e--
a good player," said Clark G
"Sandow Mertes jumped to the c
when 1 was managing the Whit- r
when he tend a criticism mid'
name that 1 had never madt
Ag a matter of fact, very few
player writess their own storl
Cobb watches every game • •
but collabotat< s with Stott)
of Tile Philadelphia Press
Wheeler, of The New York H* t
writes Christy Mathewson's stori<
er talking them over with him
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