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Big Six · 01-16-2004, 09:23 AM

Boston Globe, September 30, 1913

SERIES EVEN; TEAMS NOW MOVE TO CINCINNATI
Dubuc Pitches Gem; Reds Win 6-0

BOSTON—The Reds needed a strong outing from Jean Dubuc to avoid a long, unpleasant train ride back home, on the wrong end of a two games to nothing standing. Dubuc proved more than equal to that task. He shut us out on six hits, while his teammates got to Ralph Glaze for thirteen of their own. They beat us 6-0, so the Series will move to Cincinnati all tied up.

Ralph felt badly about his performance, but a few of us reminded him that we had not helped him much. Pitchers have told me that it is much easier to work when their teammates have given them a lead, and the Reds did just that for Dubuc today, just as we did for Joe yesterday.

Our biggest threat came in the very first inning. Had Oakes not made a splendid throw to nail Hooper as he tried to advance to third on Speaker’s single, we might have broken the inning up and gone on from there. We loaded the bases back up again but Dubuc bore down and ended the inning without allowing a run.

The Reds scored four times in the third and twice more in the ninth. The top of their order, especially Ed Tiemeyer, have been tearing the cover off the ball the past two days. Tiemeyer got three more hits today, and it seems that every time we look up, Bescher and Burns are on base.

I had another disappointing day at the plate. I walked to keep that first inning of ours alive, but I went from there to fly weakly to center, ground out to third, strike out, and ground out to first. I hoped the good luck I’d enjoyed in the last two months of the season would carry over into the Series, but so far, exactly the opposite has been the case. Hopefully I can snap out of this dry spell in Cincinnati.

The train ride out West tonight will, of course, be more subdued than it would have been had we won today and opened up a 2-0 lead. Some of the boys will play some cards; some will read the papers; many of us will probably sleep. I plan on writing a letter or two and going to my berth in the sleeper early. Fortunately, I am able to sleep on a train fairly well, so I should arrive in Cincinnati early tomorrow morning feeling fine. We won’t play tomorrow, so I’ll have the opportunity to relax some more.

We have played well on the road all season long, as Jimmy Collins, our manager, reminded us in the locker room after the game today. I feel good about our chances of taking a couple of games from the Reds out in Cincinnati and gaining control of the Series. On Wednesday, Chuck Rose, who won 24 ballgames for us this year, will be pitching against Del Mason, who won 23 himself. It would not surprise me if Wednesday’s game is one of those low-scoring affairs in which every play might make the difference between victory and defeat.

01-16-2004, 09:23 AM	#126
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	All tied up Boston Globe, September 30, 1913 SERIES EVEN; TEAMS NOW MOVE TO CINCINNATI Dubuc Pitches Gem; Reds Win 6-0 BOSTON—The Reds needed a strong outing from Jean Dubuc to avoid a long, unpleasant train ride back home, on the wrong end of a two games to nothing standing. Dubuc proved more than equal to that task. He shut us out on six hits, while his teammates got to Ralph Glaze for thirteen of their own. They beat us 6-0, so the Series will move to Cincinnati all tied up. Ralph felt badly about his performance, but a few of us reminded him that we had not helped him much. Pitchers have told me that it is much easier to work when their teammates have given them a lead, and the Reds did just that for Dubuc today, just as we did for Joe yesterday. Our biggest threat came in the very first inning. Had Oakes not made a splendid throw to nail Hooper as he tried to advance to third on Speaker’s single, we might have broken the inning up and gone on from there. We loaded the bases back up again but Dubuc bore down and ended the inning without allowing a run. The Reds scored four times in the third and twice more in the ninth. The top of their order, especially Ed Tiemeyer, have been tearing the cover off the ball the past two days. Tiemeyer got three more hits today, and it seems that every time we look up, Bescher and Burns are on base. I had another disappointing day at the plate. I walked to keep that first inning of ours alive, but I went from there to fly weakly to center, ground out to third, strike out, and ground out to first. I hoped the good luck I’d enjoyed in the last two months of the season would carry over into the Series, but so far, exactly the opposite has been the case. Hopefully I can snap out of this dry spell in Cincinnati. The train ride out West tonight will, of course, be more subdued than it would have been had we won today and opened up a 2-0 lead. Some of the boys will play some cards; some will read the papers; many of us will probably sleep. I plan on writing a letter or two and going to my berth in the sleeper early. Fortunately, I am able to sleep on a train fairly well, so I should arrive in Cincinnati early tomorrow morning feeling fine. We won’t play tomorrow, so I’ll have the opportunity to relax some more. We have played well on the road all season long, as Jimmy Collins, our manager, reminded us in the locker room after the game today. I feel good about our chances of taking a couple of games from the Reds out in Cincinnati and gaining control of the Series. On Wednesday, Chuck Rose, who won 24 ballgames for us this year, will be pitching against Del Mason, who won 23 himself. It would not surprise me if Wednesday’s game is one of those low-scoring affairs in which every play might make the difference between victory and defeat.