New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-12
Even Star Pitcher
Fails to Check Red
SoX Batting.
pECORD CROWD
SEES BATTLE
sonard Holds Phillies to
Three Hits and Lewis
Does the Rest.
By GRANTLAND RICE.


Roston. Oct. ll.-This is the gold
~ ace Of scientific research. Forty
wa thousand three hundred sturdy
y,v Englanders and others paid
9,ol to-day to observe whether OF
no, the guy who invented arithmetic
Vas right when he said that one
gasn't equal to three.
They are willing TO admit now
hat TIE fellow knew something, and
nat old Henry ". Arithmetic was
approximately correct. One great
mrber isn't as useful as three great
si,chers. especially when the lone
es- is working against a harder
hitting club.
One BY one Carrigan has unrolled
si- pitching films. and in each case
Z star has flashed upon the main
reel. First it was Shore. Then 1t
VAS Foster, and to-day it fell TO the
b, Of Herbert B. Leonard, the Red
sOx southpaw, to break through the
Aexandrian barrier and put Boston
out in front by a count Of 2 to /,
which happens 10 be the score of the
ssme and the standing Of the series.
The greatest crowd that ever paid
10 see a baseball game in the fifty
year history Of the sport saw Alex
sDder battle in vain against a tide
that was not 10 be stemmed-the
double tide Of power that came from
butch Leonard arm and from B1j-
ton bats.
Lewis Turns the Tide.
They saw the great Nebraskan strug-
sls against this double fate with all
the courage and the skill he had until
Harry Hooper singled in the ninth inn
ing snS a lusty crack from Duffy Lewis
brought him home.
Those $4,000 and more. forming the
gresiest human fringe in baseball an
hsls, saw Big Alex caught between an
osence and a defence that made his
Ultimate fate as inevitable as the law
u gravity. He was against an offence
that came charging in with speed and
power. And upon the other wing he
faced defence that was not 10 be
broken by the futile Philly attack.
Under this double burden it was no
sender that he fell where only a
sVpsr-phenom could have scrambled
safely through.
The job they put up 20 him was be-
y'rt the skill o. any one pitcher in the
game to-day. With q club that was
able to give him d few runs he might
have rsmbled on 10 glory, but pitching
ior club batting under .l25 against
club batting over $50 is an assign
rsnt that belongs 20 a cannon or a ma
'hins gun, and beyond the range OF
inyihihg composed merely Of human
flesh.
This third game was a California
c'y in The big series. Harry Hooper
o. Santa Clara. scored the winning run
psry Lewis, OF San Francisco, blew
h'nsslf 10 three solid blows. while
even above these TWO Dutch Leonard
!" Fresno, absorbed 'ne spotlight.
Leonard Pitching Puzzle.
The stoeky Teuton, who first ironed
yN le kinks In his left arm at ST
Aa.ys College. stopped the Phillies
r'N thud that must have been heard
ssS0se the roar Of the cannonading IN
Ahcers. In the third round only
leonard wsyered. I'm this dizzy chap
w only the brilliant fielding of Jacf
,esarry and Duffy Lewis pulled hin
slieugh with his hide and shirt still
"a After Burns had opened with &
'hgIe and Hobby had mufed the throw
~ AeSanoer's sacrifice Stock sacri'
aht-
me Philly attack AZ last was getting
saoer way. Psskert followed with &
.|vN ny back Of second, which Barry
.SOt over his shoulder for one Of tn,
s.a' @ plays Of the year. This wonder
en save a run and hit, as Alex was
ssh on third. Cravath followed with
m'shiy wsllop 70 deep left, which
s'n pulled down almost against III,
away fence, and as that long blow
wiped into Red Sox glove the Phil
~. ceased firing for the day. From
s.,n point on they were pitched t'
naVlng escaped from a grotto o.
sSm with his scalp still intact, Leon
settled down TO the exclusive as
,'n'en' 49, OF grinding the enemy int
-, muo' Not man reached first bas'
81. NV last six rounds. One by on'
1. came TO the plate in order, onl!
~ ~ turned back toward the bench.
.,eN Was renewed confidence in th'
". paws work when Speaker triplet
ss,sas io1rth and scored on Hobby
lnelo ny. With the count tied up
Il. .Le ILafe pitched Alexander of the field
k,s nae nae more stuff than the Philliei
Es ''e' seen emanate from left arm
so,, speed, hne control and the propei
ss. curve were the three maii
tsaS'es ne employed 20 start the Ma
n.,. League champions down III,
hsy ehu,e. He not only mad the stuff
v,, knew where 20 put IL. and i
Vniy matter Of how long Alex
~ ~ could buck losing game.
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