Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-12

NCOntinued from rage One.l
battled hard today and their defensive
work was wonderful. Il has been said
that alexander was half the team. Today
the Boston rooters band went so far as
to blare the old time melody of "Alexan-
der's Rag Time BaMnd" at the champions
OF the National circuit, but the eight men
in gray who surrounded Alexander in the
field were out there 10 do more than
form setting for the big pitcher. They
were all over the field and not once did
they faiter.
''Dode" Paskert I'm center field was n
team ia himself. In the first five innings
OF the game he was credited with seven.
putouts In a sun field that had dazzled
Speaker into missing ny headed d.
rectly for him and which transformed a
seemingly easy out into a two-base hit
for Milton stock, first man up for the
ehillies.
show weakness at hat.
But the Woodworking National leaugers
saln showed their weakness at the bat.
Dutch" Leonard let them down with two
ihfs and Speaker gave them another.
bringing their total for the garne TO
ttfce and their total for the three games
~ the series TO eleven. The defensive
work of the Plhiliies speaks for itself,
when in the face of this light hitting
9sey are credited with one victory and
have been defeated twice only by the
nargin of a single run.
q Again today one member Of the Red
sSox made as many hits as the entire OPP
.6osition, including the unwilling gift by
Speaker. IL was Duffy Lewis today
"a II was George Foster on Saturday.
Iris Speaker made two hits today. one
III which was a three-bagger. which
brought the sox from behind and put
them on even terms with the Phillies.
Speaker gave every evidence OF coming
asto his own today and It was not to DO
wondered a. that Alexander took no
chances with him in the ninth inning
.faily that brought sudden end 20 an
ether game that threatened 70 go to ex-
ira innings. Besides Lewis and Speaker.
Harry Hooper was the only other mem
Der Of tho red-hosed clan who connected
tafely with the jumping curves and
sweeping slants fired by the wonder
tllinger OF the Phlllies. But Hoopers hit
fame IN the ninth when It was most
seeded.
20 AeOu1EH hA8a HbtSos
Old Dutch Leonard OF Fresno. Cal. a
fortsider. was the brave of heart. steady
bf nerve and determined OF spirit. was
the third OF the great staff OF Red sox
pitchers TO take his turn against the in
faders OF Boston town today. Leonard
.had nothing but speed. n fine change OF
pace. a curve that seemed to jump first
bno way and then another and had the
fame effect upon the Philly batsmen. and
control that gave no man an easy
kpeaking acquaintance with the initial
bag.
n Twice Dutch" was IN predicameni
koggestive OF his Teutonic title. tile two
BOLD swats coming off him in the same
sinninE, but he wiggled away from the
doom that seemed impending and wal
drowned tonight With the lRurels OF vic
tory. With one out. one runner home
and one on first and second. I'm the third
u was no place for a nervous pitches
when Paskert came 90 the plate. witt
t'i5ome Run" craveth swinging TIVE
pats in impatlence TO be the next mar
80.
ALEX" sheds sweater.
But Dutch" was not to be scored OF
apgain. Among the eight enterprisini
soung men struggling heblnd him 10
ihe honor OF Boston and the American
league was faithful 'old Jack" Barry
tircady tried and proved In the fir
~ more than score OF worlds aerie
tontests. Alexander himself was Of
Nhird base and Bancroft ON second
tfAlex." had been running In his dee
tiiue sweater. bat when he got 10 thir
baud was hoping for home. he cast ID
Weater to the side lines and prepare
or the sprint.
. The Boston inneld was drawn clos
within the diamond and the situatio
wee tense. A base hit would mea nthre
runs for Alexander 70 work under an
there was not fan IN the forty cd
thousand who did not believe that sue
a margin meant sure victory for IN
visitors.
Barry's Pine work.
There was a wide sap OF safe terri
tory between the men Of the inner d
Tense and the three fielders on outpos
duty when aPskert raised a Texa
leag1er that seemed labeled for sai
descent IN the very midst Of the M
guarded pasture Hooper In rsght an
speaker In center started with the crae
" The bat. but the home fans groane
a. they reailsed that both we're too "a
away. Then they saw Barry. too. ne
turned bis back 70 the ball and va
running desperately With ia