The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-12
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Xxx SPORTINGNEWS6 AgA
/ ZNgGS From Everywhere. -.
AND ALEX FAILED!
PhiIlies' Mighty Pitcher, Lost
Third Game of Series.
"Dutch" Leonard, Ex-Western
Lacquer, Won for Boston.

Boston. Mass, Oct 12.-The mighty
Alexander and his wonderful right
arm have fallen and now only faint
hope flickers in the hearts of the loyal
rooters of Philadelphia. The Boston
Red Sox won the third game of the
worlds series on the Braves field here
Monday afternoon. to 1, the victory
coming in the ninth and after two
were out.
Alexander, the hope of the Phillies,
pitched well, but his mates could get
only one run off of the service of
Dutch" Leonard. And Dutch Leon
ard earns his living by the power of a
sterling left arm, service that was
said t. be the delight of the heavy
right handed batters of Pat Moran's
faltering Phillies.
wait until Carrigan starts one OF
his left handed pitchers" was the cry
and the wish of the Philly followers
"Morans athletes will wreck the Bos-
ton championship chance when a
southpaw toes the mound against
So confidence rose high in the
breasts of the Philadelphia host Mon
day afternoon when Dutch Leonard
went to the pitching hillock. The i /
vading bugs sat back to enjoy the art
ernoon. What wouldn't Stock, Ban
croft, Niehoff, Whitfield, Paskert aud
Cravath-ah. forget not the fence
breaking Cravath - what wouldn't
these demons of the National league
do to portside hurler?
But Leonard vas There.
But Leonard was in there with al
he had and despite the scoring OF fne
first tally of the game against him in
the third, the former Denver Western
Lacquer frightened to his task and
fought the Phillies away until his OWE
mates, battling like mad, got him back
f11aT- h n
earned the victory, givini; the Red Sex
a lead of two games to one in the
great SERIES disposing of the feared
Alexander and leaving wide the gate
way to the worlds championship.
Three hits, two of them singles, and
a luke double that Speaker lost in the
bright sun shafts of the perfect IN
dian summer day were all the bod
could muster off the Leonard delivery.
Two of the hits, the solitaires, came in
the third, when the Phillies rushed 10
the front with the opening run of the
combat Burns singled, a sacrifice
bunt was sandwiched in and then The
fashy fielding Bancroft came through
in the pinch with the scoring blow.
Speaker Breaks In.
That was sufficient for Alexander,
and the Phil bugs settled back to
watch the mighty ALEX" NOW the
Red Nosed batters down. But they
overlooked a dark-haired villain car
rying the moniker of Iris Speaker. In
his own little league Iris is known as
a fair little paSter of the base ball
And Iris it was who stepped to the
plate in. the fourth and whaled a
whang of three-base hit, pulled
down the right field foul line by a
left handed batter who can pull the
wallops that way at buzzing clip.
Hoblitzel had a brance of swings be-
fore soaring a fly to the outskirts that
gave Iris ample time to flash from
fbir5 RI home with the tVinR tallV.
Then it was that the pitchers, the
great right handler and the great left
lister, got down to the milling for the
tally that everyone knew would carry
with it the victory and the one great
edge in the frenzied chase for three
out of four and the 60 per cent split
in the swag.
Alexander was hurting in his fan
ciest form but one counted on such
sterling flinging on the part OF
Dutch Leonard. Dutch" evidently
needs the money. Inning passed in
ming and the batters were turned back.
The Red Sox went into the last of the
ninth with the score at 1 ALL 1t look
ed like an extra inning combat but
here it was that the mighty Alexander
crumbled just as Ernest Shore crum-
bled in the first game, only with a
louder crash.
Lewis Drove in Run.
Hooper singled and Scott sacrificed
after two strikes, taking long chance
Speaker drew a pass, Alexander decid-
ing that discretion was the better par
of Yalor. An out advanced the run.
ner and Duffy Lewis, wonder with hi:
bludgeon in the hour of need, wallope6
single that sent joy surging through
Red Sox hearts and dismay to the fol
lowers of the Phils.
A crowd of 42,300 persons saw the
game, the greatest crowd that evel
has flocked to q ball yard TO watch
worlds series affair.
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