New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05

William Donovan wslted lor an MI
swer. Harry Sparrow who was near
furnished H.
Sore he said. That's all It makes
US. Bill. Sore"
William Donovan nodded "a II his
thirst FOR knowledge had been quenehed
and made his way silently 70 the club
house.
The American League champions
looked anything but champions yester-
day. That's always the way they have
looked this year when they have tried
70 hammer the Yankees into submits
sion. The two clubs have met In nine
teen games this season and New YORK
ha, won eleven. TO no other team has
Boston lost 80 often.
The Red Sox and the Yankees are 20
meet once to-day and twice tomorrow
II Donovan can take one OF those three
n. Will have won twelve out Of twenty
two games from the Red Sox. What
better proof would any one want that
the Yankees are better AZ than the Red
SoY 20 represent the American League
in the worlds series?
Boston, you'll say, was eoasting yes
tsrday. But Carrigan wasn't taking
~ easy when the Yankees went 20 bos-
ton few weeks ago and took three
straight.
II Is one Of those peculiar quirks IN
baseball that one club, supposedly IN
ferior. has the Indian sign on another.
Dutch Leonard called by no less an
authority than Smoky Joe Wood The
greatest left-hsnder in baseball was
beaten in the first game by Gin Mar
kle. youngster who recently came 10
the Yankees from the Texas League.
In the second contest George Foster.
on. Of the best right-handers IN the
American League, was beaten by Ray
Caldwell. the veteran.
Neither Leonard nor Foster was TAX
ing IL very easy. Foster certainly was
moi for he allowed only six hits, as
against four that his teammates made
of Caldwell
Even though a pitcher may become
an idler when his club already has won
A pennant, no batter ever ambles up TO
the plate with the idea that il doesn't
make much difference whether he hits
The weather or the centreheld fence.
His batting average IS ball players
meal ticket. and he treasures u as an
actor guards his scrapbook. The hed
So1 tried 10 bat yesterday, but only
ten hits in two games were their por-
ton.
Pat Moran. manager Of the club that
Will do battle with Carrigans In Phil
adelnhia next Friday. was in the stand.
perched back Of the plate with score
card and pencil In his hands. He made
more notes than the Sox did hits.
Grover Alexander and Bill Killifer'
Moran's best catcher also were there.
Killifer still is troubled with q bad
shoulder and has about given up all
hope that he will play in the series.
Il can't throw 70 second he said
sorrowfully
between the games Alexander and
Killfer walked 20 the back Of the stand
and crowd Of worlds series rallbirds
followed, lining up ten PAGES away and
clocking Alexander as he tried 10 smoke
a cigarette nonchalantly. The checkers
agreed that Alexander looked great
Moran was followed BY several hun
dred persons when between games he
walked down near the Boston bench
and shook hands with Carrigan. The
two managers talked long and earnest
~. The conversation was not given
out for publication. but from relia-
bic source il is learned that Moran
said he thought the Allies would win
and that Csrrigan said he thought so,
too.
We interviewed Moran after the frs;
game. in which Leonard had been hit
hard.
"How do you like their looks" we
asked.
Whose looks >" he answered sharply
"The Red Sox"
Looks ike fine club. First time
J have seer them this year" He shift
ed nerOusiy 100 rms seat.
Leonard didn't show anything 10
bother you?'
You can't tell. Can't tell by the
way he worked to-day"
But the Phillies aren't afraid of
lefthanders, anyway, are they"
why should we be ." he answered
sharply. Haven't had any reason to
be al year"
Then Leonard didn't show anything
TO bother your"
you can't tell. you know Can't tell
about what a club will do"
IL was football weather. Perhaps
that Was why he talked pessimistically,
like football coach.
Roger PecNnpaugh was mainly re-
Sponsible for the defeat Of the cham
pons. In the first game he drove in
three runs and IN the second his home
run In the eighth tied up the game.
A three base muf Of hy by Iris
speaker also aided the Yankees in the
second contest
The weather was cold and the field.
ing on both sides was tattered, but the
Red SoN were worse than the town
boys. Great" Scott, the Boston short
stop was hit in the right eye by a
grounder IN practice before the games.