Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-13
DEFEAT
CRUSHES LOYAL
PHILLY RIOTERS
Leave Park Sadly After
Early Inning Hopes Are
Dashed
sox DANCE OFF FIELD

+, NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK. PHILA-
'DELPHIA. oct. ls.-Twenty thousand
sad. disgruntled fans saw the Phillies lose
the worlds series today after twice taxi
ing the lead by timely hitting In the
NTH and deciding game.
II was a thrilling contest from start TO
iinish. but full OF heartbreaks for the fol-
lowers OF Pat Moran.
Luderus was the Phil hero, collecting a
home run and two-bagger. Cravath,
the mighty slugger, famed twice when
wallop would have given the Phils a look
IN for the championship of the world.
The Boston rooters we're so tired out
from cheering three successive rallies by
their team that when all was over they
hardly made sound.
The Red Sox however, danced off the
neld with wild shouts of glee.
The crowd went wild after Luderus
knocked his home run in the fourth in
ming. but real pa1demonium broke loose
two minutes later when Niehon came
home with the fourth run on Burns
single and Hoopers poor throw to the
plate.
All the whistles on all the factories
within block or two of the park started
to blow at once Humanity just nat
urally oozed and bulged out of the
bleachers and grandstand. The police
naO tnelr nandS tQll SnONlnE the IdnS
back to the seats.
STUPENDoUs CELEBRATION.
II was the widest kind of a scene evet
exhibited at ball park. Men tried to
dance on a 12-inch seat and rolled all over
each other. Even the Philly players lost
their poise, dancing about the field like
whirling dervishes.
Enthusiasm ran so high after the Phil
lies took the lead the second time that the
fans rode" the umpires for every de-
cision not to their liking. The bleachers
kept up constant chant Of Look 'em
over"
Gavvy Cravath got a sustained round
of cheers in the fourth when he picked
Thomas long fly off the right-feld fence
by standing on his tiptoes. BY this time
the fans were so stirred up that their
roofing sounded like the whistles of
half dozen ferryboats.
Governor Brumbaugh was the chief
celebrity on hand when the game started.
He and his party occupied the box that
was graced by President Wilson and his
bride-to-be last Saturday.
The touch of summer in the air today
brought out flashes of color in the bleach
ers, fans shedding their coats in the sun
stands. 1t gave a midseason appearance
10 the throng. The weather was ideal for
baseball and comfortable in the stands. In
practice players of both teams indicated
their appreciation by displaying plenty
of pep
The bleachers showed no less of faith
or enthusiasm. They were filled to capac-
ity by l o'clock, at which hour fans lined
the top of the Lehigh avenue fence like
railblrds. Some even perched precari-
ously on the high fence behind the seats
on the clubhouse roof, and the tops of
surrounding homes and factories also
were occupied.
SPIRIT LACKING EARLIER
In the grandstands there was less of the
spirit of a worlds series crowd The
seat holders were late i'm arriving. A
half hour before play started whole
blocks of seats We're vacant, and when
the occupants did arrive they were quiet
The Boston Royal Rooters acted like
men glutted with victory. Their cheering
had lost the spontaneous power and vim
of the early games. 1t had become al
most perfunctory. Not so the Philly fans.
however. They were keyed up to a last
desperate effort and were pulling prodig-
iously for the Moranmen to win at least
today's game.
few over the fence elected derisive jeers
from the fans, for the reason that they
were not successful efforts.
The Red SoX warmed up like the Mack
men used to warm up before their glory
faded and their stride faltered There was
in the actions Of the Carrigan cohorts
just a trace of swagger and assurance.
The special train carrying the rival
ball teams TO this city. with business
managers, ticket takers and other at
thches Of the Phillies' Park, Was held up
more than five hours between New Haven
and Peekskill.
Engine trouble stalled the train De-
spite the tie-up the players reached
North Philadelphia station at ii 80 this
morning