Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14

Field failing to Offset the restricted at
tendance at Philadelphia park
During these first four games l23oiO per-
sons have watched the play They have
paid s26S, S32 50 for their places. OF this
sum. the national commission will receive
SIG, G,S3 25 Each club treasury gains $751;
299S5 from these games. and will be fur
Their enriched, as will the commissions
strong box, by the receipts at subsequent
contests in which the players have no
financial interest.
A SMALLER CROWD.
The crowd which witnessed the game UNI
expectedly proved smaller than yester-
days record-breaking outpouring. That
to-day's figures did not eclipse those OF
yesterday, however, was not the fault of
the Boston fans. Between 1900 and 10000
of them were turned away at the gates.
Many ticket holders We're caught in this
way and were unable to make their way
to the gates, which were closed long be-
fore the game started. The scene outside
the park was at times a riotous confusion.
The crush became so bad that 1t seemed
dangerous to continue the sale of stand
ing room tickets and 1t was due to this
that the attendance for to-day fell several
hundred short of yesterday.
The day was made for baseball, a
brilliant October sun having in it's RAYS
the warmth of early summer. Overcoats
We're cast aside and some Of the fans
sat in shirtsleeves. There was little to
thrill the spectators outside the circus
catches by Duffy" Lewis. so the fans
amused themselves largely with music
and songs There were at least half Il
dozen brass bands in the enclosure sur
rounded by as many bands of organized
rooters
NO BRILLIANT PITCHING.
Neither Chalmecs nor Shore shone with
any great briliancy in the pitchers box.
Shores game was not up to the standard
he set when he first faced Alexander last
Friday. His work was good enough to
win however and in the final baseball
analysis this leaves little to be said.
Tomorrow Manager Carrigan un-
doubtedy will send George Foster to the
| mound to oppose Alexander. Foster
! pitched a brilliant game in Philadelphia
| last Saturday, winning it with his own
timely hitting. and he is rather anxious
for a fling at the Philadelphia star.
Babe" Ruth. the big Boston left handler,
! has not yet had chance in the series.
| however, and Carrigan may switch to
him if the big fellow seems right.
With Alexander missing from the
Phillies' combination the strength of the
| Red Sox was more apparent than in the
game of Monday. Chalmers pitched
steady ball. but he was not as effective
as Morans mound star. His spit ball
delivery had a sharp break at all times.
but lacked the speed and perfect control
| that made AleXanders slants so hard to
| hit safely.
Shores second appearance on the
| mound for the Red Sox was no,
| marked by any great improvement,
over his initial facing of the Phillies
last Friday. Although he figured to-
night as a winning pitcher it was due
more to the excellent defense at his
back than to any phenomenal twirl-
ing on his part While he famed two
more batters than in the opening con
test, he had two more hits charged
| against him and allowed the same
| number of bases on balls. The sphere
| did not respond with the sweep OF
break that was so noticeable last
week and while he frightened up al
critical moments. his pitching was
less Impressive than in the game thai
he lost.
The defense at Shores back, how.
ever. was of "A far higher character
than in the opening struggle. wher
the Red Sox We're still unsteady ant
| the breaks went against them. II
the game to-day they played a:
! though the glamor of the world:
series had worn off and they were IL
the midst of an ordinary scheduled
contest. Both the infeld and outfielc
moved smoothly and swiftly and
when the occasion arose. showed tn,
same keen playing judgment tina
| marked their work during the clos
! ing months of the pcnnant season.
Among the National League players
| Luderus, as the result of his thre
safe drives to-day. is in the lead will
a total of five hits in IA trips to tn
plate. Bancroft still holds secon'
position with three hits. although h
did not increase his total to-day, era
vath. Burns and stock are all group
ed with two hits each.
The Red Sox as a team have mad
seven runs and 80 hits and the Phil
lies six runs and IS hits in the fou
games OF the series,
THE OFFICIAL SCORE.