The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
RED SOX TAKE LEAD IN BIG WORLDS SERIES
 BY THRILLING VICTORY OVER THE PHILLIPS


 sky was a radiant blue, with a warn sun. Beyond the far center field wall could be seen the old Charles river rippling under soft autumn breeze
 It was a day to be remembered for itself alone. but 1t was capped by a climax for at least 4O,0O0 spectators there-the home team won. Tonight Manager Carrigan is happy. He has sew eral pitchers ready to send against Philadelphia tomorrow and is confi- dent any one of the number will win. The chances are that Ernie" Shore, who pitched such a splendid game against Alexander last Friday, will be the selection.
 Manager Moran of the Phillies faces harder task. His first string man defeated, he must choose between Chal- mers. Rixey and Mayer. The latter pitched wonderfully last Saturday, but has not had much rest. Chalmers is an unknown quantity, but the chances to- night were that he would be the one to face the Sox tomorrow.
 Considered from all angles today's s contest was the best of the series to date. While the rival pitchers played a prominent part in the battle they did not shine to the exclusion of their teammates. Fast clever fielding and hard, timely batting were contributing features of both victory and defeat. The Red Sox, however, won more than the aSanle, for in dethroning Alexander they fat that they removed the great est obstacle in their path to the worlds championship.
 Alexander was at his best in the third contest but was held more than even by Leonard. There are many to- night who predict that Alexander will not be sent to the mound again in the present series as he apparently has lost his terrors so far as the Amer ican league representatives are con cerned.
 Carrigan's men were confident after the defeat of last Friday that they would be able to beat Alexander on his next time out. They proved their contention today in the final inning In the crisis he first yielded to Speak CT and then found his master in Lewis the hitting sensation of the series.
 Up to this point Alex had been reached for only five hits. Then at the beginning of the ninth Hooper made his first hit of the game. Scott sacri- feed him to second and Alexander pur- posely walked Speaker, evidently fig uring force out and perhaps a dou- ble play on Hoblitzell. The latter's drive to Niehoff resulted in Hoblitzell going out at first but the damage was WIS QoHc, loI WilH IlOOPtI Oh thit u and Lewis at bat Alexander faced tense enough to try the nerve of any pitcher.
 Lewis the Hero
 Lewis, with four hits to his credit against Alexander in the two games the latter has pitched, was not d bit dis turbed. He smashed the first ball pitched through second scoring Hooper. Lewis has proved to be Alexanders nemesis. He has gained more hits o1 the latter's delivery than any other member of the Red Sox
 Leonard was a mystery to the Phil lies. His wide sweeping curves and crossfire delivery repeatedly fooled the best batters among the National league there being called strikes the slightest attempt on the part of the batters to connect. When they did not the result frequently was n high fly and an out. These sometimes were sensational catches and to his out field belongs much of the credit for three-hit game.
 In this respect the defensive work of the Philadelphia outfield was equal in every way to that of the Red Sox, for Paskert, Cravath and Whitted had be- tween them almost 50 per cent of the putouts without the semblance of an error. This was true in the face of one of the worst sun fields in the big legues
 As the scores stand at the conclusion of the third game the National league have totalled five runs on II hits while the Red Sox have made an equal number of runs on 24 hits. Errors are equally divided, each ,eam having two charged against it.
 Lewis easily leads in hitting with six safe drives in II times at bat. Hooper md Speaker are tied for second place among the Boston batters with three ,ach while Bancroft is the only Phil ,delphia player to reach this number. Luderus is next with two hits, these two players having made five of the .otal of II credited to the Phillies to late.
 Stock got a place among the extra base hitters with his double today, adding his name to those of Luderus -ravath and Foster in the two-base hit ,lan. Speaker went into a class by him. self with his triple in the fourth in- ling, which paved the way for the Red Soxs' first run. Hooper. Speaker and Gardner have >monopolized the run mak ng privileges for Boston, while Paskert Bancroft, Stock. Cravath and Burns each have contributed one run for the phillies
 Play Ball
 Chief Umpire OLoughiin called play at 1.U0 O CLOCK. LeOnarQS 1TSL ,ffering to Stock, Philadelphia's lead off man, was a ball. Stock then fouled off two, the next pitch he let go by IS it was & bad one. Then Stock caught ! beautiful curve on the end of his 3at and sailed it out to center field. Iris Speaker hardly had to move for he ball and apparently set himself for an easy out, but he lost the ball in he brilliant sun and 1t fell safe a few feet in front of him. Stock took two ,ases on the play. Bancroft sacrificed Stock to third after one strike had been ,al1ed. Gardner got the bunt and threw lim out. Paskert was called on for a sacrifice fly. With three balls and ono strike he sent up high foul which Gardner gathered in near the Red Sox bench. Cravath was unabl< to fathom Leonard's twirling and struck out on -he fifth pitched ball. It was a ticklish situation that Boston crawled out Of and Leonard was given a generous land when he walked to the bench.
 Hooper. first up for the American eaguers, had one strike and two balls jailed when he sent a hard fly to Cra- sath. Scott let two bad balls go by ind struck out on three pitches. Speak 1T drove a long fly to center field. where Paskert, wearing smok ed glasses. made an easy catch.
 Second Inning
 Captain Luderus, who was a complete failure at the bat today. struck out