Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-09
PILLS LUCKLESS
AS SOX TRIUMPH
in SECOND FRAY
Foster Holds Moranmen to
Three Hits and Wins
Own Game
GETS THREE OF TEN HITS

NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL PARK.
Philadelphia Oct 9-Fighting with every
ounce OF energy they could muster and
making one OF the gamcst battles OF their
career ms they saw their line drives seN-
ing directly into the gloves OF the Red
Sox's hclders and the other breaks of the
game going against them from the start
to finish. the Phillies went down In de-
feat before the hostile Boston clan In the
second game OF the worlds series. The
score was to 1.
Erskinc Mayer was hit safely ten times.
Boston scoring IN the first and ninth
rounds. The Phillies' only run OF Foster
resulted from successive doubles by Crav-
ath and Luderus In the fifth inning. Ban
croft's single In the sixth was the only
other hit made by the Phillies. These
three safe raps represented the united
efforts OF Moran's champions to get to
first base. Fosters pitching, Plus the
breaks. which continued to pile up against
the Phils, was responsible for the Red
Sox's victory.
Beside hurting one OF the most brilliant
games ever pitched In a Worlds Series
Foster made two singles and double
in four times up. II was his last smash
TO centre field in the ninth inning with
two down that sent Larry Gardner over
the plate with the winning run
Hooper was on first base with one
down and three balls and two strikes
had been called on Speaker. Iris just
grazed Mayors next pitch. which hit
into the centre of Burns glove. but
Eddie dropped the ball Speaker then
singled to right. and on an attempted
double steal Hooper scored when Burns
dropped Niehoff's return throw to the
plate. Had Burns held the ball he would
have had Hooper by six feet Niehoff
saved further trouble after Hoblitzel had
singled and started to steal by neatly
picking up Burns low throw and tag
ging Dick at second.
Another great play by Jack Barry saved
Foster from trouble In the first half of the
first inning. Stock and Bancroft had been
retired when Paskert smashed a fierce
roller through Hoblitzel, but, as usual
Barry was in the right place at the right
time, making a spectacular stop and
throw to Foster. who covered first, re-
firing Dode.
SECOND INNING BETTER
The second inning went by with both
pitchers showing better form than in
the first. In this inning Mayer famed
Lewis and Barry then knocked down
Thomas hard drive and threw him out.
Foster showed a wonderful amount of
stun. tanning both Cravath and Luderus
and retiring Whitted on a grounder.
In the fourth inning the Red Sox were
not dangerous, although Lewis slapped
a single over second. which Niehoff
stopped. In their half of the round.
however, the Phlllies again had some
bad breaks. Stock started the fourth
with a low fly over short.
Speaker happened to be playing well
into left-centre and saved a base hit
for Foster by fine running catch. Fos-
ter himself saved some trouble when he
covered first and retired Bancroft after
Hoblitzel had fumbled the grounder.
Paskert then came up and hit the ball
the only solid blow the Phillies had made
up to this time. The ball sped on a dead
line toward the hagpole. but again for
tune favored the Red Sox. for Hooper
was playing not only far back. but also
up in centre field territory consequently
he was able to make the catch on Pas
.ert's drive .
MAYER SAVES HIMSELF.
Mayer pulled himself out of a hole in
the fifth when he wisely passed Harry
Hooper after Foster had doubled.
This proved to be the correct play. as
Scott went out on an easy fly to Whitted.
BAD LUCK BEATEN.
The Phiilies got two bad breaks in the
NTH inning although they scored the tie
ing run. Cravath's two-bagger was fol-
lowed by Luderus' double to right-centre,
giving the Phillies their first tally. Whit
ted had one strike called, when he was
hit by pitched ball, but, unfortunately,
the ball also hit his bat. and instead OF
there being runners on first and second
with nobody down. there was only one
man on after Whitted had grounded out.
The second break in this inning came
when Niehof hit a sizzling liner on
which II appeared that LudeFus would
walk across the plate. but the ball shot
straight into Hoblltzers hands and htc
rally was ended when Burns was struck
out.
The sixth inning passed scoreless.
In the seventh the Phillies got the first
break during the game.
Barry had singled with one out when
Thomas hit a hard crash through the box
which would have been a base hit. but
the ball hit Mayer and was defected TO
Bancroft who tossed to N'ehon forcing
Barry at second. Foster and Hooper sim
gled. but Henriksen, who had been sent
In to bat for Scott, lifted a weak fly Co
Luderus.
Brilliant stops and lightning throws by
Bancroft and Larry Gardner in the eighth
inning saved their respective hurlers from
base hits
Foster himself pulled the game his way
In the ninth inning when Mayer appeared
10 weaken. The Red Sox pitcher had
previously made a double and a single
but lie was not satisfied. Larry Gardner
had reached second on his own single and
,Janvrins inheld out.
Barry, in the meanwhile. had flied TO
Paskert. Then II was that Foster ripped
out his third, on which Gardner scored
Hooper struck out and ended the inning
Duffy Lewis was fortunate in being di-
rectly In the path OF Stocks sizzling
drive in the Phillies half OF the ninth.
Rigler called Bancroft out on strikes on
a pitched ball which looked TO be high
inside. Paskert ended the game with a
long fly 10 Speaker.