The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-14
Harry Hooper's ,Trusty Scant-
ling Brings Joy Into Boston
Camp and Gloom to Phillies
5LUCCINC OUTFIELDER
HITS TWO HOME RUNS
National Leaguers Hold Lead
for Several innings, But Lew
is Circuit Wallop Evencd
Score, Hooper Clout Wen

Philadelphia. Pa. Oct. I3.--What-
ever the Boston Red Sox have to do
they do. whatever runs they need TO
win a baseball game they make. Here
today in the narrow empire of their
rivals for the national championship
they beat thaee rivals. the Phillies.
and brought the national series to q
close. The score was 8 TO i. 1t was
the fourth consecutive victory for the
Red Sox. who In establishing the fact
that they are the champions, also
proved that they are a powerful.
evenly balanced. never beaten ball
club. Every game they won from the
National Leaguers was by one-run
margin only, but they won four TO
the Phillies one, and today as in all
their successes over The Quakers. they
were equal TO run-getting dena nds.
This game had harder hitting than
any Of the others. The Philiies OPP
ened with a rush, making two runs,
repeated in the fourth inning. and
twice had a position which made
them look like winners, but the whal-
ing power of the Red Sox, the knack
OF doing a shade or better more than
the other team does responding in
short TO the needs of the occasion.
answered the call every time. For
each Philadelphia rush to the lead
there was heavy stick work by the
Bostons TO tie the score. and in the
ninth inning, one more splitting, car
ryig drive To bring victory.
Four home runs either sailed or
Jumped over the barriers and far
away. The Red Sox made three Of
them. and all three counted heavily
Few hits Of any kind were wasted IN
L. +,S 1A sAs ha
and the finishing stroke Of The Red
Sox. but the home runs were particu
larry pertinent TO whichever situation
they favored with their streaking
presence The slashing scrapping OF
the early iHniugs-tIe teaHkers ftst hit
ing for dear life all the way-had the
fans on tiptoe Of excitement, and the
renewal Of scoring sprees with their
home runs and other long hits kept
feelings OF players and spectators
akindle.
Home Runs Win Game.
The Red Sox won the game prf-
marty by home runs, and Harry
Hooper and Durfy Lewis made the
home runs. Lewis has been big
hitter throughout the series. and. best
Of all, for hts team. batting in runs
with his hits. He had driven IN three
with his hard nallet up 10 today. and
today he herded two more into the
home pen with home run. Hooper
WAS a bigger hitter. however. the best
single game mangler OF the series
He made home run in the third In
ming. and in the ninth he measured
pitch from the giant Rtxey swung
into II with clean contact and impeil-
ing force and sent II into the home
run zone Of the center field bleachers
on the f1rst bound
With ardent application of the wood
the Phillies lost There had been
times IN the encounter when they
victory which might have been fol-
lowed by another and no end of pleas
ing possibilities, but rey were
against an unbeatable team A team
which can gather a home run when
ever 1t has to Is unbeatable. 1t was
an even chance between the two
teams until Hooper let fly with his
ninth inning four Dagger. There was
4 lighting chance for the home folks
to win the series, but when Hooper
drive blazed It's way to. over and be-
yond center heid the probabilities
were altogether In favor OF the Phil
consisting OF one lone victory, and
that In the dim past OF last week:
the worm, the canksr and the grief
and a few thousand dollars apiece.
They had not hit Foster AFTER the
fourth inning ana besides 'a1c tag end
Of the batting order was coming up
in the Quaker nirth.
LAadeFus L4mbaste GIobula-
The home run shower did not re-
etrict itself to the Red Sox. Lude-as
made one. The Phillies's captain
dashed In splendid style. He eattcd
in two runs in the first inning. with
q two.bagger. ana in the fourth, lift
ed 4 home run over the right held
wall. He was a capable leader. even
in defeat. for he played courageousiy
and well from tho frst encounter.
He did all that was expected of him.
but his sluEging mater. Cravath. fell
down hard.
In their determined climb to even
terms. their disregArd for any lead
their opponents might have, the Red
Eox knocked Mayer from the box IN
the third inning. They had hit him
freely. He couldn't hold them Rixey
then tried his .southpaw blandtsh-
ments on them. He held them to
four hits. It was not easy for them
to adjust themselves to left handed
pitching. What they did DO though
was TO make every hit count. and
make two Of them 90 tar away from
there. Foster made . poor start for
the Red Sox. He was drubbed Gnd
buffeted in the irst four innings, but
at no time was his belief in his own
ability reduced. and no had enough
conceit or impeftabiiity or something
to plug along unconeernedly TO 4
state Of effectiveness.
The base running MAS nil, although
efforts were made 70 stsai. and the
fielding. sharp, and, With one fajnor
and one major exception, arrorisss.
The gGAne was played with more siam
and sourry ana FREEDOM Of action than.
tbs others, Il 40 mack -or nothfna1
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