The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10

N~>-<>~-~<>~~~~~~>~>~>~>- faced the puzzlng underhand delivery of Mayer tho Boston pitcher ighominiously whiffed This must have been a decoy. however, for the next time he danced lt the plate he landed on a fast one and slammed it high up against the right field wall for the first extra base hit of the series He was left stranded. In the seventh Foster shot q single to ceiitor and again his teammates could not send him across, despite the use of TWO pinch hitters Poster evidently got tred Of depending on the other eight | athletes wearing the Boston uniform tc neip nm home. so in the ninth, with Gardner on second and the score A tie ne decided to break up a very pleasant game or ball that seriously threatened tc go to extra innings, He slammed a long s'nsie to right center and cantered to se2oad whom Paskert made a futile effort to cut off the winning run at the plate Foster was almost as busy on the paths as he was In the box and his red. sWeatered figure grew intensely familiar anout second base while the white clad field. ~"N It was n hard hitting game on both sides, but the Sox got the breaks and their drives went safe. The Phllie batters hit pail after ball with snas shing force that ordinarily would land them in the ba SC. hit column of the box ucore. But today the drives went within reach of the ia st Boston outfield and the local players were turned back to their bench.
 In the fifth inning it looked very mucb as If the Philadelphia players were 20. ing t9 bat out victory in spite of the froWns Of fortune. "Gavvy'' Crayath q slusser of the National league. who couldn't get hold of the ball yesterda V at all, laid into one in the fifth and sent 1t whIstlng down the left field foul line for q double. Luderus, not to be oufdonc. sent another double to deep cen ter and Cravath ambled home. The crowd was on its feet yelling like mad for second victory in the series seemed almost certain and tho Boston players plainly were nervous The crowd shouted and howled for Whitted to bring "L,I,ly'' homo alil each time Foster began to wind up for pitch the din was deafening The best Vvhitted could do, however. was an iniield out, from short to first. which advanced l.uderus to third. With only one out the lnheld came in to protect the plate and here stepped in one of the breaks that influenced the result.
 Niehof caught q fast one from Foste. square on his bat and the fans roared as 1t sped away on line only to smnsh win
 
 guardian of the first bag, one Hoblitza'! This play took all the steam from the Phillies' attack and Burns dashed the fast fading hopes of the fans on the rock, by swinging his life away at three fa st curves. Burns was so anxious to kill the ball that he couldn't find it at all
 Mayer justified the confidence of Pat Moran In putting him forward as the sec ond line of defense to the mighty Alexan- der despite the fact that the gama went against him. Mayer was cool and calm at all times and between the first and ninth innings he held the Boston attack well in hand. He struck out seven m.n and allowed but two bases on balls both of these going to Hooper Mayer made Duffy Lewis look foolish in the second and sixth, when he had him breaking his back after wide out-curves which broEe far away from the plate. For this igno- miny to one of Bostons best batto,s young Foster turned in and famed the batting idol of the Phillies Mr. cravath. the first time he laced him and the last It was in between these whiting exhoi tions. however, that ''Gavvy' whaled one into left for the double which cvent,i- ally tied up the game for the local club and paved the way for a possible vic tory.
 Decisions Poor
 The free manner in which the utho~ players were meeting the ball. however kept the fans on edge and made it q bail game from start to finish. The players were aggressive and this had a core spending effect upon the fans. Umpire Rigler didn't please the locals by some of his decisions on balls and strikes. This was particularly true when he called Ba,,- croft out on the third one in the ninth. Just prior to this Rigler would not le, Stock take first when 1t seemed the ball had hit him on the elbow. So the fans booed a little ard the Philly playeis $ kicked a little, but the game was soon over.
 Mrs. Gait were to witness today's game gave an unusual air of excitement to the