New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-09
Ded Sox Assault Alex
ander with Eight
Hits. but They
Avail Not.
crORE STANDS
THREE TO ONE
Five Puny Hits COunt More
than Heavier CannOnad
mo of Boston Nine.
3, CRANTLAND RICJ.

Philadelphia, Oct. o.-lhe uod o.
v,,,ls. according 10 Napoleon, goes
r.b the side that carries the heav-
=, artillery. This theory may
,-4rste perfectly in the red game
! war. but it doesn't always go in
.sssbsl.
IN the worlds series opener the
p.5 sox assaulted Alexander for
.i,b, old-fashioned hits, the kind
,s,, streak their way to safety on
line. The Phillies drove only one
,,.sbit beyond the infeld with Shore
aying from the mound. yet at dusk
Ai, Friday evening the tidings had
rsvelled around through the social
.r.le Of St. Paul, Neb., that the
core stood as follows: Alexander, 3
sos;on. /. And st. Paul's leading
o,isl circle had the tidings abso-
uisly night.
To the home fan all victories are
w radiant in color as a flash Of the
Northern Lights or the Southern
cross. But to the noncombatant who
ones from alien fields this first
rspple for the championship of the
sirly well known universe was be-
-,t Of color, even 20 the point Of
eng drab.
Il was bereft OF Color because
Alexander, while always good, was
rot at his best, and because most OF
he precious tallies came from soft
bows that struck the still softer
igrf with reverse English or pro
German skidding. causing Mr.. Shore
more anguish and annoyance than
he could stand upon such an occa-
aOr-an occasion fringed with 90
900 souls, with so per cent Of the
swsg at stake.
Red Sox Hit Hard.
there was no upset 10 the dope
Thich picked Alexander 10 win. But
dss was an upset attached to the way
things came about. for the Red Sox hit
Alexander harder than the Phillies nit
Shore But for an that the big Philly
,isr pitched the better game. and for
al those soft. skiddiug infeld taps the
Philliss deserved 20 win. They de-
srved 70 win because brain still has
AZ edge on brawn against the ultimate
Test and when the mental SHINING ar
hvei it was always the Red Sox who
wandered IN a maze and did the wrong
hing in the wrong way.
They could hit the old pill, they
could catch 1t and they could throw it
but that isn't al Of baseball By four
zen dusty leagues For always at the
sg moment the Red Sox went adrift
a;O some mental maze that brought
ti0ster.
After the game the polite and fash
enable chit-chat Of the evening was
al to the effect that the Phils had all
he LUX. But II you viii only follow
q. trend Of most sport you will find
hat fate. the iron-handed, usually sits
= WITH the side that plays the better
SH' And so fate sat in the first big
ssns which has given Philadelphia the
Emp and Alexander two days rest be-
''re he goes back 70 the job again
-Pon hostile field.
outside OF any luck, there were four
TAI factors that brought about defeat
/" the Red Sox. One was the iron
'ss''ed stesdiness Of Alexander, who
'"as eool under q heavy fire as If he
Ae been pitching worlds series games
"sr since he left ST. Paul, Neb., fiat
'poh It's bush league back
ne was not al MS best ne was not
"loylng one Of his wonder afternoons
'u' when the main test came. and one
@'r blow wouli furnish trouble, the
s'slow had enough which is always
' answer. lie had enough 20 hold
''''oh 70 one run. although he needed
snnc catch by Dode Passert in the
'sn'h to keep his crown on the proper
ns..
q uode had no traced far and fast
mighty wallop from l.: ry Gard
~ 'hs big dance in ST. Paul, Neb.,
ss' have been called OF last night.
We red FIRE burned Philadelphia
.,r.. "''" " '
''heh-Pitching for Phillies.
g NE FIRST eight rounds some Red
y. 'eemsn slsshed a drive 70 safe
- But IN no one round were there
hts Jumped together, which is
~'p''ehing 10 high degree.
,.0fe' while more brilliant, was not
s' a. steady. He had barrel full
\. "'n' but against this he had fate,
WI mates and himself set at va
49,, s sliced punch in the fourth
nm was the only drive from the
"eo Soy pitcher that struck out
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