The Washington herald., 1915-10-14

| doxology for the world series of 1915
| nothing could be more appropriate than
| that ditty which begins:
.'Oh. you old Pacific Coast.
Oh, you land l love the most
The native sons Of the Golien West.
| who have permeated the baseball cham
pionshie contest from the sta:t. finally
ruined the whole affair this afternoon for
Philadelphia. Pa.
, 1t Is certainly mighty fitting that they
/ are now going to take Duffy Lewis and
Harry Hooper out to the San Francisco
Exposition in official form. so u speak.
to exhibit them to their h"nie folks. along
with the rest of the Boston Red SnN-
tonight the new champions Of the base
ball world.
In the ninth inning Of ire fifth game
of the series this afternoon Hooper
knocked the title iar out of reach of the
Philadelphia Nationals by showing a
home run into the center field bleachers
and with that same nic'ie- OF Ills bat the
Californian spilled at least Sso0S from
the clutch of the baseball magnates. for
another game with koston wonid nave
meant that much
Hooper Makes Clout.
The score was tied and one was out
when Hooper stepped to the plate. His
drive made the final count to 4. II
was Hooper's second home run OF the
day, and the fourth home run OF the
game and that other deadly product OF
the land Of the Setting Sun. Duffy Lewis
Devil Duff''-whack cked out one OF the
four
Under the circumstances. 1t would not
be out Of place for the exposition au-
thoritics out there in California TO set
aside native son home run day In
honor of Messrs. Lewis and Hooper.
Devil Duff's'' drive came in the eighth
with a man on first, and put the Red
Sox OH even terms with the Phillies at
a moment when the baseball people were
rather gloomily contemplating another
night ride to Boston.
Lewis blow came in the wake OF an
infield hit secured by Del Gamer. the
first man up in the eighth, and was a
solid smash to the center field seats.
Gamer, former member of the Detroit
Tigers, had taken Dick Hoblitzers place
at first base when Pat Moran put in a
Ieft-handed pitcher to succeed Erskine
Mayer, and his hit took the form Of
slow roller down to Milton Stock. who
let the ball play him bit. instead Of
playing the ball. Gamer easily outstepped
the throw.
Hits Into Bleachers.
Inen LEWIS up. iSt oilV odii pass
him. listened indifferently to Bill KLEIN
intone a strike and then put his bat and
body behind the next pitch. The twenty
thousand Philadelphians gathered In the
stand. had been eyeing the Californian
with considerable apprehension whenever
he came to bat, remembering his deeds
during the past few days. and a groan
swept the stands and bleachers a. the
ball rose high. and sped far.
Eppa Jeptha Rixey. the young siX-foot-
five son of Old Virginia. a discovery of
Umpire Charley Rigler. and a scion Of
very distinguished family. was pitching
at the time Ersk!ne Mayer. who made
a good showing in the second game with
his underhanded delivery. had started. but
was removed in the third after Hooper
hit his first homer into the bleachers and
Speaker singled to right.
Pat Moran will probably come In for
great deal of criticism because Of his
choice of pitchers. Grover Cleveland
Alexander was warming up with Mayer in
front Of the Philadelphia bench before
the game started. and II was generally
believed that Moran would surely start
tn" h:g Nebraskan. However. 1: was not
ed that the Old Junkman himself. had on
catcher's nit and was working with
Mayer during the warming up and 1t
may be that he thought Mayer display
ed the most stuff" that he looked the
best.
Saving Alexander.
1t may be. too that Moran figured
if he coud win today he would have
AleXa ander to come back at the Sox
himself. but whatever his idea. his
failure to have his star lead the for
lorn hope will long be remembered in
Philadelphia. Toward the last Alex
ander was again on the side lines
warming up. while there was a great
flutter in the bull pen." where the