Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-10
BREAKS OF GAME
GIVE sOx VICTORY
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moment that Hooper. the first man up.
was passed on four bad balls until iris
Speaker, one of the greatest outer
gardeners the game has ever known.
ended the contest by reaching into the
centerfield bleachers to snatch a bullet
like drive from Paskert's bat and turn
a potential home run into meteoric
cut. thereby saving for Mr.. Foster his
wen earned ball game.
The play was sharp and brilliant
through all the innings, as different
from the somewhat saffron-hued con-
test of yesterday as world series games
should differ from the battles on the
sand lots. The field was fast, and the
players of both teams seemed to have
found themselves, The nervousness of
yesterday had disappeared. and there
was not semblance of the lack of
thought that gave an ivory finish to
some of the episodes of the start of the
series. There was little to choose to-
day between the teams in the field. The
only error was charged to Catcher
Burns Of the Phillies. who dropped a
difficult throw from second and thereby
allowed Hooper to score in the first.
Sparkling Fielding the Rule.
There also was a wonderful diff
ference in the effect of today's play
upon the crowd. YESTERDAY there was
lack of excitement, which kept the
throng> in an attitude of Indifference
most of the time, whereas today the
faithful followefs of the Phillies were
constantly swept off their feet by some
of the wonderful fielding features. The
rooters aggresstvely followed each play
and at times their applause was almost
as generously bestowed upon q visiting
player as upon the heroes of the home
team. Gardner and Speaker and Fos-
ter of the Red Sox, and Bancroft, Whit
ted and Stock Of the Phillies seemed to
be all over the playing field when their
presence was most sorely needed and
their flashing plays brought sponta
neous response from the spectators
banked in stands and bleachers.
Manager Pat Moran Of the Phiilies
placed his faith today In Erskine Mayer,
the elongated underhand finger from
Atlanta, Ga. And Mayer pitched q far
better game than the detailed score
will show. Although he allowed more
registered off Foster. he was seldom in
real difficulty and kept the fence
wreckers of the Red Sox crew batting
pop flies most of the way Three times
lead OF for the sox Three times he
stepped confidently to the batter's box.
Three times he knocked the dirt from
the spikes Of his shoes and three times
ne Grew line with MS bat on the In
side of the plate. But these character
istic preliIhinaries, 80 well known
around the American League circuit,
availed the wonder fielder little, for
twice he popped" to short and once
he hit a slow infield bounder.
Speakers Average Now 1877.
This was not the entire batting rec
ord for iris, however. for in the first
inning no shot a screeching single to
right which sent Hooper from first to
third on his way home with the first
run Of the game. 1t was Speakers
first hit Of the series and his batting
average for the two saVes stands to-
night at .167.
Although young Mr. Fosters occu-
patton Ia supposed to be that of keep-
ing the other fellows from hitting, he
promises now TO be the batting hero
of the series, getting away today with
an average Of .7s0 in four times up.
When he first faced the puzzling UNI
derhaad delivery of Mayer the Bos-
ton pitcher iSnominiousiy whitfield.
This must have been decoy, however,
for the next time he danced to the plate
he landed ON q fast one and slammed
it high UP against the right aeld wall
for the first extra base hit, Of the ~
ries. He was left stranded. IN the