New Britain herald., 1915-10-11

AeSL dLu IeAdS would nave Deeu pe-
 tween Mexico and Philadelphia, bounded by raiders on both sides. but for that matter if Coming Tower,
 race horse. had two more feet. old
 Frank Adams would be a millionaire
 in place of having his $10O Coming
 Tower winnings pyramided upon Alex
 ander's ability to win at least three
 games.
 There was a thrill at the start of
 today's battle that was missing at all
 times Friday. Undoubtedly the pres
 ence of President Wilson and his court
 put added tone to the occasion. And
 then when Hooper walked there was
 Mayer facing trouble from the start.
 Scott staved off disaster for the mom-
 ent by bunting out to Luderus, but
 Speakers hard rap to right put Hoop
 CT on third in sight of the justly eel
 ebrated plate. At this point Speaker
 streaked to second and when Burns
 begged through for the out, Hooper
 raced in home, Niehoff forced into a
 quick relay after scrambling up from
 the dust, did we'll enough to get the
 ball in reach but the throw was
 trifle low and the fleet Hooper
 scrambled safely around for the open
 ing run. After this for the next three
 rounds Foster pushed back the Phil
 ly attack without permitting a runner
 to register at first, much less vote
 at the plate. But, in the fifth, Cra-
 vath and I4uderus suddenly recalled
 all the vast vOlumn of words passed
 about their ability to hit one on the nose. Cravath started the vocal es- taclyam by pounding one down the left field line for two bases and Lu- derus drove him home with a long
 double to right center. So rose, flashed and faded the Philly attack upon the bewildering supply of fancy pitching that Foster pushed athwart the plate. Foster is no behemoth. You might add a foot to his stature and fifty pounds to his weight and still not call him a cave man. But, he had the arm and the head and the heart, which is all that a pitahsrr needs.
 After this furry tn sErle mainly consisted in Bostons v.'''d attempt to break through the lt>i:ly defense. Stock killed a hit back O. third, Whit ted raced forty yards to pull down a left field blow, and in the eighth Lewis rapped one .hat left a flaming trail of fire. only to hav9 Bancroft rush over, hook the ball with his gloved hand and murder another hit at first. But this sort of thing could hardly last forever. The pessimist is absolutely correct so far as Philadel- phia fans are concerned. They too will admit now that there is always an end to the good things of the world. Only the evil that men do, an Avon Bill remarked, lives after them. Even that defense could stand up no longer when the ninth was reached and Gardner singled, Janvrin's tap to Mayer put Larry on second and Fosters long blow to center sent Gardner home with a tally that looked as big as the base of Mount Mckinley. The queer part of this game was that Philadelphia with l three hits, should have given Boston | such battle against the batting, | pitching and fielding that Boston dis played. Only Mayors coolness and l his support kept the game a contest. Of the fourteen brilliant fielding plays | made through the afternoon, Phila- delphia gathered nine and Boston five. | That was the margin that made bat tie in place of a rout.
 So after all the Philly hopes and 1 dreams again go back to the business shoulder of Grover Cleveland Alex ander. It is Alexander now or noth- | ing. Boston apparently has too much | advantage at bat, too wide a margin | with the wood, to be beaten unless | one great pitcher can stand her at l bay and spray her with enough shrap- l nel to win at least three games alone. |
 Both clubs left upon pleasant | journey Saturday night for Boston as both left with confidence. The Red | Sox go home with an even break, con- l fident they can beat even Alexander | and that if they don't one of their | pitchers, plus their big bats will up- l set George Chalmers and still keep | them in the fight.
 The Phillies are confident in their | belief that Alexander will pitch one | of his old time games on Monday and | win to a certainty with Chalmers a good even bet for the Tuesday battle. |
 But after the first two games Bos- tons greater preparedness at the art | of manufacturing the old fashioned | base hit has made the Red Sox fa vorite with those who back their be- lief with kale. They can't see where the Phillies are going to make enough runs to win, and they can't see how anyone except Alexander can stop l Boston batting. And there isn't any certainty that even Alexander can work against such heavy odds and l continue to deliver without being halted somewhere along the march l and relieved of his crown at the | point of a big bat showed against fast one. Personally or impersonally speaking it now looks as if, but why not let the popeyed future take care | of itself? And yet the Phillies must either develop an attack or prepare to evacuate the citadel of fame about next Thursday night. The old base hit is still a part of the Rig JubiJee