Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14
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who is not much of success against
| g left-hander. Gamer, however, kill
ed the inning by hitting into a double
play Bancroft scooped up his ground
or on the run, touched second and got
the bal Ito first ahead Of Gamer.
g. Single fer Pi1iiiics ~
PhIl&oelp}liHitgot a single off Foster
in the thirds nut that was all. Stock
rent out. Gardner to Gamer. Bancroft
sent a long fiyfto Hooper. "a 7Pasksrt
dropped single over second and il,
attempting to steal was thrown out,
Thomas to Scott. -T.-
by flying out to Whitfield. Gardner
drew a base on balls and was forced
out at second on Bary's grounder,
Stock TO Niehof. Thomas flied out to
Cravath. the right fielder's only
chance of the afternoon.
Ludcrus' Homer
In the National Leagues half of the
fourth inning, Cravath struck out
Luderus caught Fosters first pitch
square on his bat and poled it out OF
the park over the high right field wall
easy fly to Gardner and then Niehoff,
who had not hit safely in the series
up to this time, shot single to center
field.
Wild Throwing
Here occurred some loose fielding.
Burns drove single to right and Me
hoff sprinted to second and dashed for
third. Hooper made a lightning throw
to the bag, but it was wide and the
ball struck the grandstand. BY the
time Gardner recovered the ball, Me
hoff was past third base and Gardner,
thinking Niehoff was going to try to
score. made wide throw to Thomas
at the plate. Thomas fell all over the
ball and it rolled into the infield, and
Niehoff dashed for home with no one
covering the plate. The official scorers
decided that Niehoff had Hooper's
throw beaten to third base, even il It
had been perfect and charged Gardner
with an error for the throw which
permitted Niehoff. to score. Two in
nings late. at Umpire Klem's order.
the officials megaphoned to the press
box that the umpires had decided
runner shall be allowed two bases on
an overthrow. This took the error
away from Gardner and Hooper was
charged with an error for making the
overthrow. Rixey was an easy out,
Gardner to Gamer.
Foster Singled I
Foster knocked a short single to CEN
ter at the opening of the fifth inning.
He took second when Hooper was hit
by a pitched ball. Scott flied out to
Whitfield without moving the runners,
but they each advanced a base on
Speakers out. Rixey to Luderus. Gain
er ended the inning by sending up
high fly to Niehoff. The second base-g|
man lost it in the sun for a moment, !
but sighted 1T again before it was too
late to make the catch.
For the Phillies in the fifth Bancroft |
was the only man to get on the base
lines. Stock began with grounding out,
as he did in the third inning, Gardner
to Gamer. Bancroft singled to center
and was held to the bag by Speaker,
who gathered in Paskert's long fly. !
With Cravath at the bat, Bancroft tried 1
to steal and was thrown out, Thomas |
to Scott. /
The Red Sex got two men on first in !
the sixth inning, but the side was again |
BANKED. Lewis opened by grounding |
out. Bancroft to Luderus. Gardner |
sent up a little foul which Catcher |
Burns gathered in. Barry hammered |
a grounded at Bancroft, who made a |
wild throw to first and Barry drew up 1
at second before the ball could be re-
turned to the infield. Boston had a |
good chance to put a run across ana
Carrigan sent in Cady to bat
for Thomas Cady waited and drew q
pass. but Foster ended the inning By
out, Niehoff to Luderus.
cady for Thomas i
Cady went in to catch in Thomas
place in the sixth Cravath. first upsI
for the Phillies. was struck out for the 1