Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14

Philadelphia, Oct. 13-In the fading sun
light of beautiful October afternoon
Harry Hooper of Capitola, Cal, yearnin6
for the Golden Gate with all the fervor Of
native son, decided to bring the world's
series of 1915 to n close Hooper earns 6
tidy little livelihood each summer by GOV
ering right field for the Boston Red SOY
of the American baseball league The
honor of his club and the honor of his
league were at stake this afternoon wher
he came to bat for the last time in the
fifth game OF wonderfully hard fought
series--a game tied fast and hard
THE DECISIVE MOMENT.
Colonel" Eppa Jeptha Rixey Of Char.
lottesvile, Va, was hurting for the falter-
ing Phillies and there was one out in the
ninth inning when Hooper faced the er.
ratio southpaw. The colonel made the
batter look foolish as he broke two fast
curves over the plate for called strikes
and the homo rooters were bowling In
glee. Perhaps this noisy approval made
Rixey overconfident; moment later he
grooved one. There was a crash OF hick.
pTN against noTSeIlluS anu Il w 1lte StTcaR
headed for the center field stands. The
ball fell to the ground and then with a
long, looping bound 1t went into the crowd
and Hooper trotted around the paths.
The Phillies still We're due n turn at bat
but probably not one of the more than 90,
NO spectators but felt that the series was
over and that the Boston Red Sox had
won another championship of the world
four games to one F1ustered. but still
fighting, the standard bearers of the Ma.
tional League went through the formality
Of completing the last inning. Not a mar
reached first
This last game Of the series was n bat.
tie from the jump. with the issue ever ir
the balance. Twice it seemed that Phila.
delphia had winning margin. but twice
the Red Sox hammered their way to the
front. Piing up three runs in the eighth
and ninth innings, they got the decision
5 to 4.
FOUR HOME RUNS.
1t was n batting bee in which the Phil.
lies got an early start. Their war clubs
were ringing merrily when the Red SoS
determined to take hand in the fray
From that time forward there was a
crashing. clouting chorus that sounded a
sweet symphony In the ears Of the fans
For the first time in the series the hun
of the homer was heard in the land. The
Boston hitters got the range of the shor,
field stands in center and sent three balls
hurtling there for the circuit. Hooper got
two Of the home run smashes and Lewis
another. Luderus for Philadelphia made
one also.
The short fences Of the little Phlly park
confidently looked forward to as a benefi.
to the home players. proved their undo
Ing. Cravath, homo run monarch Of the
National League, was expected to break
up several games with smashes out of the
lot, but he got his long hits in Boston
where they were speared for sensa tional
outs; before the home crowds he could
only whiff the air when the fans were
frantic for a hit. He had an ideal chance
to-day in the tlist when the bases were
full and nobody out, but hit into a double
play. And he ignominiously famed twice
thereafter.
SOX JUST GOOD ENOUGH.
All through the world series the RED
ooN nave been just good enough to win
lhey lost their first meeting with Alex
ahder but thereafter were not to be
denied When the Philadelphia team
felded brilliantly the Boston PLAYERS
shone with Just that greater degree of
radiance which narrowly separates the
winner from the loser When the Phila-
delphia pitching was alright the Boston
tWirling was just little tighter. And
odd han hxx
began a lifting song OF biffs and b,ngles
the Boston bats crashed In more striden,
tones. Never very far above their rivals
in any one of the five games. the men OF
the American League in the last foul
starts were always just within the
shadowy line Of success.
Supposedly outclassed from the start
with one star pitcher, the Phillies fought
stubbornly and desperately and were moi
without plenty OF chances to win each
game they lost. The drive, the punch
the ultimate smash, was missing, how
ever. and they could never give theil
pitchers n comfortable margin to work
under 1t seemed that the tide was abou
to turn to the Phillies this Afternoon
when they carried the game to the eighth
Boston hits for a total of q bases sound
ed the death knell of Philly hopes.
MAYER FIRST CALLED.
Manager Pat" Moran of the Phillie.
sprang a big surprise on tho Sox n:
well as on the crowd when he announced
j. Erskine Mayer Of Atlanta, Ga. as th'
finger to make the last stand for the
home team. The belief that Alexander
would pitch had been strengthened wher
big ALEX" began to warm up just be
fore time was called. Mayer also wa!
under way. Moran studied the two pitch
ers for long time and then patted Mayer
on the back. The wise ones said Morar
to-day's game, so that he would have
Alexander ready tomorrow for possibl,
tying up of the series.
If Mayer looked good to N1ran HI
looked even better to the Red Sox. The,
were having a batting holiday at his ex
pense when Moran stopped the pro
ceedings In the third and waved Maye
to the bench. The home players had giveI
Mayer two runs In their half of the frs
but the Sox had hammered him for {
similar number and had gathered six hit
off the Georgian when he flung his glow
dejectedly away and retired.
RIXEY STOPS THE SOX.
Rixey was called to tho mound and tn