The Washington herald., 1915-10-14

pitchers get ready for a game. down
by the left field bleachers. as AL De-
maree and George McQuillan unlimb-
cred their arms. but before Moran
could make any contemplated change
the Philadelphia cause was lost
From the third to the eighth Rixey
pitched well, the sudden shift from
the right-handed pitching they have
been getting throughout the series to
left-handed delivery which drove the
ball with great speed across their chests
bothered the left-handed batsmen or
the Sox for a time. Harry Hooper is
left-handed and a light hitter during
the season against almost any kind of
pitching. and on the first two balls
delivered to him by Rixey in the ninth
today he looked almost foolish. Both
were strikes. He swung at one and
the other was called.
Foster Strikes Out.
George Foster. the Oklahoma boy
who hurled his second victory of the
series for the Sox. and who had es-
tablished reputation as a hitter. had
preceded Hooper with strike-out
and n murmur of admiration over the
pitching of the gigantic young left
handler was passing over the stands
when Hooper swung for the third
time. The ball passed on a line to
deep center. then struck the ground
and bounded into the bleachers
almost hittin- policeman who sat
on a soap be. In front Of the bIea cher
crowd. The copper ducked just in
time to escape getting struck on the
head by the hopping ball
There went young fortune for the
baseball maEnates. md there went some
thing like HaO for each OF the Phila-
delphia players.
1t seems a scurvy trick Of fate that the
shortfield which was supposed the thing
that would be Of tremendous help to the
Phillies in the series was the very thing
that brought about their downfall They
did all their heaviest hitting In Boston
on the wide field Of the Braves, where
the fleet-footed rangers Of the Sox out
field were at their best. while here on
their home grounds, where they have
long been the terror of opposing National
League pitchers on account of their pen
chant for pounding the ball over the
walls, they were almost helpless.
Luderus Makes Homer.
Fred Luderas, the Milwaukee mauler.
put the Phillies back into the fight for
the championship in the fourth inning
today when he slammed ball over the
high right field fence with a man on the
base line. Eppa Jeptha Rixey, the Vir-
ginian. tried to keep them in 1t. but be-
fore the clouting native sons of the Col
den West there could be no holding
ground.
Had old wooden Shoes" Cravath. home
run king OF the baseball world this pa st
season, slusged the ball here today as
he slugged 1t over in Boston, he would
tonight be the hero Of the occasion In
stead he famed twice. and was a weak
ling in a notable pinch. Il Is doubtful II
Luderus' blow today would have been
home run on the Boston field but It
was mono the less a mighty wal!op. and
was one Of the things that makes the
Milwaukee man the Philadelphia star of
the series.
The Bostons won three Of the four
victories In the series In the ninth in
ming. There was no department in which
they old not outclass the Phillies, but
their outfelGers carried the burden of the
battle. Lewis. Speaker and Hooper-it is
an outfleld combination that will long be
remembered in baseball. The pitching of
Foster was nothing exceptional today
in fact. il was very ordinary, and so was
the pitching of Shore the day before, but
the crushing attack OF the Sox trium-
virate requires only a light cover of
curves
Phillies Get Jump.
The Phillies got away to a great start
this afternoon. In the opening inning
Foster hit Stock with the second ball
pitched and Bancroft singled after max
ing one attempt at the old moss-grown
bunt that has been the despair Of the
Philly followers in the series. Paskert,
whose outfieldins work has been at least
one bright feature to be recalled Of the
Philadelphia fight, bunted at Gardner.
who knocked Hoblitzel spinning as he
crossed ahead of Gardner's throw.
Silk OLoughlin called Paskert safe,
and then there was the first semblance
Of . squabble produced by the staid, un-
emotional series. The Sox players gath
cred about Silk" and complained Of
Paskert. but o'Loughlin finally waved
them away. Down In the bullpen Babe"
Ruth. the left-hander. and Smoky Joe"
Wood began warming up.
Cravath rolled to Foster. after taking
ono Wild swing, and Foster threw to
Thomas. retiring Stock at the plate.
Thomas hung the ball to Hoblitzel,
doubling up the slow-moving Cravath.