South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
Hooper and Lewis Grab Three
Circuit SmaSheS, the Former
AmaSSing Two.
BY Damon Runyon.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. IA. - AS a
sort Of doxology for the big series Of
1915. nothing could be more appro-
pirate than that ditty which begins:
"Oh, you old Pacific coast,
Oh. you land / love the most"
With that. inquire into the refrain
about your recollection Of California
ought TO be October The native sons
of the golden west who have per-
meated The baseball championship
contest from the start finally ruined
the whole affair. Wednesday after
noon for Philadelphia. Pennsylvania.
liz is certainly mighty fitting that
they are now going 20 take Duffy
Lewis and Harry Hooper out TO the
San Francisco exposition in official
form, so TO speak. 20 exhibit them to
their home folks. along with the rest
OF the Boston Red SOX-the new
champions.
Spills $50, 900 for Magnatcs.
In the ninth inning of the fifth
game of the series Wednesday after
noon Hooper knocked the title far out
Of reach OF the Philadelphia Nationals
by showing a home run into the center
field bleachers and with that same
flick Of his bat the Californian spilled
at least $4,000 from the clutch Of
the baseball magnates, for another
game at Boston would have meant
that much
The score was tied and one was out
when Hooper stepped TO the plate.
His drive made the final count 5 to A..
1t was HOoper's second home run Of
the day and the fourth home run of
the game, and that other deadly pro-
duct Of the land Of the setting sun.
Duffy Lewis-"Devil Duff'-whacked
out one of the four
Under the circumstances il would
not be out Of place for the exposition
out there in California TO set aside
native son home run day in honor
Of Messrs. Lewis and Hooper. Devil
Duf's" drive came in the eighth with
man on first and put the Red SOX
on even terms with the Phillies at a
moment when the baseball people
were rather gloOmily contemplating
another night ride to Boston
Lewis Cleans Up i'm Eighth.
Lewis blow came in the wake Of
an infeld hit secured by Del Gainor.
the first man up in the eighth, and
was a solid smash to the center field
seats. GainOr, former member Of
the Detroit Tigers, had taken Dick
HoblitZeTs place at first base when
Pat Moran put in a left-handed
pitcher to succeed Erskine Mayer.
and his hit took the form of a slow
roller down to Stock. who let the ball
play with him bit, instead of play
ing the ball. Gainor easily outstepped
the throw.
Then Lewis came up. let one ball
pass him. listened indifferently to Bill
KLEIN intone a strike. and then put
his bat and body behind the new
pitch The 20. 600 Philadelphians
gathered in the stand had been eye
ing the Californian with cOnsiderab bic
apprehension whenever he came TO
bat, remembering his deeds during
the past few days and a groan swept
the stands and bleachers as the ball
rose high and sped far.
Eppa Jeptha Rixey, the young six
foOt-five son of Old Virginia. a dis
cOvery of Umpire Charley Rigler. and
scion Of a very distinguished fam
lily, was pitching at the time. Erskine
Mayer, who made a good showing in
the second game with his underhand-
ed delivery. had started, but was re-
moved in the third after Hooper hit
his first homer into the bleachers and
speaker singled to right
Moran Is Criticized.
Pat Moran viii probably come in for
n great deal of criticism because Of
his choice of pitchers. Grover Cleve-
land Alexander was warming up with
Mayer in front of the Philadelphia
bench before the game started and it
was generally believed that Moran
would surely start the big Nebraskan.
However it was noted that the old