New Britain herald., 1915-10-11
THE SECOND GAME AS SEEN BY RICE
BSter's Pitching Was Wonderful
 and His Batting Timely
(Grantland Rice's Story.)

Ilac great Corsican wasn't always s wrong. There are times even in base
 ball when the God of battle is on the
 side of those having the migntiest
 guns.
 All the expert testimony of the anal ySis. all the intricate autopsies of the frenzied soothsayers passed upon the roistering October winds today before
 the booming chorus of Boston bats
 ltwas the heavy artillery that did the work of the old fashioned hickory fin ish that plus the redoubtable opinion
 of George Foster. Before this com . bination Prekins Mayer and the fighting Phillies were rolled from the main highway into the gravel ditch --by the narrow margin of two to one in one of the grandest ball games that ever thrilled the red heart of fan. From Fridays drab and colorless af- flair, baseball today want back to he vari-colored radiance that has helped to make it the main sport of a sport loving nation of one hundred million souls.
 l, The clamor and the grip that many thought had vanished into a dim and instant past, once more took control of capably crowd. The president was there with the lady who is -to share his destiny. So there was romance to help start the occasion with eciat, but after all it was the ball game with that crowd which < counted most one of these old time games that tear into the heart, that send a ripple and a quiver down the spine and that lift the human scalp at stated intervals from it's concerts LaSe.
 It was a game that reeked with lusty clouts. the intoning roar of nick ory vs. horsehide, the sweetset of all songs to those who have not yet &turned their backs upon a game now in the shadows but a game that ten 3years from now will be greater than it ever was before. But above even the I tirgling melody of the swat, this was a gM1ne that reached it's greatest hefgEt upon defense where brilliant 3plays studded the occasion as thickly 8as pink stars stud a twilight sky. | Boston went into this game to win not only through the pitching power in Geogre Fosters arm but through the slugging power that lay in her war clubs. Protected defensively by Fosters superfine pitching, Boston went in savagely to hammer her way 3through by main force and it was $pnIy9 >the game and staIwart defense &of the Phillies led in the main by Bancroft and Stock that held the Red Sox bombardment to brace of runs. Mayer backed up by this rare Support pitched with more nerve than stuff, with greater gameness than with Skill for he fought g. losing fight &o the final wallop of the chilly aft grnoon standing by the guns until the Hast trench was taken. Time after time the Red Sox followed a hard 3bom bardment with a rabid assault pnly to find the Phillies meeting each eharge with a courage and @ staunch- hess that must take it's place in base Ball annals. Time after time the
 he Red Sox artillery swept away the Front line of the defending trenches &bnly to find the Phillies till fighting *n second line pits, repulsing all as- faults until George Foster contribut-
 Id his third safe blow and won with
 his batting eye the game his pitch Ing arms had saved. ...
 But even with ten hits against &hrees 1Boston's battle was a hard
 erap7 to win with Bancroft, Stock
 Ind Niehoff swarming all over the Turf soaking up hard smashes like &pen buds with the dew. First Stock #yould whirl back of third base and Fill hit with a rifle peg. Then
 Bancroft would romp back of second #nd transfer, with a swift hook an- &theT hit to big Fred Luderus, who Id the rest without a break. But in #0itc of this defense the Phillies Mould not stand up eternally before #nat rugged Boston hammering, and Beyond the two linked doubles of #ravath and Luderus in the fifth they &ould not hit Foster with a dozen #fachines firing bird shot. Using the
 bur Snain ingredients. speed, curves,
 ontrol and change of pace Foster Etched a game that was not to be Beaten. And yet in spite of Bostons
 htting, ten hits piled up against three
 spite of Fosters magic pitching, &ko more feet added to the power of #askert's smash in the closing round Night have sent the Phillies on to #oston with two victories in place of
 n eYsn break.
 @TWenty-six men had been retired hen Foster faced Paskert for the hal play, with the game all but over
 II 10000 were upon their 10000 feet Editing and poised for quick dive
 wards the nearest exits. At which Bint Paskert caught one right. With " fullswing he put the old bludgeon
 the trade mark. The hickory land
 between the seams. A second la
 + a gray white streak was observed anding it's flight toward the center h1d stands, home run territory and aor this occasion the barren lands
 Boston hopes. Speaker saw at
 ce the danger of his Texan mate.
 may have remembered the Alamo E he4Anay have pondered on the
 ,ry of the flag with lone star. He E ~. hn..n evan heen thinking of the