The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-14

Hooper the Hero

not deciding factors in the victory and defeat
 Hooper the Hero
 While Hooper was the hero of the game with his two ahome runs, the sec ond in the ninth inning, breaking the tie and winning the championship. Lewis did deadly work with his bat during the series In IS times at the plate he made eight hits. Foster, with four hits in eight times at bat secured Ia .500 average, while Luderus made seven in 16 trips to the plate. Speaker drove out five hits in IT chances Hob litzel five in 16, Hooper seven in 20, Bancroft five and Gardner four in IT times at bat. and Paskert three in eight. Cravath, the home run king of the National league, made but two hits in II times at bat.
 Hooper took first place in the run scoring, having four to his credit two of which were home runs made in to- days game. Speaker, Bancroft. Gard ner, Cravath and Paskert are all tied for second honors with two runs each. But three stolen bases were gained during the series Hoblitzel. Whitted and Dugey being the sprinters to nego- tiate bags safely
 Mayer vs. Foster
 Mayer was given fine welcome as he went into the box. Hooper began hls busy afternoon by 1acing the first ball to center field. Scott failed to come through with sacrifice, going out on a pop fly to Luderus. Speaker hit the first ball pitched and forced Hooper at second. Lu- derus took two thinks on the play. Gath- ering up the grounder he started to first and then quickly turned and threw the ball to Bancroft at second, ahead of Hooper. With three balls and two strikes on Hobiitzell, Speaker tried to steal and was called out by Umpire O'Loughiin Bancroft taking the throw from Burns. It was the fourth time in the series tha. the speedy Speaker had tried to steal sec ond and was turned back each time by Burns. Speaker kicked OLoughlin's decision on his out, but the umpire waved him away. The Phillies' half of the in ming was gorgeous one for the home fans and more than two runs would prob ably have been scored had not a double played killed off two of the Quaker run ners. Stock. first up, was nit by pitched ball. Bancroft on the hit and run signal shot a single to left and Stock took sec ond. There was wild cheering when Pas kert bunted safely in the inheld, filling the bases. Gardner scooped up Paskeri's s grounder and threw to first Hobitzell touched Paskert he flashed over the bag, but Umpire O'Loughlin said that Dode was there first and the whole Bos- ton team gathered around the umpire protesting. O'Loughlin shooed them away. Cactus Cravath was the next up and the crowd yelled for nothing less than q clean sweep of the bases with his mighty bat. On the first pitched ball Cravath opened his shoulders and tried to put the ball out of the park, but instead chopped q weak little grounder to Foster, starting a double play Foster threw out Stock at the plate and Thomas air lined the ball to first, doubling up Cravath. This play hushed the crowd. Captain Luderus had two strikes and one ball when he caught fast inshoot and widowed it to left center for two bases and Bancroft and Paskert rushed across the home plate with two runs. There was much noise. l Whitted ended the inning by flying out to Speaker.
 Second Inning
 The Red Sox came back at the Phillies in the second with one run After Hob- 1 lhzell was thrown out, Luderus to Mayer, and Lewis grounded out Luderns toI Mayer, Gardner smashed three bagger to center. Barry brought Gardner home with Texas leaguer in short left. | Thomas pushed single over second on which Barry took second. Both runners were left when Foster sent high fly to Luderus
 The Phllies were easy outs in the sec ond. Niehoff struck out on three pitched balls. Burns sent up high fly to Gard ner and Mayer also was strike-out vic tim.
 Third Inning
 Boston tied the score in knot in the third. Hooper picked out Mayors fourth pitch and drove it to the center field fence, where it bounced in among the bleacherites for his irst home run and the first circuit drive in the series. Scott flied out to Paskert and then Speaker nit to right for a single. the ball hitting the right field fence and bounding back to Cravath. Here Manager Moran called n Rixey to replace the perspiring Mayer. Boston had made six hits in ? 1-S innings off Mayer At the same time Carrigaa sent in Gainer to replace Hoblitzel'. who is not imuch of a success against lett handlers. Gainer, however, killed the in- ming by hitting into a double play. Ban croft scooped up his grounder on the run touched second and snapped the ball to first ahead of Gainer
 Philadelphia got single off Foster in the third. but that was all Stock went out Gardner to Gainer. Bancroft sent lcng fly to Hooper. Paskert dropped a single over second and in attempting to steal was thrown out. Thomas to Scott ]
 Fourth Inning
 Lewis opened the Red Sox fourth by flying out to Whltted. Gardner drew a base on balls and was forced out at second on Barrys grounder, Stock to Nie- hof1. Thomas flied out to Crayath. the right flelders only chance of the aft ernoon.
 The National leaguers again took the lead in their half of the fourth. Con- vath struck out Luderus caught Fos- ters first pitch square on his bat and poled it out of the park over the high right field wall for home run. It was a tremendous drive. and the fans did not stop talking about it for some minutes. Wkitted sent up an easy fly to Gardner and then Niehoff, who had not hit safely in the series up to this time, shot single to center field. Here occurred some loose fielding. Burns drove single to right and Niehoff sprinted to second and dashed for third. Hooper made a light ming throw to the bag, but it was wide and the ball struck the grandstand. By tho time Gardner recovered the ball Nie- hoff was past third base and Gardner, thinking Niehoff was going to try to score, made wild throw to Thomas at the plate. Thomas fell alIover the horsehide trying to field it. and it rolled ir to 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 if it had been perfect, and charged Gardner with an error for the throw. which permitted Niehoff to score. Two innings later the officiai announcer. at Umpire Klems order. megaphoned 90 the press box that it had been decided by the umpires that runner shall be al- In Vpd fUrn har At,s. ,n,.tl,, q