Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-08

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Boston ...ooooooo1o oil 8 /
PhiIa. 90 0oo2 s-3 s /
Batteries-s Shore and cady; Aiexan-
der and Hnrns.
fAsaoeiated Press BY Federal WIreiessI
pHlLADELPHlA, pa, Oct. a.
Grover 6. Alexander, star Of National
League pltohers. won the greatest tri-
umph of HE great career today when
BE emerged victor II the first battle
of the 1915 worlds championchip base
baI series. Philadelphia beat Boston
3 70 and Alexander outpitchod the
sensational young Ernest Shore, relied
on br Manager carrinan cf Boston 20
start the Rcd sox with ! win.
Excellent defense was shown BY
both tcams but Boston erred IN jud1-
mept at some critical moments while
Pat Moran's Phillies went the nine
innIu0o IN magnificent form.
Another player jumped into the lime.
Ilnhi today. Ernie Shore. ! young man
who h1d never been Bic factor IN
basebsI| before, pitched Up g AIexsn-
defe standard for seven innings Car.
ri1sn he'd said that Shore would give
= good account of himself. He did
lie held t'Io heavy hitters Of The ouak-
err 20 Nts hit1 In tht nine innings Of
play. Tho North Carolina boy lost, but
Re Fought on to the end against the
greatest htxman In baseball today.
The Philadelphia players scored
three runs On frc hits and made one
error. Session secured eight nita
made one run and one error. u WAS
expected that the fielding Of the Bos-
ton team would be featured, but today
the ouakef1 played banc-up ball
throughout, and while the Red Sox
made EIGHT safe hits of the great
Alexander, they could annex but one
run during the day. Defensiveiy the
phillies showed up better than was
expected of them, while the sox did
not q all shine IN this department.
MORAN BEsTs cARRlcAN.
Moran outwltted carrisan today in
the bio battle Of the first day Of the
series. Philadelphia used better judg-
ment throughout, and the banner for
the days battle Of wits goes to the
philadelphia manaeer. Boston faltered
In the critical moments Of the game,
while the ouakers played game that
was filled with excellent Judgment.
Time and again Moran would seize an
opportunity and when the Red sox
wavered the new rMiraele Man would
come to the front with new tactics
The work Of both pitchers was good,
but there was nothing Of the sensa-
tlonal from either. They played
. steady bali throuohout, and were sup
ported BY wonderful fielding. The
philadelphia team started the scoring
IN the fourth when they hit Shore and
drove one rpn across the plate. In
the elohth the Red Sox braced and
scored one run. Ia this inning the
great play Of the day was made.
Gardner was at bat with . man on
base when ne reached for one Of Alex
ander's fast balls and drove II far out
into center field. Il looked like hor-
er for the Boston third sacker, and
meant lead for the Boston team, but
Paskert raced far out 30 the edge Of
the crowd and as the ball was falling
to the ground made one long dive and
cot Il. - g.. f.
This play was one Of the greatest
that has ever been performed in =
lhrrld series game. In the last OF the
eighth inning the Boston defense
cruffbIed and the Quakers scored two
runs which gave them the victory, as
Boston could no nothing with AIexar-
der In the final inning. IF.
Alexander famed six men in the
game, white Shore sent two ouakers
back to the bench via the strike-out
route. Alexander passed two men and
Shore walked four. ~.
The official attendance was an
nousiced at 1888, with half that num-
ber unabIe TO get into the park. The
receipts were $51 1,o66.
FIELDIS SLOW. -, ~
Early this morning the fans began