The Washington herald., 1915-10-12
Speaker, Hooper, Lewis,
Company Pave the Way
Speedy Out6eld of Boston
Red Sox Pounds Aleck' S
Shoots for Hits Which Win
Game by 2 to |.
By FRANK G. MENKE,

I DoStoh, oSt. ll--Duhy tHls
afternoon smashed a single through
short with two men out in the ninth
scoring Harry Hooper and bringing
to an end one of the most thrilling
! baseball games ever staged IN the
history OF the game.
! 1t was a dramatic finish for a game
filled with thrilling Incidents; a
finish that sent the worlds record
crowd of $4,000 into a frenzy Of mad
moss and which won for the Red Sox
the third game of the world series
battles. to l. and made the count
tonight two games won and one game
lost by the Bostonians.
Fiction ever eclipsed tho story of
! this afternoons game: game that
will live always in the memory OF
every one of that monster crowd that
witnessed it.
With the score one and one tho
Red Sox went to bat in their half
of the ninth. The score rose to its
Hooper. heading the batting order.
was the first man up. He brought a
wild roar from the crowd when he
singled to right. Scott, the next man
up. was an easy out. Niehoff to Lu-
derus. Hooper going to second on
the play.
The mighty Iris Speaker was the
next man up.
Alexander Passes Iris.
Alexander looked him over carefully,
remembering the triple he had made in
the fourth inning. and decided to pass
him. He threw four wide ones and Iris
ambled to first. Up came Hoblitzel. de-
te-mined to do or die. and he did and
died at first. advancing Hooper to third
and Speaker to second.
And then came Lewis, swinging two
bats, while the immense crowd. SEEM
ingly in one voice, implored him to make
hit. The shrieks of the scrowd seemed
to increase as Lewis took his place at
the bat: the band sent its noise crashing
into the general tumult: the crowd
waved its pennants and its banners
wildly. heaved its hats into the air.
stamped its feet and shrieked and
shrieked and shrieked: "A hit, Duffy; a
HIT
Amid the widest demonstration that
ever took place on a ball field. Alexan-
der. the target of it all. seemingly cool
and steady. measured Lewis carefully.
nodded his head In acceptance of his
catcher's signal. wound up his mighty
right arm and let go.
Lewis Answers Call.
Lewis swung. An instants hush man.
tied the crowd. Then there was heard
the crash of a bat against a ball; there
was seen baseball dashing on a line
through the lane Of safety in the infield
and skipping its way through the out
field. Lewis had answered the call; he
had delivered the blow that won the
game and had beaten Grover Alexander,
an incident that Bostonians think is
destined to take the heart Of the Phillies.
That means the worlds baseball cham
pionship for Boston.
Dutch" Leonard emerged from the
battle the victor in the pitching duel
with Alexander. The steadiness and
general effectiveness Of the Red Sox
southpaw was wonderful In the
fourth he wobbled a bit. yielding a
pair Of hits that resulted in the only
run for the Phillies-and then he
steadied. Leonard retired the Phillies
in order in the second, fifth, sixth,
seventh. eighth and ninth innings
feat. During only two in
nings OF the game did the Phillies have
men on bases: one in the first on
Stocks fluke double and again in the
third.
Alexander in LimeliRht.
But there is glory for Alexander
even in defeat. The big right-hander
pitched a mastery game: twirled in
a way that would have won nine
games out Of ten.
Several times he seemed to be a bit
wild. but he always steadied in time to
save himself.
Did Alexander make a mistake in
the ninth by passing Speaker? That's
a question that is being asked tonight.
Maybe Speaker. If he had been per-
lnitted to hit the ball might have de-
livered the necessary hit-and he
might not. Alexander chose to take
chance on Hoblitzel and Lewis, and
his strategy failed.
Probably the prettiest and certainly
the fastest play Of the game came in the |
ninth. With Hooper on first. Scott sac
rifced. He sent slow roller toward
second. Niehoff. playing rather far
back. raced in. picked up the ball with |
his bare hand. and while completely out |
Of position to make the throw. heayed |
to Luderus. The ball, travelling true as |
4 die. reached Luderus a fraction of a |
second ahead Of the runner. ,
Makes Double Play.
The first double play of the series was |
executed by the Phillies in the seventh !
nning-a double killing that must rank
always with one of the most peculiar |
plays in baseball.
Speaker had singled to left. Hoblitzel
the next batter. attempted to sacrifice
He caught the ball on the under aide of |
bis bat. the bal ht the plats and rolled