The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

| dered to second and I, looked as K
sthe charge was on.
Barry and Gardner gathered around
Foster for conference. but the lat
ter needed no soothing words EIa
was as cold as Ice. almost disdainfui,
and the crowd went into yelling CON
WILSON'S Whitfield grounded sharply
TO Scott. who threw him out. while
Luderus took third. Niehoff gave the
bali hard, straight punch. but lined
into Hoblitzelfs hands. and just thera
was the break of the game. II was
well hit ball and would have put the
home team ahead had II gone clear
Burns strucl. out. Luderus. on third
with nobody out, was on third when
the side was retired, and the PhiTies
never again rosmed the roads as ia
as third. Mayer retired the Red Sos
in the sixth =, n two high pops and u
strikeout. Bancroft singled In the
same inning With two out.
Mayer Holds HI. Nerve.
The seventh was filled with irnpend
ing disaster for Mayer hut he kept
his nerve and survived an ordeal.
Gardner flied 20 Whitfield. Barry sin
gled TO left. Thomas cracked liner
through the tox, which Mayer de-
fiected Bancroft was in the path OF
the detection. scooped the ball and
a raging hitter singled. Janvrin went
to second TO rer for Thomas. Hooper
scratched hi, to the infield and 'fIllet
the bases Scott was yanked, Hen
risen was assigned to the batters
box 10 hit and he lined out 10 bu-
derus, All Philadelphia sank back
with relief.
No Rostonian reached first in the
eighth. Bancroft, with a quick rush
/ al
hit back OF second and whiriei the
bait TO first IN tiHe to eliminate Duff
Lewis--a dazzling transaction. Two
strikes and three balls had been
charged to Gardner IN the ninth in
ming when he tapped a single over
third He was the hrst man up,
therefore, the situation was laden with
danger for the Philiies Barry made
II less critical by flying to Paskert.
Janvrin's demise. Mayer to Luderus,
made two out. but was valuable for
the Red Sox. for II put Gardner on
second. The play on Janvrin at frst
was very close. and II took smart
fielding by Mayer to get him
Hostlities were halted while era
vath got his sun glasses. Foster was
up He had made two hits. which IS
quite the extent OF pitchers due,
but II appears there are no restric-
ter He had still another shot in ths
locker. A single from hts bat whizzed
to center and so far out that Gardner
easily scored from second Paskert
made a desperate throwin, AMI al
lowed Foster to go to second The
throw was wide and had too far ~
come to head Off Gardner, even had II
been straight Mayer pulled himself
together and struck out Hooper.
Phillies Die Fighting.
The potency of Fosters pitchfns
kept the Phillies off the bases In every
inning but the fifth and sixth. They
were retired one. two, three In seven
OF their nine innings. From the time
Bancroft singled in the sixth with I've
out. no Quaker was on base. Cravath
in the seventh swung at the first three
pitches and missed all three. Luderus
swung at one and fouled the next
Hence Foster had put Ave balls In sue
cession where the batters hit at them.
Gardner killed Niehoff in the eighth
by lightning recovery after fumbling
white-hot grounder. Niehoff was a
hard luck batter.
The Phillies died fighting Stock
went out in the ninth on long liner
to Lewis. who made a good catch.
lust before Stock thought ne should
have been allowed to take hts base
hit me on the hand" he cried to Rig
Ter. who was unmoved. Then he
waved his hands at the umpire to
show his disgust. Three and two was
the way 1t stood on Bancroft. On the
next one he dropped his bat and
trotted to first. Rigier. however
didn't see il that way. 1t was a strike
not ball with him. Bancroft looked
panied but took the adverse rulins
like a sport. Paskert's deep. soaring
fly to Speaker came next. Speaker
went as far as he could go. which was
just far enough. The low fence Of
the temporary perch out there stop
ped him, but he was under the BALL
Ora ping himself over the barrier and
reaching zap. high. he was abba to n,nkA
the catch. Wherewith he put the
quietus on a determined bid for a
home run.