Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-09
Mighty Alexander Favored
With All Breaks in
Opening Contest.
SHORES SUPERB PITCHING
OFFSET BY BAD ERROR
Scott Gives Away Boston's
Chances When He Makes
"Bonehead" Play.
PINCH.HITTERs FAIL IN NINTH
Players Handicapped on Account OF
Wet and Soggy Field, Which
Makes Baserunning Slow.

PHILADELPHIA. October s.-Grover
Cleveland Alexander won his game
from the Boston Red Sox to-day. but
tho victory was far from being the
Impressive one his teammates Of the
Philadelphia Nationals had predicted
The breaks OF the game were with the
star pitcher of the National League.
ana had to he to give him the honor OF
winning the first worlds series contest
In which he has participated. Through
sequence Of plays as unusual as ever
seen upon a ball field. the phillies won
10 J.
They made these runs on FIVE Of the
!uckiest hits the game has ever known
IcNas Lacquer. which developed into
the first run OF tho series. being the
only safe ball driven out OF the dia-
fnond by Philadelphia batsinan II
had been predicted the short outfcld
would prove the winning factor for
the locals but. contrary TO all expecta-
lions. II was the inicld, heavy and wet
from hfteen hours OF rain, that turned
the tide in their favor
II was a mediocre ball game. for.
despite the few errors OF commission
there were several OF omission and
TWO or three plays which will go down
IN baseball history as tingcd with an
iNpIE nue.. strangely enough, II was
the Red SoS, veterans IL, battling for
the highest houors of the game who
were guilty OF the slips, although the
offending individuals were new mem
hcrs Of tho team
YOUNG SCOTT TossEs
AWAY LAST CHANCE
Big Hobby iIobli,zcll, first base
guardian for the Sox. jgnoiuiniously
Hr.f
teammates when he calmly lapsed into
Sunderland of his home station and
was caught almost nat foo, cd by a
quick toss from Alexander To Ludcrls
!"r the third out. Hooper was on third
AT the time and Lewis at bat, When
n" was given his delayed chance in
the second inning. Lewis shot 4 sting
ing single between short and third.
This play hurt the chances OF the
Sox materially, but IL was in the eighth
inning the game was tossed away be
Nond all hope Of recall. when Young
Scott. at short for the visitors. stood
transhXed as he watched Barry make
a wonderful stop Of drive from Ban
croft. and was completely overcome
by the seemingly miraculous play that
he forgot all about covering second
base. allowing stock. who had walked
to pull up safely at that station and
giving Bancroft one OF the i've strange
hits scored off Ernest shore This
Young twirlcr, Long" Shore they call
him in Boston, pitched Il splendid game,
but all the luck was against him The
breaks" which went tho way of the
Phiilies, seemed tosupset him at times.
and his fielding was very shaky.
But shore had "a fast ball with n hon
on IT mat was ON Il par with the best
Alexander has to offer Against tho
five freak hits which lie allowed. Alex.
ander was hit safely eight times. each
OF them n line drive to the outficld.
There was not AN extra base in any
or them, however, and no two came in
the same inning. Three times during
the game the first Red SoX batter to
face big Alex" tore OFF a screaming
single. only to remain stranded sone-
where between first and third
SHORE GIVES STAR
or PIIII.LIfS FIGHT
Alexander felt the strain of the con
fdence that the National League adj
hcrents had placed in him. and during
the first three innings was plainly
nervous. In two of these innings scri-
Gus trouble threatened him .hore
gave the Phillies' star ;+ fight from the
time play was called until the last man
was out.
-Four or five times the game hung in
the balance. With the score a tie in
the first half of the eighth, and with
Lewis on second base, Gardner
smashed into one OF AleXander's fast !
breaking outcurves for drive which
seemed far out of reach of any of the
Philadelphia outtield. But "Dodc" Pas
kcrt started after ii from center field !
and made spectacular catch running
at full speed
me play brought the big crowd to
its feet, and undoubtedly saved the
game for the National League contes-
tants. This play and the wonderful
stop by Barry back of second base,
which hypnotiZed Young scott into a
lapse OF unconsciousness that Daved
the way for the two winning tallics.
were the fielding features OF the game.
That the game was regarded largely
as freak episode in world series base
ball is shown tonight by the fact that
the supporters of the defeated Rcd Sox
have heightened the betting odds they
are willing to give for the remainder
Of the series.
SHORE GIVES CHANCE
FOR FIRST RUN MADE
For three innings the honors were
with tho tall young Boston twirler
who had been sent in to oppose Alex.
andcr. In the last half Of the fourth.
however. 1t was Shore himself who gave
(Contipued on Ninth pono