Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-14
HOOPER ENDS BIG SERIES
HOME RUN IN NINTH GIVES
RED SOX CHAMPIONSHIP
-Four Circuit Drives Tailed in EI,,I
''"mc' Which Sends PhiIiics
tn Defeat
HY FRANKIE q. NEN,<n

PHILADELPHIA, PA. October IA
Harry Hooper picked out one or Tho
portsidc offerings of Eppa Jeptha Rixo,
in tho ninth inning of this ar,.r,
game" swung at it. and the world..
series OF 1915 became "A thing of ,hr
past ~
hoopers swing sent the ball into
!nc hIeachers IN right center. giving
the game To Boston by a count of
To I. making their fourth y!ctory IN
4 row and giving tho Red Sox hal,
tiers the large end Of the WORLDS 90
res purs" aud the baseball cEampion.
snip OF the world.
II was Iioopcr's second circuit sn,sh
OF he day. and the fourth that wne
tailed IN that "Ntraordinary hail game
that the Red Sox and philli,s starnd
before 2o.3Oi fans. while the sun sbonn
n"wh WIN fury ana caused fans to
diN"si themselves Of coats and vests
Thc lhi!lics finally arrived with ,hci.
bats. and pounded George Foster -
all sections or tn" lot. bu, tho rj,,.
of II. from tho rhill!cams' viewpoint. -
that Fat Moran made the mistake in
sending in two twirlcrs who were IN.
able.
Rive, Relieves Mayer.
~ Moran had sent Alexander TO the
mound. the phillics undoubtedly would
nave won. because no aggregation OF
bail players ever hcltcd Alexander frr
three home runs. :. triple and slx sin
giles in one game. and nothing shor,
OF tina; number OF long nits would
have won the game to-day for those
Red Sox.
Mayer wen, into tho box without,
almoa, warming up. and his pitching
showed it, The Rcd Son made on.
hii OF him IN the first. three hits. in.
Guiding triple, In the second. and
Nv" hits, including a home run, In tn.
tnird. That was enough for Erksin..
IH nm
pitchers box and bid him bon voyaIc.
But 1t proved TO be a bum voyare
for Epra He looked like "a real rcgu-
lar pitcher until the eighth. and then
Lewis partially spoiled the picture
with his homer, and Hooper cntircly
ruined it with his four-baggcr in Tn
next inning.
1t was. i'll spots. a weird hall gam.
yet wiihal ono damned with cxcitinr
tense moments The phIl!ics go.
away In the lead and held /; until tn.
eighth. when Durry Lewis jumped IT,
the fore and tied IL with his home-rur.
smash. and then Hooper. in tho ninth
with tho wallop that made tho 1915
series Il thing OF the past.
PhiIiics Hope In NuIu.
II looked Ike a sure victorv for tho
Ph!llics when the Red Sox went to bat
III their half Of the eighth. and Quaker
town fandom uurscd a small hope that,
after all. 1t might have waving from
us l'Ntihb'IpNlt PARK nag DOlc Inc hupi-
ing embroidered with tho lettering
Worlds Champions
cravath. tn" onc-timc mighty slug
ger, had two grand chances this after
noon TO redeem himself for his fccbIs
efforts in the batting line in the mrs;
four games but he failed. Luderus.
his smuggling tcammatc. however, Was
the bright particular star OF the 'hil-
lies attack.
II was in the exciting first inning
that l.udcrus performed his first chore
that earned the plaudits OF the multi
tudc Stock opened the inning by
an'hlinr TO first, after he had been hit
by pitched ball. Bancroft singled.
sending Stock 20 second. Paskert at
tempted 10 sacrifice. but got an inncld
single that il!lcd the bases.
And then. while the crowd went into
frenzy Of madness. up walkci
CravHth. and even while tho crowd
implorod him TO HIT he sent "A pun
bounder 10 Foster. who executed Il
double play by Throwing 20 Thomas
which forced stock at the plate. and
Thomas then threw out Cravath.
Ludcrus Brraks Up Tic.
Ludcrus, however, raised the hopes
OF the fans with n lash!ng double 10
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