The Washington herald., 1915-09-30
Philies' Great Pitcher Wins
the Game Which Settles
Flag Fight.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Mackmen Likely to Face Harry Har-
per Here This Afternoon-Pen-
nant Race Comment.

For more than thirty-two years Phila-
delphia fans have waited for the day
when a National League club represent
Ing that city should win a pennant, and
that time has finally arrived, for yester-
day the Phillies by trouncing the Boston
Braves settled all arguments beyond dis
pute.
1t was Alexander the great who won
the deciding game, and 1t is this same
Alexander on whom Philadelphia fans
depend to bring home the title when the
American League champions are encoun-
tered next week.
Last years triumph of the Boston
Braves over the Athletics in four
straight games has caused many experts
to be little wary about predicting a
victory for the American Leaguers this
fall. and with such a wonderful twirler
as Alexander for short series the Phil
lies are entitled to a whole lot of re-
spect.
The worlds series this year should be
hard fought and just as interesting as
the sets played previously.
Connie Mack's Athletics looked like a
minor league ball club against the Ma
tionals in yesterdays double-header, and
the crafty Connie has a gigantic task on
his hands to rebuild his team.
1t will take Mack three years at least
to assemble a club likely to cut much
figure in an American League pennant
fight
For today's game against the Mackmen
Harry Harper will more than likely draw
the pitching assignment. Connie Mack
last night was unable to state just who
would work for the Athletics.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pitts
burgh Pirates. when asked for his
opinion as to the outcome of the
worlds series between the Red Sox
and Phillies. said:
I'm a short series the pitching Is
the keystone of both offense and de-
fense and one man can generally pull
his team through if he is in form.
Alexander. to my mind. is by far the
best pitcher in the country today. and
If Pat Moran can afford to rest him
up for a week before the series be-
gins without letting him get stale he
will come across with a victory every
other day.
Il believe Mayer will bother the
Red Sox, although I am not in a po-
sition to say much about the American
League champions. But l believe that
Ludurus and Cravath will bat as well
as Speaker. Hooper and Lewis, and
moran = pltcnerS Will measure up WIN
Carrigan's mound men. look for
Phillies to win by a close margin
Forty-five men will figure in the
split of the worlds series spoils. OF
these. twenty-three are Phillies and the
other twenty-five are Red Sox. The
players eligible for world series duty
follow:
BOSTON
Pitchers (eight)-wood. Leonard,
Collins. Shore. Ruth, Mays. Foster ana
Gregg.
Catchers (three)-Carrigan (man-
ager), Cady, Thomas.
Infielders (seven)-HoblitZell. Gain
er. Barry. Scott. Janvrin. Wagner ana
Gardner.
OutfeIders (four)-Speaker. Hooper,
Lewis, Henriksen.
PHILADELPHIA.
Pitchers (eight)-Alexander, Mayer.
Demaree, Chalmers. Tincup, Baum
gartner. Rixey. McQuillen.
Catchers (three)-Killifer. Burns
Adams.
Infielders (six)-Luderus. Niehoff.
Byra". Dugey. stock.
Cutfielders (five)-Cravath, Paskert,
Becker. Weiser.
Manager-Patrick Joan Moran.
The Philly players are somewhat dis
turbed over the report started by Ty
Cobb that the Red pitchers have a sys-
tenn of pitching the bean BALI at bat