The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-13

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 Tomorrow the scene of battle shifts back to Philadelphia, where Alexander undoubtedly will be called upon to pitch his third game of the series in an effort to stem the tide of Red Sox success. The two teams left early tonight, the Philies fairly deep in gloom and the Red Sox confident the championship was but a step away. If Alexander should prove winner in his own ballyard to- morrow the sixth game of the series w,li be played in Boston Thursday.
 A Alexander is the last hope of the Phil lies. He is ready and anxious to go back in the box tomorrow. and is sure to give good account of himself. He won from the Sox last Friday and was de- foated yesterday only by a fierce bat tins rally in the last half of the ninth. r'hc Phillies themselves feel that if they can give big Alex" any sort of offensive support he will nut across a victory tomorrow that at least will give the National leaguers a fighting chance. !, The Philadelphia batters took rather kindly to Ernest Shores offerings today and made more hits than they had reg istered in any one of the three previous conflicts. The power to drive in the runs was lacking, however. and eight of the visitors were left stranded on the paths ' But "Gavvy' Cravath sent Lewis back to the left field fence again today to catch drive that on the Philadelphia grounds would have been a hit into the stancs and good for the circuit A little luck in placing these .iong hits tomorrow
 l.. |. world behind a pitcher oe Alexander E ability, and there are many students Of the game tonight who do rot share fhe confidence of the Red Sox that tofnor- rows contest will be the last
 hiffering widely from the two spark ling, blood l,fglias- games of Saturday and Monday today's contest was de- oidedly commonplace. The Red Sox got away in front, and were never headed Their margin never was wide, but it seemed at all times sufficient, and there was little 70 stir the crowd to the high pitches that marked yesterdays strug gle.
 Phillies Threaten
 The Phillies made a threat in their Half or inc eighth, when Iris speaker again had trouble with the sun and let CraValDS s Si1lSle pound over ms nedu, the runner pulling up at third with a three-hagger to his credit. Two were out at the time and the fans were not inclined to take the situation seriously until Luderas slammed out his third sin gle of the day, and sent Hravath scam perins over the plate. Gusey went in to run for Luderus, ard stole second. Nnitted w'lh a single, might have tied the score but his fast liner went directly f to the i'eston pitcher wilo gamely knocked it down and threw the batter out at first.
 In both the first and second innings today Philadelphia had runnrs on sec ond base with only one out, and in neither case were they advanced as far as third 1r the first Bancroft was left at the sack when Paskert and Cravath both struck out In the second Luderus led off with single, sac rificed to second by Whtted and left there.
 The lack of driving power at the psy- chologcal moments has been the decd- ing factor against the Phillies for to- night while the score of games stands to 1 against them the Phillies have scored six runs to their opponents seven.
 Boston was lucky to score it's first run today. Barry walked to begin the third inning. Cady laid down bunt that ordi- narily would have been an easy out, out Chalmers, in the box for the Philies, slipped he went for the ball. Shore sacrifed Barry to third and Cady to sacond and Barry scored when Hooper was credited with an nfield hit a ball that Niehon should have got.
 It looked here if the Sox were in a position to make enough runs in this one jnnlng to decide the contest, but their attack failed. Scott popped mp foul and Speaker was out on d roller down the first base line.
 The second and eventually the win ming run came in the sixth. when I1ob- litzell singled and raced home on Duffy Lewis screeching double to the left field fence. Lewis had driven in the winning run yesterday, and he was easily the hero of the crowd today. His defensive work in the field was little short of won derful. He was credited with six put outs and each chance that came his way was difficult one Up against the fence one moment, he was dashing towar I'd the infield at another to snatch ball iron his shoe tops.
 George Chalmers, the third Philadel- phia pitcher to fall before the hickory of the American league champions. hurled q fair game of ball He allowed only eight hits, Hobltze'l levying on his slants for three of that number, Chal- mers is a native of Scotland but h, came to this country al an early as. and has taken to the national game witt all the skill of an American boy
 Receipts Large
 Todays game was the last in whi1i the players share the receipts A tota of sl44,s9s5o awaits division among ti,