The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-09
sy GEORGE r. HOLMES.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.--George
Foster. the smallest pitcher In base
ball. this afternoon. won single
handed the second game Of the
worlds series from Philadelphia.
2 to I.
Picture. II you can. about as tense
. moment a. the grand old game
ever saw--the ninth inning. score
tied. 1 and 1, two out and the win
ming run waiting on second base.
Then, II your Imagination is still
revolving. put pitcher, who has
chucked as brainy and clever .
game as q worlds series ever saw.
at bat. That man was George ros-
ter. And Foster sent q screaming
single on q sizzling line over sec
ond base, and Larry Gardner came
In with the run that boosted Bos-
toms stock about 100 per cent.
Today's game was full OF those
tense moments. One side was al
ways threatening to break up the
game but never quite succeeding.
Foster pitched probably the best
game ever seen by q worlds series
crowd. and certainly the best game
that President Wilson ever saw or
probably ever will see.,
The diminutive Bostorian held the
lar.famed Philly wrecking crew ID
three hits. two OF which. K0WSvef|
came In the hfth inning, and re
suited tn Phffadefphfa's tone marx
er. Cravath, In that inning. had led
or with a screeching double, which
Duffy Lewis did well to hold to less
than three bases.
Fred Luderus, who outside OF
Cravath, is the most feared member
Of Pat Moran's crowd. doubled to
the centerfield wall, and Cravath
came home in walk. Erskine
Mayer. with whom Moran had hoped
to cross the Red Sox board OF
strategy, pitched erratic ball. He
was in hot water in the first inning.
and was plainly nervous. He got
away badly, by walking Harry
Hooper, Scott died an easy death
and successive singles by Speaker
and Hoblitzel, aided by an error by
Burns, allowed the first marker ol
the game to come across. With
that one run advantage to bolster
him up Foster pitched like q hend
For four innings not Phil!
reached first base. Ave Of them dy
ing strikeout victims.
II Boston doesn't stick Georg
Fosters monument In the Com
mons, II ought to.
Foster made as many hits him
self as he allowed the Phillies-
three.
First Inning.
BOSTON--Hooper, after gettins
Mayer In the IClc. with three bails
pitcher for walk. Scott fouied te
Luderus. Speaker also made Mayer
pitch and had three and two before
he singled to right. Hooper reached
third on the blow. Speaker was
thrown out at second, IN an attempt
! to steal. Burns to Niehon. Hooper
scoring. Burns dropped the ball at
the rlnte. and was charEcu With an
error Hoblitzel singled L. center.
Hobby out stealing, Burns I, Niehon'
One run, two hits. one error.
The president showed excellent con-
troll hen he tossed out the ball with
which the player started ised ,dndad mat IN "a
back to him after Mayors first effort.
The Red Sox then began lombard
ing the Philadelphia pitcher.
PHILLIEs-stock out. scott to
out victim. Paskert out. Barry to
Foster. No run. no hit. no error.
Hoblitzei cot an assist on the play
on Paskert. lie knocked the Philly
center felder's hot one down. but
could not hold It. 1t then rolled back
TO Barry. who nutfnd II.
The president and Mrs. Gait were
intensely interested In the game and
watched every play closely.
Second Inning
BOSTON-Lewis struck out. Gard
ner singled TO left Mayer also got
Barry on strikes. Jack taking a heal
thy swing for the third strike. Thorn
as out. Mayer to Luderus. No run.
one hit. no error.
Mayer had settled down In this inn
ing and was bending them over for
the Red SoX batsmen with terrific
speed. Both Lewis and Barry swung
hard for their third strikes.
PHILADELPHIA Cravath. the
Philly slugger. Tanned on four pitch
ed balls. LuGerila was also put away
VIA the strikeout route. Whitted had
Foster in the aole for two strikes and
three -halIs,--hut-w -thrown--out
Scott to HoblitzcI. on an easy ground
er. No run. no hit. no error.
Foster certainly looked good. Cra-
vath and Luderus, the Philip slug
gers, put all their weight behind two
healthy swings i'm their processes OF
striking out.
Third Inning
BOSTON--Foster famed. and was
thrown out at irst. Burns to Lud-
erus. Hooper was also struck out
by Mayer. swinging at the third one.
scott was the third Gtrike-out victim
OF the inning. No run. no hit. no
error. ---------