The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09


 of the big series, 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 tinged with ivory hue. Strangely enough, it was the Red Sox, veterans in battling for the highest honors of the game who were guilty of the slips, although the offending individuals were new members of the team.
 Big Hobitzell, first-base guardian for the Sox ignominiously ended frst-in- calmly lapsed into slumberland off his home station and was caught almost flat footed by d quick toss from Alexander to Luderus, for the third out Hooper was third base at the time and Lewis was at bat When he was given his de- layed chance in the second inning Lewis shot a stinging single between short and third
 This play hurt the chances of the Sox materially but it was in the eighth in- ming that the game was tossed away be- yond all hope of recall when young Scott, at short for the visitors, stood transfixed dS ne WdlGneU ba11y lldhe d NOiueIlul stop of a drive from Bancroft and was so 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 five strange hits scored off Ernest Shore This young twirler, Long Shore, they call him in Boston, pitched a splendid game, but all the luck was against him The breaks" which went the way oi the Fhillies seemed to upset him al times and his fielding was shaky. But Shore had fast ball with a hoI on it that was on a par with the bes- Alexander had to offer. Against the five freak hits which he allowed, Alexandei was hit safely eight times, each of tht blows being a line drive to the outfield There was not an extra-base in any O. them, however, and no two came in th' same inning Three times during tn, game the first Red Sox batter to fact 1 Big Alex" tore off a screaming single | only to remain stranded somewhere be tween first and third.
 Alexander Nervous
 l Alexander felt the strain that the con | fidence of the National league adherent | had placed on him and during the frs l three innings of the game plainly Wal nervous. In two of these innings SC rous trouble threatened him. Shore gav' l the Phillies star a fight from the tim play was called until the last man wa | out
 Four or five times the game hung il | the balance With the score tie in th | first half of the eighth and with Levi l on second, Gardner Of the Red Sol l smashed into one of Alexander's fast 1 breaking outcurves for drive whici | seemed far out of reach of the Philadel | phia outhed. But ''Dode" Paskert started | after it from centerfleld and made a spec taeular catch while running at full speed
 The play brought the big crowd to it | feet and undoubtedly saved the game fo | the Nationals The wonderful stop b. Barry back of second base that hyp notized young Scott was the fielding fea 1 ture of the game.
 l That the game was regarded largely a a freak episode in world series baseball is shown tonight by the fact that tn l supporters of the defea ted Red Sox hay 1 heightened the betting odds they are will ing to give for the remainder of tn | series.
 For three innings today the honor' | of the game were all with the tai l young Boston twirler. who had beei | sent in to oppose Alexander. In the las half of the fourth, however, it Wal | Shore himself who gave the Phillies an opportunity to score their first run 1 This run was typical of the three tha | went the way of the locals. Pasker | dropped a Texas leaguer back of frs | base just out of reach of Hoblitzell 1 Cravath was sent in to sacrifice ant l sent a fast bunt directly at Shore. Th' | latter picked the ball up cleanly anS | had plenty of time to throw Pasker out at second. Much to the surpris' of his teammates, however. he shot th' I ball to first where Cravath was an eas! out. Luderus went out from Barry t. Hoblitzell as Paskert raced to third 1 Then Whitted barely met a fast ont | from Shore and the ball went weak, l bounding into the infield over thu l pitchers head Barry made a great tr, for an out but Whitted reached frs half a step ahead of the throw ant Paskert was safely across with rur