New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-12
Three Lines of Defence

Three Lines of Defence
mere are those To-Day who @.d are o. "t
ne Phillies for the sottnesS OF
=, punch. Bat !, should be T rem ,
e" ,ss, said Philhes are up ag ''.lil :.
x.sc N's' go starch and stai"aIN
* O. .N' ,luhs baseball has eve
ts.sis's defence that extends three
rsSa secn starting with the pitteh-
20, Living back 20 the inhe'o anu '"'"
- the outheio. -, .L~ov.b the
S,gb that breaks through ehe
lfs Is only one-third OF the way
r.; ~. Fof. even with the plteh %
< s1,'s .se infeld trenches passed,
r. az still Lewis, Speaker snl
isn for the final barrier NJ,
Soof, V.l;rd inning to-day the Ph'!-
= ,a' y, bv Leonard in their first
go But in their second .neS 49, w..
rs si.ss by the inheld; when barry
~. he star catch. and in the thltu
% '' sgsinst the outfeld. Lewis
I'D the way. lorod -,
i.s - ;,,nregnable 20 assault. Be
Nnl1s7,c AZ the Phillies II Is We.
ff - remember that the Detroit
rs.tN Id bv Cobb, Crawford ana
~ 49, The same CORY fate. Also
~ White Sox charge. led BY Col
|. rogrnier and Jackson was almost
8 I, ,' IN Crawford. Veach, Ksvs-
" yrSonr,ier. Jackson and Collins.
IL. n the intricate art Of mauling
IN failed 10 hammer their way
- his Red Sov triple line OF de-
.. vhy should any one expect the
,i..r batting Phils 70 turn the trick
=, s,,wer is fairly simple. Ine'
'' IT,, Alexander walked dejectedlg
a. ,se field this Monday afternoon,
90 n has second start, the cause OF
I. pl.iiiss assumed a notified blue
-. they have come against pitch
= ,s,, they can't hit. They have
-, against a club outbsttlng them
80. ham Two 70 one twenty-four mis-
49,. eleven ID TO date. They have
- club stronger upon defence and
..,,.se- In attack. as the seasons rec
80 will sh0w-a club that has no
rs,sress 10 speak Of.
Chance of Phillies Cut Thin.
-t,- one chance was for Alexander
f. Il, tbree games and have Mayer Or
r,lrers come through with another.
r,.t ebsnee now. cut thinner with Al
syder: defeat, is up 70 George Cha
- II Chalmers fails it is only
m,.on Of FIVE games or six before
s,roa absorbs her fourth worlds
s,npionship out o. four starts, dating
ron 1903. when Bill Dineen and Cy
Tosne overwhelmed Doc Phillips and
Sen Lever.
lss Phi!lies main chance, after all.
Va, Alexander. and in both starts he
h, been hit fairly hard. despite the
er scoring. His Yield has been four
zen bits. and most Of them we're de-
.rsrsd on the crest OF the beak. The
liiIhes have averaged less than four
iuios game. and Of their eleven hits
rl7 seven have been clean drives, be-
M o. any fuzz
ygB tan rail- his weak batting II you
ere 10. But you'll be wrong. It is
n,her more great pitching and field
ng. You can call il weak batting if
you also care 20 figure Cobb and Craw-
ford. Collins and Jackson as being eff
.,mInaie with the mace
Against this defence the Phillies
couldn't even score in the first round,
shcn the sun spotted them two bases
q Stocks opening punch 20 Speaker.
s..h Stock on third and only one out
ls0nsEd entieed foul pop from Pas
teri and struck Cravath out. Yet YOU
you'd hardly call Gavvv any pygmy
IN The punching rod. Fred Luderus
,ishea second in batting in the Ma
lohsl League. vet Leonard famed him
tlet times in row. II Luderus is a
l'e' hitter the records might as well
alossed overheard.
AID there is something more than
It',ee 70 this Red Sox club, as good
= nat defence is. II you don't be-
re Speaker or Duffy Lewis can hit
~ Alexander, who was rated a pretty
~ pitcher from April through Sep
eaOsr in a hfty-gamc test. Lewis
'eis has tapped big Alex for a 1925
u'Fsgs IN his two starts. with five
iaie
ls' Phillies may yet win. Just as
nyhing may happen i'm baseball. A
nsN'J FOR Chalmers to-day may in
isa' mem beyond their natural speed.
1h When Alexander, their main hope,
~ oFerthrown. their radiant dream
y " per cen. Of the $4,000 pot lost
= segment Of its early promise.
=. spl'e OF being outhit they have
~ teir chances 20 win. but with
= is'e and that Red Sox defence
aE them these chances went 70
.. - seed. II they can vet rally and
49,. some attack that will carry
~, ~ tHple line OF Boston trenches
s~lns' Unfolding and outfelding-
49, esh make several hundred times
,.s: ~ man % per cent OF the net by
!, @"s ,he secret 20 few million folks
- o~.nile European front, who are
f.s ior exactly that same method.
"a e''aer case tho situation requires
sssst Guns than the attacking parties
~, 80 u stock. The one Philly chance
~, nat fate will come 70 their aid
49,, enough correct breaks 20 COM
m.1 o'mantle the eiFervescent dope.
s''''se their cause is back in the