The Washington times., 1915-10-12
Red Sox Star Sees Great Change in Spirit Of Morans
Team Since Boston Has Been Winning-Ruth
Or Shore Today For Boston.
Ry IRIS SPEAKER.

which some Of the fans may have
overlooked. It happened in the
seventh inning. I had gotten on
base, and Hoblitzell was trying to
bunt to advance me, since I was the
first batter UP. He .,ropped the
ball down in the vicinity Of the bat
ters' box. He thought It was foul,
and did not run. Burns, the Phila-
delphia catcher, threw to second,
getting me there, and Hobby was
doubled at first. He claime.l the
ball WAS foul.
you're out" said OT.oughiin, an
American League umpire. 1T was
fair"
Hobby kicked a little, and that
was all. O'Loughlin is an Ameri-
can League umpire. There would
have been no more of \ kick IL he
had called the fall foul, but he de-
cided it as he saw il. This was
more glaring one Of many cases in
a ball game that fans miss. The
umpires, regardless Of leagues or
hopes, call them as they zee them.
Billy Evans, an American Lacquer
umpiring on the bases, called Pas
kert out on close play on Satur-
day. Many spectators in the stands
thought he had beaten the ball.
Il think you missed one" said news
paper man to Evans. after the game.
'Paskert had that ball beat"
Later the newspaper man spoke to
Evans.
81 saw Pat Moran" he said. "and he
vas coach ns at first base when you
made the decision. I asked him IL
Paskert waS out, and he said yes"
Alexander pitched a better bali game
yesterday than he did when he opsncd
against us In Philadelphia on Friday.
He had moro speed, and his curve was
breaking better. But there Is only one
twirler that can throw them aast you.
and ne Is Walter johnson. Alexander
compared moro favorably with Johnson
yesterday than be did In his first start.
tut I don't consider him as great a
pitcher.
Leonard, for us. had more stun than
he has shown for long time. In fact.
he carried more with him in the box
than ever saw him have before. Sore
folks had been telling us how lhat
Philadelphia club Of right -handers would
kick the stufrng out of a southpaw.
Well, I want to say that no one Is
going to hit n fellow pitching the way
Leonard was today. He had great
curve ball and speed to burn. No one
would have hit him today. He used
his stun and his head all the way, and
deserves all the credit In the world.
from time to time. have discovered
that they always like to know about the
things going on which they cannot get
from the stands. Probably many a fell
what Wagner was kicking about when
he went out and talked to O'Loughlin.
Some Of the men on the bench claimed
that the coacher at third had touched
Alexander ,Se land and had m st hustled h him back to
ter field. I did not see. myself. for I
was making a play on the, ball. 1t is
against the rules for coacher to touch
out sffe he Is aaeh.S h.S A %ssns Ssns hs
captain OF the team. made boiler
about 1t. although he told me In the
club house afterward he had not seen
It himself, and was doing Il on the
are not overlooking any chances.
The big fielding play Of the game was
mad made by "s Jack Barry ar who who has as, been
ners on second and third bases and
our inheld drawn In. Barry went back
and took Texas Lacquer over his head
for the hardest kind OF a catch. This
probably also saved the game. No one
else had a chance to reach the bal.
I've got f.. I've got IT," yelled
JACK: The wind was carrying 1t away.
but nc wriggled to\ II and the ball
stuck. 1t was great play. Lewis
then followed II with a fine play when
he went back to the fence in left field |
Tor r,Cravath's long hit. 1t was one OF
and would have caused trouble II the !
game was being played In the shorter
outheli Of the Philadelphia park.
When Alexander was pitching to me,
he m showed more stuff than he did on
Friday In Philadelphia. He mixed |
them up well. The ball hit to right
field seemed to be a sort OF fadeaway
on the inside. 1t was a heart breaker
ior hlec 70 lose at that. He stopped
In our ciub mouse after the game
We'll. you got me today" he said.
he is good loser. | believe he is sS +,
ing back to Philadelphia tonight Or
tomorrow TO rest SO that he won't /
hoso " MANI 'ne jump at night.
see you Wednesday, Alec" I said
az he went out.
AN right. III see you again We'd
nesday, he shouted back. lie is a
hne fellow this big pitcher.
:, A lot OF the fans wore roasting Hob
litzell for dropping the ball ON Alex
Mnders roller in the third inning But
there was a good reason for II, and he
should not be blamed Just before th.
PAL reached the bag Hobby had e.
II and lost IT,. for can't blame a man
for this. and CRrrgar didn't, The thir'i
inning was the only time when thine
looked at All threatening to Us.
we are now IN better position e.
win the series than we havo been siur,
we opened. for We have the edrn oI
one game, ana that counts lot, If
the Phillies should win today, tbnv
oant do better than tie up, and vc
nave put away Alexander on his sec.
nnd Sthrt-th"ir most dangerous maj
As ] predicted before the series our
). tronS ?ltchihS stan oil the way throlism
seems to ht NOR" effective than on"
star. EVERY man who has started Tor
us has turned In good game and ono
mat o,lsht 10 have won. | night saw
tnis about tn" Phil ,delphia pitchers,
too. '' '''
We arc now hoping to win The series
In two r!orc gnmrs OF roIrso von
never can toll. pEhI,,inl,.