New Britain herald., 1915-10-12

known-a defence that extends three trenches deep, starting with the pitching, moving back to the infield and then on to the outfield.
 The club that breaks through the first line is only one-third of the way to success. For, even with the pitch ing and the infield trenches passed, there are still Lewis, Speaker and Hooper for the final barrier.
 In the third inning yesterday the Phillies charged by Leonard in their first assault. But in their second they were repulsed by the infield, when Barry made his star catch, and in the third assault, against the outfield, Lewis barred the way.
 This Red Sox defence, once keyed up, is almost impregnable to assault. Before scoffing at the Phillies 1t IS we'll enough to remember that the Detroit attack, led by Cobb, Crawford and Veach, met the same gory fate. Also that the White SoX charge, led by Collins, Fournier and Jackson was almost as helpless.
 If Cobb, Crawford, Veach, Kava- naugh, Fournier, Jackson and Collins, masters of the intricate art of maui. ing the pill, failed to hammer their way through this Red Sox triple line of defence, why should any one eX- pect the lighter batting Phils to turn the trick? The answer is fairly sim pie. They shouldn't.
 When Alexander walked dejectedly from the field Monday afternoon. beaten in, his second start, the cause of the Phillies assumed mottled blue-aspect. They have come against pitching that they can't hit. They have come against a club outbatting them more than two to one-twenty- four hits against eleven up to date. They have met a stronger club upon defence and stronger in attack, as the seasons records will show-a club that has no weakness to speak of.
 Chance of Phillies Cut Thin.
 Their one chance was for Alexander to win three games and have Mayer or Chalmers come through with an- other. That chance now, cut thinner with Alexander's defeat is up to George Chalmers. If Chalmers fails it is only a question of five games or six before Boston absorbs her fourth worlds championship out of four starts, dating from 1903, when Bill Dineen and Cy Young overwhelmed Doc Phillips and Sam Leever.
 The Phillies' main chance, after all, was Alexander, and in both starts he has been hit fairly, hard, despite the low scoring. His yield has been four teen hits, and most of them were de- ,livered on the crest of the beak. The Phillies have averaged less than four hits to a game, and most of them were delivered on the crest of the beak. The Phillies have averaged less than four hits to a game, and of their eleven hits only seven have been clean drives, bereft of any fuzz.
 You can call this weak batting if you care to. But you'll be wrong. It is rather more great pitching and fielding. You can call 1t weak batting if you also care to figure Cobb and Crawford, Collins and Jackson as be- ing effeminate with the mace.
 Against this defence the Phillies couldn't even score in the first round, when the sun spotted them two bases on Stocks opening punch to Speaker. With Stock on third and only one out Leonard enticed foul pop from Pas kert and struck Cravath out. Yet you would hardly call Gavvy any pygmy with the punching rod. Fred Luderus finished second in batting in the Ma tional league, yet Leonard famed him three times in a TOW. If Luderus is a poor hitter the records might as well be tossed overheard.
 And there is something more than defence to this Red Sox club, as good as that defence is. If you don't be- lieve Speaker or Duffy Lewis can hit ask Alexander, who was rated a pret- ty fair pitcher from April through September in fiftygame test. Lewis alone nas tapped big Alex for 1925 average in his two starts, with five clean drives out of eight trips to the plate.
 The Phillies may yet win, just as anything may happen in baseball. A victory for Chalmers today may in spire them beyond their natural speed But when Alexander, their main hope, was overthrown, their radiant dream of 60 per cent. of the $80,000 pot lost @ big segment of its early promise.
 In spite of being outhit they have had their chances to win, but with both fate and that Red Sox defence against them these chances went to early seed.A If they can yet rally and devise some attack that will carry those triple line of Boston trenches pitching, infielding and outfielding- they can make several hundred times more than 60 per cent. of the net by selling the secret to a few million folks on S00-mile European front, who are Joking for exactly that same method. @ e..t
 In either case the situation requires bigger guns than the attacking parties have In stock. The one Philly chance now Is that fate will come to their aid with enough correct breaks to completely disnantle the effervescent dope Otherwise their cause Is back