Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-14
BOSTON CLUB WINS
BASEBALL CLASSIC
ANDCHAMP |ONSH|P
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l'hllly hopes.
Manager Pat" Moran, of the Phil
lIes, sprang big surprise on the Sox
as well rs on the crowd when he an
nounccd J. Erskine Mayer. of Atlanta
Ga. az the finger to make the last
stand for the home team. 1t had been
taken for granted that Alexander
would be sent to the slab. and this be-
lief was strengthened when big "Alex'
began to warm up before the game
Mayer also was under way. Moran
studied the two and then pattcd Mayer
on the back. The wise ones said
Moran had decided to take chance
on winning to-day's game. so that he
would have Alexander ready to-mor-
row for a possible ticing up of the
series
LEWIS KNOCKS AWAY
CHANCE OF VICTORY
AT any rate Mayer looked good to
Moran, but he looked even better to
the Red Sox. They were having "A bat
ting holiday at his expense when
Moran waved Mayer to the bench in
the third The horne players had
given Mayer two runs I'm their half of
the first, but the SoX had hammered
home similar number and had gath
cred six hits off the Georgian. Col
"ncl RiXcy was called TO the mound
ana the SoX assault was suddenly
stopped. The home team gave the
Colonei two additional runs i'm tho
fourth inning. and II seemed that he
was destined to be Il winner until the
visitors took their eighth turn at bat.
Gamer. the hrst man up in this frame,
singled over the inheld. Duffy"
Lewis. already credited with driving in
TWO Of the Red SoX Victories had spent
this time. He hadn't caught hold of
the ball at all. But on this spectacular
occasion he met fast one squarcly on
the nose, ana the crowd groaned az
they saw the milk white sphere sail
ing far away. The hard driven ball
hld not hesitate in it's flight until IL
landed most unwelcome visitor in
The very laps OF the most loyal roo,ers
in the grounds
Up to this time the thousands Of
!ahs gathered for the nfth conflict had
zen confident of victory. they had
peeh treated TO more thrills. than all
OF the other games Of the series had
offered. There had been all sorts Of
baseball TANNED in the early inninrs
mere had been the rattle and crash
o; bury bats. sad errors Of omission
and commission, hit bats,nen. bases on
palls. attempted steals, flashing double
pays and all the complicated affairs
OF the diamond that go to the records
OF the imnutable box Score The
o!ue october sky. gave real baseball
warmth 10 the atmosphere and the
hieacher!tes had early dofTed their hats
and coats
OF despair for them when "Durrv"
Lewis. batting mntnstay OF the Sox
throughout the series sent his homer
Into the stands and tied the score
This long h!t made It possible for
Hoopcr's homer 10 give the finishing
touch TO the game and the series
rHILLY FANS Liberal
IN PRAISE FOR Soy
But the Philly fans were as game
as their ball players had been, and
We're as generous as their players had
been gentlemanly. They knew the
l'hi!iics' star was setting fast. but they
chccrcd Lewis for his batting prowess
They chcered him as brilliant factor
In the triumph OF the SoX In all the
games they won, and they applaudcd
him as one OF the men who reflect
credit upon the national game In the
iata! ninth, when Hooper sent his Sec
ond homer TO the crowd. the rootcrs
who eroancd With the sure knowledge
of defeat did not deny to the sturdy
Californian similar need of praise.
George Foster, OF Bosk oshcc, Okla.
won his second game Of the series
Foster got warm reception to-day
from the very start. but he stuck grit
tily TO his task and finally. withstood
the most furious fusillade the Phillics
had fired throughout the series.
Smashed and hammered In the first
and fourth. Foster was always fight
ing back. He never lost his head.
felded splendidly and was always dan
gerous at the bat. He gave as game
an exhibition of twirling as has ever
been seen in any league. and there
were few partisans in the Philly stands
who begrudged him tho victory the
long-delayed home runs of the series
0hrew his way.
Larry" Gardner, the SoS third base
man, really began the heavy firing OF
the game. when, in the second inning
he crashed n ball against the center
field stands for three bases. The drive
missed being n home run by inches
only.
10TH TEAMS PLAYERS
ARE SPORTSMANLIKE
The Phillies made nine hits off the
himinutive Foster for n total of thir-
teen bases. This hitting was good
enough to have any Of the games that
went the way of the Sox except the
contest to-day. The SoX since Friday
last always seemed to hold the winning
hand.
No cleaner worlds series was ever
played. The men of both teams won
the hearts of the fans both here and
in Boston by their gcntlemanly con-
duct on the field and the sportsmanlike
manner in which they went about their
work.
One notable feature of the series
was the lack of base running. Both
Boston and the Philadelphia catcherS
made the runners look like truck horses
nearly every time one started from
first to second. To-day four Phla-
delphia players and one member of
the Sox were cut down while many
feet from the coveted bag. The catch
ing of Eddie" Burns for the Phillies
has been of the highest order through
out the series. An injury to Killifcr's
throwing arm put upon the second
string backstop the entire burden of
the series. but he proved Of sterling
worth.
REACH CLIMAX IN
HEAVY SLUGGING GAME