Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
PH|LL|ES DEFEAT
BOSTON RED SOX
Alexander Victor Over Shore in
Opening Game of World
Series by 3 to /.
SCOTT FAILS TO COVER
SECOND BASE IN PINCH
American Leaguers Might Have
Won But for Mistake of
Young Shortstop.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

PHILADELPHIA. October 9.-The
Phillies scored first blood in the 1915
world series yesterday, when they de-
feated the Boston Red Sox by to l.
Though the mighty Alexander was hit
safely in every one of the first eight
innings. only one of these hits was
productive. Lewis single in the eighth
scored Speaker, who had walked and
been moved UP to second on an infield
out.
Just what the outcome of the game
would have been had Everett Scott not
failed to cover the bag on Bancrofts
drive to the right of second base in the
eighth inning cannot be guessed, but
the chances are the Phillies would not
have scored either of their two runs in
this inning. Scott's failure to run to
the bag was inexcusable. and not only
paved the way for the two runs which
won the game. but it upset Shore to
such an extent that he lost his effec-
tiveness.
Shore up to that instant had out
pitched Alexander. He had been scored
on but once, as the result Of a pair of
scratch hits in the fourth. and he had
been hit safely but three times, not one
of the safeties being out of the infield
excepting Texas Lacquer which Pas
kert dropped into short right field
But when Scott failed to cover and
second and first were occupied he SEEM
ed to lose control and filled the bases
by walking Paskert. Cravath's tap to
Scott allowed Stock to score, and when
Shore failed to pick up or even touch
Luderus' little roller in front of the
plate Bancroft also ran home. Luderus
died stealing, but the game was vir-
tually over.
Breaks Go to Phillies.
There are usually a lot of breaks in
base ball. and yesterday they all went
to the Moran clique. From the outset
luck favored them. and 1t stuck to
them through the entire nine innings.
Shore ordinarily would have won his
game. Had he had the breaks which
fell to the lot of Alexander there would
never have been anything close about
it,
The Red Sox hitting was clean cut.
They connected with Alexanders de-
livery In eight consecutive innings, but
the old master. while not the enigma
that his followers hoped he would be,
did not allow any two hits to be bunch
ed in single round. and 1t was this
fact which saved him. His support too
was Of the best. not an error being
made until Luderus fumbled Henrik
sens grounder in the ninth, when there
was one out and the Phillies had a two
| run lead.
with clean base hits by the Red Sox,
and on each occasion the singie-run
game was played, the next batter sac
riflcing to put runner on second, yet
in none of these innings did Alexander
allow a score.
In the first, second and seventh the
| first man to face him singled, and per-
feet sacrifices helped the runners along.
but there they stayed. for the succeed
ing batsmen fell victims to Alexanders
strategy.
Hooper opened the game with a clean
single to center, and Scott laid down a
neat sacrifice. Alexander worked on
Speaker. but with the score standing
! give him anything good to hit and
Speaker walked. Hoblitzell forced
Speaker at second. and then Alexander
caught the Sox first baseman mapping
of first base and the inning and the
danger was over.
In the second Lewis singled to left
and Gardner moved him up with a
sacrifice, but on Barry's tap to Alex
and third and run down. Barry reach
| Ing second in safety But Alexander
| struck out Cady.
Barry Starts Trouble.
In the seventh he was threatened
again. This time Barry started trouble
by singing to left. He. too, was moved
up by a sacrifice which Cady laid down,
but Alexander then struck out Shore
and Hooper and again he was out Of
danger.
\ The tying of the score came about
In the eighth. Scott had proved easy
popping to Bancroft, but Speaker
walked for second time without hav-
ing strike called. HobIitzell hit
sharply to Stock. who fumbled long
enough to prevent getting Speaker at
Lewis then hit the first ball pitched
to left for a single and Speaker came
home. Whitfield made a peg for the
plate which sent Lewis to second, and
then Gardeners hit. that looked like a
! triple. to left center. Dode Paskert
however. came to Alexander's rescue
and by really remarkable running
| catch pulled down the drive and ended
the inning with Lewis already over the
plate.
The Phillies got their first run in
the fourth. Paskert opened this round
by dropping a little pop ny between
second and first into short right field
II WAS perfectly placed. for none OF
the helders could reach II.
Cravath was, OF course, expected to
try for home run. but, instead. he
sacrificed and put Paskert on second
Luderus hit sharply to Barry and Pas
kert went to third, fhom where he
scored when Whitfield hit a high bound
! reached too late to throw to first
The Red Cox tied the score in their
half OF the eighth as has been de-
| acrfbed and then Scott the Young