Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-12

whether the fans think tnat a man is
a hero or something that you can't put In
print
"ALEX" DID RIGHT.
Alexander would have been foolish to
come home in that third inning, when
one run had already been scored and the
Red Sox had not scored at all. A pitcher
can't take the chances that another
player can take. II was simply case
of tough luck for us that we happened to
have a pitcher on base at that time
Another man would have been advised
by the coacher to take a chance on Ban
croft's hit, and another man not
pitcher would have been able to try for
the plate on the ball that Paskert hit
and that Barry caught back In right
centre field. Barry was running the other
way from the plate and had to stop, turn
and get his balance before he could
throw; but even at that, Alexander did
the proper thing in sticking to third base,
for he would have had to slide for the
plate II he had tried to get in, and that
would have been bad thing
Outside of the third inning and the
first, when Stock was on third with one
man down, we we're really not In the ball
game, so far as run-getting was con-
cerned. In fact, after the fourth inning
Leonard settled down and pitched such
fine ball that We could not even get to
first base. Naturally, II we could not do
that there was not a chance for us to
make score.
Alexander deserves a lot OF credit for
pitching the game he did when we were
not hitting behind him. II we had had
20 runs he would not have pitched with
more confidence than he showed out there.
Alexander, like all of our players,
showed that he has remarkable nerve
| that nothing ruffles him, and that under
| no conditions would he be made to dc
anything but give the best that is in him.
/ think that II was a hard one for him
to lose. because he figured Just as we all
did that we would start hitting yester-
day. But we didn't do It, and the result
was that the two runs they made were
enough to win the third game. Every
thing considered, 1 think Alex pitched a
great game of ball
FEW PUT-oUTs AT FIRST
There were remarkable features in yes
terday's contest. don't believe ever
went as far as I did yesterday without
having a put-out. The first time had
one was in the seventh inning I had two
more in the ninth, making a total of three
put-outs. This isn't a major league rec
ord, but It is a record for a worlds serie.
game for low number of put-outs for 6
first baseman.
Eddie Burns pulled of a neat bit o.
work In the seventh inning when h,
started double play. Speaker had got
base hit and was on first, with nobody
down. The score was tied then, and {
sacrifice and base hit would have meant
a run and would have put them in tn,
lead at to /. AS II was, Hoblitzell hi
ball which struck the plate and bounded
| Just inside the playing field.
Hobby made no move to get to first
but Speaker started for second. Eddi,
might have thought from HoblitzelIs at
titude that the ball was a foul, which h,
claimed II was. but he did not do that
He shot the ball to Bancroft, forcing out
Speaker, and Banny threw to me, and 4
double play resulted and got Alex out o
a hole.
am not sure who will pitch this after.
noon, but any man that Pat picks ou
will give a good account OF himself w,
are going to do It, I feel sure we will
get back into our hitting stride, and
feel that we win yet win the series in
spite OF the lead the Red sox have o.
us at present.