Fergus County Democrat., 1915-10-14
finishing touch to the game and the
series -

finishing touch to the game and the
series. -
In Jhc ninth, when Hooper sent his
second hoiuer to the crowd, tue root
crs, who groaned with the knowledge
of defeat, did not deny to thc sturdy
Californian a need of praise
George Foster f.of Bokoshe Okla
won his second game of the series
Foster got a warm reception today
from the very start, but he stuck grit
tily to his task. and finally withstood
the most furious fusilade the Phillies
had fired throughout the series
Smashed and hammered in the first
and fourth, Foster was always fight
ing back. He never lost his head
fielded splendidly and was always a
dangerous factor at. the bat.
The Phillies made nine hits off Fos-
ter for a total OF IS bases This hit
ting was good enough to have won
any OF the games that went the way
of the Sox except tie contest today.
No cleaner worlds series was ever
played The men OF both teams won
praise both here and il Boston by
their gentlemanly conduct on the field
and the sportsmanlikc manner in
which they went about their work.
One notable feature of the series
WAS the lack of base running Both
the Boston and the Philadelphia catch-
ers made the runners look like truck
horses nearly every time one started
from first to second. Today four Phil
aaelplia players and one mcmber OF
the SoN started to steal, and all We're
cut down while many feet from the
bag. The catching Of Eddie" Burns
| for the Phillies has been OF the high
est order throughout the series. An
injury to Killifer's throwing arm put
upon the second string" backstop the
entire burden Of the series, but he
proved Of sterling worth.
The ascendamGy Of the batter over
tic pitcher in this contest is best IL
Illustrated by comparison of Fosters
record in the second and fifth games,
both Of which were won by the Red
Sox.. In the first victory for Boston,
Foster was reached for but three hits
out eight men and passed one. In the
game today Foster had nine hits and
four runs scored off his delivery, gave
two passes and famed but five hatters.
Although he lasted through the game
and scored one hit himself, it was the
cannonading Of his teammates which
finally won the game. Foster had great
speed at all times, but he lacked the
perfect control Of the ball and delv-
cry which made him almost invincibie
| last Saturday. He held the edge on
both Mayer and Rixey, however, es-
pccially at critical times.
Mayer had little to BATTLE the Red
Sox batters and they laced into his
wide sweeping curves for six hits in
two and q fraction innings in which
he offlciated on the mound. Rixey's
awkward service appeared to puzzle
the Bostoncse for a short period, but
once they got the angle of his slants
lie proved no more effective than did
Mayer.
While Hooper was the hero Of the
game with his two long home runs,
Lewis did deadly work with Ills bat
daring tho series. IN is times at the
p.ate he made s hits. Foster, with
f$Er hits in eight times ut bat, secured
q 800 average while Ludarns made
seven in lG trips to the plat. Speaker
drove out five hits in II chances;
Hoalitzel five in IS; Hooper, seven
in 20; Bancroft, five and Gardner four
in /. times at bat, and Paskert, three
in 10, CraYath, the home-run king
ol the National league, bade but two
hits in liz times at bat
Hooper took first place in the run
scoring, having four to his credit, two
c which We're home runs, made in
t1day'a s game. Speaker, Gardner, Cra.