The Washington herald., 1915-10-12
'SC0TT'SSACRIFICE
| IS A Big FACTOR
Youthful Shortfelder of Car
rigan's Sox Gives Boston
Chance to Win Game.
DUFFY LEWIS REAL HERO
Timely Clout After Speaker Had Been
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DUFFY LEWIS REAL HERO
Timely Clout After Speaker Had Been
Passed Spelt Defeat for the Great
Alexander and Phillies.
By DAMON RUNYOy.

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flashed brief instruction in the wire
less. wordless language Of the ball field
to Everett Scott. his young shortfielder.
In the ninth inning of the third game of
the world series, and a few moments
later Alexander. called the Great, had
fallen.
That sign of Carrigan's produced the
only real baseball strategy that has been
used in this series. 1t brought about
the defeat of the Philies by a score of
to |. 1t was the play that definitely
turned the flank Of the mighty Alexan-
der: 1t was the play that started the
rout of the Phillies. but it was not the
play that set 43.coO people packed in the
stands and bleachers to roaring.
1t was the play that the so-called ex-
perts of baseball will expatiate Of at
length, but the play that brought the
crowd up standing. and filled the field
with great volume OF noise, was when
Duffy Lewis. the chunky Californian
veteran of many a desperate diamond
tussel. smashed a single to centerfeld
with Harry Hooper. another native son
of the Golden West, poised on third, and
Iris Speaker. the great Texan. inten-
tionally passed for safety's sake by
Alexander. jockeying around second.
Two were out and the score was tied
when Lewis came TO the plate. swishing
a long bat as lightly as II II were a
toothpick. One ball was pitched to him
by AleXander-fairly high. and smoking
fast-and there followed that old familiar
crack Of the fiction baseball stories.
There came an instant's hush, all eyes
trailed the whirline ball. and presently
the strains of "Tessie" war song of Bos-
toms Royal Rooters. spilled along the
field behind the band and the high hat
of Honey Fitz."
Lewis Soaked the PHI.
That one ball pitched to Lewis BY
Alexander Is causing many a heated ar
gument tonight. 1t brings up many an
angle OF the technique and the science
Of the baseball field incoherent enough
to the mind of the iayman, which under
stands only that Duffy soaked that pill
and Won that ball game. It compre-
hends no mistake In pitching judgment
about that smash: IL sees no room for
chance in 4 hit by man who had al
ready made two hits-half of the total
number acquired by the Sox from the
thunderbolt pitching Of Alexander.
If 1t sees any mistakes. il probably
sees only the mistakes of the Phillies.
including the great Alexander himself
when they lost two distinct chances to
win the game before they were irretriev-
ably enmeshed in the impenetrable left
hand of Dutch Leonard
And maybe the lay mind will have
some difficulty in compa ssing the strategy
of the play that really won the game
the play that goes back beyond the one
ball pitched to Lewis by Alexander.
which baseball men say was such a
grievous blunder. but We shall tell Of
that play as it occurred. and explain
it as it is explained by the sages of the
national game.
Harry Hooper opened the last half of
the ninth inning with a line drive to
right, which went as single. the shrill
voice of silk O'Loughlin. the American
League umpire. working behind the plate,
tolled off strike, and then Hooper foul
ed off the second and third pitches be-
fore he slugged the ball to the territory
patrolled by old Wooden Shoes Cra-
vath.
Brings InAeld In.
The next play logical for the Sox under
the circumstances. was a bunt to ad- !
vance Hooper. As young Scott stepped |
to the plate. he had his bat hugged close |
to his creast. his hands gripped the stick |
in the middle-"choked'' as the ball play |
ers call it, The Phillies' infield moved |
in toward the plate-the stolid Luderus, |
who famed three times today before |
the left-handed sweeps of Dutch"
Leonard: the quiet Nt:hoff, Bancroft, the |
and tho pudgy-legsed. chat |
tering Stock
Scott pushed lis bat stin1y at the
first ball pitched. and fouled it off, As
he moved the Philly inielders rushed |
forward. hawk-like expectant. then fell |
back triie, as Alexander swung his |
arm. and Scott again crouched in a hit |
ting posture. The infield moved up once |
more with the lashing of Alexander's ,
arm. and again Scott fouled the ball with |
the awkward bunting motion that u
designed to just drop the ball few
inches In front Of the plate.
That made two strikes on Scott. and
under these circumstances the ordinary
would have been for him to
abandon the attempt to bunt and take
MS full swing at the ball. trying for
safe hit. II he failed to hit the ball
IN third attempt at bunting he would
De out under the rules
The Philadelphia infield evidently ex-
oected swing. as 1t fell back to the usual
>ositions. Scott no longer held himself
ense at the plate: his body was relaxed
md he had the attitude of a man about
o take his Moriarity.'' as the ball play
RS say. meaning a healthy swing. But
he sign had reached him from Carrigan
md at the next ball he reached out his
,at and deftly caught the bail with a
light snap
II was Harder than he intended: 1t was
10 hard that il carried the ball out past
Alexander to Niehoff. as Niehoff came
ushiag in. after wasting an instant to
,et started. but il was sufficient to ad-
'ance Hooper to second while Niehon
vas throwing out Scott at first. and II
vas sufficient to totally unravel the
rayed nerves of the Philadelphia club
1t had been a hard enough strain as It
vas. holding back the rushing Sox. even
ehind the superb catching OF Alexan-
er.
II brought Iris Speaker to bat and
cored the tying run for the Sox. in the
ouith inning mis- own triple to right field.
nd Hoblitzers sacrifice. Iris came up
winging three bats. to make the one he
ctained feel lighter in his hand. a
ashton inaugurated by Ty Cobb.
'I can stand for the boys swinging two
ats" remarked Bill Lange. the Ty Cobb
{ his time who sat In the press box.
but three seems to to me good many
ats" !,
Without any consultation whatever:
nth the manner Of carrying out n plan
rranged long before. little Eddie" Burns /
topped vel to ore end of the catcher's
OK. and Alexander began throwing the
all wide Of the plate. Intentionally CIV
,g Speaker his base on balls.
The Boston fans 1eared darisovely. ''TeD. I