The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-16
BOSTON LEADS IN SERIES.
WINS SECOND GAME WITH PHIL
LIES BY SCORE OF 2 TOT.
Lewis IL Batting Star of Game. Bring
Ing I'm Winning Score i'm Ninth, Az
ter Alexander Had Passed Speaker
Crowds Cheer Home Team to
Victory.

Boston. Oct. 1.-THE big batter
faced the big pitcher at crucial mo-
ment OF the worlds series between
Boston Americans today-and the bi.
pitcher declined the challenge. Il
was I'm the thrilling last half of tn,
ninth.
More than 10000 baseball fans hat
passed the frantic stage and wer,
raving I'm a delirium OF excitement
The score OF this critical third gam,
OF the series was a tie.
Harry Hooper. fleet OF foot, was
on second base. dancing Dervish
with only one out when iris Speaker
of Hubbard City. Texas. stepped tc
the plate. knocked the soil from his
spikes. drew n line I'm the black earth
I'm front Of his feet and turned a de-
termined face toward Alexander, the
hshting hope OF the bewildercd Phil
lies. who was In the worst plight OF
his pitching career.
Big Alex looked at Hooper. gave
heed TO the crowd and saw Speakers
war club cleaning and the late af-
ternoon sun. His mind was made up.
The first ball went far wide of the
plate. Likewise the second and the
third. The maddoned throng knew
what this meant and they howled In
derisive delight as on the fourth
straight pitch the star center fielder
OF the He'd sox trotted to first. This
put the Issue squarely up to Hoblit-
Eel. ianky guardian of the sox's inner
corner. and Alexander faced him with
more confidence.
II was three and one on Hobby
when tho first baseman sent a slow
grounder toward second. The crowd
feared double play and the lusty
bowling died as suddenly as II snufred
out by gigantic mechanical silencer.
But Speaker had taken a flying start
with Hooper and the two Boston run
ners were safe on third and second
as Niehofr tossed Hobby out.
Now came to bat one Duffy Lewis.
The chorus of 42.30O OF his home
folk was calling upon him with a
clamor That carried far from the wide
green rdnches OF Brave> field to carve
for himself niche IL he baseball
hall OF fame.
Duny already had !e two hits
la three trips TO the pi g. two sting
ing blows beyond the Phillies' line or
inner defense. but this decidedly
healthy batting average OF .G67 did
not deter him IN the least. Alexan-
der. lighting as he never fought be-
fore. called upon all the reserve cum
ming of his strong right arm. put into
his first pitch all the vile he could
command and sent the fateful sphere
speeding on It's way.
Lewis met the ball with a smash
Ing crack and II flashed over second
base. n gray-white streak that no
defensive Phiily could reach, and
Hooper raced across the plate with a
historic run. IL gave the game to the
Red Sox to 1 and the advantage
OF the series by the same margin of
games won and iost-twc for the Red
sox and one for the Phir'es.
With the Big Fellow" defeated In
this breaking" game OF the 1916 con-
hict between the title bearers OF the
two major leagues. the Boston players
and their supporters tonight are will
ing To wager ut almost any odds that
the home team will win the series.
The Phillies had placed their hope
on Alexander but put upon him in
advance tho burden OF winning three
OF the games OF the series. One fail
uro on his part meant serious setback
to their chances. But tonight Mana
ger Pat Moran of the visitors is far
from admitting failure.
The Phillies are not yet through
They battled hard today and their
defensive work was wonderful. 1t
has been said that Alexander was
half the team. Today the Boston
rooters' band went so far as to
blaro the old time melody OF "Alexan-
der's Rag Time Band" at the cham
pions OF the National circuit, but the
eight men In gray who surrounded
Alexander In the field were out there
To do more than form a setting for
the big pitcher. They were all over
the field and not once did they fall
ter. Paskert In centre field was q
team In himself. In the first five in
nings OF the game he was credited
with seven putouts In a sunfield that
had dazzled Speaker into missing q
fly headed directly for him and which