Arizona republican., 1915-10-12
Grover Alexander Refuses Challenge of Boston $ Premier Stickcr and Passes Him at Critical Point in the Ninth 2
DC FEY GIVES HIS
 TEAM THE BULGE
Weak Hitting Phillies Field Like Demons and Again Boston is Victor by Mar row Margin of One Soli- taI'V Run
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 i BOSTON. Oct. 1.-The Big Batter faced the Gis Pitcher at 9 crucial moment of the world series between l PhiladeIph5a and Boston today. and ! thc pitcher declined the challenge. l It was in the thrilling last half of ! Jhe ninth. The. score Of the third i game If the series was a tie. Harry l Hooper. fleet of ioot. was on second ; with only ore out when Iris Speaker 1 stepped to the plate and turned de 1 termncd face toward Alexander, the 1 fighting hope of the Phillies. who 1 was in the worst plight If his pitch ! ing career
 ] Big Alex" looked at Hooper gave ! heed to the crowd, saw Speakers var ! club =-ieaming in the late afternoon sur. His mind was made mp. The first bau went wide of tte plate. Likewise the second and third X maddcned throng knew what this meant and howled in derisiye delight .s on the fourth straight bitch Inc star renter fielder of the Red Sox trotted [" first. This put the issue squarcIv up to Hoblitzei, who re sponded with a slow bourder toward 1 second advancing Speaker and Hooper.
 Duffy" Lewis next ID made a healthy hit and Hooper crossed the plate With the winning run. When Lewis went to bat a chorus of 42,20o of his home folks was call ing upon him-with a clamor that carried -far from the wide green reaches of the Braves field-to carve for himself niche in the baseball hail of fame.
 Duff" had already made two tits in three trips to the llate. Alexan- der. stout If heart, fighting -as he never fought before and calling upon all the reserve cunning of his strong
 arm put into the first ball pitched
 all the vile he could demand lie
 sent the sphere speeding on it's way. Lewis mot the ball with a smashing crack. It flashed over second and Hooper raced across the plate with a
 historic run. 1t gave the game to Boston hr a score of two to one and
 the advantage i'm the series b1 the same margin of games won ami lost
 With che "big fellow lefeated in
 this "hrealins' game of the 1915 con fIict the Boston uiayers ard their supporters arc tonight wiling to wager almost any odds that he home team will win the series The Phil lies had placed their hope in Alex ander and had put upon him in ad- vance the burden of winning three games. one faiIuro on his part meant a serious setback.
 Rut tonight Manager Moran was far from almitting failure
 Basilert was a ,eam in himself Tn the first five innings he is credited with seven put outs in the sun field that dazzled Speaker into missing a fly which transformed a seeming easy out into a two-hase hit for stock ot ] the Philiies.
 The Nationals again showed their ] weakness at bat. Dutch" Leonard I'd | held them to two hits. and Speaker | gave them another bringing the total |, to three ana their total for the three l ganes to eleven.
 The defensive work of the P,lilTies | speaks for itself when in the face of 1 light hitting they are credited with ! one victory and defeated twice hy a 1 single run.
 Again member If the Boston i team made as many hits as the en- tire opposition, including the gift of Speaker. IL was Lewis today as it was Foster on Saturday.
 Speaker made two hits, one of which Was a three bagger which brought the SoX from behind and put them on even terms with the PhilIies. Speaker gave every evidence ot com ing intc his own and it is not to be wondered at that Alexander took no chances with him in the ninth inning rally '.rai brought a sudden end to IL. I go into extra innings
 Reside Lewis and Speaker was Hooper the oniv member of the Bos- ton team who connected safely. Hoopcr's ti: came in the ninth when il was most needed.
 Leonard. the southpaw was the third Sox pitcher to take his turn against the invaders of Boston. Leo nard had nothing but speed, a change pace and . curve that seemed 10 jump first ,ne way and then another It had the same effect upon the Phillies' hatsmen as control that gave no man ar easy sreakinS acuUaint- ance with first base.
 Twice Leonard was in predica- ment with one out in the third, Alex ander was on third and Bancroft on second.
 The Boston infield was drawn close within the diamond. for 9 hit would mean three runs.
 There was 9 wide gap of safa ter I'itOry between the men of the inner and 0uter fields. Paskert raised a Texas loaguer. Hooper and Speaker started but the home fans groaned as they realized. both were too far away. Barry turned his back io the ball and running desperately. gave a ieap. moment later he whirled and threw to the plate to head off an attempt by Alexander to score after the catch. The stands !. and bieachers sent up ahout of re-