New Britain herald., 1915-10-09
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laQolpula, OCL. S'-lne 1Ou OL according to Napoleon, goes the side that carries the heav- rtillery. This theory may op- perefectly in the red game of put it doesn't always go in base he worlds series opener the Red assaulted Alexander for eight shioned hits, the kind that
 their way to safety on a line. Phillies drove only one basehit q the infield with Shore firing the mound, yet at dusk Friday hg the tidings had travelled Id through the soscal circle of hul, Neb., that the score stood lows: Alexander, 8; Boston, 1. St. Paurs leading social circle he tiding absolutely right.
 the home fan all victories are diant in color as flash of the ern Lights or the Southern
 But to the non-combatant tomes from alien fields this first le for the championship of the we'll known universe was be- bf color, even to the point of drab. -
 was bereft of color because nder, while always good, was not
 best, and because most of the bus tallies came from soft blows struck the still softer turf with De English or pro-German skid causing MT. Shore more anguish annoyance than he could stand such an occasion--an occasion fd with 10000 souls, with 60 ent. of the swag at stake.
 Red Sox Hit Hard.
 Ire was no upset to the dope
 picked Alexander to win. But was an upset attached to t.ho hings came about, for the Red hit Alexander harder than the les hit Shore. But for all that g Philly star pitched the better
 taps tho Phillies deserved to They deserved to win because
 still has an edge on brawn st the ultimate test and when hetal shining arrived it was al- Y the Red Sox who wandered in ze and did the wrong thing in Frong way.
 By could hit the old pill, they catch it and they could throw Ut that isn't all of baseball by zen dusty leagues. For always big moment the Red Sox went
 into some mental maze that Int disaster -..... ? Ter the game the polite and fash le chit-chat of the evening was the effect that the Phils had all < iclS. But if you will only follow 2 -end of most sports you will find fate, the iron-handed, usually n with the side that plays the
 ball. And so fate sat in the big game which has given Phil hia the jump and Alexander two rest before he goes back to the gain upon a hostile field.
 tside of any luck, there were vital factors that brought defeat he Red Sox. One was the iron led steadiness of Alexander, who Rs cool under a heavy fire as if ad been pitching worlds series since he left St. Paul, Neb., flat its bush league back.
 was not at his best-he was not ing one of his wonder after F. lone more blow would furnish le, the big fellow had enough ich is always the answer. He had gh to hold Boston to one run, ugh he needed 8 grand catch by Paskert in the eighth to keep rown on the proper angle. 4 Dode had not traced far and fas, mighty wallop from Larry Gard the big dance is St. Paul, Neb., t have been called off last night the red fire burned in Philadel- would have been tinged with an 10 flame.
 Pinch h-Pitching for Phillies.
 the first eight rounds some Red batsman slashed a drive to safe But in no one round were there hits Jumped together, which is pitching to a high degree.
 ore, while more brilliant was not y as steady. He had a barrel full turf, but against this he had his own mates and himself set hriance.
 skert's sliced punch in the fourth hg was the only drive from the Red Sox pitcher that struck out territory. Yet In the eighth round h the battle lines were in hand tc conflict and the issue was hang. II the nnists of doubts. Shore lost balance and broke, reeling so bad. hat two fatal passes and a badly * led tap put him out
 may have been that all that shoa eratchy infield hits, most of then 8 badly batted balls, finally got * Shores nerves, but the mair t is that within two jumps of the the Bccton pitcher did Mount