South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-12
Lewis Drives Winning Run For Boston NnhBot Pitchers

came over the crowd. Then there
was heard the crash OF bat against
the bali: there was seen a baseball
travelling on a line through the lanes
Of safety in the infeld and skipping
its way through the outfield.
Lewis had answered the call; he
had delivered the blow that won the
game and had beaten Grover Alex
ander: an incident that BOstOnians
think is destined 10 take the heart out
OF the Phillies; that means the worlds
baseball championship for Boston.
PhiIlies Score in Third.
The Phillies scored their lone tally
in the third. Burns singled Alex
ander attempted 10 sacrifice and was
safe at first when Hoblitzel dropp d
Gardeners throw. stock sacrificed.
both runners advancing. Bancroft
singled and Burns scored.
The Red SOx tied up the score in
the fourth on Speakers triple along
the right field foul line and a sacri-
fee fly by HOblitzel 10 Paskert.
Dutch" Leonard emerged from the
battle the victor in the pitching duel
with Alexander The steadiness and
general effectiveness of the Red Sox
southpaw was wonderful In the
fourth he wObbled a bit. yielding a
pair Of hits that resulted in the only
run for the Phillies-and then he
steadied.
Leonard retired the Phillies in order
i'm the second, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth and ninth innings remark
able feat During only two innings
Of the game did the Phillies have men
on bases: one in the first on Stocks
fuke double and again in the third
'Alex' Great i'm Defeat.
But it was great glory for Alexander
even in defeat The big right handler
pitched a mastery game; twirled in
a way that would have won nine
games out OF ten. Several times he
seemed TO be "A bit wild. but he always
steadied in time TO save himself.
Did Alexander make a mistake in
the ninth by passing Speaker? That's
a question that is being asked to-
night Maybe Speaker. If he had
been permitted to hit the ball. might
have delivered the necessary hit. and
he might not. Alexander chose to
take a chance on Hoblitzel and Lewis
and his strategy failed.
Probably the protest and certainly
the fastest play of the game came
i'm the ninth. with Hooper on first
Scott sacrificed. He sent a slow roller
toward second. Niehoff. playing
rather far back, raced in, picked up
the ball with his bare hand and, while
completely out Of position TO make
the throw. ne threw to Luderus. The
ball, travelling true as a die, reached
Luderus a fraction of a second ahead
of the runner.
Make First Double Play.
The first double of the series was
executed by the Phillies in the eighth
inning-a double killing that must
rank always with one OF the most
peculiar plays in baseball.
Speaker had singled 10 left. Hob
litZel. the next batter. attempted to
sacrifice. He caught the ball on the
under side of his bat. the ball hit
the plate and rolled about two feet
into safe territory before Catcher
Burns grabbed it.
HOblitZel had not made any real
effort 20 run, nor did Speaker. The
ball looked foul, but Burns threw TO
Niehoff. who touched second. and then
Niehoff threw to LudeTus, who touch
ed first. Umpire Klein, who was on
the bases, refused TO make ruling.
Speaker. thinking the ball a foul,
went back 10 first. Hoblitzel re-
stunned his place at bat. The crowd
settled back TO see what Hoblitzel
eventually would do at bat.
AMI then it was that Catcher Burns
rushed at "Behind-the-P Plate" Umpire
O'Loughlin. fairly dragged him TO the
plate and showed him the mark where
the hall had hit. OLoughlin exam
ined the mark very closely, pOndered
a bit and then declared the bunt a
fair hit and ruled out both Speaker
and HObitZel.
All in ALL il was a wonderful game
One featured by remarkable plays,
one made tense by mastery pitching
i'm pinches. and one that was won by
The home club in the final inning-a
sensational climax that Monday nigbt
-eut Boston into a delirium of base
all JOY.