The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-11
Philadelphia's Star Twirler
Could Not Stop the
Red SOx Today
THE FINAL SCORE OF
THE GAME WAS 2 TO l
Winning Run Made by Hooper in the
Ninth When Lewis SIashed Hit
Over Second Base - Philadelphia
Played Errorless Ball.
BRAVES FIELD,
BOSTON Oct II

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BRAVES FIELD,
BOSTON, Oct. II.
The world s series now stands , to
in favor of the Boston Americans
The iercely contested game this af-
ternoon was finally landed in the ninth
inning.
"Duteh' Leonard, the Red Sox s
portsider, held Philadelphia helpless
throughout the game, permitting them
to score in only one inning, and in
that the only error of the game was
made by Hoblitzel.
Speakers s three-bagger and Hobht-
zel's sacrifice fly accounted for Bos-
ton S first run. In the ninth inning, af-
ter Hooper had singled, Alexander re
fused to take any chances with Speak
er, sending him to first on balls Hob
litzel's grounder to Niehoff advanced
both runners, and then Duffy Lewis
came through with his third hit,
which broke up the game, Hooper scor-
ing from third.
/ Alexander was really hit harder than
the score shows. The Philadelphia out
feiders handed II hard drives Paszert
starred in the fielding, cutting off sew
eral drives that looked like hits. Gard
ner and Niehoff handled some hard in
field smashes.
First inning-Stock, first man up for
Philadelphia, got a two-base hit to cen
ter field, Speaker being unable to locate
the ball, owing to the rays of the sun
in his eyes. Bancroft sacrificed, Gardner
fielding the ball TO first base on a fast
play. Stock went to third on the sac
rifice. Paskert lifted high foul which
Gardner caught. The mighty home-run
hitter, Cactus Cravath, whitfield the air
three times. No runs, one hit, no er-
rors.
The last half was quickly over, the
Boston batsmen going out in order
T Hooper flied out to Cravath. Scott
famed. Speaker flied out to Paskert
; No runs, no hits, no errors.
Second inning-Luderus struck out
Whitted popped out to Hoblitzel Me
hoff sent up high one which Scott
/ captured No hits, no runs, no errors
Hoblitzel went out on a groundcr tC
Alexander, who touched the runner or
llit IIA4G. l-GH ID SIioL Il Single pas
Stock, but a moment later was out il
attempting to purloin second, Burn.
ma king q perfect throw to Bancroft
Gardner flied out to Whitfield No runs
! ono hit. no errors.
Third inning Burns singled owe
Barry s head. Gardner took the bal
! when Alexander bunted and threv
i cleanly to first, but Hoblitzel dropped
= the ball, Burns advancing to second
= Stock sacrificed, Gardner to Barry
: Burns going to third and Alexander t
to second. Burns scored on Bancroft >
!, single to center. Alexander went t.
: third and on the throw in Bancroft tool
h second. Barry took Paskert s high fly
a. Cravath smashed the ball into the out
field, but Lewis, after a hard run, pulle
+ down the long drive. One run, two hits
,s one error.
i Barry flied out to Paskert. Carriga
ts was good waiter and walked. Leonar
,r famed Hooper popped out to Stool
r No runs, no hits, no errors.
n Fourth inning-Capt. Luderus, one G
the heaviest hitters of the Nationf
10 league, again found Leonard s curve
unsolvable and for the second time CT
three holes in the ambient atmosphere
Whitted flied out to Hooper. Nieho
SenI up IL nlgn one 10 ScOIJ. NO run
no hits, no errors.
his Scott flied out to Paskert. Speakt
ev shot long one down the right fiel
o line and landed on third base befol
nd the ball was returned. Hoblitz
m slammed q fly to Paskert, which gay
Ii Speaker his chance to come home, tyir
10 the score. Lewis flied out to Paske1
nj Ono run, ono hit, no errors.
Fifth inning-The best that Bur-
We and Alexander could do was to h
"a dinky grounders to Leonard, who thre
cd both men ont at first base. Stock fiji
las out to Hooper. No runs, no hits, no {
re rors.
nd Gardner'a & high fly was captured /
Ter Paskert, this making the latter S six
m putout Whitted took Barry s lo1
re line drive, making very difficJ
oil catch Carrigan was out on a fv
Paskert. No runs, no hits, no errors.
mn Sixth inning -Carrigan took Ba
-he croft S high fly near the pitcher s be
pie Barry threw Paskert out at first. Gan
the ner scooped in Crayath s grounder a
t a nipped the runner at first base.