The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10

of the second contest with a stoutly built young Boston pitcher known to baseball fame as George Foster Fos- ter may never go down in history as an Alexander, Walter Johnson or n Christy Mathewson, but when the story of the second battle of the current se- ries Is filed away in the archives of the national pastime it will be found that all he did today was to hold the hghting Phillies to three base hits to strike out eight of their best wielders of the willow, to make as many hits himself as he allowed the entire oppo- sition, including a sizzling smash in the ninth that sent Gardner across the plate with the winning Boston run In addition to these few meagre activities In the box young Foster sped to nrst base couple of times and took throws from his fellow fielders that turned two seeming errors into sensational outs. NIT. Poster on the field and Mr. Wilson in the stand were indeed the heroes of the day. Foster won to L. The President had wider margin, for the more than 10000 baseball enthu- siasts crowded in the friendly little Phillie park were on their feet for and with Mr. Wilson time after time. They greeted him with cheers when he came and forgot the sting of defeat to send him on his way to Washington with shouts that echoed for blocks around. Mrs. Galt Was greatly admired by the baseball throngs and was smilingly happy over the attentions showered upon her.
 The President rooted royalty for the home team. When the signal for .'all up came in the supposedly mystic seventh innings MT. Wilson was among the nrst on his feet But when the tu- mutt and tho shouting died the Philly cause had not been bettered, for Eos ter in this frame turned back the first three men to face him. In the last half of the ninth, when the Phillies' plight was desperate, band in the grand stand began to play "The Star Spangled Banner" Mir. Wilson caught the first strains of the national anthem and again was on his feet followed by the entire crowd. The bleacherites in the Tar field stands heard the music too and Joined the standing throng with hats in hand The scene was one of genuine dramatic tenseness. But 1t was not written In the book of baseball that the Phillies should win today. so neither the patriotic presence of the President, nor the appealing influence of the latest White House romance could help them to u victory.
 Great Game
 It was real baseball today from the moment that Hooper, the first man up, was passed on four bad balls until Iris Speaker, one of the greatest outer gardners the game has ever known, ended tho contest by reaching into the center field bleachers to snatch bull let-like drive from Paskerts bat and turn a potential home run into me- teoric out thereby saving for Mr Eos ter his we'll earned ball game.
 The play was sharp and brilliant through all tho innings, as different from the somewhat saffron-hued contest of yester- day as world series games should differ rrcm the battles on the sand lots. The field was fast and the players of both teams seemed to have found themselves. The nervousness of yesterday had dis appeared and there was not a semblance of tho lack of thought that gave an ivory finish to some of the episodes of the start of the series
 TEere was little to cnocse today be- tween the teams in the field The only error was charged to Catcher Burns of ths Piillies who dropped difficult throw fl om second and thereby allowed Hooper to score in the first.
 There was also wonderful difference in the effect of today upon the crowd Yes- terday there was lack of excitement, which kept the throng In an attitude of indifference most of the time whereas today the faithful followers of the Phillies were constantly swept orr tle.r feet by some of the wonderful fielding features The rooters aggreslvely followed each play and at times their applause was almost as generously bestowed upon q visiting player as upon heroes of the home team Gardner and Speaker and Poster of the Red Sox and Bancroft. Whitted and Stock of the Phillies seemed to be ali over the playing field when their presence was most sorely needed, and their flashing plays brought spontaneous response from the spectators banked in stands and bleachers.
 Manager Pat Moran of the Phillies placed his faith today in ErsSine Mayer, the elongated underhand finger from At lanta. And Mayer pitched far better game than the detailed score will show. he allowed more than threee times the number of hits registered off Foster. he was seldom fin real difficulty and kept the fence wreckers of the Red Sox crew batting pop flies most of the way Three times he stepped confidently to the batters box. Three times he knocked the dirt from the spikes from his shoes and three times he drew line with his bat on the Inside of the plate. But these characteristic prellninaries. so well known around the American league circuit availed the wonder fielder little, for twice he popped to short and once he hit slow intield bounder.
 This was not the entire batting record Tor Iris, however, for in the first inning he shot screeching single to right which sent Hooper from first to third on his way home with the first run of the game It was Speakers first hit of the series. and his batting average for the two games stands at .161.
 Foster Hits Hard i Although young Mir. Posters occupation is supposed to be that of Keeping the other fellows from hitting, he promises now to be the batting hero of the series getting away today with an average of .s50 in four times up. When he first