The Washington herald., 1915-10-14
Lusty Clouting Of Sox Could
Have Been Prevented,
Menke Thinks.
WEIRD, EXCITING GAME
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

Philadelphia. Oct. 13.-Harry Hooper
picked out one of the portside offer
inEs Of Eppa Jcppa Rixey in the ninth
inning of this afternoons game. swung
n: 1t and the world series of 1915 be-
came thing of the past
Hooper's swing sent the ball into
the bleachers in right center, giving
the game to Boston by a count Of to
4, making their fourth victory in a
row, and giving the Red Sox battlers
the large end of the world series purse
and the baseball championship of the
world.
His Second Homer Of the Day.
It was Hoopers second circuit smash
OF the day. and the fourth that was
Tailed in that extraordinary ball game
that the Red Sox and Phillies staged
before 20.306 fans. while the sun shone
down with fury and caused fans to
divest themselves of coats and vests.
The Phillies finally arrived with their
hats, and pounded George Foster to all
sections of the lot. but the pity of II.
from the Phillies viewpoint. is that
Pat Moran made a fatal error by send
ing in two twirlers who proved unre-
liable.
If Moran had sent Grover Alexander
to the mound. the Phillies undoubt-
edlr would have won. because no ag-
gregation of ball >players ever belted
Alexander for three home runs. a
triple and six singles in one game. and
nothing short OF that number of long
hits would have won the game today
for those Red Sox.
Maver went into the box almost
without warming mp and his work
showed it. The Red Sox made one hit
off him in the first. three hits. includ-
Ing triple, in the second. and two
hits, including home run, in the
third That was enough for Erskine.
and Moran planted Eppa RiXey in the
pitchers box and bid him bon voyage.
Bum Voyage for Eppa.
But it proved to be a bum voyage for
Fnpa He looked like real. regular
pitcher until the eighth and then Lewis
partially spoiled the picture with his
homer and Hooper entirely ruined it
with his four Dagger in the next inning.
1t was, in spots. weird ball game,
yet, withal, one jammed with exciting.
tense moments The Phillies got away
in the lead and held it until the eighth.
when Duffy Lewis jumped to the fore
and tied it with his home-run smash
and then Hooper. in the ninth. with the
wallop that made the 1915 series thing
Of the past.
II looked like a sure victory for the
Phillics when the Red SoX went to bat
In their half of the eighth, and Quaker
town fandom nursed n small hope that.
after all. il might have waving from its
Phi,ly park fiaSpOle the bunting embroid-
cred with the letters worlds cham
piOns.'
rravath. the onc-tine mighty slugger.
had two grand chances this afternoon
TO redeem himself for his feeble efforts
in the batting line in the first four games.
hut he failed. I.lIderus. his smuggling
t"ammate. however. was the bright par
ticular star of the Philli.s' attack.
II was in the exciting first inning that
I.uderus performed his first chore that
earned tn" plaudits of the multitude.
Stock opened tn" inning by ambling to
first. after he had been hit by a pitched
ball. Bancroft singled. sending Stock TO
second. Paskert attempted to sacric-,
hut got an infield single that filled the
bases.
And then, while the crowd went into
frenzy of madness. up walked Cravath.
and even while the crowd implored him
I" hit he sent puny bounder to Foster.
who executed double play by throwing
to Thomas. which forced Stock at the
plate. and Thomas then threw out Cra-
vath.
I.uderus Makes Longest HIT.
f.uderus. however. raised the hopes of
tine fans with sIashinr double To center,
which scored bancroft and Paskert.
In the fourth iunig. Luderus broke
UP the tie by hammering out the long
est home run ever made in Phila-
delphia. Probably it was the longest
ever MADE in the history of the game.
TIL" bali cleared the right field fence.
which is nearly sixty feet high. by at
least 16 feet and when last seen was
travelling like rifle bullet in the
general direction of tn. Atlantic
ocean.
The stage seemed all set for
l'hillie triumph this afternoon. hut
that Harry Hooper person. aided by
Duffy Lewis. regarded as an arch-vil-