Evening star., 1915-10-11
.THRONG OF 45,0OO
At Braves FIELD
SETSNEW RECORD
Largest Crowd in History OF
Base Ball Sees Third
World Series Game.
UNCLOUDED SUN MAKES
WEATHER ALMOST IDEAL
Many Fans Spend Entire Night on
Improvised Beds in Line Out
side Ball Park Entrance.
ALEXANDER AGAIN IN THE BOX
Philly Twirler Is Opposed by Leon
ard, a Left-hander, With Manager
Carrigan of the Red Sox
Catching Him.
BATTING ORDER.

BOSTON, October 1.-THE
Philadelphia Nationals and the
Boston Americans, meeting at
Braves Field in the third game of
the world series today, had as a
setting for their championship
activities a crowd which officials
predicted would prove to be the
greatest paid attendance in the
annals of base ball. The teams
had changed over Sunday from
the Phillies' park, the smallest
ball park in the major leagues, to
the biggest grounds in the -coun-
try.
For two days Braves Field will
be the scene OF action, with the
resulting prospect that both fnan-
cially and in the number of spec
tators this will be a record series.
To date the attendance is behind
that of last year, but with the
money received in advance of the
1914 figures.
Ideal Weather Prevails.
Every element of interest possible in
advance was present to draw out a
tremendous throng today. The weather,
first consideration to many followers
OF base ball. was as fair as a midsum-
mer day. Although the morning was
frosty. the unclouded sun promised a
touch of warmth to blunt the edge Of
the light autumn breeze. The fore
casters prediction that the tempera-
ture would rise about noon added to
the probabilities of a typical base ball
atmosphere for the post-season contest
The Rex Sox and Phillies went into
the third game with honors even. and
with the interest as keen for the re-
opening of the series in this city as It
was for the start at Philadelphia. BY
some observers today's contest was
termed crucial" particularly in its
bearing on the plans Of Manager
Moran.
he would be forced to send his leading
pitcher. Alexander. back against the
Red Sox in the first game here. as
he did in the first game Of the series
which today's game will give to the
winner. Alexander defeated would
mean narrowing OF Philadelphia s
chance to slender proportions Alex
ander again successful would give the
philadelphia manager an opportunity
TO seek pitching assistance tomorrow
from second-string man. probably
Chalmers. with the star OF the stan
ready called for ird
game Wednesday.
Leonard Likely Opponent.
Alexander's appearance alone was an
attraction to the crowd, but with II
was coupled the semi Official word
from Manager Carrgan of the Red Sox
that Dutch" Leonard. the youthful
southpaw. would pitch for Boston, al
though Ruth. another lefthander, and
Wood also we5e available.
When in shape Leonard has been
looked upon as the best pitcher on the
Red Sox stan. His delivery contains
more twists and turns to battle bats
men than does that of any other of the
Rostor t~irlers- He has not been used
previously III the series for the reason,
IL Is .eved. Of the possible danger
that lay In the short fences at the Phil
poth, iht Idct tndt eight out
Of nine Philadelphia batsmen are re-
garded as having advantage over
left handed pitchers by batting right
handed. Luderus Is the only Phillie
player who bats from the left against
q pitcher serving from that side
Manager Carrigan, however. con-
WINGED by the eight hits which his
players obtained of Alexander in the
first game that they had more than an
even chance to defeat him, thought
that Leonard would do better than hold
his own on Braves Field. Here the
hroau reaches of the outfield give ample
play to the swift feet of the Red Sox
secondary defense. Lewis, Speaker and
Hooper, and they depended upon
To gather in many long flies that
would go hits on smaller fields The
cutfield play of these three men on
Braves Field was considered likely to
add to the fielding features of the
series. most of which so far have de-
veloped within the inner circle.
Carrigan Expected to Catch.
Final decision by Manager Carrigan
to send Leonard to the pitching box
was expected to bring the manager
lConttnu usd on Fourteenth PAG0.l