The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-09


 throwing Paskert out at second. He had ample time to cut off the latter at the midway, where Barry was all set for the ball.
 Poor Judgment for Red SOx The most glaring error of judgment, however was that in the eighth session, when Scott failed to cover second on Barry's great one-handed stop of Ban croft's drive. Barry seemed nonplussed when he whirled to get Stock coming down from first, only to find his shortstop b feet from the bag, evidently believing that the hit was sure single. This fail 'ne of the infield to work together upset the whole team and Scott in particular, for he was quick to realize his lost op- portunity
 Another notable feature of the play was the failure of both teams to hit the ball hard and safe when men were on bases Time after time the batters of both clubs put up weak efforts when clean smash would have brought the rrhner home. This was particularly true l of the Red Sox with their nine men left l on bases. That this was not entirely due to the puzzling delivery of Alexander was demonstrated by the solid hitting of | the Boston batters at other and less op- rortune periods. The Phillies, with a l trfe more than 50 per cent of the hits | made by their opponents, scored three times as many runs and had but five stranded. Both pitchers kept the ball low al! through the game, cutting the corners of the plate for most of their called strikes. Neither Shore nor Alexander 1 was wild.
 If the infields, particularly that or the l Red SoX, had worked with more smooth Hess and better mutual understanding the result would have been far more un- | lcertain.
 Iris Speaker, the hardest batter of the l Red Sox. failed to get hit. His record ! for the day was two passes to first and l two flies to left field in four times at bat. Cravath, the home run king, was equally intellectual. In four trips to the plate he 1 had one pass, a sacrifice out. deep fly to center and an easy chance for Scott. Lewis, with two hits in four times at bat carried off the hitting honors, both of his singles being clean drives to the outfield In his indteklual duel with Alexander, however, the result a tie for the latter famed Lewis twice, the | second time with Hoblitzell on second and hut one out.
 1 The game appeared to drag at times, but there was not the slightest intentional idelay on the part of the players, who never questioned a single decision of the umpires manifested displeasure' with the arbiters when they fell against them. But two bases were stolen during the game due in part to the excellent throw ing of Cady and Burns and the fact that the paths were soft and slow.
 First Inning
 It was six minutes past o'clock when l Umpire Bill Glenn called Play ball.' Hooper the Red Sox 1ead-off man, let | Alexanders first offering go by and Glenn called it ball. Then he laced the sec ond out to center field for single. 1t was low. hard drive. Scott sent Hooper down to second on a pretty sacrifice, | Alexander to Luderus. Alexander ap- peared a bit nervous as Speaker stepped up, but he quickly put two strikes over, cutting the outside edge of the plate. Then Alexander, in trying to get Speaker for third strike. pitched wide and the big Texan was given a base on balls. Speaker was forced at second by Hob- litzell, Bancroft to Niehof, Hooper sprint ing to third. Then came the first break in Bostons playing Hoblitzell being caught mapping off first. Alexander to Luderus, retiring the side.
 Shore made short work of Stock when he came to bat. The Phillies' third-base- man went out on a high foul fly to Cady. Shortstop Bancroft lifted fly to Jack Barry. There was mix-up in signals on this play, Scott also going after the ball and pumping into the ex-Mackman as he caught it. Paskert went out on a lofty foul to Hoblitzell.
 Second Inning
 Lewis, first up for Boston in the sec ond, drove q scorching single to left, which Whitted, the former Brave player, felded quickly Gardner sacrificed, Alex ander to Luderus. Lewis pulling up at second Barry hit sharply to Alexander. who threw to third to head off Lewis. going to that bag. Lewis turned and started back with Stock after him and when the third baseman found he could not outsprint the speedy runner he threw to Bancroft covering second. Bancroft was too late to get Barry sliding into second, but he turned and caught Lewis as he was making for third again. Cady ended the inning, going out on strikes after the count was three-and-two. | "Gabby'' Cravath, who made a record of "A home-runs this season, was given q round of applause as he stepped to the plate Shore let him walk. and he was | forced at second on Luderhs' grounder. Barry making the out. Cravath ran out of line trying to avoid Barry. Lliderus tried to steal second and was thrown