Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-12
BOSTON WINS
THIRD BATTLE
IN THE NINTH
Alexander Loses His Second Game
in Worlds Series by the
Score of Two to
One.
LEONARD HOLDS THE PHILLIEs
Duffy" Lewis Brings in Winning
Run by Sending Ball Over
Second Base.
NEBRAsKAN PASSES SPEAKER
Phila 20 5000 900 O-1 o
Boston 90 900 f-2 @ I

Phila 20 20 10000 O-1 8 o
Boston o 100 1 5000 ia @ 1
BOSTON, Oct. 1.-THE big bat
ter faced the big pitcher at crucial
moment of the worlds series between
the Philadelphia Nationals and the
Boston Americans today-and the
pitcher declined the challenge. 1t
was in the thrilling last half of the
ninth. The score Of the third game
Of the worlds series was a tie.
Harry Hooper, fleet Of foot, was
on second base, with only one out
when iris Speaker, Hubbard City,
Tex, stepped to the plate and turned
a determined face toward Grover
Cleveland Alexander, the fighting
hope of the Phillies, who was in the
worst plight Of his pitching career.
He Passes Speaker.
Big ALEX" looked at Hooper, gave
heed to the crowd, saw speakers war
club cleaning in the late aftern ron
sun. His mind was made up The first
ball went far wide of the plate. Like
wise the second and the third. The
maddened throng knew what this meant
and they howled in derisive delight as
on the fourth straight pitch the star
centerfielder of the Red Sox trotted to
first. fff '-.
This put the issue squarely up to
Hoblitzell. lanky guardian of the Sox's
inner corner, and Alexander faced him
with more confidence. The yelling Of
the crowd and the strain Of striving to
stave off defeat seemed momentarily to
tell on the pitcher, hover. and he had
difficulty in finding the plate.
~Duffy" Lewis Up.
1t was three and one on Hobby"
when the first baseman sent slow
bounder toward second. The crowd
feared double play and the lusty howl
ing died away. But Speaker had taken
flying start with Hooper and the two
Boston runners were safe on third and
second. as Niehoff tossed Hobby out
ct first.
The Chorus OF a, 800 of his home folks
was calling upon him with ct4naoT
that carried far from the wide green
reaches of the Braves field to carve for
himself niche in the base ball han of
fame.
Duff had already made. two hits in
three times to the plate. two stingins
blows beyond the Phillies' line of inner
defense. but this decidedly healthy bat
ting average of .667 did not deter him In
the least. Alexander. stout of heart fight
ing as he never fought before. calling
upon all the reserve cunning Of his strong
right arm, put into his first pitch all the
vile he could command and sent the
sphere speeding on it's way.
Home Comes Hooper.
Lewis met the ball with a smashing
crack and It flashed over second base, a
gray, white streak that no defensive
Philly. could reach, and Hooper raced
across the plate with a historic run. 1t
gave the game to the Red Sox by two tc
one, and the advantage of the series by
the same margin of games won and lost
two for the Red Sox and one for the
Philles.
With the "big fellow" defeated in this
breaking game of the 1915 conflict be-
tween the title bearers of the two major
leagues the Boston players and their sup
porters tonight are willing to wager al
almost any DDS that the home team will
win the series,
The Phillies had placed their hope in
Alexander, but put upon him in advance
the burden of winning three of the games
of the series. one failure on his par
meant a serious setback to their chances
But tonight Manager Pat Moran of the
visitors is far from admettlng the failure
The Phillies are not yet through. They
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