The sun., 1915-10-10
SPORTSMANSHIP OF
ROYAL R0OTERS IS
PLEASING NOVELTY
Foes Applauded in Same Way
as Friends. and Mistakes
Are Not Jccred.
MANY SIDEEIGHTS OF
INTEREST DURING DAY

PHlLApElp,tiA. Oct o--Many indeed
enliyen the pessimism which Quaker
CITY fans smo,hered in cheers even
when the die settled the wrong way.
Jack Barry. Milton Stock. Bancroft
Whitted and Mayer all delivered helding
plays that were highly meritorious and
calculated to garnish game 80 des-
perately and well fought
The demonstration OF kindly feeling
before and after the game toward TINS
countrys President was aIone worth
twice worlds series tariff. But out
from il all in bold relief stood the
striking proof of the sportsmanship OF
the Royal Rooters from Boston. They
cheered as heartily for the fine plays Of
the home team as they did for their own
idols and failed to make light or the
misplays of the Phillies. There was no
insinuation of gloatlng In their who't-
hearted celebration of vlctory-no giheS
for the defeated. no predictions OK
slaughter In the days TO come.
The behavior of the Royal Rooters re-
f,ected the greatest credit on the city
of culture They marched no NOR"
fauntily after victory than they had
marched after defeat. With all the other
thousands of the lower stands these
Royal Rooters crowded onto tn" h"ld
and hastened pellmell toward III" l'r"Sl-
Dental box ia the hone of a ne"lnE
glance OF President Wilson, TheN
tolned Justify In the cheering for him.
Hut when their ranks marshaliel for th"
Anal homeward march their whole de-
meanor bespoke nothing hut good follow
shin and good sportsmanshlp,
''Those Boston fellows are real sports
men" said Philadelphia sporting
writer this afternoon. 81 will illustrat"
the point. Last night ! was asked Ia
hold wager involving some hund''dS
Of dollars between Boston and Ph.a-
delphia sympathlzcr. If ! win TINS h"'
I will give you $50 FOR your tr"nhIe'
said the Bostonian quietly when We were
alone.
"'There's good cigar in II for You
II win.' the Philadelphlan whispered
on the side
In the two games played So far the
Red Sox have hit fairly well, but have
failed generally to make timely hts
Fosters game was even better than
that of shore. and Shores effort would
have won Just about nincty-nine times
In every hundred
II looked for a whie as If George
Foster might hang ~ strikeout record
for A worlds series event, He struck
out i've batters In the first three innings
Pat Moran has an aversion to pres'n-
tations before games He appreciated
! the senttnent OF the givcr who sent a
bouquet, hut hurried it from the Phla-
delphia bench to "A friendly box in record
! time,
Had lloblitzell been wide awake in the
sixth inning iris Speaker might hay,
been able to get away with one of III,
most brilliant plays of the series, Iris
| nelded Bancroft's hard single with his
| bare hand while on the dead run IN
aud whipped the ball tn first ahead %
| the runner. who rounded the bag, moi
expecting such throw.
| Larry Gardner took "A base hit away
from Niehoff in the eighth inning. II,
smothered "A wicked drive, falling mean
while, but recovered his feet In time to
stop his man bytgracc OF quick and
accurate underhanded peg.
The National Commission left foI
New York Immediately after the game
The two teams remained here over night
They will journey leisurely to BostoT
to-morroW