Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-07
GOOD PRACTICE FOR PILLS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
IN SPLENDID CONDITION
Alexander. Who VIII Garry Pitching
Burden Warns Up. hut Does Not
Extend Himself.

Philadelphia Nationals. new champions
Of their league. had some good prac-
tirc to-day lin preparation for tho
worlds series games, which begin here
on Friday. They wound up tho rccu-
lar PLAYING season by defeating Brook
lYn twice. while - small but critical
crowd looked on The early part OF
the day was rainy, and there was
some Goubt whether the rhillics would
get any real practice before the big
series starts. but early in the after
noon tn, weather cleared and grew
litile cooler. The playing field, how
ever, was very heavy. aud tho cham.
rious consequently did not extend
The team 60, good batting practice
against cft-handers In the hrst game
and hit both Marquard ana Mails hard.
Cravath mt his twenty-fourth home
run of the season over tho riGht-hcld
vail, With two mon on bases There
was some curiosity TO soc # the slug
ger would equal the major league rec
ord of Twenty-Five boundary belts,
made by Buck Freeman In the Amcrl-
can League years ago, bu, the big
Nlc>nndcr in Fine shnpc.
AeNandcr who is eNpect"d to carry
the ching ,,' burden Of the rh'I'i les
ninth Of the first game lie merely
Wen, into warm up and made no Of
fort to extend himself. He is in as
good condition as he has been At any
time this year. He has done COM
paratively little ,wirlinc in tho last
two weeks. Manager Fat Moran pre-
ferrinc that the Ncbraskan conserve
his strength for the heavy work to
come. Pitcher Mayer, who. with Dutch
Chalmers. is expected to help AloXan-
der bring tho worlds title 10 fhila-
Cd the game. Mayer also took things
easy, hul held Brooklyn in check. In
cidentally. Demarese: who was to he
given $500 bonus If he won fifteen
Got tn got ln rAri lN- "A
narrow margin. He needed only one
game win. but Brooklyn batted him
hard ana he was taken out.
With the regular schedule out of the
way, Manager Moran will devote to-
morrow and Friday morning IN keep
ing his men in condition They are
already tuned UP and ready for tho
fray. hut he will have all the players
Of the hold both morning and after
noon tomorrow for ligh; work. The
fact that Whitfield played in both
games to-day was encouraging to tho
fans Whitfield injured his side In the
final drive OF IN" pcnnant and it was
believed for a time that he had either
broken OF dislocatcd n rib. The club
result that he is in good shape for
The series. Niehof. whose legs were
none too good, is also reported ready
70 play the game OF his life.
Philllrs Arc Confident.
The one great mystery that appar-
entity remains 10 he cleared away Is
the condition Of Bill Killifcr's arm. The
big catchcrs throwing arm went bad"
several weeks ago, and while he has
since appeared in uniform. he has not
attempted to catch in any Of the reg
ular games. killifer says his arm is
coming around all right" but the
skcpticS would feel much better If they
could see him in action. Burns, who
has been doing most Of the catching in
killifcrS absence, has been given Il
GOOD rest and is again in trim. as was
shown by his work in tho first game
Of to-days double header.
All the philadelphia players are con-
!idcut OF winning the worlds title. They
realize that the Boston Red SoX coll
iectively are great team of players.
The Phillies believe they have been
as good pitching in the National
League as The American Lcagucrs can
serve uD 10 them in the coming series
Alexander Will pitch tho first game. rs
- we'll known. and with him in good
form they do not SEQ how ne can lose.
What little betting there has been on
Tie series so far shows that the odds
that havo prevailed in Boston's favor
are gradually shortening. Some bet
tors now want even money.
Weather Forecast Gloomy.
The weather man is still trying to
rut damper an the opening of the
series. He predicts cloudy skies and
POSSIBLY rain ~ FriHsy.
The first ,.rist-irution OF tickets for
IN" series VIII begin tomorrow morn
ing. The management of the Philn-
dclphia club announced Tonight that
cards had been mailed TO lucky appli-
Giants 20 call n the Offices of the club
Tor their allotment. AS usual whore
The number Of applications far ex-
cccds the capacity Of the bali park
during tn" worlds series games there
IS much disappointment expressed
ana some rrUmhNng upou tho part OF
those who failed 10 Get tickets WA
liam t Eak"r, president Of tho club,
said that i'm tho distribution Of the
seats the management. tried - favor
all regular patrons Of the club. As
III" grounds seat approximately only
10000 persons, there were many thOus-
ands disappointed.