Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
Red Sox Are
 Worlds Champs
WIN TITLE IN A HEAvY HITTING
 CONTEST. 5To4
THREE HOME RUN HITS
Lewis of Boston Tied the Score With Home Run in the Eishth-eams Won When Hooper Hit for Circuit In the Ninth.

Philadelphia. Oct 1s.-Harry Hoop CT right fielder for the Boston Red Sox, brought the worlds series of bat for the last time today in the nth game of a wonderfully hard fought series. the game was tied fast and hard.
 "Coloner, Eppa Jeptha Rixcy vas pitching for the faltering PhllIies and there was one out in the ninth inning when Hooper faced the cratic south paw. The ''coloneF' made the bat ter look foolish as he broke two fast curves over the plate for called strikes and the home rooters were ho-wling in glee. This noisy approval evident ly made Rixey over-confdent, for a moment later he grooved one. There was a crack of hickory against horse hide and white streak headed for the center field stands The ball struck the ground and then with a long bound it went into the crowd and Hooper trotted around the paths.
 The Phillies still had a turn at bat, but there was not a soul among the more than twenty thousand crowded 1 in the park who did not know that ! the series was over and that the Bos- pionshtp of the world--four games to one. F1ustered. but still fighting, the standard bearers of the National ' league went through the fcrraality of completing the last inning. but not man could get to first
 This last game of the series was battle from the jump. with the is- sue ever in the balance Twice it seemed that Philadelphia had a win ming margin, but twice the Red Sox | ing up three runs in the eighth and ninth innings they got the decision. to 4.
 Regular Batting Bee.
 It was batting bee in which the Phillies got an, early start. Their war clubs were ringing merrily when l the Red Sox determined to taloe a hand in the affray. From that time | forward there was a clouting chorus that sounded a sweet symphony in the ears of the fans For the first time 1 in the series the hum of the homer was heard in the land. The Bozton hitters got the range of the short field | stands in center and sent three balls hurtling there for the circuit Hooper got two of the home run smashes and then Lewis another for Boston.
 luderus Lifted One Over Wall.
 The local batters., who had their batting sights trained on the stands and close-set fences long before the series began. valiantly tried to meet the invaders at the home run game. Luderus lifted one high over the right field wall in the fourth, but here the
 heavy firing of the home folks ended
 and for the last i've innings there was
 never a threat of Philadelphia tallies
 The short fences of the little Phfify
 park, confidently looked forward to as
 benefit to the home players. proved
 in the end their undoing. Cravath
 home run monarch of the National
 league, was expected to break up sew
 eral games with smashes out of the
 lot. but he got his long hits in Bos-
 ton, where they were speared for sen-
 sational outs and before the home I crowds "Gavvy' could only whif the air when the fans were frantic for a hit He had an ideal chance today
 in the first when the bases were full : and nobody out. but "Gavvy'' hit into : double play. His halo was decidedly !. ignominiously famed twice thereafter
 1t was entirely swept away.
 Red Sox a Ring Higher.
 All through this worlds series tn, Red Sox have been just good enough to win They lost their first meeting with Alexander, but thereafter were . not to be denied. When the Philadel- phia team fielded brilliantly the Bos- , ton players shone with just thai
 greater degree of radiance which nar. rowly separates the winner from tn,
 loser. When the Philadelphia pitchinf was air-tight, the Boston twirlinR wal , just a little tighter. And today wher aI
 began a song of biffs and bingles, tn,
 Boston bats crashed in more striden
 tones Never very far above thei
 rivals in any one of the five games :. the m@n of the American league fl
 the last four starts were always jus . within the shadowy line of success
 1t was hard series for the PhiIIie Sox.
 i, Supposedly outclassed from the star I mfn A~ r fought stubbornly and desperatel
 and were not without plenty C a chances to win each game they los The drive. the punch. the ultimat s smash. was missing, however. an
 they could never give their pitcher f a comfortable margin to work unds n IL seemed that the tide was about ( 0 turn to the Phillies this afternoon whe
 they carried the game into the eight
 inning two runs to the good. But tn sox were out for victory and te '' sungtng hits for a total of twenty z one bases sounded the death knell c Philly hopes.
 |. Meran's Choice . Surprise. r Manager Pat" Moran, of the Phil s lies, sprang big surprise on tn B Sox as we'll as on the crowd when h . announced J. Erskine Mayer as tn
 finger to make the last stand for th
 home team. It had been taken fc
 granted that Alexander would be ser to the slab In the final effort of tn ,. National Leaguers and this belief wa |, strengthened when big Alex began ( warm up just before time was callet
 Mayer also was under way. Mora
 studied the two pitchers for a lon d time and then patted Mayer on th back The wise ones said that Mora - had decided to take a chance on wir e ming today's game, SO that he woul d have Alexander ready tomorrow for d possible tieing up of the series- s At any rate Mayer looked good
 Moran today. but he looked even bel l. ter to the Red Sox. They were hnp e ing a batting holiday at his expenr Q when Moran stopped the proceeding D in the third inning and waved May, 2, to the bench The home play e CTS had given Mayer two runs