Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-11
ALEXANDER ONE BIC HOPE.
ON HIM ALONE DEPENDS
PHiLADELPHIA'S CHANCES
with Rest OF Team Batting Only .15s
In This Series, Little Assistance
Can BE Expected.
by DAMON UUNYON.

BY DAMON NUNYOS.
BOSTON. October 10.-The hope OF
Philadelphia in this current worlds
series. which is engaged at present In
committing on the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford. grows. It grew at
least four pounds tonight.
The hope of Philadelphia weighed in
at about lS5 pounds on the OSulli-
vans. at i. NJ, and Approximately 1879
pounds an hour later when the inhala-
ton of Il sirloin steak and accessories
had been Completed After which tho
hope OF Philadelphia slipped the walter
the conventional dime, secured a tooth
pick and went out in front Of the Cop
ley Square Hotel TO see what could
be seen.
In mentioning the hope OF Philadcl-
phia In this worlds series. we refer, of
course, to G.. g. Alexander. alias the
Great. If Philadelphia has any other
hope in this worlds series IL isn't dis
cern!ble TO the naked orb. Not at pres
cnt writing. any way. not right this
very minute.
man goes Il mighty long way TO
he hope when no goes from st Paul.
Neb., TO Broad and Huntington Streets.
but that's the present status OF g. G.
Alexander.
Hes a hopc-no. not a Hope. either,
but THE hope. Tomorrow afternoon
Mr.. Alexander resumes active opera
lions In the hoping business at the
large airy and coln,no dious ball yard
az the Boston Braves. win The Boston
Red SoN as his opponent The rest OF
the Philadelphia ball club is at the
Coplcy Square with Grove. but no mat
ter. Tho Philadelphia bali club Is bat
ting only .l5s in this series. so Grover
can scarcely expect any assistance
from 1t.
BOSTON FINDS ITSELF
GENTEELY AGITATED
something like 5000 people and there
viii be that many present at the game
tomorrow. II Is the iirst game of the
series To be played In Boston. and with
the clubs standing hfty-ffty at this
time, the haunt OF the wild baked bean
and the mad broilcd cod finds Itself
gcntce!y agitatcd
Not that worlds series IS any nov
city 10 Eoston-not at ali. The old
cradle OF the National League has been
rocked by so many baseball sensations
Of late IL IS almost ablazc. but the
idea OF getting into some place where
IA lot Of other people won't be able 10
get into, somehow appeals TO the Bos-
ton Imagination.
And then there is the prospect Of
seeing 9. q, who i Of more local In
terest a, this moment than Bunker
Ii!ll Monument or Percy lIHuEhtor.
Included In the 5000 spectators to-
morrow VIII bc ali the leading citi-
zens OF FitzburG, Mass, which gave
IA, NJ, MG'an, tne Oh luGknan; 10
inc "or!dS series cnHs. several re-
served seats have been set aside for
them, and they arc going 10 root for
"a cK-hn' 'ha' tney natS boston
"uL because NhtF !oEe fatrIcH more.
The old junkman' has one ndvant-
age to-nifht Over hrs ionthod enemy.
IN! al 70" ~ HoSsh nave 70
"oTrE hbont what pitcher ne should
wo.k TOW, as ne mao. ms Sc
!ySt'yi !o' ms t%He tht uhE ne won
,he pephaht IN tht Natohai League.
~ nc haun nlaTy IlS selection 'heh.
I'm 80 Ma 49,. Ji,rcrn .,,,,,'' - LOT
ALL EXPERTS MIGHTY
o"ii'iN" ~ THIS SERIES
ohitejnc in this serics' nioIJtnr III. 'i bar.
t.ries for the nauu.rrs and every
thing, but Pat crossed most Of them
yesterday when he nominated j. 'Irk-
some" Mayer.
IL is with no little nride that we
call attention 10 the fact that we said
Pat would work "Irksomc." and limited
We axe proud OF that because II was
about the first time we have been
right In connection with a worlds
series. since Abraham Lincoln was as
sassina;ed. However. We View win
some alarm the possibility that PAT
might cross VS. and not work .sleCk
tomorrow 1t seems unlikely. but
anything IS possible in this series. II
is even possible for Bert NiehOT to
get himself one and no one hundrcdths
safe blow. George Chalmers. the mar
,h ph.ionS; :; ,';ras
nm crnar st-a,ch ~ IA I'M, cina,inn N
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O. All a,antE Wa ,,,u soma in Mind
"a nrta,, ~ ''',',ii '",' .'' a''' Nv
,mn.rall,, ,nIde ,L.t ,r If hIsxondar
Ien hast me Soy again to.morr"w thc
phi,Iiss viii MO- w. hos tu'o down
nd NO 70 ,,n ard Ch,imnrs or Nnyar
car enaca n,,t :rwnsdoy inayine e; r.,
Tor Wednesday, and mavhc Tor Thnrs.
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on Veil vs woniG 70 - Waw
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