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FOSTER PITCHES
AIR-TIGHT BALL
And Drives in Winning Run in the
Ninth Inning - Phillies Score ir the
Fifth On Combination Of Doubles by
Cravath and Luderus.
NATIONAL LEAGUE PARK.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6


In game whose outcome was III
doubt until the last Philadelphia bats
man had baan rotirad the Ros+or Rod
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DUN eNeheo tle stunning III me "ollu
seHes TINS afternoon, winning by the
slight margin of , to l. George Foster,
| the Boston +virler. was the hero Of the
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! lSht nan out driving IN the WIN
ming run in the first half OF the last
| inning. Except for combination of
douh1es Inv C,ra,-o+b and T,5ar,ts IN +be
cel,
NJ III liiiilh9 '''e .l,''' i'''" i'''li!
| man mad the Phlilles completely at his
| mercy. Mayer for the losers also
pitched fine ball.
! The game was witnessed by o crowd
eo;a;,IIT, l-4;,,-4., - ,,a.,os u -,
w.,
Gu IieSlaeAJ wilson an" ms haheee,
Mrs. Norman Gait. who entered the
grounds as bands plaved The Star
| Soaro1al Rarrar ..,,d oo.,,.ia3 . s,.a.;,I
ooA dfaped WIN the hatlohal eoIorS'
First lnnln@-Presldent Wilson threw
out the ball to Pitcher Mayer, who be
/ gan the battle by walking Hooper.
Scott fouled to Luderus, but Speaker
followed with terrible liner to the
right OF third base, sending Hooper TO
third. Speaker was out trying 10 steal,
Burns to Nlehotf, but ON the return
throw to the plate Burns dropped the
ball and Hooper was safe with the
initial run. HobLtzeI then singled to
center, but was nailed trying to pur-
loip %hn second hagr Tho pbi1lipG 70
tired IN order. Scott threw ont stock,
Bancroft famed and Paskert retired
by the Hobltzel-Barry-toster route.
Second inning-Lewis opened this
5 session by tanning. Gardner singled
- over Bancroft s head, but Barry
whitfield and Mayer threw out Thomas
on dinkey 9rounder. Again the Phil
. adelphia bunch went out one-two-three
T Cravath by tanning (much to the de
I light of the Boston contingent), Luder
, US bv the same process and WhitteC
a on a grounder to Scott
Third inning-Foster famed and wa:
nailed at first after Burns had dEoppe,
= the third strike. Hooper and Scot
70 likewise famed. to the Joy of the Phil
/, adelphia rooters Niehoff opened thu
last half by striking out. Burns retired
Hoblitzel to Foster, and Mayer also wa
u victim of three strikes.
Fourth inning-Speaker opened witt
J a non fv to Bancroft which was a.
easv out and Hoblitzel retired on
grounder to the Philadelphia first base
L man. Lewis raised the Boston hope
bv driving a single over second, but tn
best Gardner could produce was fly t
Whitted. Stock lifted a short fly t
o. Speaker, Bancroft retired on a ground
,,,:1,I ,,1 +2cgCl ;
~ Foster. who covered the bag, Will
,o Paskert closed the inning with a lon
in fly to Hooper.
in Fifth inning-Barrv and Thomas bot
=. went out on grounders to Stock, an
es then Foster came through with a doubl
% to the right field fence, the first extr:
.e- base hit Of the series Hooper got t
al first on four wide ones. but Scott fie
m out to Whittcd. and the roofing of Il
or Boston fans ceased as suddenly as
no began. "Gavvy'' Cravath starte