The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-12
FOSTER OF BOSTON
WONH|S0WNG GAME
PhiladeIphians Go Down In Sec
ond Game Of Worlds Cham
pionShip Series Yesterday

Il Cool Under Fire

Is Cool Under Fire
Foster when it came his turn to
pitch, showed himself cool and .ot,
lected and Philadelphia failed to trou.
BILE him at the least in the opening
inning. In the second, the Philadel.
phia man regained his cUmposure AM
began his work IN mastery style. Bos
ton was hitting him hard IN every IL
ming but Mayer always managed to
keep himself out of the danger zone
. VssGr LOO was IN rare form and the
duel of the two master mound men will
long be the talk of the series.
= In the fifth inning Foster weakened
and before he could set himself and
again get control of the ball, Phila
tlelphia had sent a runner to the plate.
evening up the score
Wild Demonstration
This was signal for wild demon.
stration on the part of the hometown
roOters and the scene beggars descrip.
ton. With the band hlaring, joyful
fans cheering themselves hoarse and
yelling like mad, the din could be hearu
I a mile away,
Through the sixth inning went both
teams with neither pitcher wavering
In fact both were putting forth every
ounce Of speed and the crowd begaI
to figure u longer struggle than nine
innings.
In the seventh there came one o,
the most trying moments in the life
of Erskine Mayer. Boston tore after
the big fellow and NOlIey of hip
filed the bases. 1t was SCOTS turn
to bat but Manager Carrigan waved
| him q side and called to Olaf Henrick
son to take his place. HenrickJ pI
earned his laurels as pinch hitter
in the Red SOX-Giants series with 0
drive that saved the day and all eyes
were on him as be stepped to the plate
Pinch Hitter Failed
Determ.nedly Mayer faced the hope
Of the Boston fans and then shot thu
ball with terrific speed toward the wait
ing batsman. Henrickson failed II
deliver the hit that meant the gam,
| and his effort was a weak fly ball, neat
, ly, caught back of second base.
! Through the eighth went the tive
teams without a score. Then came tn,
ninth and the beginning of the end
Larry Gardner in whom few had faitl
as a hitter, lifted the ball back of thirI
base and was safe at first. Chester
Thomas grounded out and Gardner NOV
ed over to second base, Next to ba
was Foster. Manager Carrigan did no
send in pinch hitter. He never doe
when his pitchers are to bat for eacl
is dependable batter. Foster prove,
it by hitting sharply over second has
into Paskert 3 territory. Philadelphia ;
centcrfeld made a great try for tn
ball but failed to reach it and wit
every Boston rOotcr on his feet an
yelling like mad, Larry Gardner cross
ed tho plate.
Tried But In Vain
=, Despite this one run lead, hope ha
not died with the gnakers and as tn
men came to the bench to take thei
last turn at the bat II was to be see
last desperate stand to overcome tn
lead Of the Red Sox.
The band took up the cue, and, wit
the crowd lCd by President Wilso
standing. played the Star Spangled Bar
ner. As the strains died away, tn
crowd started yelling and the PhiIadc
Pha players trying to upset the iro
nervcd Foster
But all Philadelphia could not wires
his laurcls from him, and the attempt
to rattle him failed, Moran y men Q,
ing back to the bench without givin
their supporters the least sign OF hon
Enrh pitcher famed several me
when Strk"Outs were most valuable, tn
Boston man sending e ght back to tn
bench, while the Philadelphian strur
out seven. Foster had perfect contrc
and did not issue base on balls Will
/ Mayer walked two of the Red So,
MAYER was found for ten hits, Will
Foster allowed but three. DO.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Boston: Runs. i o 0 o o o O o /
Phila: Runs. % 90 o 1 o o O o.
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atteries-Boston, Forster, pitching
Thomas, catching. Philadelphia, MAY
or, pitChinR: Burns. catching