The Washington herald., 1915-10-13
Lewis Comes Through
Again in the Pinch
Foxy George Chalmers Of Pat Morans Phes, Tries to Slip
One Past Boston Out6elder- Result, Timely Hit and
Winning Run of Brilliant 2 to Victory.

pacity of pitcher for the Colts and cor
| respondent for the New York sporting
pages.
| He did not show enough to get Giant
/ contract. and one day last spring George
| Wiltse. the old New York pitcher. VINO
was managing Jersey City. went up to
the Polo Grounds to sign Chalmers for
1 that club. That same day Pat Moran
came into town short Of pitchers and
| agreed to give Chalmers one more
chance. Chalmers promised Wiltse il he
failed to make good with the Phillies he
! would sign with Jersey City. He blanked
/ the Giants that afternoon.
l He had Indifferent success with the
Phillies throughout the greater part OF
the season. but toward the close of the
| campaign he was doing grand work. and
this afternoon against the sluggers Of the
Sox stood out like a champion. He
seemed to be bothered by his old trouble
at times. as he gripped his left hand
+, around his right arm. and grima ced with
pain. but he gave game exhibition all
the way. Time and again the huge
crowd applauded his work.
Sixty thousand rushed the gates of the
Braves field this afternoon, and OF that
number over 15.C01 went away. Oddly
| enough. the inside yard was not as large
by at least 200 people as 1t was on the
opening day in Boston. This was be-
| cause lne were iiOl aiio" SA
| to stand IN the rear Of the seats as they
We're the by before.
| It was Columbus Day. and Columbus
| Day is holiday in Boston. There was
| terrific jam at the entrances to the
hall yard. and mounted policemen had
| to keep rushing their horses into the
crush of humanity to clear pathways for
| the ticketholders. Tho weather was like
midsummer and much too hot for the
=, -1x oil fLA a.
| tors It was baseball weather. alright
| enough, but not Boston October weather.
| The Boston royal rooters and their
| band with the inevitable 'Tessie," in
Vulnerable song .'pluggers" equipped with
megaphones: gay parties of chorus girls
! from the various shows playing in Bos-
i ton and an array of Scotch musicians In
! kits lent touch of color to the pro-
! cecdings before the start Of the game.
At the close Of the sixth inning the
band played The Star Spangled Banner"
and the 10000 people present stood with
barred heads Even the ball players out
in tine field paused in their play. took on
| their caps and stood at attention.
The Sox got their first run in the third
inning through one of the three bases
! on balls given by Chalmers. The spit
| baller worked BLACK Jack" Barry down
to a count Of three balls and two strikes,
ana Ileu pdSStO Dig oiSSS SoNS
bunted and Chalmers fell as he threw
himself at the ball.
Even So the pitcher might have tossed
| out Cady at first had Luderus remained
| on the bag. or had Niehoff gone in behind
I Luderus to cover. but Luderus was rush
ing up to get the bunt, while Niehoff was
also lunging in. As a result neither
Barry or Cady were put out. Cady got
credit for an infield single.
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Of balk as Chalmers stepped out Of the
box after resuming his pitching posi-
ton. Billy Evans nodded and Barry and
Cady started to move forward, but Chal-
mers vociferously denied that he was on
the rubber In the pitching position as
defined by the rules and Evans asked
Charley Rigler. the National League
umpire. who was working on the bases.
for his opinion.
Rigler upheld Chalmers and the rum
ners were sent back There was a con-
sultation between Chalmers and Burns
and Shore then bunted to Stock. The
third baseman was darting back to cover
third when the ball was hit, the Sox
base runners having got in motion, and
the bunt caught him unprepared to
make a quick play.
He managed to field the ball over to
first ahead Of Shore. but with rum
ner on third and another on second
Hooper hit a roller back Of the box
which Niehof missed after a flying leap.
and Barry scored. Cady took third, but
Scott fouled to Whitted. down the left
field line. and Whitfield came running
back into the infield clutching the ball.
and holding the base runners to their
station.
Chalmers tried two pitch outs on
Speaker. looking for a double steal, and
then the next was ball. Chalmers put
his hands OH his hips and stared at
Evans on this decision. Eventually
Speaker grounded to Luderus at first.
Most Of the Phillies' opportunities have
developed In the early innings of the
games and the game today was no ex-
ception. Stock opened the first inning
with a single. and tried to stretch 1t into
a double and was out at second.
Pat Moran was coaching of first at the
time. Maybe he told Stock to keep NOV
ing in spite of the fact that Lewis. a
great thrower. was right on top of the
ball as Stock was rounding first, and
maybe Stock did not hear what Moran
said to him, for Stock Is slightly deaf. In
any event. he was out, and a moment
later Bancroft walked. Had Stock held
to first it would have put runners on first
and second with no one cut, and perhaps
changed the course OF the inning.
Bancroft stole second. Barry dropping
a good throw from Cady, and Paskert
famed and so did Cravath. While Shore
was pitching to Paskert the Philly play
ers called on Evans to examine the ball.
and the umpire did so. Shore has been
accused OF using the forbidden emery
ball. though there is probably nothing in
the accusation.
In the second Luderus singled and the
Philly strategists staged the old cut and
dried bunt sacrifice which has become
such regular feature of the game.
whitted advanced Luderus all right and
Niehoff promptly fouled to Cady. Burns
was walked-apparently intentionally
and Chalmers famed. Never does the
Philadelphia club pull a play that is not
anticipated by the opposition.
Niehof walked IN the fourth. with two
out, and Burns singled. but that again
brought Chalmers up, and while Chal-
mers raped the ball hard. he merely
succeeded in forcing Niehoff at third on
a good play by Scott to Gardner.
In the eighth. with one out. Speaker
almost knocked StocR over with a smash
and took third on Hoblitzefs third hit
Lewis was Intentionally passed by Chai-
mers. filling the bases. Gardner hit to
Chalmers. who threw the ball to Burns,
forcing out Speaker at the plate. while
Burns relayed the ball to Luderus. dou.
bling up Gardner.
Highland Club Ready.
The Highland Athletic Club is or
ganized for the season and would like
to hear from All teams averaging 1ss
pounds. Next Sunday is an open date
and q special def Is issued to the EN-