The Detroit times., 1915-10-13
HOOPER MAKES PAIR OF
F0UR-BASE SWATS, AND
LEWIS HITS ANOTHER
Luderus Also Gets Circuit Drive---
Moran's Long Shot On Mayer
and Rixey Fails
eY GEORGE r. HOLMES.

PHILLlES PARK, Philadelphia.
Oct. l3.--Harry Hooper, the 1915
edition of Home Run Baker. gave
Boston another worlds baseball
championship this afternoon with
two home runs In to the center Held
bleachers. The Californian came to
bat In the ninth inning. with the
-seere- lied. at and 4. and sent the
1915 series INTO history with ter
rife clout. which cleared the cen
terfield fence on the bounce by three
feet.
II was the fourth straight victory
for Boston. and the third victory
which had been won In the ninth
Inning by one run.
The crowd swarmed down into
the Held as Bill Killifer.- pinch hit.
ting for Eppa Rixey. made the last
out. and fought TO get near the Bos'
ton bench, where Hooper was being
mobbed BY his joyful teammates.
For Is minutes after the game the
crowd surged around the Boston
bench. ciamoring for a sight OF the
new home run hero. but he was
spirited away and the crowd was
forced OF depart without getting to
him.
The Pills started In the hrst IN
ming 10 overtake the Red Sox py
harding Foster for two runs.
Hooper. with his first homer even
cd up the count In the third inning
philadeluhia forged ahead In the
fourth on Luderus' homer. Boston
tied again In the eighth on Lewis
homer. and Hooper's history max
ing wallop in the ninth was the
grand finale to n sensational game,
Boston.s outfeld, called the Des'
In baseball, lived up to its reputa'
tIon. Duly Lewis and Harry hoop'
er have easily been the sensations
of apotherwlse drab series by their
terrific hitting in the pinches ana
marvellous spearing Of Philadelphia
hits. Hooper. by his days work 10.
day. crowds Frank Baker almost on
the ledger OF worlds series fame.
Baker never hit any more oppor'
tunely than did Harry Hooper this
afternoon. In the fourth inning
with his team one run behind he
came to bat and looped one INTO the
crowd In centerfeld. And again In
the ninth inning OF the crucial game
of the series, and with the score
tied. he came to bat and sent anoth-
or into the same spot. The oaii
carried Philadclphia's champion
ship hopes with It into oblivion.
Young Bancroft, former Coast
hague player, again kicked through
today with one OF the stellar field.
ing stunts of the game. Speaker
smash to short In the seventh Inn
ing was a terrific blow. II almost
Knocked Bancroft down when he
dashed In front Of it but the COAST
boy quickly set himself and made
the peg TO nrst Ike veteran. The
play was tightening fast.
with all thrc glamour and praise
that 60 to Hooper and Lewis and
Foster, Philadelphia paused tonight
to drop o tear for Epps Jeptha
Rixcy. II ever pitcher lost
heartbreaking game, II was the tal
virginian. Nobody had counted on
him, lo was null and void so far nd
boing q factor in the series was con
oernod, hut no stopped into thu
breach left by Mayer In the THIRD
inning aud raised Philadelphia
hopes skyward. Ho came In Will
the score tied. and allowed only
four hits the rest Of the game, which
y . bsttsr record than any oths'
philly pitcher has made. Two o'
these hits, however. were homers
and they sent his hero hopes Int
nothin0.