The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
Red Sox Hurler Wins Own
Game in Closing Chapter
With Ringing Rap to the
Middle Garden
BOSTON EVENS SERIES
BY CAPTURING SECOND
FROM QUAKERS, 2 TO |
Although Team Representing
City OF Brotherly Love Is
Outhit by Beaneaters. Fhil-
lies Fight Hard and Die Game
Rx WILLIAM II. HANNA.

Phila deiphia, Oct. a,--The second
game or the national series between
the Phiilies and the Fed so1 was a
Tie at the end OF the eighth inning to-
day hut in the ninth the Red sex.
VINO had been at work hard and per
sisten;ly with the bat from the be
ginning MADE run and won the
game. The score was to ! The
American League champions raced
away with a run ia the first inning,
the Phililes tied them IN the NTH and
that was the last uI the scoring unui
the Red Sex in the ninth broke the
deadlock. The series therefore stands
one victory apiece and each OF the
kames played has been stubborn. close
snd uDyIelaing.
1odav's battle however, was far
L1ore interesting than yesterday $,
fhis was real combat with both
teams playing hard aud eaFahIH and
with vigor and dash. with Is number
Of hrethless moments /. MAS alb
aorhlng right down 10 a fife eaten IN
deep cente.. which brought the same
to a close and deprived Paskert OF
= home run, for that savaSei. driven
fly fail to the outskirts was eQ its
way to the bteachers when the nee,
midheld king backed into the low
fence bent his spine against the
boards and smothered the ball over
head
1t was close issue from the start.
snappily PLAYED IN every inning and
growing IN tuterastas the innings
came and went. # ffrid the attention
Of President Wilson 10 the end as II
did the attention OF everybody else.
and in the later inning when every
thing that happened took on ar ad
diiional Importance. and Ii was be-
President and mig
and out TO the contestants on the
field that all eyes were directed. IL
was a good clean lively game to lay
before the distinguished onlooker.
who saw enough top-top ball play
ins to appeal to that fine discrim-
ination which, as A genuine fan, is
his.
George Foster Is Hero.
The mos, influential battling was
oo..e by George Foster stocky. delhi
crate. crafty and although operating
In his first worlds series game.
Few worlds series games pitching
feats ever have equailed todays game
for cool. calculating, consistent merit
Moreover, not only did he show
marked handicraft as twirler, but
he hit with the force and style OF a
800 circle batter. He made three
hits. two Dagger and two singles,
home from second with a ringing rap
to center. He won his own game with
his bat. he was a power on the
mound
The Phillies made only three hit.
off Foster: the Red sox peppered
Erskine Mayer. the swarthy eide arrn
maestro OF the Pbillies. for ten, 1t
was a pitchers battle nevertheless.
although Foster pitched far and away
hA hAy ptff q
hard to score on. In most of his
innings he was adequately effective
and in addition his support was as
near perfect as anything human can
be. Brilliant slopes and throws were
made by Bancroft and Stock. good
catches In the outfeld by Whitfield
in fact, thu rhillies stood up to the
support OF Mayer with stout courage
and rock ribbed defense So too, was
the feidins OF the Red Sox fast, de-
vouring, above reproach- Speakers
nne catch at the finish. a good run
ming grab ny Hooper. =, jump into
the air by Lewis for an overhead
smear, ground covering by Barry
Fosters agility in covering first on
ground balls 70 Hohlitzell, Scott.
sureness of hand and Gardner
strangling OF vitroiitic grounders, all
these features showed the Red SoS
as II team alert, resolved and highly
gifted in the useful art Of blocking
the way for the other fellow.
Has Great Control.
Foster took his time. weighed ev-
cry situation as 1t related to the bat
ter who happened to be mp. had
speed and fauitiess control. He could
skim the corners Of the plate will
hair fi1e accuracy Whenever ne chose
to work the corners. which was often.
His. fast hall and his curve were
equally we'll controlled and he gave
not base on balls He was not in
the hole at all and when he was at
his very best he burned the ball
through on the corners and struck
out such men as Cravath and Luder.
US as II they were children.
Mayer gave a base on balls in the
first inning. which cost him dearly.
but his one other pass cost nothing
Three balls. however. often were
called on and he wasn't In position
to work batters nearly as often as
was Foster. who generally had the
strategical better of the hittess. A
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