Evening star., 1916-01-02

Two solutions were open to him, play
back for double play that would retire
the side or move the infield close, hoping
to cut off the run at the plate. Nine times
out of ten when Cravath connects he hits
the ball hard Cravath is also known TO
be slow of foot. Perhaps no batter Of
fered a better opportunity for double
play than Gavvy His propensity for
hitting the ball hard and his slowness of
foot argued in Boston's favor for sue
cessful completion CT a double killing:
On the other hand, a run meant the ball
game, and, if through some bobble the
play failed, even though made to order,
certainly criticism would have been IN
order, because it would have been in
sisted that Boston practically presented
the Phillies with the winning run
Moves Infield In.
Manager Carrigan elected to move
his inffeld in, trusting that his in
fielders would be able to handle
Cravath's offering, no matter how
difficult, and cut the run off at the
plate While the Boston infieId failed
to pull the play hoped for. it is prob
ably mighty good thing for the Red
Sox leader that he chose the line of
battle he did. While there would have
been considerable logic in moving back.
hoping for double play, Connie Mack
once electing such course in big
The game, the things that happened in
this inning would have made Carrigan
the target for much criticism Cravath
did the very thing no one expected him
to do. Instead of hitting the ball far
over the fence, or whizzing it through
the infield at a mile-a-minute gait, he
took a vicious swing and just topped
the. ball. sending the puniest kind of
a slow roller to Shortstop Scott
Scott felded the ball cleanly. but
o fhsA
tossing Cravath out at first. Luderus,
another famed hard hitter, also hit
a slow roller to Shore, who slipped
just as he was about to field it, and
it went for hit, the second run of
the inning going over. Had Manager
Carrigan sent his infield back for
double play the move would probably
have been classed as one of the
bones of the year. Every one
would have insisted that, had the in
field been in close. Scott would have
been able to retire the runner at the
plate, although events proved such
play impossible. In my very humble
opinion. Manager Carrigan used the
the situations that came up in this in
ming. The breaks were against him,
two huky runs were scored, and the
second guessers had something to talk
about.
George Foster was the hitting as
well as pitching hero of the second
game. In the third inning of the
game Foster struck out. In the sixth
inning Foster doubled to the right
field fence, and in the seventh inning
he singled to left. In the ninth. in
ming of the game with Gardner on
second and two men down, 1t was
again Fosters turn at the bat. While
Foster hits the ball hard when he con-
meets. one would hardly class him as
Ty Cobb at the bat. That second
game, however, according to the dope.
was destined to be a big day for
George Foster. In the pinch he came
through with his third hit of the day.
scoring Gardner with the run that
won the game. Hooper closed the in
ming by striking out.
Had the Boston outfielder hit safely
instead of striking out there would
the second guess. When the game was
over and Foster was being showered
with praise for his pitching and batting
prowess, Mayer was being criticised for
not having passed Foster and taking
chance with Hooper. It was pointed
out that Hooper had previously struck
out his only batting effort being an
infield hit Under the circumstances
Mayer did what any other pitcher
would have done, pitched to Foster
Two hits seemed to- be about Fosters
portion for the day, for pitcher to
get three safe drives is certainly an
exception to the rule.
Takes Chance on Lewis.
In the ninth inningi of the third
game. with two down and runners on
aacond and third IAwi1 xhit for. I afy