The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-13

play IA the third inning Of this after
moons eame-and right then ana
there was written the word finish
IN the worlds series entertainment OF
.9Ie.
I That brace OF foozles by the
bodger shortstop put the Red Sex
snto the lead and never afterwards
were they headed olson's bobbie-
bobble cnabled the Sox to win the
fifth and deciding game in the battle
for the diamond championship of the
world and permitted Boston 10 retain
untarnlshed its record OF never having
lost in a combat for the highest nom
3rs in baseball.
The thirteenth duel ZOE The baseball
title In now history--but it isn't the
kind that Brooklyrites will read with
any emotions akin to joy or pride.
!, The story Of those five games shows.
E6teu the whole the DODGERS were out
1 elasscd, that they met 4 team better
In every department of play than their
own And the inevta HE resulted. In
practically every pinch the Dodgers
ffyvered: ian every crisis they played
their worst base ball Time and again
during those five games a timely hit
nicht have wonAfoI them jUat as
often q hit OF atr-usht work afield
might have saved the game. But. al
ways, except during the third game
xyh
Ncre inpoteut in moments when ID
was necessary to produce safety:
their inileld INSISTED upon cracking"
Just at those moments when Il fooZle
meant the loss Of Il game - them
Red Soy PLAY Better Bail.
The son romped Through tn victory
because tfey played far beyond the
Eauae OF tns DODGERS. They performed
wtta Inaehsue.bke regularity. They
never became rattlea never nervous.
mover afraid OF tho outcome as did
sAeir fees, They just Went along with
Are Idea fixed c"olY and Calmy IN
their minds--tO win, and they won
wthout any real EFFORT Tho Dodgers
emerged from the series with lone
victory to their credit and many there
are who feet that II was something IN
the natur1 OF "A gift Carl Mays was
permits to finger ou the Red Sox
mound in that battle long after II was
apparent Ia most of he observers that
he was losing his hold on things; that
he was In distress.
Every world s"s,ies has it's hero, and
the laurel wreath Of 1a1G property he
longs upon tn" Gou}e Of Larry Gard
Scr, third yaeEer for the Sox He
covered UCrFE a. ground around his
station and his brilliant work In the
field chl-lli 10. s-a.A-ea-a4- pe4seaF rallies
His hons run drive In the third game
was q terrific Clout, while his circuit
swat in tha fourth broke the hearts
CT the Dodgers and c.nched the game
Tor his team.
H II paE-=- PLAYED the best ball fer
the men of Brooklyn. He too
achieved a homer and made several
spectacular catches. but his greatest
Nfeat was in that second battle which
went fourteen innings In the ninth
with the speedy ianvrin on third and
one cut his great throw to the plate
following the SHARING of Hoblitzel's
liner nipped 1anvrin by several feet
and STAYED OF defeat for five more
rounds. 1t was one Of the most per
feet throws ever made on ball field
Fall Down In Pincncs
the story or the final game that
was played this afternoon before that
record crowd, reads much the same as
the other Red Sox victories. 1t tells
sof the inability OF the Dodgers to
wailop when wallops meant tallies of
assures appearing in their defensive
work just at the moment when it
spelled ruin to them. 1t recounts too,
how the Sox, keen witted, took ad-
vantage Of every opportunity and
katransformed IL into run,
The job OF pushing the Dodgers into
oblivion as far as worlds honors are
concerned was delegated to Shore. the
iohb sill tedtl iiAHt Hdnucf and right
nobly did he perform. He yielded only
three hits during the entire game and
mot a clean belt was made off his
shoots until the seventh when Mowrev
slipped one into left field. In the pre-
ceeding inning Chief Meyers made the
first Dodger safety, a fuky one, by
bounding the ball too high for Shore
10 pull down in time 70 get his man.
The final gDedger swat was exuded in
Il the ninth by StengeI
The Dodgers jumped into the lead In
fthe secoad when Cutshaw walked. was
sacfinced to second went to third on
= an out and scored on a passed bali by
Cady, But their supremacy was short
lived In the Sox half of the same
Il drive to left. 1t was too far in FOR
elected to take 1t on the first bound.
Iholding Lewis to single
But right there the famous .,Bos-
ton luck made itself conspicuous.
1.-The ball took a freak bound Just as
Wheat was set for it and feaped far
lover his head, rolling to the fence
|while Lewis ran to third. scoring a
Eminute later on Gardeners sacrifice
Nv,
Qlson's Errors Are Costly.
1t was In tho third that Olson put
Ahe blooie- blooie upon the Dodgers
fhopes and caused the Red Sox band
10 boom forth with the strains Of
%A Perfect Day NJ was right there
lhAt Qlsen presentea tlss ea.sse Az ths