EVENING LEDGERHILADEEPHIA, TUESDAY, OOTOBBR 12, 1915:
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"SLUGGING PHILS" ARE A DREAM OF THE PAST GREAT PITCHING FEATURE 0
FAST HORSES MATCHED
TO RACEATNARBEKTB
PHILLY PITCHERS CANNOT WIN
WORLD'S SERIES SINGLE-HANDED
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE
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Eleven Hits in Three Games an Index of thd Miserable
Showing Made by National Leaguers Red Sox
(u, Pitching a Revelation
Unless the rhllllcs take a sudden brace the Boston lied Sox will bo the
next world's champions. Defensively, the Phillies hnvo renlly outplajcd tho
Red Sox, but poor battlr.fr has caused two beautifully pitched Ramos to go
to waste.
There Is no denying tho fact that the brand of pitching tho Phillies have
faced Is superior to anything they saw In tho National Leaguo throughout
the season: but It is not the pitching alono that has been responsible foT
the poor showing of the National Icaguo champions. Several of the best
liltters on the team are apparently feeling the strain nnd have failed to swing
smoothly as they do during the season.
Swinging at Bad Balls the Phillies' Fault
Swinging at bad balls appears to be the main cause for the unusually
light hitting of Moron's men, and they have really been lucky to Bcoro os
well as they have. Yesterday PasVert and Cravath both hit at balls, with n
runner on third and a hit needed to help along the downfall of "Dutch"
Leonard, who was visibly nervous and unsteady In the early Innings.
Had Poskert been more patient the Phillies probably would have won,
nd would now have an edge on the American League champions, which might
be too great a handicap for tho Red Sox to overcome. As It stands now,
the Red Sox have the advantage and undoubtedly will look like a different
team for the rest of the series. Even after the score had been tied yesterday
the Ited Sox failed to show tho expected ginger and fight with 42,000 home fans
to encourage them. With the lead In the series and with the knowledge that
all of the Red Sox pitchers who are likely to appear In tho series have the
Phillies at their mercy Carrlgan's men will be hard to beat.
Lcft-ITanded Pitching Best Phils Have Ever Faced
Boston feared the result of Leonard's game, as tho Phillies had found the
National League southpaws easy. But Leonard proved conclusively that he
was a better pitcher than any of the left-handers In Tener's league, and that
Is why the Phillies were helpless, especially after they failed to take advantugo
of his unsteadiness In tho first three Innings. After tho Phillies had thrown
ly away runs In the first ana third innings tnrougn anxiety ana poor judgment.
!. Jeonara regained nis commence ana uio iiinuea mm nu cuuura iu ntun-,
as not a single batter reached first In the last six Innings.
...
Series, Thus Far, Has Been Battle of Pitchers
The series has been a battle of pitchers, and had It not been for somr.
sensational fielding plays the games would hardly bo worth seeing, ns neither
team has shown anything In the offensive play. When the pitching Is strong
It is very natural for a team's offense to be weakened; but there are several
ways for a team to Improve Its chances even without tho hitting.
Neither team has shown speed on the bases, while lnsldo baseball and
bunting have been forgotten entirely. When a team cannot hit, It Is gen
erally considered good judgment to chango Its tactics; but tho two clubs,
particularly the Phillies, have not varied their attack In any particular.
The first game of tho series was won through the inability of Pitcher
Shore to field his position and the slowness of Gardner, who was unable
to aid tho clumsy hurler.
...
It Might Be Well to Change Tactics Once in a While
Yesterday the Red Sox infield was unsteady every time a Phllly player
bunted to sacrifice. Hoblltzell's muff of Gardner's throw on a bunt paved the
way for the lone run of the Phillies, and on the other sacrifices, which were
expected, tho bunter almost beat tho throw, so slow was Gardner in coming
In for the balls. On hard hit balls Gardner Is a wonder, but on bunts he
Is slow, and it is strange that a team which won the pennant on superb
tactics does not resort to tho bunting game or try to cross tho pitcher more.
Every player on the team has followed the samo plan at the plate. If
one player hits the first ball pitched the rest of them follow, while if the first
bitter looks a couple over the rest ditto. The result of that system Is not
varied enough, and tho Red Sox pitchers havo had the Phllly hitters con
tinually crossed. Men sent up to hit the first one havo been swinging at
the first ball, no matter where it happened to be, so long as they could reach
It. As a result, the batting has been miserable.
...
The Punch in the Pinch Has Been Totally Absent
Eleven hits in three games, with four of them Infield scratches, does
not indicate great batting strength, and it was on tho punch in a pinch that
the. Phillies counted upon to win the series. It is hard on a twlrler to make
him pitch shut-out ball to win, and that has been necessary In the last two
games. Before the series opened, Alexander said that ho felt sure ho could
win three games from Boston if the team made a couple of runs a game
for him. If his mates had done their part the Phillies would now be heavy
favorites Instead of a short-end chance.
Yesterday's game was an unusual one in many ways and was a heart
breaker for the Phillies to lose. Boston's victory was deserved, however, as
It bad better pitching and batting than the Phillies, and the defense was
uperb after Leonard settled down.
Brilliant Fielding Aids Both Sides
Both teams played wonderful ball in the field, sensational plays being
made almost every inning. This does not mean that the pitchers were batted
bard, because such was not the case. The best plays of the game were made
on pop files and slow grounders.
That the pitchers had an unusual amount of "stuff on the ball was
evident from the fact that 26 men were retired on fly balls, while 10 were
struck out. As only 63 outs were recorded during the game, this percentage
U one of the most unusual events of the season.
...
Alexander Could Not Win Single-IIanded
Alexander pitched grand ball, and would have won 9 games out of 10
em such a showing. His fast ball was breaking in a wonderful manner and,
barring Lewis and Speaker, none of the Red Sox bothered him. Hoqper hit
ia the ninth, but that was after Alexander had got himself into a hole and
was forced to get over the ball. This drive was the one which paved the way
for the Red Sox victory, however.
Leonard Really Outdid Foster's- Great Effort
While Alexander's pitching was of high class It did not compare with
that of Leonard, who gave the greatest exhibition of world's series work
ever seen after the third Inning. On paper his game does not look any
better than Foster's, but In reality it was far superior. One of the three Phllly
Bits was an easy fly, which Speaker lost in the sun, and gave Stock a double.
Not a ball was batted hard In the last six rounds.
For three innings It looked as if the Phillies would win an easy victory.
as Leonard was nervous and unsteady, while the Red Sox were up In the air,
Alexander was pitching splendid ball, and there was apparently little chance
for Boston unless It got a wonderful break of luck. The break came, but It
was due more to the Phillies' poor tactics than to luck.
Cravath and Paskert Fail to Make Good
In the first inning Stock was on third, with one out, but Paskert, rather
than accept a base on balls, with the count three balls and one strike, swung
at a bad one and fouled to Gardner. Cravath came next and struck out, also
bitting at a bad ball for the third strike.
Again, in the third Inning the same players had a chance to clinch the
victory, but failed. With one run in, Alexander on third, Bancroft on second
and One man out, Paskert popped up a fly to short right. The Red Sox
Infield was in, and this made it a hard chance, but Barry was there in the
pinch and made a sensational running catch, taking the ball over his shoulder
with his back to the diamond. ,
...
Probably John McOraw was right after all when he said that the National
League brand of pitching end playing was the worst in years.
...
V Cravath Is on a fair way to hanging up a new strike-out record for a
erlsVs series.
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vAs much as it hurts, there is not a real Philadelphia baseball fan who
1st wwerr to see Jack Barry the star of the world's series.
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SURPRISES GALORE
IN TRAPSH00TERS'
OPENING MATCHES
West Chester Gunners Gain
Victory Over Clearview, and
du Pont Falls Before
Highland
GAME SEASON ON SOON
U T.B.
0 442
0 402
0 4J1
0 434
0 4tl
1 385
1 402
1 427
1 4.17
1 419
HOPE IN GLOOM
SEEN FOR PHILS
BY 'CAP' LUDERUS
Pitching 0. K., and Phil
Chief Expects to See a
Batting Rally
"ALEX'S" WORK PRAISED
F TT
TnArSHOOTERB' LEAGUE STANDING.
S S Whites 1
Hlghtamt l
Glen Willow 1
Vet Chester 1
Lanailale l
Du l'ont 0
Meadow Springs 0
Clean low 0
Chester . . 0
Camden 0
Two hundred and twenty gunners
helped to usher In the opening of
the Philadelphia Trapshoolers1 League
matches on Saturday. Ten clubs partici
pated. Although a strong breeze carried
the targets at all angles, the scores reg
istered showed that the gunners are able
to cope with the adverse conditions.
Surprises were many. The West Ches
ter Club, one of the baby members of the
organlzatlpn, took the measure of Harry
Fisher's Clearview proteges, beating them
452-427. Members of the Glen Willow
Target Club gave Camden a hard bump,
rolling up a 431 score. The Camdenltes
broko 419. To tho surprise of all, the
Highland team, which made a strong
plea to Its members weeks ago, urging
them to make Highland a much-feared
aggregation this year, came through
winner over the great-shooting du Pont
ers. The S. 8. Whites came through with a
rush over Meadow Springs, winning by
a margin of 20 targets.
An armyof sportsmen will leave this
city by Thursday for favorite hunting
grounds in the Pennsylvania mountain
sections to gun for wild turkey, ruffed
grouse, squirrels, fox, gray or black
blackbirds, bear and woodcock, the sea
son for -which opens on Friday, October
16. Came Is said to be as good as ever
and some hunters are optimistic, saying
there is more game than for years.
Local sportsmen will go to nearby
covers to gun for squirrel, blackbirds
and plovers. The West Chester pike
woodlands will be a great place for
squirrel shooters. Last year boys, men
and several women bagged game in these
parts, and indications point that the
crowds this season will be far greater.
New Jersey hunters began their real
hunting season yesterday, when shooting
for woodcock opened. The open deer sea
son Is the last three Wednesdays of this
month and the first Wednesday In No
vember. Only one deer a year may be
bagged by each hunter. It is Illegal to
have In possession more than ten wood
cock. Rabbit time in the Mosquito State
does not start until November 10.
Adolph Ernst, of Philadelphia, is plan
ning a trip to South Jersey woodlands
to hunt for doer. Dr. Q. J. Schwartz,
also of Philadelphia, is contemplating a
hunting trip for deer in Burlington
County.
George McCarthy, one of the best field
and target shots around tho Eastern
States, will gun for upland game on the
covers near his lake in Jersey. Many
Quaker City shots, It Is reported, will
be his guests.
Jack Boden, of Locust Dale, and "Bill"
Anderson, pf Olrardvllle, two noted wing
shots, were matched today to engage in
a 13-blrd race, October 20, for a purse
of $600. The men will shoot from the
21-blrd rise.
Jersey gunners report that reedblrds,
which disappeared following the first
chilly spell, have appeared on the river
marshes around Beverly
White flyer gunners are planning for
their season, which will start during the
early part of next month.
Gunning for woodcock opened today in
Jersey.
Stellar, representing the Cheater Qun
Club in his first Philadelphia Trapshoot
ers' League match, had the distinction of
dividing top honors with Schllcher, of
Lansdale, Saturday. Both men broke
48 of their (0 clays.
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FItED LUDERUS
By FRED LUDERUS
Captain and First Baseman of the. Champion
Phillies.
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 11. While It can
not be denied that the Red Sox today had
the better of the hitting there were a
number 'of occur
rences In the game
which broke very
badly for us, and
which might have
given us such a big
lead In the early
part of the game,
that Boston, with
Alexander In the
box, would not
have had a chance
to win. That they
did win was due
largely to the good
pitching of Leon
ard, who had a
lot of stuff on
everything that he sent up there.
Before going Into the game In detail
I want to say that the mere fact that
the Red Sox beat Alexander does not
mean, by any means, that we are beaten
In the world's series. We will not be
beaten until they have taken four out
of the seven games. That is the only
way they are going to get It, and I don't
think that they will do It, at that. We
have been through three gomes and have
got Just 11 hits. Four of these were In
field taps, and Stock's hit today -was due
to tho sun getting In Speaker's eyes.
That means thatvo have really gotten
but six clean hits In the three games
played In the world's series games.
Now, any one knows that our club Is
capable of doing far better work than
that, and I think that In today's game
there will be a change. We probably
will get as many hits this afternoon as
we have got in the last three games.
and will do It no matter who Is In the
box.
PREDICTS BATTING RALLY.
It appears to me that the Red Sox are
a Uttlo afraid to put Shore back In the
box. He was scheduled to have gone
In yesterday, but at the last moment Car
rlgan decided to take a chance on a left
hander In spite of the faot that many
people had told him that we would pelt
a left hander all over the lot. We didn't
exactly smother Leonard with base hits,
but I don't figure that we will have an
other poor game at the bat So far as
the fielding is concerned, all of the fellows
have done fine work. There wasn't any
thing that looked like an error yesterday.
Speaker lost a couple of balls In the sun,
but Paskert was in there getting every
thing that came his way, sun or no sun.
To get back to a few of the happen
ings that caused us to lose yesterday's
game; here are some of the facts that
the fans may havo overlooked. Both of
the Red Sox's runs were made by two of
the fastest and best base runners In the
League. That Is, when the time came
when they were In scoring distance they
had speedy men on. In the fourth in
ning, when Boston scored its first run,
Speaker was on third with only one man
down. He Is fast and would have scored
on anything.
On our side we had a pitcher on second
in the third Inning when Bancroft made
his hit that sent Stock over with our
only run. Now I think that Alexander
played It just right and was coached
properly by Dugey when he stopped at
third after that hit Instead of trying to
score. As it turned out, he. could have
scored, because 'Speaker's throw was very
wide, going at least 10 or 15 feet toward
first base. But you can't figure those
things out In advance. Suppose that
Alexander had tried to come home and
Speaker's throw had been perfect, then,
every one would have panned him and
panned the coacher for making a bone.
It all depends on how a play turns out
whether the fans thlnK tnat a man Is
a hro or something that you can't put In
print.
"ALEX" DID RIGHT.
Alexander would have been foolish to
come home In that third Inning, when
one run had already been scored and the
Red Sox had not scored at all, A pitcher
can't take the chances that another
player can take. It was simply a case
of tough luck for us that we happened to
have a pitcher on base at that time.
Another man would have been advised
by the coacher to take a chance on Ban
croft's hit, and another man not a
pitcher would have been able to try for
the plato on the ball that Paskert hit
and that Barry caught back In right
centre field. Barry was running the other
way from the plato and had to stop, turn
and get his balance before he could
throw; but even at that, Alexander did
the Dropor thing In sticking to third base,
for he would have had to slide for the
plate If he had tried to get In, and that
would have been a bad thing.
Outside of the third inning -and the
first, when Stock was on third with one
man down, we were really not In the ball
game, so far as run-getting was con
cerned. In fact, after the fourth Inning
Leonard settled down and pitched such
fine ball that we could not even get to
first base. Naturally, if we could not do
that there was not a chance for us to
mako a score.
Alexander deserves a lot of credit for
pitching the game he did when we were
not hitting behind him. If we had had
20 runs he would not have pitched with
more confidence than he showed out there.
Alexander, like all of our players,
showed that he has remarkable nerve,
that nothing ruffles htm, and that under
no conditions would he be made to do
anything but give the best that Is in htm.
I think that It was a hard one for him
to lose, because he figured Just as we all
did that we would start hitting yester
day. But we didn't do It, and the result
was that the two runs they made were
enough to win the third game. Every
thing considered, I think Alex pitched a
great game of ball
FEW PUT-OUTS AT FIRST
There were remarkable features In yes
terday's contest. I don't believe I ever
went as far as I did yesterday without
having a put-out. The first time I had
one was In the seventh Inning. I had two
more In the ninth, making a total of three
put-outs. This Isn't a major league rec
ord, but It Is a record for a world's series
game for a low number of put-outs for a
first baseman.
Eddie Burns 'pulled off a neat bit of
work In the seventh inning when he
started a double play. Speaker had got
a base hit and was on first, with nobody
down The scoro was tied then, and a
sacrifice and a base hit would have meant
a run and would have put them In the
lead at 2 to 1. As It was, Hoblltzell hit
a ball which struck the plate and bounded
Just Inside the playing field.
Hobby made no move to get to first,
but Speaker started for second. Eddie
might have thought from Hoblltzell's at
titude that the ball was a foul, which he
claimed It was, but he did not do that
He shot the ball to Bancroft, forcing out
Speaker, and Banny threw to me, and a
double play resulted and got Alex out of
a hole.
I am not sure who will pitch this after
noon, but any man that Pat picks out
will give a good account of himself. We
are going to do It I feel sure we will
get back Into our hitting stride, and I
feel that we will yet win the series Jn
splte of the lead the Red Sox have on
us at present
.COMMISSION FOR SPORTS
Walter Camp Suggests National
Body for Boys' Benefit
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12, A national com
mission, to provide and direct sports for
bojs who do not have the benefit of col
lege and school athletics, was advocated
by Walter Camp, noted football author
ity, in an address before the Business
Men's League here the other day.
United States Senator Reed, of Miss
ouri, made a plea for moro attention to
the physical development of the younger
generation.
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greatest pacers In action on Wedntsa,. i
October 20, at the Belmont Driving Park!'
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Brett clash in a special event for imq .
side. Lovers of racehorses have awtlM
such a match since the latter prt of ltt
year, when Peter 8tevens receive si.
only setback at the hands of th Brm
horse. Many sportsmen have road, w
after effort to match the pair, but
unsuccessful. Al Saunders, of ty, , '
knew the public wanted this evt, so
after many weeks of persistent JraBts,
finally landed the signatures of But
James McNIchol owner of n. H, j,
and William B. Bokert, the owalJ
Peter Btevena.
Both men race for the tatarest M tk
game, and as money to tbem is net &
aim, it may be said that when tba 14.
pacers soore they wm work miles oJah to
two minutes.
The side-wheelers are right on edg. x,
XV. l xJivbi. yn4.oi wuit vu a B10W ITitV la
2:OH4 and 2:06& at Montreal, and flnlshej
Becond to Earl, Jr., Saturday at Luint, ,
ton. in S.om.
Peter Stevens has been tearing up traak '"
records all around the fair circuits. 2 V
also added muoh fame a few vv, . 'i
when he beat Directum I, l:66Ji. In tS 4.
second heat of a three-heat race at Alles- 5
town.
A. S. Cose, of Three Bridges, N J to
a letter to Al Saunders, offers to enter
Edna Hamlin in a sweepstake at 1 J.
$100 if cortoln horses, having reconb 3
IhmIiiiI Ham 17a f3ur f3U.i.. v. - j1
Abe Mack, Ross Keith, Sallle Patrick!
Rooster, Joy Patch or any other pacer la
the same class. ii
Nichols' annual fall sale of trotters sad 1
pacers Is dated for October 13 and 20. i
Joseph Shlnn and George Herman, local J3
horsemen, nro taking In the Lexington M
races. 9m
Tho yearling Ally Mary N.. a-J3i. ownM
by J. E. Goldberg, has been turned over
to Lou McDonald to be conditioned next
year for some big events.
Tomorrow the monthly meeting of Hit
Belmont Driving Club will be held at
the Narberth Clubhouse.
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Hundreds of deer and numbers of
bear killed here last year.
Season November 20th
to March 10th
The early ones set the blssest baca.
Cheapest and best hunting-Jn America.
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