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HANTS' POOR WORK AGAINST
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HELP WILL BE GIVEN PHILS
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Jkforan's Champions Must MakeVhirlwind Finish
to Overhaul Robinson's Team Alexander
the Main Hope for Flag
ItmlUC there hi a poaatMe chanc.'. wo raat hope, but It doe not look very
t MiMh M the rhllllM aro xolnx to et a itreat deal of he'p from John Mc
krttWM Hew Tefk plants, and they tnnst help themselves to four straight vie
sfte over the Rrave If they are to awln win the S'aUonal latrue pennant. The
loaw aI tiuufm in the second him yesterday nd Jirooktyn'a victory over
Im (Hants With the veteran Jack Coorrtbr opposed to the youthful ur, Bchupp.
Ivex' the Dodsera a. much larger de on the Phil than the standing would In
let jtertinfr the possibility of rain DrivtMlns; lorae of the names scheduled by
ftther pennant contender. nrooklin'a edge Ilea In the fact that It now has lout the
jWM number of games aa the rhlllles. and haa two more victories than the cham
Hmm, with ono leaa game to play. In other words. If the Phllllea win every remaln
W name on their schedule they will lone the pennant by half a name unles ew
fek win trim the Dodgers at leant o.c.
11 After the aorry fhowlnir made by the Giants against Jark Coombs' pltchlntr
tooteruay, one cannot expect much from Mearaw'a team, as Brooklyn haa lt three
teat pltchera, Cheney, I'feffer and Marauard for the last three game of the
a on against the (Hants. Cheney exhibition against the rhlllles may came
Mcnacer Jtoblnaon to omit him from hla pitching achedule, comlne; back with
peomea on Thursday.
' Any way one locka at It, Brooklyn' chance of taking two of the next three
kamea from tttw York la better than that of the Phils to sweep the next four
Mutes from the Braves, and this must be done to win .the pennant, unless the
plants suddenly come back to tho form shown when they were piling up their
peeerd run of twenty-six victories.
Alexander the Great is Moran'a Hope
"ALBXANDEtt TUB drtEAT Is MonnM hope. The sensational comeback of the
. Kebraskan In the first game ycvUrriay proved beyond the shadow of doubt
pat the Phllly star merely had in off day on Saturday, when Brooklyn drovo
ilm from the mound, and that he l Just as strong aa at any time during tho sen
l&n. Alexander aurely haa not lookod better In several weeks, and the gnme was
mest Important one, In which It was necessary for him to go at top speed
throughout.
Two hits wore all that the Braves could get off Alexander's delivery, according-
Jo our way of scoring. Block being credited with two crrora on slow Infield
Mta that he played on the wrong (bound. Only thirty-one men faced Alex, few
WffloUlt chances were afforded his aUpporl, and the Nebraskan's control was better
than at any time In the last month. Perhaps the main feature of Alexander's
ork was that he did not have to pltrh many balls, going a trifle nbovo the
atghty mark, which Is remarkable, conklacrjng the closeness and Importance of the
Mtle.
Alexander apparently Is capable of lellovlng a pitcher today In case It Is nee
keeary, and If the pennant Is at stake he will be sent to the mound tomorrow and
Thursday. It may be argued that She Phils will ruin their star for the world's
feede. hut Manager Moran Is not figuring upon the c'ash with the lied 8ox until
the pennant Is won. He believes that the fans of Philadelphia will feel satisfied If
fee pennant la won, and would lie only too glad to place he pitching burden In
the hands of the rest of tho staff In case tho overwork should throw Alexander
K his stride.
JVhofl a team battles for more then five months to win tho right to share In
the world's series' spoils. It becomes nccissary to take any chance that will win.
frho fans have been supporting tho teJtn loyally throughout the season, In hopes
that tho pennant will be won, and the onl motto now Is, "Beat Brooklyn and take
ft chance on tho result of the series with he lied Box." It Is up to Alexnnder, and
the fans sincerely hepe that he can clne a marve'ous season by pulling the team
through.
Bancroft's Absence Has Upset Team .
"I1TE PIIEDICTED yesterday that the ubsenco of Dave Bancroft would hurt
jWtne Phillies' chance, and It was appnrcnt that the little shortstop Is missed
More than any other member of the team would be at this time. Milton Slock,
WheJ covered short yesterday, did as' well as could be expected, wlijle Byrne's
work at third was sensational, but tlr balance and smoothness of play, so nec
essary at this stage of tho race, were rnlsslng.
The Infield simply appeared to be upset at critical stages, and It Is only nat
'ral that such was the case. Stock foimtl'ly was a shortstop, and, no doubt, could
,1111 tho bill again and do Just as well, if not a trifle better, than-Bancroft did until
he last two months of tho season, but to fill Bancroft's shoes as the lltt'e fellow
Juts performed since August I, one must return to tho dajs when Hans Wagner
and Jack Barry were In their prime.
For tho lost two months Bancroft has ptayed marvelous ball, and while ho
has not batted up to his 1J15 form, his work afield kept the team together several
Wmea when It looked very much as If It was about to skid. If Stock can get a good
fcreak right from the Jump today, the PJilV chance wjll bo greatly Improved, but If
'italic bound as poorly and he Is unfortunate enough to be taken off his balance
. m often as yesterday (a condition due otlrely to his unfamlllarlty with the posi
tion) th.e defense will be greatly weakened.
If the race had two weeks more to run Bancroft would not be missed so
Much. The Phils are today In very much the same position ns the' Boston Bed
Pox for a few weeks afier Jack Barry wae Injured. Game after game was lost
y Carrigan's team, despite tho fact that Harold Janvrln wan playing brilliantly In
Surry's position, but the rest of tho Infield was unsettled. Stock needs all the en
ouragement he can get right now, and the continual applnudlng of the little
fellow yesterday showed that the fara appreciate the burden placed upon him
with Banny out of the game.
Baseball Season Should Be Closed Two Weeks Earlier
TKB unseasonable weather that prrval'ed during the aeries with the Dodgers
also liss proved a handicap to Mora)'.-) team. Not only did the chilly wind that
Mew across thojleld Saturday morning titlffsn Alexander's arm to such an extent
tWt he could not get wanned up propei'y In tho afternoon, but halt of the mem
tun of Moran's team are suffering villi heavy colds,
Friday and" Saturday were great pneumonia days, and It Is safe to predict
that a largo percentage of the fans who were on hand both days now wl'l agreo
that tho baseball races should close lust about ten days earlier, than at the pres
ent' time. A 140-gamo schedule, wlh ten games scheduled at home and abioad
Wife each team. Is Just about Ideal. ThU would assure an earlier starting time
far'taw world's, series, which would mean that the final game's would be played
Wtth baseball weather prevailing,
The value of 'experience In, a close' pennant race' never was more apparent than
n U work of tho pennaot-cpntepdlng teams within the last week. Marquard,
JJUtttteach and jCoombs owe tho victories ,that have made Brooklyn tho pennant
ftaworH to experience. Where youngsters 'with a world of natural "stuff" have
frtte4, these 'veterans, depending more .upon headndrk and knowledge of the
points of, the batsmen, have succeeded Jn registering surprising victories.
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OkMuriey Hersor. who Insisted that tho plants would hand the Dodgers a drub-
mate a etly mteplay, allowing Brooklyn's first run to cross tho plate, and
feU4 ta "deliver In the ftlneh on two occasions. Perhaps Buck forgot hla
good laUntle, er maybe he was overanxious.
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Judfiag by all' accounts el the ftew Tork Brooklyn -game, McQraw'a record
wwklcta aggregatta afcow4 a tendency tf lose Its spirit after Coombs pulled out
f a s4 hot toy fanfttag Xauff with the bases full in the jlrst inning. They find
II taetttter steMiag when facing a fiu with something at stake.
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YORK BRACES
J PHILLIES TO WIN
OUT IN NATIONAL, .
AVERS CARRIGAN
Red Sox and Moranmen to
Meet Again, Predicts
Boston Leader
RED SOX HAVE BEEN CLUB
THAT CAME UP FROM BEHIND
REPEATEDLY AND TRIUMPHED
ilavbr their Ittd Hox guy are due
At last to pull up. ivtnk and faint;
itatbe. and then, again, oM tleui,
Maybe they ain't.
Maybe theie lied Hox blokei villi top.
And take their place utth thote wJio doti I,
Maybe, and then, again, old top,
Maybe they won't.
Maybe thete tied Sox guya can't ttlfk
Around there with the tclnnlng clan;
playbr. and (Am, again, old kick,
Maybe they can.
Up to the Dope
IP THH Red Sox live up to the system
they have followed for the lat two
years the 1816 world series will result as
follows: '
Their rivals will win the first game by
2 to 1 or J to 2. And thereafter the Red
Sox will scatter fur up and down the land
scape until they have made It four straight
and cleaned up the series.
We neer have reen n ball club before
that followed one sjstem so closely. In
1015 the Bed Sox developed the habit. In
almost eery Important series, of losing the
first name and then wioninu mo outers
Anlnm the Phillies In the orld series they
lost to Alexander and then won the next
four. . ,
This ssme sprluhtly system has carried
them through the present year. Against
the Tigers and the White Sox, with about
one exception, they have lost the first eu
cagement and then mopped up. In Boston,
at a vital pt. they dropped R double
header to the White Sox and then won two
double-headers In a row. The same opera
tion resulted on the final trip.
Test Development
These Incident and eplnodes are related
with a direct purpono In view. A ball club
that continues to come from behind and
win soon develops unusual character. It Is
ntrengthened by a tradition of courage and
victory
Tho "Jump game," the first one, In a
world series always has been called the
moat Important one. But beating the Bed
Sox on the first day would mean nothing.
It would h&e no effect whutsoeer upon
Can lean's club, for his men long since have
crown accustomed to coming from the rear
and mopping up.
On a certain day late In August we were
talking with Cobb and several members of
th Detroit Club
Here was their dope on the race, Boston
at the time being about two Karnes nhead.
"Yes." the lied Sox look pretty good now;
but suppose something should happen to
Jack Barry? Whera would tlicy be theiiT
( Barry should get hurt there would be
By GRANTLAND RICE
nothing to It Boston would Tall raster inn
a steel girder thrown off a skyscraper, for
iiir I. 1,o1,iinr the entire Infield together.
You can't tell They have been pretty
luclv .. fur. But now I' Bnrry."-- c.
That same afternoon Barry bad his
hnd lnuken nsuli.st the Browns. ?J?a
nlrflu " was Detroit's viewpoint. TJSt
ends Borton,"
But the tradition of meeting the test
Milt hob there. The Bed Sox wsnt went
with a one-game lead, minus Barry at
HOI,ll
What bappened? Two out of three from
Chlcaxo : three straight from Detroit : three
out of four from Clei eland. Briefly, eight
o.if ,f ten times from their main rivals.
Jack Barry In September the Bed Sox were
able to prove they were no one man or
two-man ball club. Against much tougher
all-around competition this season, minus
Speaker all the year and Barry the last
month. Carrigan's club has done as well
this sesson an It did last.
That PltchlnK Staff
When all the other chatter Is finished
concerning the Bed Sox there Is always
this one main offering lert Ruth. Leonard.
Shore, Mays and Fonter. This means great
pitching, not for any one game or any two
garner, but for as many games as the series
runs.
Compare these with Alexander. Blxey
and Demaree. or with Marquard. Cheney,
Pfeffer and Smith.
Alexander mlglit be at his best and still
have the toughest sort of an afternoon
beating any one of four. And when Alex
drops out there Is no comparison left. Alex
might beat Buth, but what National League
club outside of New York Is going to beat
Leonard or Shore?
BOSTON. Oct J. Preparations for an.
other 42.000 crowa are unaer way at
Brakes Field, where part of the games
nt least of the world'a series are to ba
played. The Bed Box office, where the
tickets are handled, Is swamped with reser
vations. The loyai rooiers. whom "iesai
k.. made famous three world'a series, art
to be taken care of In the left field bleach
era Many out-of-town requesta have been
received and filed.
"Boiton will make short work otths
National League winners for the world's
championship." So spoke Manager Bill
Carrlgan, or ino pennant winners, as nt
watched the sale of tlcktta for tho big
series.
i. mm are Playing' baseball of the.
highest order, and are In better shape now
.. -. .ui. .trMa last niO'r?Arrfan ,v-
.. H. Illin h.lt,.. rf-. - pD v.i
tlnued. 'The pitching staff Is going great,
as was shown by the manner In which they
held down the Detrolts as well as the heavy
hitting Chicago swatter
i helleve that Philadelphia will win the
National League pennant and will be our ,
opponents ii" " -..-....-....1F.
The Phillies hae a strong club and one
.i,. it.minili rcsDct. Alexander It a won.
derful ptcher ard will have some stronrl
hitters and gooa ueiaers uurao mm. in
ha had experience In a world'a series and
should be better this season than last
'The loss of Speaker of course will be
keenly felt, but Walker, Hooper and Lewis
hae been playing good ball and hitting
well Boston will win ino worms title
again; Just put that down In your book."
Ninety Oarsmen Start at Harvard
PAMDRtDOK. M., Oct. . Nlnetr eandl
dt. reported t th. first day's workout et
,. ilrrrd Tarslty rrw yesterday. Undr
Srert l?"of Coachi. Herrlck and Haines four
.sM-Mrel shells w.nt out on th. Charles n yr.
Other recruits worked at the row Ins machines.
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE 14
The Pull Together
Without belns; overly blessed or overly
cursed with any great array of stars. Bos
ton has more than her share of experienced
workmen who hae been through the smash
more than once.
Jack Barry h?s been a star In flvo p-n-lunt
races and five world series. He Ftn'U'.d
pet beset with fluttering duck fits at an
other. Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper. Forest Cady,
mil Carrliran and Ijirry Gardner hae been
through three pennant-winning campaigns
nnd two winning post-season championships.
The Bed Sox pitching staff for two years,
has been acclimated examst disaster ana
lifted to tho test by facing and stopping a
few such persons as Ty Cobb, Trls Speaker.
Joe Jackson, lMdle Collin, Sam Crawford.
Cleorge Slsler, Frank Baker. Happy Felsch,
Bert Shotten. Bob Veach and Amos
Strunk. This brand of competition has de
veloped stamina and a pull-together spirit.
By losing Speaker In April and by losing
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