Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 251, 2 October 1915 — Page 12

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The Palladium has watched closely ; the Interest taken by baseball fans In the coming world's series and in order that they r might enjoy - the games almost as much as they" would if theywere on the field, , an electric scoreboard has been secured,' so that those Interested in the games will be able to follow , each play; closely. The . scoreboard will be placed on the front of the Palladium building on North Ninth street and the anticipated crowd : will be protected by a cordan of police who will look after the street traffic. : .v The scoreboard is worked by elec-

WINNING i INFIELD : OF THE PHILLIES

tricity and registers each play -Just as it occurs. ; ; All the .fans have r to do is to watch the lights which -indicate the player who has the ball at the time and by doing this there will be ' no difficulty in following the plays.'. - On each side of the board the players names are inserted and -whenever he is at bat - the light , opposite his name remains lit .', At the top of the: board hits, stolen bases, sacrifice hits, hit by pitched ball and other plays are registered. When balls and " strikes are made the light .burn while the man . is at

CRAVATH IS STAR OF WINNING TEAM

bat and every 'detail of the game is Richmoad'. baseball followers will be posted after each inning,, but they are there is this -season and 1 the coming clearly shown. , , t--- - - in receipt of each "play almost as' soon flashed on the. beard as made. , " world's series is sure to be", the most Arrangements have, been 'made-for as it is made ' ' There has not been so 'much, excite- interesting' since the game has been a special wire tt to be installed and Wnen runs are scored they will be ment over a pennant race in years ' played. :: Boston is undoubtedly the

winner Jn the American league and Philadelphia in the Nationals. " This isjtbe first time the Phillies ' have won a pennant in the history of the game and if they succeed this year they will accomplish a feat ,on which a i million' or more dollars have been spent and which some of the greatest men in, baseball have tried to do with- - out success. " "" '.

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Interest in the world's aeries la Richmond has increased each yeer. Last year, the street In front of the Palladium's old office was packed so that traffic officers were neceesary to keep the sidewalk clear. Automobiles and wagons halted, their drivers anxious to hear: the results ' that were announced by megaphone. This year, the electric board wiU do all the werk. Spectators need only watch the diamond and the lights, indicating exact ly what progress is being made on the real diamond many hundred miles away. The board will visualise the game, play by play. WILL HURLING TRIO DECIDE BIG SERIES?

Pat Moran (left) and Bill Carrigan.

Hoblitzel,1 the first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, who will play in the World's Series.

New Phi'ly iniietd. Top to bottom Niehoff, Bancroft and Stock. Niehoflf at seconJ and Bancroft at short have been playing winning ball for the Phillies all season and have been hitting around the .2G0 markStock has not been playing very much this year, but has been hitting about .265 in the fifty games he has played. Watch those three men in ths v.-orld's scries.

Pitchers of National League Leaders

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is no small -feat for a baseball player to accomplish. The great Schulte once did it and now "Gavvy" Cravatn, the star outfielder of the Philadelphia Nationals. . has the same honor. "Gavvy" recently smashed out his 21st home run in a game with the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. Cravath says he is just getting his bat into trim for the world's series.

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DOPE GETS REWARD FOR NOT HURDLING

PHIL LIES Rl 7CHNG STAFF

The men, left to right are : Tincup, McQuillan, Chalmers, Mayer, Rixey, Alexander, Demaree and Dugey. Pat Moran of the Phillies is depending on these men to win the pennant for the Phillies. Although they fear the Dodgers, Moran believes the team will land the bunting. . . .

Of PhilliCS "RED" KILLIFER STARRING WITn PHILLIES

Top to bottom: Wood.. Shore. and Ruth. Here are the three best men of the Red Sox twirling staff. . Will they win the world's series for Boston? "SMOKY" JOE WOOD MAY COME BACK

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Dode Paskert is going to get . his reward for remaining loyal ts the Phillies. He joined that club ih;i911. Last year he had a chance to jump to the Feds. The amount 3f money hong on the contract made it alluring, but Dode turned it down. "The Philly fans liave pulled for me and I owe it to them to .stick as long as they want me," said; Dode then. Now he's in for a nice fat slice of world

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Pat Moran deserves ranking. among - the- greatest baseball managers the game has ever, known. It is the wonderful leadership of the red

faced, grey-haired, Irishman that has put the' misfit: Phillies'. where they I

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" "Red" Killifer of the Phillies is setting a fast pace for the catchers in

the Nr.tional league. : He has been behind the' bat in almost every gam Pat Moran's club has won this .year. -"-,

"Smoky" Joe Wood, the star pitcher of the Boston Red Sox, may once again occupy . the center - of the : baseball stage as he did in the world's series ot 1912. " It will be remembered .'that la that year Wood made a great name for himself and Incidentally pitched , the Red Sox to a glorious victory" over the Athletics. With the Boston team going as It is at present the chances for "Wood's repeating look very good.