HOODSPORT, Wash. -- Sam Crawford, playing for the injured Ty Cobb, hit a double and a homer and drove in three runs as the Portland Beavers, American Century League champs representing the 10s, defeated the Hoodsport Raspberries 10-5 at Cushman Park to even the Century League World Series at one game apiece.

Portland starter Chief Bender was not exactly sharp; he gave up nine hits, including four home runs, but went the distance to pick up the victory. He struck out seven and walked just one.

The Portland offense, shut down in the series opener by Hoodsport ace Wilbur Cooper, fared much better against another lefty, Art Nehf, a 12-game winner on the regular season who started game two for the National Century League champion Raspberries, representing the 20s.

Crawford got things going against Nehf in the second inning. With one out Home Run Baker grounded a single into right field. Portland catcher Wally Schang hit a trickler down the first base line and beat it out for an infield single. Crawford then came to the plate and whistled a liner past Hoodsport first sacker Jim Bottomley that wound up in the corner for a double, plating Baker and sending Schang to third. Schang then scored on a Donie Bush groundout, and Crawford came in on Bender's single, and the Beavers were up 3-0.

It stayed that way until the fifth, when Razzie catcher Gabby Hartnett and third baseman Pie Traynor started the inning with back-to-back homers to narrow the score to 3-2. Hoodsport manager Wilbert Robinson had planned to hit for Nehf that inning if he had been down by three. With a one-run game, he stuck with his starter.

"He won 12 for us and was especially strong down the stretch," explained Robinson. "I figured he was our best chance."

It did not work out as intended. Portland answered with two in the sixth on Crawford's two-out homer to make it 5-2. Hoodsport pulled back to within two on Bottomley's solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. Portland then put the game away with a five spot in the seventh.

Bender started that rally with a leadoff single. Second baseman Eddie Collins worked the count full, so Beaver manager Hughie Jennings started Bender, who made it all the way to third when Collins singled. Robinson then played his infield in, but first sacker Napoleon Lajoie drilled a ground single past shortstop Frankie Frisch that made it 6-3. Tris Speaker hit a fly ball to Hack Wilson in deep center, easily scoring Collins from third. Joe Jackson and Baker then nailed the door shut with back-to-back homers that made it 10-3 and sent Nehf to the showers.

"I had to stick with Artie against them lefties," said Robinson. "They hit him good. What can you say? That's a good hittin' ball club over there."

Hartnett hit a second homer in the seventh and Traynor drove home a run with a single in the ninth. The bottom of the Hoodsport order produced, but the top did not. Kiki Cuyler, Frisch, Rogers Hornsby and Wilson were a combined 1-17 against Bender, with Hornsby's first-inning single being the only hit.

"I ain't happy about getting whupped in that first game," said Jennings, "but ee-yah, we're goin' home even. I like our chances back in Portland."

Game three will be in the Rose City Saturday after a day off. The Beavers plan to start Eddie Cicotte, who was 18-3 with a 3.80 ERA during the regular season. Hoodsport will counter with Dazzy Vance, who went 13-13 and had a 4.50 ERA.

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