The Detroit times., 1914-10-09
BENDER AND
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made this year to prevent this scheme
of taking money from the hands OF
the hard-pressed baseball magnates.
Being director Of public safety. Direc-
| tor Porter started safetifying by stat
i ing that all stands which were up yes
Iterday must come down. The director
tof public. safety held that the STANDS
were not safe, but those being erected
today were inspected by the buiidins
Idepartment. The stands on the roofs
win accommodate ct least 1000, II
Director Porter doesn't carry out his
threat 70 place q policeman at the
door Of every house and prevent rams
from entering TO take place In the
lout-of-out- bounds seats.
PHILADELPHIA was still all worked up
today over the ticket situation "A
dozen spectators were lassooed py
Il the police last night, but severai
times as many more were operating
on Broad-st. for extra dollars to see
the games. Three OF those arrested
were later released. but the others
were held In $500 bail. Stories OF
where and why tickets have gone are
flying thick. One story Is that the
fuss between Managers Stallings and
Mack really had its start when stall
|lfngs asked the Athletic leader for
pair of tickets for an uncle who was
coming from the south. Mack said
he didn't have them. Loud walls con-
|tinue to come from Garry Hermann.
but with the pitching OF the nrst ball
this afternoon tickets will be forgot
ten.
with the meeting Of the National
Commission this morning when the
umpires will be instructed and the
last peace-time words spoken between
the Athletic and Brave ofiicials, all
will be In readiness for the calling OF
the big scrap.
There are to be no chummy ex-
changes OF compliments between play
ers before the game. Stallings and
his Braves are going out to fight. Con-
ME Mack having failed to reply to the
ultimatum that he come TO the Ma
jestic hotel and have his head punch
ed. there Is nothing left for the Braves
to do but assert themselves on the
field.
The injury of RED" Smith and the
consequent sending Of Charlie Deal
to third base has forced Stallings to
make a change In HIS batting order.
Catcher Hank Gowdy, who heretofore
has batted Just ahead OF the pitcher,
has been moved up into Smiths place,
with Meanwhile and Deal following.
The Athletics arrived during the
day In their automobiles from their
various country homes. primed for the
fray, poised and ready to meet the
slashing attach to be launched against
them. The HAND OF Stuffy McInnes.
which caused considerable worry, APP
|peared to be In fairly good shape to-
day and Mack did not expect Il to
cause any trouble or weaken his crack
first baseman In throwing or batting.
In the Braves camp there was moth
ing but complete confidence. There
is bitter feeling against the Athletics.
not only because of the run In over
the use Of Shibe park, but because Of
other little things which have cropped
|out. Not word has come from Con-
ME Mack or the Athletics, the Braves
say. expressing any sympathy for the
loss OF Smith, who In now In Brook
|lyn hospital with a broken leg. IL
being customary for an adversary. TO
sob some soft words Of regret and ex-
press some sentiment along the lines
OF I'VE would rather have met you In
your full strength" when another half
of battle sketch meets with misfor-
tune, they don't quite understand the
Athletics around the Boston headquar.
tiers.
When Stallings met Mack to discuss
the use Of the bail park the Athletics
leader 10 said to have declared:
u understand you lost . good man
at Brooklyn"
"Yes." replied stallings. He was
one Of the best men had"
That was the end OF the converse
ton with reference to Smith.
The series starting today presents
q struggle between q seasoned, high.
| ly organized, hard hitting machine as
opposed to q dashing new outfit, nm
tried In such q conflict as they are
entering today. but full Of confidence.
Stallings' main reliance is In his
lpitchera and the dash and confidence
Of his men. The great strateEist
Mack, presents the same array which
has turned back the Cubs and Giants
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of their league. and the wreckers OF
all who have faced them In worlds
series, his inneld the greatest I'm the
world, steady. but not sensational
pitching staR--the mainstays OF which
accomplish a. much with their brains
as with their arms-are his assets.
Mack II sending his great ma.
chine after the worlds title for the
NTH time. Every man IL q veteran
Of At least one struggle. In the line
up Of the Braves there are but two
men who have ever before smelled
the smoke Of the big battle. They
are Johnny Evers. who aided the
Cubs In their lights for the title. and
josh Devore, a former New York
Giant.
or the Athletics veterans. Bender
has been under IRE In four OF the big
league combats: Plank, Collins.
Baker, Strunk, Lapp and Barry have
been through three. Oldrine. Mcln
inca. Thomas and Coombs have taken