The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
BRAVES WON in THE TWELFTH
Athletics Held the Lead Three Times But the Fighting
Braves Always Came Back-Cacher Gowdy the Singing
Star of the Contest

Bow j. Franklin Baker; gone is your
glory. Redly rises the new light of
Superman of Swat. 1t was the hits of
4sak which enabled the Boston .Braues
to Win their third straight game from
the Philadelphia Athletics 7st + EN- a-f
park Boston, yesterday afternoon by a
score Of ) to'4, after twelve of the
fullest innings which ever graced
world S series game. Over $4,000 people
were wild with excitement.
A two-base hit by Gowdy drove home
the first run scored by Boston in the
second inning. 1t was Hank who began
u tenth inning rally by putting a homer
into the center field bIeachers, and in
the twelfth his double paved the way
for victory. Great is Gowdy.
BY winning the Braves practically
assured themselves the world s cham
pionship, for the Athletics must now
win four straight games to hold their
title. There is no defeating the Braves
these days. They simply will not
allow it.
In the tenth inning Connie Mack 5
men gained Il two run lead against
George Tyler, when Baker singled with
the bases full. Bullet joe Bush of
the Athletics, who beat the Giants in
one game last year, was pitching with
terrific speed and precision, and the
MIA jOrity { f the vast Boston crowd oil
%, $40 believed that the game was
gone. But the Braves .dematded
referendum.
Gowdy to Rescue.
Horrible Hank, the Red Avenger,
made the lead look smaller by walking
to the plate and hitting the first ball
pitched to deep center field. His drive
landed just im front OF the bIeachers
and hoped over the wall. Josh De
wore was sent out to bat for Tyler, but
he struck out.
Moran, at bat, simply waited, and
try as he would, Bush could not keep
his mind or his eye on the batter
Three times the pitch was wide. Then
| came two strikes and then a ball,
Moran walked. Evers missed one
swing before lining the ball to right
center for a single, advancing Moran
to third. Joe Connolly then sent a
long fly to Walsh. and Moran rushed
home with the tieing run. Maranville
turned somersaults. The fans went mad.
With Tyler gone, Stallings called on
| Bill james to finish the game, and that
great hulk of Il man took advantage
| of the growing, dusk to battle the Ath-
leties with speed alone. Mack stuck
to Bush.
End Comes in Twelfth.
The end came in the twelfth. Of
course. Hank Gowdy had much to do
with it The red=topped catcher fouled
off the first ball pitched. but on the
next delivery he met speed with speed.
Fast came the ball, but faster moved
the bat of Gowdy. With a resounding
smack bali and bat met, and the
sphere atarted for the fence so fast
that it seemed as if it might clear the
outer wall for another home run. The
drive was Just n few feet too low to
90 over the barrier, and the ball
bounced back into temporary stand
Ground rules held the hit to u double
Mann ran for Gowdv and Gilbert hit
for James. for now the dusk was fall
ing so fast that it was evident there
would be no chance for another in
ming. Bush decided to pass Gilbert il
order to take advantage of a possible
double play. He gave the batter foul
wide ones Moran, the next man up
hunted, and Bush, racing in, got thu
ball on Il short pickup. He was inten
on preventing an advance by the tive
runners on bases and tried to throw
TO Baker N time to force Mann. lii
I, intention was much more commenda
BILE than his throw, for the ball sho
| by Baker to the outfield, and Mann
raced home with the winning run, am
the frenZied fans rushed out and over
| whelmed him.