The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-09
TEAMS
ARE WINNERS OF
THREE REMNANTS
m Worlds Series Combats but
1t Was Always the Ameri-
can League Team.

adeIpfaia has enjoyed a big slice of
the honors which accompany the
right to be a contender for the
worlds baseball championship, Bos-
ton has not been wanting Tor snare
In the glories of the annual cham
pionship series. When the CLUBS
representing these two cities meet IN
the opening game for this years
worlds pennant, it will mark the
fifth time that Philadelphia has en-
tered such a struggle and 1t viii pc
the third for Boston. Had the New
York Nationals not refused to play
with the Hub" players in 1904, the
Boston Americans would have had an
additional opportunity of fghttng for
the championship. However Boston
claimed the worlds honors for that
year by default.
Since the American and National
league pennant winners first played
against each other In 1903. the Ath-
tletics of Philadelphia have played
| four times and won three post season
series. The Boston Americans won
the two that they fought to hnisn
first beating the Pittsburg Nationals
! in 1909. After waiting eight years
from the time of the disappointing re-
/ fusai of the Giants in 1904. the Red
Soy, had the satisfaction OF taking
| Manager McGraw's men into camp,
scoring their second victory IN the
banner series OF 1912.
| Hitherto the American League was
| solely responsible for Boston's world
baseball honors but this year the Ma
! tionals, or Braves, which they are
aptly called, after rush, which
! a stonfshed all followers of the nation
al game are in the forefront of the
i battle. The fight OF the Braves is
without parallel in the annals OF base
ball. From last place to first was
their accom- plishment, and this within
a period OF i've weeks:
The Braves were lowest OF the
eight teams in the National League on
July 1S. On August % they had
mounted to first place. tied with the
Giants It was ten days later, sep
TENDER 2. before the Bostons wenI m
to the lead with clear title for the
time being. and 1t was September
before they finally entrenched them
1 selves at the top. But,the historians
of baseball will mark their perfo rm-
ance as: Last place to first In 30
days. A record.
ONLY one team. within the memory
of present day "fans" has nearly APP
preached the extent OF the Brave
remarkable progress. That was the
| Chicago White Sox of 1906 in their
dash through the American League
teams from seventh place to first. The
White Sox were team Of generally
appreciated high rank. bowed low
with bad breaks during the hrst Oh
| the season. The Bostons, on the 9TH
er hand. we're dubbed the lowly
Braves, with little to indicate war
rant to better name.
thinker to Evers to Chance" by
word in baseball circles for years as
| ~
the diamond in the production OF oou-
bic plays, has been supplanted by the
relay .'Maranville to Evers 10
schmidt'' The combination play OF
| the old Cubs infield has at last been
hettered. largely through the assist
ance of one of its members, Johnny
Evers, now playing the Keystone sack
for Boston. Evers and MaranVl1le
90 into the world series with one OF
the most remarkable fielding records
in the history of the game. Within
ten days of the close of the National
League season, this pair had inquired
ia nearly 100 double plays.
Evers, playing an improved game
at second base, has nevertheless been
outshone by his younger club mate:
Meanwhile took part in eighty-hve OF
the double plays carried on by the
Braves. worlds record. With the
more numerous opportunities that
were developed by shortstop position,
he was responsible for the inception
of fifty-three of these plays. This
betters by dozen the record of forty
three double plays held for several
years by Fletcher of the New York
Giants Maranville has been middle
man in twenty-six of these com btna-
ton plays. and at the receiving end
OF six. With fewer opportunities,
E,yers has taken part in stxty-hve
double plays, has started twenty
three, made the put-out and assist In
thirty-three and has finished nine.
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