The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-09

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use OF the park today during a con
versation on Wednesday. told him
that Boston could Aave it at any hour
except between 2 and . o'clock when
i had ordered the Athletics to report
for a final workout. He made no
protest and early today | learned he
had charged me with msportsman-
like tactics called him on the tele-
phone and explained that | could not
reach all my players in order to
notify them to report at some other
hour, and asked Stallings if he would
not be satisfied to practice at Shibe
park either before or after p. m.
accused both the Philadel
phia club and myself of double deal
ing and one word led to another until
we both said things we should not
have said
Yes, he threatened to punch me
when we meet but ! am sure he did
not mean it,
Il don't see why he was so anxious
to practice at Shibe park at exactly
, o'clock. McGraw Of the. Giants
never made such a request and we
never practiced at either the New
York or Chicago parks prior to the
worlds series of 1911 and 1910. Suh
i was perfectly willing that the Bos-
ton players should use our park If
they wanted to and ! cannot see why
Stallings should have become angry
when | could not rearrange my plans
at the eleventh hour to Ais liking"
Because Of the trouble the Boston
players did not go to Shibe park at
all, and confined their practice to the
National league grounds, five blocks
away. The Braves spent more than
an hour in batting and fielding, while
the Athletics were having a similar
workout at their own park. Both
managers reported their players were
on edge, but would not give batting
orders or the pitchers who viii work
in the initial contest. The general
opinion is that Rudolph will be Stall
ings' choice, while Bender will be
Mack's selection
" Tin the exception of Deal at third
base in place of Red" Smith, who
broke his leg in Brooklyn Tuesday,
Boston probably will take the field in
order in which it played during tie
closing weeks of the National league
season. Some doubt was expressed
early in the week regarding the abil-
ity of McInnis to play first for the
Athletics owing to a bruised hand. but
the stocby initial sacller today re-
ported in perfect condition for pras
tice.
Stallings and his Braves tonight re-
peated statements made earlier in the
week that the standard OF play which
carried them from last to first place
in the National league was fast ana
steady enough 10 win the worlds
championship. Stallings predicted his
club would surprise the Athletics and
their supporters. Connie Mack saia
he expected a close series in which |
he hoped to see the Athletics repeat
their victory of year ago
In general wagering the local club
is a top-heavy favorite. Few big bets
have been recorded, but in the smal |
the Athletics have been
quoted from 2 10 / to 10 to Z. Mos,
betting has been confined to the |
number of games to be played and |
other similar wages. The general |
opinions is there will be only five or |
six games. Philadelphia betters offer |
10 to l that the Braves will not win |
four straight; 5 to that the Athletics
will win the opening contest; to 3 |
that Boston win not win more than
two games, and even money that the
Athletics will score more shutouts.
Local fans charge that the police |
connived with the spectators in Sc.
curing choice places in the line at the
public sale Wednesday and Director
Porter of the department of public /
safety has ordered an investigation |
1t is said that nearly 5000 seats were |
sold in less than five hours, and that
the spectators obtained more than
so per cent of the public sale coupons.
The national commission desires to |
know why it's request for 1900 seats |
was cut to 500, and the Boston club