The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-09


inon- The Athletics heaviest hitters
coiId do nothing with his delivery.
The Boston rooters paraded around
the grounds after the game.
tsY AssoeIATao pREsss
SHIBE PARK. PHILAlDELiPF1IA,
Oct. 9.-The Boston Braves, pennant
winners of the National League, and
the Philadelphia Athletics. champions
ofitf1e American League, clashed today
n the first battle for the worlds base
half championship of 1914. Some
% 600 persons saw the opening en-
eagement OF the seven game series.
Hundreds were turned away az the
gates unable to obtain admission 70
the crowded stands.
The Bostons prepared to send their
slow ball boxman, Dick Rudolph, to
the pitching emplacement to shell the
Athletics out Of their home defenses
The American Leaguers groomed the
indian Bender to pick on the Boston
Invaders with his fast ball. Slow
hall pitching Is not relished by the
Mack artillery of batters and guess
1t VIII be Rudolph for the fray todt5,'
Eema5asd MaPaEsr GsSlgs s = Ms1 g
whey are all good You know" The
vast reaches OF Shibe Park We're
ehoked to capacity long before game
time. Three and four times the reg
.,,Iar seat prices were offered for tick
cts and the demands at these hgures
exceeded the supply. Betting favored
the Athletics at 8 to when the
teams came on the field for practice.
The work OF the Boston player. De al
who substituted at third base tor
smith. who broke his leg this week,
was keenly watched. He displayed
NO fielding faults in warming up The
BOSTON Braves were the first out on
the diamond for field practice. Their
work was sharp, clear cut and bril-
liant. Maranville was all over the
nfdfield section, scoop1ng grounders
I'd his right and left and making
5 t - ,ss1s from every position The
crowd applauded him frequently. The
Athletics went out for field practice
At As and Connie Mack's 10000 IN
mid was soon in action. McInnis had
recovered from the injury to his hand
and was back on first base. BENDER
aid not make his appearance on the
field until the Athletics were practic-
ing when he came from under the
Sfssnd and began to warm up. Rudolph
worked into condition in front OF the
BOSTON bench An automobile was
nresented to Eddie Collins before the
came in recognition of his being the
most valuable player to his, CLUB. I'm
niras Dineen and Hildebrand con-
ferred with Captain Thomas OF the
Athletics and Captain Evers OF Boston
regarding ground rules.
Bender and Schang were annoan GEO
AZ the battery for the Athletics:
Rudolph and Gowdy were announ ced
a. the battery for Rcston.
First Inning.
Fsirst half-Bender's first ohering
was an out curve which cut the plate
for strike. Moran went out on
hIeh foul to McInnis Evers sent up
4 high fly to Collins and walked oack
& Ia the bench. Connolly took strike
& then. fouled OF the next one.
Connolly famed. missing slow one
around the neck. No runs. no hits.
no errors.
second half-Rudolph put over a
.frflSe on Murphy. Murphy sent q
mort single to center and the crowd
tried to cheer. It was the second
6sIl pitched. Oldring sacrificed,
nverthrew first base. Rudolph tried
"a cut the corners of the plate on
collins and pitched three balls. His
SC3Irth pitch was strike. Collins
liked and the crowds cried to
Rakar for q hit. Baker fouled out
"a s64imidf and Murphy was out try
inK for third on the catch. Schmidt
TO Deal. It was pretty double pay:
{ No runs. one hit, no errors.
Second Inning
First half Bender pitched three
Haiis and then put over two strikes
nm Whittad. Whitfield walked.
schmidt flied out to O1dring. Whit
sf.sd scored ON Gowdy's two-bagger to
fhe left field stands. The Boston
rooters cheered to the echo. Gowdy
i scored on MaranvilIe's single over
sscond. The Boston hits were sharp
AMI clean: a double play followed.
= terry took Deals grounder and
& f6ssed to Collins, forcing Maranville.
fsoIlIns then threw out Deal. Two
runs. two hits. no errors.
second half Rudolph had big
II ie curve which he worked on the
z - "a si;l5a plate McInnis walked
-. Ss.,,s, 4. 1,ffel,sfiS balls: McInnfs