The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-08

MaTanviIle took part in eighty-4ive of the double plays carried off by the Braves, worlds record. With 3he more numerous opportunities that were developed by shortstop position, he was responsible for the inception of ffty-three of these plays. This betters by a dozen the record of for ty-three double plays held for seve- ra1 years by Fletcher Of the New York Giants. ATaranv1l1e has ben mid de man in twenty-six of these com bination plays, at the receiving end of six. With fewer opportunities, EveFs, has taken part in sixty-dye double plays, has fewer opportunities, EVer8 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. f'Maranyi1Ie to Evers to Schmidt in that order, has been the way of twenty-seVen double plays. Thirty-ntne have been accomplished by the three.
 The team the Athletics will send against the Braves will be in all pro babtlity the same nine men who start ed in the 1913 series against the New York Giants, barring accidents. .Chiaf Bender is looked upon as the sure money pitcher and there is no doubt that he will be sent in with Schang on the receiving end. The Athletics. while the players are as a whole young in. years, from a truly veteran worlds 8 series team. With the exception of Eddie Murphy and Schang all the re- gulars in the 1914 series played againts the Giants in 1911. Bender and Plank, along with Harry Davis, Mack's lieu tenant who occasionally goes into a game as 8 pinch hitter played in the worlds series against New York nine years ago.
 will go into the series in good con dttion. Home Run'' Baker, who had been below par during part of August and September, has rested and will be in good trim to worry the opposing pitchers. He had been suffering from side His hitting was affected but he refused to lay off while the champion ship race was undecided.
 kThe champions Sare well provided with utility men. Walsh who played with the New York HighIanders in tho early part of this year, and Davies, the young college pitcher who IS be- ing trained by Mack as an outdeIder because of his cleanup hitting ability and speed, are fit to take any out
 field position. They have Kopf. utility fnde1der of no mean ability. Captain Thomas, the worlds series veteran. can substitute for either FSchang or Lapp behind the plate and
 Harry Davis still has some ability a4s a pinch hitter.
 In Philadelphia, fans refer affection etely to the Athletics as "the most perfect baseball machine in the world and an interesting fact developed in going over the records gives strength to this estimate. The Athletics have played in four worlds series and with the exception of Mathewson and Mo Gfnnity, no pitcher who has ever faced them lasted the entire game. All have been taken out, Mathewson also had been knocked out. In 1905 McGinity pitched in two games. He was taken out Of one and won the other On the other hand, no .Athlet- 1 ic pitcher has ever been Knocked off the rubber. The single exception, where a Philadelphia hur1er was taken out was in 1911 when Coonbs, the l siron man. suffered 8 rupture in the middle of the game and left the box several innings later because of his injury.