Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-14

The inevitable law OF nature, fate
or Providence, call II as you will
that all things move in circles, was
never more wildly illustrated than
in the worlds series of 1914 For
four years the American League
teams had held the superiority over
the best in the National: the worm
was due to turn and il did. The
turn came as a severe shock to thou
sands Of fans, while to thousands of
others who believe in lunches" il
was just what they expected.
The biggest upset of all-that Bos-
ton won in four straight games was
heart breaking to Athletic rooters--
yet it was coming. Too much PAM
pering spells a champion, and in four
years the Athletics have had their
own way so much that these mar
wells of baseball, human-like, acquired
the impression that they were irwin
chile. 1t is natural for man through
continued successes TO come to be-
lieve that he Is bigger than the
game. On rare occasions nature turns
out genius who does not swell up
with pride. and he lasts for much
longer time than the ordinary run OF
champions. The Athletics proved
they were human. while the Braves
seemed superhuman.
Some may say II was corking
good team full of fight playing their
| heads off against star combination
and beating them. The Braves did
/ NJ win ~ HttIr a. ,,rNt
| lost q series in weeks to any club;
their attack has become irresistible,
their pitchers invincible, and before
| them the Athletics crlmbled.
The hero OF the fourth game was
not so much Dick Rudolph as it was
Johnny Evers. Johnny scored the
first run by waiting out Shawkey for
pass, moving along TO third on a
single by Whitfield, and scored on
Schmidts single. The Athletics
laid back for a double play, but
Schmidt hit TO Barry, and Evers
scored, while Schmidt was being
thrown out The ods hit and run
play worked successfully for the
Braves.
The Athletics tied the game up in
second on Schang's out and scored
| when Shawkey doubled.
The score was tied at one run
when the Braves came up in the fifth
| inning, and, as usual, they showed
tfat same comeback punch They
waited until two were out. Then Ru-
dolph singled, Moran doubled, send
ing Dick to third. Evers had three
balls and two strikes when he sim
gled driving both men home.
Before the game Evers said "All
of this pre-series dope sounds good,
but when IL comes down to the game
neither Collins nor / can get a ball
driven twenty feet to the right or TO
| the left. We are going in there 20
win, and win we will" Johnny had
the right dope, and his spirit was
evident at all mes-particuarly in
his own work.
Shawkey was taken out OF the box
and Pennock pitched the last few
rounds. Boston did not score, but
Boston did not have to-maybe that
was the reason.
"Tbree" IL the Hoodoo.
When the Mackmen wrested the
title of worlds champions from the
Cubs in 1910 Frank Chances team
was falling to pieces. Such is not the
case with the Athletics of today
Many of Mack's men nre still in their
prime. In the pitching staff alone
the Braves seemed to excel before
the series.
Three is a mystic mineral in base
ball--it has always been three outs
make an inning. three times three
or nine innings make a game. Three