Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13


| but Moran, however. walked, thanks to a
| couple of fine balls which his majesty,
| the so-called best umpire in the Ma
| tional League. saw fit to call otherwise.
Evers followed this up with a sharp sim
| gle to right, which put a man on thlrd
and one on first. Connolly's long ny TO
Walsh easily allowed the diminutive Bos-
ton right fielder 10 score the tying run,
and once again our seeming advantage
was eclpsed by the perseverance of the
relentless Braves.
Nothing doing for either side in the
eleventh, James having taken up where
Tyler left off and Bush still continuing
for us.
In the 18th Eddie Murphy again offered
us an opening. but neither myself nor Nc
InniS was equal to the emergency Baker
having been walked purposely in the
meantime. II was fast getting dark when
Boston went TO bat in their half, and It
was a cinch that this would be the last
inning that could possibly he played.
"Lanky' Gowdy was the first man up,
and as II turned out he might Just as
well had heen the last, because II is to
him. and to him alone, that the Braves
owe nine-tenths of their present advan-
tase over us. Just as though 1t were
habit, he doubled to left.
Say, for the love of Mike, what can't
you hit?" asked Barry of the tall mask
man as he smiiingly logged to second.
them out fast ones look like duck soup
and now YOU kill a slow ball What do
YOU hit during the season." ] overheard
our shortstop ask Gowdy, In the interim
that followed, while the board of strategy
got in its work on the Boston bench when
Gilbert was sent up to hit in place OF
James "Oh, about .2iO," smilinEly re-
piled the Jubilant Brave. We'll, I guess
YOU must have saved all your hits for us,
Judging the way you are going against
US" was all that Barry could answer"
DOPE ALL RIGHT, BUT
It was decided by us TO pass Gilbert
intentionally which would enable us TO
make force play at third, as it was al
most 100 10 / shot that Moran, the fol-
loving batter, would bunt. Our deduction
of the play was o. K, but its execution
n. e., as Bush was late in getting over
TO the third base line TO field Moran's
hunt, and his throw. which ought 10 have
retired Mann. running for Gowdy, at
Bakers station was necessarily hurried
and wild. and as a result game No. was
gone by the board, as far as the Athletics
are concerned. There is no good Of MAX
ing any excuses, because the result will
remain unchanged regardless of what
might have been.
am only repeating when I say that
il was Gowdy who was again mainly
instrumental in our downfall, and TO him
is due the lions share Of the credit for
Boston's victory. In this worlds series
we have learned what II is not to get
the breaks, although ] guess it is true
OF every team that loses to think that
same way. Bush pitched a creditable
game, a game which ought 10 have won
for him nine times out OF ten. In the
helding line we again more than held
our own, but timely wallops were again
noticeable by their absence, whereas their
conspicuousness was only too evident
among the Braves for our comfort. If
the Braves can win three straight why
can't We? This is the way to look at it.
guess I must be hard loser, because
even II We should lose tomorrow / would
never be convinced they are a better ball
club than ours. We have a fighting
chance left, and you can bet that We are
going 10 make the most OF Il, and II We
lose we are at least going TO have the
satisfaction that We died a-hghting.