The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-10

took a strike. and. after fouling on an
other. missed Bender's next Offering
and the side was out
EDDIE Murphy. for the Athletics.
also let the first bali pitched BY Ru-
doiph go for a strike. but he laced the
second to centerfleld. Oldring laid
down sacrifice in front OF the plate.
and Gowdy made a high throw to first
which Schmidt got. after a fine effort
and put his foot on first base for the
out. Murphy taking second. Eddie
Collins waited while Rudolph pitched
three bad balls. and eventually got a
pass 10 first. Then up came Home
Kun Baker. The crowd cheered the
siugger and then groaned when he
sent high foul TO Schmidt Murphy
on the out. tried for third. but a beau
tiful throw by Schmidt to Deal nailed
nfm. thus completing a double play
and ending the inning.
Second Inning.
Whtted. for Boston. in the second
inning was given a base on balls by
BENDER. After Schmidt had lifted a
ny TO Oldring: Gowdy came to time
with q vicious two base drive to left
center neld and Whitfield rushed ali
the WY home with the first run of the
game. Little Meanwhile started a ire
mendous outburst of cheering by the
Boston fans by shooting a single to
centerfeld and Gowdy raced across the
plate with the second tally. Deal end
ca the inning by hitting into a double
play, forcing Meanwhile out at second.
Barry to Collins. and going out him.
self. Collins to McInnis.
Mclnnis In the Athletics turn at
bat waited and got four balls. Strink
hit q short single TO right field which
Moran let go through his legs and be-
fore the rightfielder recovered the ball.
and threw II In. McInnis had scored
and Strunk was on third. Barry struck
out Schang hit an ugly grounder at
Evers who made fine stop and by a
quick throw caught the speedy Strunk
at the plate on a close decision.
Schang was forced out at second by
Bender. Maranville to Evers.
Third Inning.
The Braves. with the edge on the
Athletics by the narrow margin of one
run. did not figure much in their third
turn at bat. Rudolph was an easy
out. Bender to McInnis. Moran fell a
victim by the strike-out route and
Evers drove out a high fly which Old
ring gathered in
Rudolph showed his best in the
third. Mixing up his famous slow ball
that helped to give Boston the Ma
tional League pennant with some fast
ones. he got Murphy and Oldring on
strikes to the great delight of the Bos.
ton rooters. Collins did only a little
better. He connected with the ball
and rolled a grounder to the Boston
nj NJ
Fourth Inning.
Another double play broke ND Bos-
tons fourth inning. Connolly smashed
a hard drive for a single that Collins
jumped for and could not reach. Whit
ted hit to Bender and forced Connolly
at second. Barry made the play ana
shot the ball to McInnis ahead of
Whitfield. McInnis had to stretch TO
his limit to get the throw. Schmidt
went out. Collins to McInnis, ending
the inning.
The worlds champions were almost
as easy for Rudolph In the fourth as
they were In the third. The mighty
Baker struck out and McInnis also
famed. Strunk made his second hit
OF the game by a pretty drive 10 left
field. II looked good for two bases
hut quick fielding on the part of Con-
molly and a deadly throw to Maran-
vile caught Strunk, at second trying
to stretch the hit
Fifth Inning.
The National league champions put
their third run together in the fifth
time at bat. The dangerous Gowdy
opened with a terrific smash to left
centerfeld for three bases TO the great
Joy OF the Boston supporters and came
homo when Meanwhile dropped q
single back OF FIRST base. Deal here
hit into his second double play. in an
attempt 10 sacrifice. He hunted a
little fly into Bender's waiting hands
and the Chief caught Maranville Try
ing to get back to first. McIinnis TAX
ing the throw. Rudolph struck out
For the Athletics in the NTH. Barry
flied to Meanwhile who made a hard
run 10 get up to the ball in left field.
Schang went out on strikes and Ben
der sent long ny to Whitfield. in
centerheld.
Sixth Inning.
The sixth inning opened auspicious
~ for Bender but before II was over
he was in the dressing room, driven
from the pitchers box for the hrst
time in his worlds series career. Mo
ran flied to Barry who made the
greatest fielding play OF the game IN
scoring the out He ran at top speed
almost TO the left field stand and was