The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-12
COLLINS THE HEAVIEST
SLUCCER IN BIC Series
Evers Gets S35, 900 for Seasons Work,
!; Independent of Worlds Series
Cash-Points About Rival Players
and Former Competitors

the American League, have lost two
games thus far in defending their title
against the Boston nine, champions of
the National League.
Series, best four in seven games.
Players share in receipts of frss
four games only.
Johnny Evers will receive about
$4,000 for his season 5 work, exelus,
i've of world $ series money.
No spectators are allowed in the
held. either at Shihe or Fenway Parks
Gowdy is the best catcher for the
Braves, with Whaling as the second
string man.
Seventeen home runs haye been made
in the last nine world 5 series, of which
Frank Baker has three to his credit
Chief" Charles Albert Bender is
5 years old.
Three victories is the best any pitch
er has won in worlds series.
After Saturdays game al Shibe
Park, Philadelphia, the second two will
be played at Fenway Park, Boston, to-
day and tomorrow. At Philadelphia
October IA and Boston October is, and
seventh game on grounds to be de-
cided by toss of coin, if necessary.
The four umpires viii, it is reported
receive $1,000 each for their work in
the contests.
Eddie Plank, the leading Shutout
southpaw, is 80 years old and joined
the Athletics il 1901.
80. The National League champions
have lost TO the American League pen
snautwinners in the last four series.
4 . Il . d ~,
1910 and the Giants in 1911 and
, 1918. while Boston Americans won
I! from McGraw' 5 team in 1912.
! Both Mack and Stallings are bench
! managers,
Evers was kept out of the 1910
game between the Athletics and the
Cubs with a brokel leg.
Walter {" Rsbbit") Maranville is -
years old and feet 5S4 inches in
height
Tickets are sold for three games. and
if only two are played the purchase
will be refunded one-third of the
amount paid
The year 1895 marked the first and
only time that two teams of the same
city met in the world 5 series-the
Cubs and White Sox
Moran is the leading base -stealer of
the Braves, with so to his credit: while
Eddie Collins, of the Athletics, who
leads the champions in this department.
has so sacks to mis- credit
Manager Stallings is called the
miracle man, but so is Connie Mack.
Stsllngs Is tempeStuOus driver;
Mack is repressed adviser.
The luckieSt player in the series Is
Josh Devore. ouyielder of the Braves.
He was i Sharer in two of the Giants
world series.
The heaviest hitter of the Athletics
is Collins, batting .S42 in 149 games,
as compared TO Joe Connolly the
Braves leader, hitting ais in III
contests.
The terms Of service of the rival
pitchers in major leagues follows:
Plank. II wears. and Bender. u years.
always with the Athletics; Tyler,
years, Rudolph ard James, wears
each.
1t is the first time Byron and Hide
brand worked in = world 5 series, the
sixth for KLEIN ard the second for
Dineen.
George DAVIS. the Young Harvard
niNerSltv law student, VINO won Iame
by pitching a no-hit game against the
Phillics, will be eligible 10 pitch against
the Athletics II called upon.
The Braves jumped from last to first
place in the National League in the
period between Juy Is and SeptemOe-
Peunant winning experience of the
Braves mas been confined mostly TO
minor leagues, Evers being an excep-
ton. as this star second baseman play
ed with the Cubs in 1906, 1907, 1908
ami 1910.
In his ! { years as a pitcher for the
Athletics Pank has kept teams from
scoring a run in more than so games.
and has pitched more than 400 games.
Of which he has won 2S0.
Evers started to play ball originally
as a pitcher A. a schoolboy in Trey h
PLAYED on the 81. Joseph : Paroehial
team, keystone Johnny does not know
. what it is to play with second divis-
ION team. as before joining the Braves
he PLAYED with the Cubs.
The Athletics veteran pitchers have
shown up strongly in former world
series. Bender has pitched one three hit.
. two four-hit and two fve-hit games.
Plank has 10 his credit one two-hit,
one f0ur-hit and one fve-hit game.
In the National League Umpire WI
liam KLEIN. who has no superior in his