The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-08
WORLDS SERIES NO NOVELTY
 TO BOSTON OR PHILADEL PHIA
Quaker City Has Figured In Many
 Events And So Has Beantown

New York, Oct. 8.-While Philade1- phia has enjoyed a big slice of the honors which accompany the right to be a contender for the Worlds Base ball Championship, Boston has not been wanting for a share in the glor- ies of the annual championship series. When the clubs representing these two cities met in the opening game for this years pennant, it will mark the fifth time that Philadelphia has entere such 8 struggle and it will be the third time for Boston. Had the New York Nationals not refused to play with the 'tHub' players in 1914, the Boston Americans would have had an additional worlds honor for that year by default.
 Since the American and National League penna1tr winners first played against each other in 1913, the Athlet- fcss of Philadelphia have played four times and won post season series. The Boston Americans won the two that they fought to g. finish first beat ing the Ptttsburg Nationals in 1918. After waiting eight years from that the time of the disappointing refusal of the Giants in 1914. the Red Sox" had the aatisfaction of taking Man ager MeGraw's men into camp, SCOT ing their second victory tn the banner series of 1912.
 Hitherto the American League was solely responsible for Boston's world s baseball honors but this year the Ma are aptiy called, after q rush, which astonished all followers Of the nation tiona1s, or the .tBraves,'' which they al game are in the forefront of the battle. The flight of the Braves is without parallel in the annals of baseball. From last place to first was their accomplishments and this within a. period of five weeks.
 FTHH. T---- q ~AM MnH-& teams in the National League on July IS. On August 23 they had mounted to first place, tied with the Giants. It was ten days later, September 2, be- fore the Bogtons went into the lead l with clear title for the tirnebeing, and 1t was September before they finally entrenched themselves at the top. But the historians Of baseball will mark Their performaIce as: Last place to first in 36 days. A record"
 Only one team within the memory of the fans" has nearly approach ed the extent of the Braves remark able progress. That was the Chicago through the American League teams from the seventh place to first. The White Sox were 8 team of generally appreciated high rank, bowed low with bad breaks during the first of the season. The Bostons, on the other
  with little to indicate warrant to bet ter name
 Tinker to Evers to Chance, a by word in baseball circles for years as representing the speediest fielding on the diamond in the production of dou-
 b1e plays, has been supplanted by the relay ''MaranvilIe to Evers to Sch
 nidt''. The combination play of the old Cubs inf1e1d has at last ben bet tered, largely through the. assistance of one of it's members, Johnny Evers, now playing the keystone sack for Boston. Evers and Maranvil1e go in- to the World Series with one of the most remarkable fielding records in the hfstoty of the game. Within ten days of the close of the National Lea que season, this pair had figured in nearly 100 double plays
 Evers, playing an improved game
 at second base, has nevertheless been outshone by his younger club mate,