Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-13
COLD WEATHER
GREETS FANS At
FOURTH CONTEST
|Overcoats in Demand at Bos-
ton-PhiIadeIphia Game of
Worlds Series.
]. P. N.
Special to the Evening Star.

BY j. p. NJ.
Special to the Evening Star.
FENWOOD PARK, Boston, Mass,
Oct. 13.-This is the thirteenth of the
month and as some of the supersti-
tious fans are remarking there is 60
ing to be hard luck for somebody.
This somebody" from this distance.
Is likely to be Connie Mack, though, If
it happens to be George Stallings.
everybody will say that 1t was not
baseball. it was the thirteenth link"
that beat the Braves. Whether or no,
we are now up to the fourth, and
what promises to be the deciding
game of this greatest of worlds series.
Listen to the Boston fans, and they
will tell you the game is on ice and
the series is on ice. Harken to the
few stray Philadelphia fans and they
will warn you to go slowly and they
will whisper in your ear, 'The Ath-
letics still have a chance" In other
words, Boston is cocksure of itself,
while all Philadelphia can do is play a
watching and waiting" game.
There is little lull in this big Sc
ries today. On top of all the fine,
beautiful weather of the past four
days came a severe break in the at
mosphere this morning, and, instead
of the bright sun and warmth, dark
clouds and chilly blasts are in evil
denee. Those who came in mid
season attire are shivering with the
cold, and overcoats are in much de-
mand. The players, too, are showing
the effects of the cold, and there is
not that vim and dash in their prac
tice that characterized their antics of
other days.
Both teams were late in getting
down to work The Braves were at
it at u o'clock yesterday, but they
did not show on the field today until
1890. The Athletics We're here yes
terday at 1890. They did not make
their appearance today until
o'clock
Fans slowly Arrive.
The fans slept late today After
so much baseball yesterday they are
apparently all tired out and are not
in a hurry to get to the grounds.
AS late as 80 o'clock there were
plenty of vacant seats i'm the bleach
ers and the enthusiasm was curtailed
to a noticeable extent. The band is
doing it's best to enliven affairs and
the carbaret singers are working hard
to entertain the crowd and encores
are numerous.
Outside the bah park The small boys
are cutting up as usual. but where
there were thousands yesterday, there
are only hundreds today. It may be
that the one-sided complexion of the
series robbed 1t OF considerable of it's
interest, still the games have been
SO close and exciting that they are
worthy of capacity patronage, no
matter how sure the outcome appears
to be.
The betting on the series has
few freak wagers are being recorded.
For instance, favorite bet is s5
against 800 that the Athletics will
win. There are quite a few of these
bets, but no real big money is being
put up. On the game today. however,
there is considerable speculation.
The hackers of the Athletics. in the
hope of getting some of their money
back, are taking a chance that tho
Mackmen will win at least one game
and they are willing to gamble at
odds to 7 that the Braves will not
make it four straight. The Boston
partisans do not seem to be too sure
about the outcome of this battle and.
while some of them are putting down
their checks, there is an air of con-
servatisIn in this respect in the bet
ting market.
George Stallngs is the happiest
man in seven states today, I saw
him at the hotel this morning and
he was all smiles. He said the
Braves are doing ouly what he ex-
pected they would do.
Il have the greatest ball team in
the world and knew they would
beat the Athletics" Stalings de-
clared. AT best did not give them
over one game before the series, and
now 1t looks as IL they will not even
get that one. Rudolph will pitch to-
day. and if the Athletics are able to
beat Dick they will he doing more
than ] expect them TO. Everybody is
working like q charm on our side.
The boys showed what kind Of stuff
they were made out of by coming
from behind yesterday and winning
out The series will be over today.
and II / don't see you again why.
Good bye, joe Then we shoofi
hands. ! picked the Athletics to win
the championship, but personally
will be better pleased II Stallings car
ries off the llonors. Everybody ap-sl
pears to think it viii be grand thing
for baseball. and the Braves have
made many new friends by their per-
formanceS.
Connie Mack has not given mp all
hope by Il long shot He SAYS the
breaks" have beaten the Athletics,
and he admits that Boston has proved
to be a much better team than he
expected to oppose his champions 81
He said his men have not been hit
Ting and he gives the Boston pitch
ers credit for great work. Mack saidI
q victory today would put confidence
and hope in his team and he refused
to give up the ship even now with the
odds SO tremendously against him.
Shawkey Against Rudolph.
Secrecy as TO who will do the pitch
ing today does not appear to be in
evidence. Mack says he will work
Bob Sha wkey. and Stallings is sure
to work Rudolph. Bender. II is said. !
has been out having a joyous time. |
and he is out of all calculations no
matter how many more games the
series lasts. Rudolph is a eockey as
q boy with new top. He is all
sweled up on himself it is said, not
the fact that Bill James |
pitched a much better game than he
did.
you are a pretty good pitcher one
Of the newspaper men said TO Rudolph. !
on Monday.
Pretty good Rudolph exclaimed |
why, I am the best"
The Royal Rooters came on to the |
playing field at 1850 o'clock, and led
by their "Tessie" band, marched TO
their places in the Ieftfield bleachers.
The park lis now filled up. and the |
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