The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-24
BOSTON Squirt REAL
BASEBALL SENSATION
Braves Tie the Giants for Lead,
Coming From Cellar in
Trifle Over Month.
RACE THE GREATEST EVER
Dodgers, in Last Position, Only
Eleven Full Games Away
From Leaders.
RACE THE GREATEST EVER

ledu WIN our champion Glhnts Inc sem
sational Boston Braves stepped into tie
with the three time National League win
ners as result OF New Yorks defeat
yesterday at the hands OF the Cincinnati
Reds. The Hub team was idle In Pitts
burg. They didn't have to catch the
Giants the Polo Grounders came back 10
them
Whether or not Boston earns the
privilege OF facing the Athletics In the
worlds series, the fact remains that no
ball team OF modern times has accom-
plished such herculean task AS this
Same force OF George #. stalllngs In
a little more than a month the Big Chief
ran the gamut from last place to first
or what Ia practically the same thing. a
tie for It. There was but one other such
squirt during the regime Of the National
Commission. In 1906 Fielder Jones, by
grace OF nineteen straight victories with
the White Sox, crowded from seventh
position TO the front. lie did not climb
alone on nerve and luck, for after beat
ing the field for the American League
championship Jones astonished the world
through winning a worlds series from
the cubs. And the Cubs then were at
the heyday OF their power. They had
Just established a record Of ii6 victories
In schedule OF 1914 games that season.
In 1906 every one looked for the White
Sox TO crack after they attained the lead
Optimists who live outside OF the city OF
Culture have been predicting the same
thing for Boston for more than two
weeks. II Boston Is due To break II has
shown no evidence of the calamity to
date. Invariably the team has come back
strong after every defeat. Saturdays
double header was a hitting illustration.
James. one OF the main dependencies OF
the Braves. was beaten after twelve in
nings in tho first game In spite OF haV-
ING an early lead tied in the second
game the Braves turned round and
doubled the score OF the Corsairs
Those who had regarded Boston as a
false alarm two weeks ago are trying now
to hedge their bets. Some very judicious
purchases and trades by Stallings have
enabled him TO frame a cast OF real merit
Boston Is out even with the Giants be
cause Stallngs's team has been playing
the best ball in the league for more than
month. He has been accommodating
power rather than wasting his resources
In a blind dash for the lead
Within the past couple of weeks Stall
lings has secured two players who should
help him greatly through the furious drive
the rest OF the way Third Baseman Red
Smith Is one. Outhelder Herb Moran the
other. Moran was secured Saturday from
Cincinnati. He will report to Boston in
Chicago. The little gardener was chiefly
instrumental in helping Red Ames to yes.
terday's victory over the Giants, for by
some strange turn of fate the right 10
New iork's final humllat on was re-
served for the hard luck pitcher castoff
of McGraw
Boston may step into tho front to-
day, out that does not mean the pen
nant Stallings is likely to encounter
sitter opposition from now until October
than that which Fielder Jones met from
American League rivals I'm 1906 The
four hrst division teams OF the National
League are so closely punched that any
one may have "A distinct advantage by
the end Of the week Nor are the second
division clubs TO be despised Brooklyn. in
last place. is only eleven games behind the
/ Giants and Braves Every club IN the
league is capable OF giving another a nght
10 the hnlsh. The American League OF
1906 was not nearly so we'll balanced.
President James r.. Gaffney of the Bos-
ton Nationals expressed keen delight over
the acquisition of Outhelder Moran
'Stallings has been after that fellow for
more than "A year" said the owner of the
BraVes last night. "He tried desperately
to get him from Charles H. Ebbets beror,
me latter sold Moran to Cincinnati
Stallings says Moran will develop into
one OF the greatest outhelders in the
league, What he says is good enough 70,
se' When his club was a laughing stock
last spring and when I was sorely tempted
. 10 chuck the whole business he assured
me he would make good before tho ono
or the season. lie counselled me TO NM
my trust in the future. and he was sc
serious In his arguments that lust had
10 believe him. had lost a small fortune
but he has redeemed 1t for me. WI,
shouldn't ] believe that Moran will hell
our club? ''''
You will remember ! made the mr..
diction the day we moved out Of las
place that StallinRs would overhaul Nc
! Graw. Every one thought I had eon,
| dlppy when the pennant bee began I,
buzz Well, maybe I had I admit tn
wish was father To the expression OF IN,
thought But there we are to-day. Tn
no, claiming me pennant 1t Is lonI
way TO the finish. I think that New
York. Chicago, ST. Louis and Boston vii
be well punched at the end. And thinl
also that no team has IA better chanc
than that Of tSallings"
Mr.. Gaffney. who Is considered a goo,
mascot by his players. will keen ava,
from the team so long as the Wester,
trip continues 10 prove profitable. Cant
Johnny Evers advised this. He told IN
president that II the team ran into
slump It would wire for him. Gaffne
expects 10 Join his battlers in Philadel
phia, their first stop In the East
In connection with the wonderful spur
of the Braves there is peculiar coinci
dence which illustrates the well know
superstition of the profession. At tn
time when the Braves were at their low
est ebb of fortune Capt. Cushman
Rice, a wealthy planter of Cuba and per
sonal friend OF Stallings. presented tn
big chief with "A luck coin. This ha
been given to the captain by religion
negro fanatic OF the island, who style
himself the Black Pope and who wa
regarded by the colored populace In tn
light OF a saint In presenting the col
TO Stallings Capt Rice told him the stor
OF tho piece and how II was suppose
to be a talsman that would effect an
, wish Of It's posscssor. Stallings OF cours
/ accepted the coin In the half chaffin
spirit in which II was given. Imme1latel
the Braves began to improve IL thei
play. To-day the crown jewels OF Eng
land wouldn't tempt Stallings to par
: with his luck piece,
Jim Callahan and his White Sox sper
quiet day In town yesterday nursin
? the spirit OF revenge upon the Chanc
men.
8 Tell Hus6 for me" said Callahan lat
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