The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-09

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the players in action.
Down near the Boston's bench a brass
band played enlivening airs and lodged
foul balls.
The Boston Braves were first on the
diamond for field practice. Their work
Maranville was all over the midfield
section, scooping grounders to his right
and left and making throws from every
position. The crowd applauded him fire.
Quently.
The Athletics went out for field
practice at 1:45 and Connie Mack's
100000 inf1eld soon was in action.
McInnis had recovered from the in
jury to his hand and was back on first
base. Bender did not make his ap-
pearance on the field until the Ath-
letics were practicing, when he came
from under the stand and began to
warm up with Jack Lapp.
An automobile was presented to Ed
die Collins before the game in recog-
milton of his being the most valuable
player to his club.
Umpires Dineen and Hildebrand
conferred with Captain Thomas of the
Athletics and Captain Evers of the
Bostons regarding ground rules.
Batteries Are Announced.
Bender and Schang were announced
as the battery for the Athletics.
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nounced as the battery for Boston,
First Inning.
First half-Benders first Offering was
an out curve which cut the plate for a
strike. Moran went out on a high foul
to McInnis. Evers sent up a nigh fly
to Collins and walked back to the
bench. Connolly took strike and then
fouled off the next one, Connolly
famed. missing slow one around the
neck. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Second half-Rudolph put over a
strike on Murphy. Murphy sent short
single to center and the crowd started
to cheer. 1t was the second ball pitched.
Gowdy nearly over threw first base.
Rudolph tried to cut the corners OF the
plate on Collins and pitched three balls
His fourth pitch was strike. Collins
walked, and the crowd cried to BAKER
for a hit. Baker fouled out to Schmidt
on the catch. Schmidt to Deal. 1t was
a pretty double play. No runs. one hit,
no errors
Second Inning.
First half-Bender pitched three balls
and then put over two strikes on Whit
ted. Whitted walksd. Schmidt flied out
to Oldring. Whitfield scored on Gowdy'
two-bagger to the left field stand. The
Boston rooters cheered to the echo.
Gowdy scored on Maranville's single
over second The Boston hits were
sharp and clean. A double play fol-
lowed, Barry took Deals grounder and
tossed to Collins. forcing Maranv1lle.
Collins then threw out Deal Two runs
two hits, no error.
Second half-Rudolph had a big wide
curve which he worked on the edge OF
the plate McInnis walked on four
pitched balls. McInnis scored when
Strunk's single went through Moran's
legs to the fence. Strur toook third
on the play. Barry famed. Strunk was
out at the plate when Evers took
Schang's grounder and threw to Gowdy.
MaranvilIe took Bender's grounder and
threw to Evers. forcing Schang. one
run. one hit. one error.
Third Inning.
First half-Bender threw out Ru-
dOlph at first Moran could not see
Bender's speed and struck out. Old
ring took care of Evers' hoist. NO
runs, no hits, no errors
| Second half-Murphy famed, Ru-
dolph working him out on two slow
ones and then a fast one. Oldrine
! also struck out. Rudolph worked care
fully and deliberately, his slow bal
Rudolph threw out Collins at first. Nc
4 runs, no hits, no errors.
| Fourth Inning.
| First haIf-Connolly sent a linel
| over Collins head for a single. aftel
/ having two strikes called on him.
double play followed, Bender tool
| Whitted's smash and threw to Barry
4 focring Connolly. Barry then tossed
! out Whitted. Barry's throw to NC
/ Innis was wide but McInnis made I
/; beautiful stop. Collins tossed on
(, Schmidt at first. No runs, one hit. M
| errors.
/ Second half-Baker fouled off tn,
first two and Rudolph had him in tn
hole. Baker struck out. missing /
wide one by = foot. McInnis also fan