Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-10
STALLING S MEN HIT THE
INDIAN TO ALL CORN
ERS OF THE FIELD
RUDOLPH Was |NVINC|BLE
Champions Were Helpless Before
she Slow Ball of the Tall
Twirler.

nulLADELPHIA. oct o Playing
L with the sensational speed that
marked thcr rush from last place 10
pcunaut winners I'm the National
.-lguc the Boston Braves crushed
hc Philadelphia Americans here to-
3J, iu the FIRST game of the worlds
series Z to T. Although the newly
constructed baseball machine Of
.MirarIc Man" Stalings wabbed
once or twice it never left the track
and under the guiding hand Of Pitch
Dr Rudolph crashed through Connie
NacKs champion Athletics.
Tho victor over the two-to-one
American league faVorites was well
Won, no lucky breaks or baseball
'iukcs figuring in the play. by sharp,
heavy and timely hitting the Braves
piled up an offensive lead which
coupled with Rudolph's sterling box
work and tho general defense of his
team mates. left no opening for the
Philadelphia clubs attack.
Braves Scored First.
The Braves were first to score put
ing two runs across in the second
inning. Whitted walked and scored
ON "a double by Gowdy, who IN turn
came home on Maranville's drive to
left center.
Tie Athletics came back with a
run I'm their half of the same inning,
when Mclnnis was passed and scored
pu Strunks single, which Moran let
slip through his fingers for three
bases.
In tho firth Gowdy tripled TO cen
Ter and came home on MarauVllle
T.I g. hHRI
cluched the game in the next in
ming. scoring three runs on ENers SIN
gle. Counolly's pass, Whitted'S triple
tn right and Schmidts single, which
was too hot for Barry to hold. Just To
show that they cold hit other pitchers
besides Bender, the Braves added an
other off Wycoff in the eighth, when
schmidt singled. went to third on
Gowdys one-base slash and stole
home as Maranvlllc famed
Seats Were PakCcd.
Weather conditions were ideal for
the play. The diamond and outneld
were dry and fast. while IA warm sun
in fleccy sky made wraps unneces-
sary. Every seat in Shibe park was
filled and several thousand specta-
tors witnessed the contest from
stands on housctOps which over
looked the park The blcacher STANDS
were filled almost Immediately art
rr the opening of the gates shortly
before ii o'clock. about four thou
I'D men and boys gaining seats be
yond the outfeld while fully twice
mat number were turned away once
The stand WIS completely occupied.
The reserved sections were not thlck-
N populated until later.
Royal Rootcrs" Paradcd.
The finishing touch was added to
the picture when the royal rooiers'
Hostun's organized roofing corps,
marched into the park headed by
ihcir own band and waving red ana
bluc pennants bearing the word
"Rraves' and an Indian head. SeN-
cral leaders wore full Indian war
dress. The battle song. "Tessio.
was sung repeatedly and the three
hundred members of the corps
rhccred each telling Boston hit or play
and encouraged the team in the
crucial periods during the second
and seventh innings. when Rudolph
,vavered for moment. When the
game ended the royal rooters' pa
raded around the field singing ana
dancing.
They finally wound up in front of
IN. Roston bench, cheering the team
and players in real college football
manner AnalyZed from the angle OF
cold figures, the opening victory OF
the worlds series Of 1914 shows that
the National league representatives.
we're superior both collectively ana
indiyiduallv. In every department OF
the opening game except lleluIhs,
where two errors were charseu
against the Braves, while not single
misplav marred the work or the ATM
letics' fielding The victors scored
seven runs. eleven hits and two err
rors TO the losers one run i've MT
and no errors. Ruuolph laiho"
eight Athletics and walked three.
pendar struck out three and gave two
bases on balls. while Wyckoif, who
relieved him. famed two and walked
one Brave in the three and two
thirds innings. Heavy hitting honors
also went to the Boston batters, VINO
totalled sixteen lases with eleven hlts'
to the Athletics seven on 1--WE MUS
Broke One Record.
Far more valuable than the cap
trlre Of the first game is the confl-
dence that came to the youthful az
gregation Of PLAYERS. gathered undor
the Boston banner. when they saw
the Athletics totter and then col
lapse under fire Tonight the National
league combination actually feel Ger
tain of ultimate victory. which the
PLAYERS 90 valiantly proclaimed be-
fore the series opened. tntried II
worlds series they established new
record. for they drove Chief Bender.
the Athletics surest money pitcher,
to the bench. feat no other club