El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-21
ATHLETICS ARE STILL STRONG;
TEAM IS NOT DISINTEGRATING
Braves Won Four Times in Row, but Their Opponents
Made as Brave Fight Was Possible; Macks
Various Blunders ontribUted Much to
the Defeat of Hi S Veteran Team.
BY FRANK G. NIENKE

that hurt his teams chances-probably
killed their chances - 81 -
third game in Boston. Comics worst bone
was made in the 10th inning OF tildL ballle
when he permitted Joe Busn 70 Fei tsif ~
that inning had broken the aeaulocA "
scoring two runs
Crowd Opened on Bush. 49,.
Connie certainly must have known lhat
the crowd would get after Bush as no crowd
ever got after pitcher ana ne tt .l u
did get after the Athletic piJcner- -5oIe
g. 600 fans hOotcd and yelled anu now u
in chorus at Bush as he took MS place IN
the hoz-and they kept IL up throuE l4out lile
inning The band in the left field oleachers
opened up with the most horrible diseords
ever heard anywhere , ,
The bediam was OF kind that beEgars
real description It was TREMENDOUS nor
rible, nerve racking. even Ior me sp5l.1-
tors themselves What must II nave Zen
for poor Bush, the target OF IL an nc 'o9
who was entrusted with the Iuen a
thwarting nine determined baseball war
riors and 5000 fanatics
Then Bush Crumpled.
Bush tried TO ignore the boots ana lows
Bush. steady and sure up TO that momsn
crumpled-and the Braves tied the score ana
eventually won game tnaL seeileu NOPE
lessiy lost when they went 10 pat IN lle
Had Connie Mack taken out Bush and rut
in Chief Bender the chances are 10 TO that
the indian would have held the Braves in
check and saved the game for the Atnletles-
Times without number in his big league
similar to that which Bush faced in the last
half Of the 10th. and Bender, old IN pllcnl!ls
experience. OLD IN sIahel-s " -. -
most terrific bombardment OF hosIlle 4Hhs;
would have faced the enemy's fire and
withstood it,
Mack Simply Figured Wrong.
Connie probably figured that the Braves
couldn't tie up the sc0re-fiEured that 45ush
would stand mp under the strain ana IN
figuring so Connie made a bone that cost ms
team a game and made the count 20
against them, instead OF ? 10 J. as II sh7lld
Those who saw the four games cannot un-
derstand why Connie sent his men TO The
plate with orders TO kill the ball These
orders more than anything else sent lle
stead Of waiting out the Boston pitchers
they swung at nearly everything that was
offered Result Instead OF gettlns IT,
walks TO first or a chance 10 hit the good
ones. they famed or got themselves into
holes from which they couldn't emerge
Staked On a Kid. and Lost.
With the count TO against him Con-
ME sent ShaWkey 10 the box IN the final
Eame-Shawkey. who never before had
pitched in a world series battle. He staSed
the Athletics chances on kid-and the kid
lost.
why didn't Connie use Bender in that final
Eamez Bender was the logical selection He
was ready and he was wild for another
chance at the Braves True, the Braves
hammered him out Of the box In the open
ing game, but the chances Of their repeat
INK were remote
Another prize bone OF Comics was to
leave Schang behind the bat Schangs work
at bat and in the field was miserable His
throwing was off color from the start The
slow footed Braves stole eight bases on
him and Schang caught only one man pill
ferinE. SchanE made only two hits during
the four games. when a hit meant much Tor
the Athletics chances. he famed Jack
Lapp is one OF the best catchers in TIE
game And he's a hitter. Lapps blindfolded
couldn't have done much worse than Schalg-
Braves should Thank Mack.
The Braves ought 10 thank Connie Mack
and his blunders. Tor the fact that they
won with such speed But for Comics bone