The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-09
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three games behind. Again. in 1904
the rooters rallied TO the support Of
home team. and san Boston TO vic
tory In the last game OF the American
League season at New York. Two
years ago the Royal Rioters" travel
ed from Boston TO New York. and
from New York to Boston. "Tessie"
always on their lips. following the
Red Sox in their wonderful series
with the Giants
Need Loud Singing.
The songsters from New England
viii have TO swell strong on the
chorus for every seat in the grand
stand and bleachers has been sold. A
big majority OF the twenty odd thou
sand spectators will be Athletic ad-
herents, and. while they may have no
organized cheer or battle song, the
Braves will know that the Mackmen.
on their home grounds. are backed Dy
vocal tornado that is extremely dis
concerning to baseball players who
seek 10 drag them from their cham
pionship throne
This support Is not entirely devoted
TO cheering and applause for the
AthleticE cohorts are willing and
eager TO wager on the chances that
the American League club will defe1t
the Boston representatives of the
senior organizations. The Braves
great exhibition Of ability and game
ness, however. has made an impres-
sion. and. while odds are quoted on
the Athletics, the range Is compare
lively small. The leading odds are
I'VE TO four on the local club TO win
the series. Occasionally enthusia site
fans are found who have offered OF
given i've 10 three or even two 10 one
but there is nothing in the work 3r
strength OF the two clubs to warrant
odds approaching 20 Two 10 one.
Evenly Matched.
As the teams will probably llne-up
tomorrow the combinations appear 10
De EVENLY matched In offensive and
defensive strength. Where one club
mas an advantage in one department
This Is Offset by weakness in another
the result being that when the general
average r. struck the luck Of the game
II likely 10 be a deciding factor and as
Frank Chance once remarked. "A
worlds series ls too short for Doth
clubs 10 Eet an even break In the
luck" IN battery material the Attn.
ietics appear 10 have greater strength
m their second string pitchers and the
confidence that comes 20 fWlrlers and
catchers who are no longer strangers
70 the strain of worlds series Both
from a batting and noldlnr standpoint.
the Averages Ehow that Hoston's I'm.
reid does not quite reach the strength
Of the Athletics The oufnrld comb.
nations are more evenly matched. The
Braves are heavier hiftefs and Geld
ana throw equally a. well a. the pres
ent Worlds Champions
Much will depend upon the manner
In which the teams are handled BY
Their managerial faces and ln this
respect the battle OF wits and tactics
between Mack and Stallinga. aided b.
their lieunienants on Geld and bench.
may BE- pivot upon which victory or
defeat viii swing
Both have shown remarkable ability
IN the developing and handling OF
players although their methods are
radically different When the teams
take the field tomorrow Mack will ED
quietly I'm the dugout SAYING little. sig.
railing some. yet running BITE machine
With a steady bur invisible hand
Across the turf staliinga. keyed 10 a
high pitch Of excitement and euthu..
tlasm. VIII direct every move 81 hls
team. labOring with an Intensity Of.
purpose that leaves him az soaked and
exhausted AZ the hardest worked play.
er 81 the club.
While neither ataliinrs nor Mack
has announced the order in which the
Braves and Athletics viii 20 into thel
game the battling order ig expected to|
be- about ~ given above.