New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-09
Stallinss Adds Test to Com
bat by Threat to Punch
Nose of Connie
Mack.

lE> Telegraph to The Tri"uue.l
PniladolphIa. Oct :. Unsettled was
what the weather man said tonight,
and that is just the way the worlds
series looks. The Braves viii meet
the Athletics i'm the first game OF the
big battle at Shibe Park = o'clocN
tomorrow afternoon. As there
was not enough excitement connected
with The meeting OF the contendIng
teams Of the National and the Amer
lean League. George StallingS added TO
the suspense this afternoon by threat
ening to punch the nose o. Connie
Mack.
Stalmgs said that Mack was a poor
sportsman for not giving the Braves
chanc etc work out on Shlbe fleId.
Mack maintained that he had offered
to let the Braves have the field IN the
morning. that he needed the diamond
for his own men IN the afternoon. A.
Stalling~ was at one end OF tele-
phone and Mack at another. IT was
not poss bic for the Boston Header 20
deliver the punch personally. A.
matter OF fact. by tomorrow Stallings
will undoubtedly abandon Mack's nose
as p point Of attack and coninc his
attention to Mack's team.
Rudolph OF James will be the Bos-
ton weapon of revenge, while Mack
probably viii depend on Bender as
his defence.
Late tonight the betting was TO |
in favor of the Athletics.
S,allings Waves Angry.
George Stallings explained that he
had requested the use Of Shibe Park
in the afternoon, so that his men
could become acquainted with the
lights and shadows of the field when
are tricky at this time Of year. Mack
replied that he had called his own men
10 report at o'clock and would not
be able to acccde to the request Of the
Boston leader.
StallingS Q 'ew angry. and said NJ
would not use the grounds at all If he
could not have them in the afternoon.
He voiced his indignation in an inter
view published in local newspaper,
and Mack called an to-day to chIde
/ Stallngs for making the charge that
/ he was unfair This led to the threat
: Of the Boston man to punch the nose
Of the long. lean tactician of the
Athletics.
In discussing the affair, Mack said:
II cannot understand how the trouble
arose. StallingS asked me for the use
/ of the park to-day during a converse
tion on W"dnes day ! told him that
Boston could have it at any hour ca
ccpt between , and o'clock. when
had ordered the Athletics TO report fer
final workout. He made no protest.
and early this morning ] learned that
! he had charged me with unSpcrtsman-
! like tactics.
Il called him up on the telephone and
! explained that ! could not reach all
my players in order 10 notify them 10
/ report AT some other hour. ana asked
! Stallings if he would not be satisfied
/ to practise al Shibe Park either before
or after p. m. Stallings accused both
the Philadelphia club and myself Of
double dealing. and one word led 10
another. until we both said things we
! should not have said.
Eyes. he threatened 20 punch me
when we met. but | am sure he didn't
mean it, don't see why ne was so
: anxious TO practice at Shlbe Park at
/ exactly o'clock. McGraw, Of the
= Giants. never made such "a request. and
we never practised al either the New
/ York or Chicago parks previous to the
worlds series of 1911 and 1910"
Philadelphia would hardly feel that
il had done its full duty TO worlds
series without providing .ckct
scandal. This year it is the police
who are the chief targets OF criticism.
Il is charged tina, they sold positions
i'm ;hc line Of waiting purchasers TO
late corners. The Director OF Public
Safety has ordered an investigation.
He also has directed his men 20 arrest
anyone who j. found offering tickets
for sale outside the grounds.
Looks Rad for Spectators.
Secminly only Tow tickets have
gone to Spcculators. and the price iS