Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
Loss of Yesterdays Game
Kind to Take Heart Out
of Any One, Writes Cham
pion Second Sacker.
I'VE Still Have Fighting Chance,
and We Are Going to Make
the Most of It," Shows Spirit
of the Team.
By EDDIE COLLINS

BOSION, oct lS,-The first one wasn't
so bad the second one hurt consider
ably, but this last one-good night! AS
l said in my previous stories. It doesn't
! hurt so much to take good beating, but
| when you have one all but won and then
they come along and take II away from
you. believe me. this is the kind that is
liable to take the heart out Of some OF
| the best clubs. There is no use of my
! continuing to appear optimistic. When
they had us two and nothing that was
a different story. But now that they have
| three chalked up against us there Is no
| use denying we are fighting in our last
| ditch
l have played in numerous worlds
series games and have faced many cru
cial situations. but none that l can recall
can hold a candle to some of the tense
moments that were necessarily expert
enced in that game OF yesterday. Mental
lapses, errors of omission and lost oppor-
tunities were numerous enough. and for
me to pick out any one play that might
have turned the tide is a pretty difficult
undertaking.
Throughout the game one quality which
the Boston team exhibited and which
cannot go unmentioned by me stood out
prominently. The everlasting persevcr-
ance and doggedness with which the
Braves kept after US cannot help but be
admired by the most partisan fan. From
the very onset our club got the jump,
but it seemed as though no matter how
much we forged to the front we could
not shake off our rivals.
In the very first inning Eddie Murphy
put us in the running wSth a pretty
double over the third bag Oldring
promptly sacrificed, Tyler to Schmidt,
and, advancing Murphy to third from
whence he scored when Connolly muffed
the writer's fly, although the chances
are he would have tailed any way had
not an error been committed. After Nc
Inns walked, putting myself on second
and "Stufy" on frst, the situation look
ed threatening for the faltering Tyler
but I am deserving of severe criticism
for getting pinched off second, as it
helpr Braves pitcher out of tight
hole.
MARANVILLE TROUBLE-MAKER.
Maranville started trouble for us in the
very next round, when he worked Bush
for a pass and stole second ceanly, in
spite of the fact that schang's throw
was a perfect one and like a rife shot
This lapse on the part of Bush In giving
the Boston players a running start on
the bases aided materially in his event.
ual downfall. Gowdy, the enigma in this
series for US SO far, was on the Job as
usual with his big black bat, and his
screaming liner into the left field seats
easily enabled the rabbit 10 register the
tying count at the home station.
Beginning our second, Tyler was more
difficult man for us 10 fathem. In this
round we didn't threaten at all. and like
wise in the third we never reached first.
The fourth. however. showed US more
10 advantage. and we forged to the front
once more. With two down, McInnls got
his first hit of the series. a corking dou-
BILE into the left ield crowd. Walsh. who
was playing centre in place of Strunk
the latter being incapacitated by felon
on his left hand. came to time with a
pretty single between Deal and Maran-
Nllle' ana hCA44I''S SouH'eu run NUMBER |
two for US.
We did not hold our advantage long. |
as the Braves came right back in their !
half and evened the count again. and |
this time, likewise. after two men had |
been retired. With Schmidt on second, |
the result of his single and a fielder'J |
choice, the luck still clung TO the Boston |
contingent when Maranville's Texas |
Lacquer fell safe in centre. and Schmidt
scored.
Jimmy Walsh made a great try for this
ball sliding on his stomach to make the
catch, but It fell just beyond his reach
In the NTH. Ne again threatened, but
that was all, as Murphy was left
stranded on second after his double, when
Oldring famed. In their half, Boston
got one man on base, but that was all
our sixth started off auspiciously. An
apparent rally was nipped in the bud
when Baker hit into a fast double play.
Icysrs 10 Maranville to Schmidt His out
a hrst was a questionable one TO our
Wav Of thinking. as he appeared to have
the ball beaten fully step.
From this point on until the 10th noth-
M much exciting took place, but what
ne intervening innings lacked in excite
nent this round in question amply made
an the difference, and ] will venture TO
saw that populace got their moneys
worth in this inning alone. Wally Schang
began what looked ike certain victory
FOR us with a single 10 left. After Bush
had been retired on strikes, his attempts
al sacrificing being very Intellectual Ed
lie Murphy bounced a sharp one to Tyler,
who temporarily lost his bearing and
made the play to second too late 10 catch
Inc feet Schang, who was stealing on
.he pitch and everybody was safe
Tyler DETECTED OldringS sharp knock
lust enough for Eyers to throw him out
II FIRST. although the other two advanced
IN ths out
MURPHY STEALS HOME.
A walk to me hlled the bases and
Bake" then put US in the van with a
drive too hot for Evers 10 handle Right
mere Eddie Murphy showed his alertness
by sneaking home cIeanly and putting
ls two 70 the good while Evers held the
ball II looked like We would get a cou-
pie more when MeInnis lined sharply to
eft centre, but Whitted made a good
catch and our scoring was over for the
DAY.
With only three men to retire. our
chances looked very rosy, but hereupon
that man Gowdy again appeared upon