The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-14
WAS LIKE WATCHING A
WELL REHEARsED PLAY
Finish Of Worlds Series Contests
Seemed Observation-Disclosures At
titude Showed They Had Quit.
BOSTON BRAVES A CoCKY SET
Baseball Men Will BeTelling Through
Years to Come That Stallings's
Team Was the Luckiest Club in
the History of the Game.
pY DAMON RuNYoN.

championship OF the baseball world
was like watching an old. old play. with
familiarity precruding the possibility OF
surprise, and with no prospect of va
riety. save in the ,mannqr in which the
actors handled their respective roles
The result always seemed u foregone
conclusion. The score of 3 to l would
indicate close game, but II did not
seem close. 1t did not feel close. 1t
was as IL every act but led up to a
climax finally came the thrills therein
were only perfunctory. The plot
seemed too old.
The mad demonstration OF the Bos-
ton baseball fanatics about the bench
OF the triumphant Braves at the finish
tho parade OF the Royal Rooters." with
the band shrilling "Tessie" and Sweet
Adeline"; the cheers and the speeches.
and all the rest of the moil and turmoil
and. finally. the silent, combre file OF
the defeated Philadelphia Athletics
picking their way through the crush
somehow seemed but carefully re-
hearsed scenes in an ancient show.
CURIOUS END OF GREATEST
FEAT IN BASEBALL
1t was Father curious elimination
OF the greatest feat in the history OF
the championship In four straight
games. No other club has dope that
since the worlds series was inaugu-
rated between rival National and
American Leagues. Once the Tigers
of Detroit failed to win a game from
the Chicago Cubs. but one game was
tied. and the series had to go to i've
games.
1t might, therefore. be expected that
the finishing touches to such n record
as the Braves have established would
be attended by manifestations of en-
thusiasm surprising any of the Wild
est outbreaks that have occurred dur
ing the astounding rush OF the Boston
boys, but It. was not 80 at F'cnway Park
this afternoon. The nervous tension
seemed to have relaxed. They sat dur
ing those closing innings that saw the
complete rending OF one of the greatest
baseball machines that ever assembled
as crowd might sit at an opera.
When the last man was retired, the
Royal Rooters.' in the temporary
stand in left field. and the bleacherites
from right field, rose up and beloved
across the field In gigantic wave. but
long before that thousands of the grand
stand spectators had started digging
their way toward the exits. and they
viewed the antics OF their brethren on
the diamond below impassively. No
one seemed surprised.
ATHLETICS SLIP ON
THEIR sIACt<1NAws
AS the Athletics batting end OF the
ninth came on the former worlds
champions could be seen slipping on
their blue mackinuws and gathering w
their gloves and Iothcr paraphernalia
on the bench. Then the most of them
stood up In an eXpcctant line watching
Eddie Collins ut bat. They were ready
for a hasty departure from the field.
The attitude told plainly that they
had quit.
In the old days OF triumph they used
to march up to the plate in line,
swinging their bats menacingly,
whether the club was in front or be-
hind.
\ sombre figure in ministerial blacl,
remained seated on the bench. The ig-
nominy OF the worst defeat ever. ad :
ministered to championship club sat
heavily upon the shoulders of Connie
Mack, but he did not quit. He was the
last 10 leave the bench, and as he
stalked across the field in the wake of
his beaten flock, he still had a dry little
smile left for expressions OF sympathy.
When IIvers tossed out Baker OH n
easy roller for the second out In the
final inning, the eNuberance of the
Braves manifested itself. Charley
Schmidt, the Baltimore butcher, play
fully threw the ball at Moran out in
right field, and Moran let the ball go
through him to the farthcst corner OF
his district. Instantly dozen fans.
having poised for the dash to the exits
icaped out on the field and fell on the
ball in Il scrambling heap.
y policeman rushed up and joined
in the struggle. and the Braves laughed
loudly when the officer, finally rescued
tho ball and returned 1t to Moran. The
Athletics looked on dumbly. They had
little interest In horseplay. They re-
minded one OF a heavy loser in a poker
game along toward the early hours OF
the morning, with all the winners ready
at RI oil, For tl.a ID-
get even.
When McInnis had retired they
trampcd to the exits, some of them
hastily snatching the hand of one of
their conquerors, as the Braves dashed
? for the shelter of the coop to avoid the
crowd.
LIFT FIELD CONTINGENT
CARRY MANN TO BENCH
The left field contingent of fans came
In marching. bearing Leslie Mann on
their shoulders, and he kicked and
squlrmed vainly in an effort to get
away. Most of tho bugs" were seek
ing little Dick Rudolph, tho Bronx boy
who won his second victory of tho Sc
ries, but Dick never had much heart
for this sort of thing, and he had dis
appeared.
'Lank Hank" Gowdy. hitting hero
of the series. came In with his hat off.
and he was belabored about tho head
with newspapers in the hands of fans
hanging over tho railing OF the grand
stand back of the homo team bench,
until he was glad to hide
George Stallings disappeared early,
and hurried to his hotel to avoid a
demonstration. 1t has been said that
the swarthy chief of the Braves is plan
ming small demonstration of his own.
IT has been said that he has vowed if
he won this series to hunt UP Ban
Johnson. president of the American
League. in the most public place, and
tell him few things that Kave been
resting heavy upon tho Stallings mem
DRY for some years. 1t is matter dat
ing back to Stallings's days as man
ager Of the Detroit Tigers, and his
enmity toward the fat president Of the
American League has never cooled, but
in this hour Of triumph it is doubtless
true that sober second thought will
deter Stallings from carrying out his
plan.
Mayor James Curley and ex-Mayor
Fitzgerald. Of Boston. have been hav-