The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-10
BOSTON Wins
FIRST CLASH
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too hot for Barry to hold. Just to
show that they could hit other pitch
ers besides Bender, the Braves added
another off Wycloff in the eighth
when Schmidt singled, went to third
on Gowdy's onobase slash and stole
home as Maranville famed.
Weather conditions were ideal for
the play. The diamond and outfield
were dry and fast while a warm sun
in fleecy sky made wraps unneces,
sary. Every seat in Shibe park was
filled and several thousand spectators
witnessed the contest from stands on
house tops which overlooked the park.
The bleacher stands were filled al
most Immediately after the opening
of the gates shortly before II o'clock,
about 1000 men and boys gaining
seats beyond the outfield, while fully
twice that number were turned away
once the stand was completely occu-
pied. The reserved sections we're not
thickly populated until later.
The finishing touch was added to
the picture when the Royal Rooters,"
Boston's organized roofing corps,
marched into the park, headed by
their own band and waving red and
blue pennants bearing the word
Braves and AN Indian head. Sew
eral leaders wore full Indian war
dress. The battle song, "Tessie," was
sung repeatedly and the three hun
dred members of the corps cheered
each telling Boston hit or play and
encouraged the team in the crucial
periods during the second and sew
enth innings when Rudolph wavered
for a moment, When the game ended
the Royal Rooters" paraded around
the field singing and dancing.
They finally wound up in front OF
the Boston bench cheering the team
and players in real college football
manner
National Leaguers Superior.
Analysed from the angle of cold
figures. the opening victory of the
worlds series Of 1914 shows that the
National league representatives were
superior both collectively and indi-
yidually, in every department of the
opening game except fielding, where
two errors were charged against the
Braves, while not a single misplay
married the work of the Athletics
fielding. The victous scored seven
runs, eleven hits and two errors. to
the losers one run, five hits and no
errors. Rudolph famed eight and
walked three. Bender struck out
three and gave two bases on balls
while Wyckoff, who relieved him.
famed two and walked one Brave in
the three and two-thirds innings
Heavy hitting honors also went to the
Boston batters. who totalled sixteen
bases with eleven hits. to the Ath-
letiCs' seven on five hits.
5ender's Downfall
Far more valuable than the capture
Of the first game is the confidence
that came to the youthful aggregation
OF players, gathered under the Boston
banner when they saw the Athletics
tCtter and then collapse under fire
Tonight the National league commits
sion actually feel certain of ultimate
victory, which the players so valiant
ly proclaimed before the series
opened. Untried in a worlds series,
they established new record, for
they drove Chief Bender, the Ath-
letics' surest money pitcher, to the
bench, a feat no other club ever ac-
complished against one OF Connie
'Mack's twirlers in a worlds series.
Fully $4,000 spectators saw the
game. While the defeat shortened
the betting odds, it has not shaken
the faith of the average local fan in
the ability of the Mack men to con-
quer their younger rivals The Off
cial attendance figures gave the paid
admissions as 20,562, but close to g.
geo additional spectators must have
witnessed the play from points OF
vantage surrounding Shibe park. Tie
gate receipts amounted to $40 500 OF
which the national commission TOOK
81, 963.90 the players $26,S05 and the
clubs $17S70.10.
In the distribution of Individual
honors, the lions share went to Ru-
dolph for it was due in great part to
his mastery pitching that the Boston
club emerged victorious. Except for
two short periods, he had absolute
control.
He mixed speed. curves and slow
balls in a beWildering fashion, cutting
the corners Of the plate and feeding
his opponents his flOater when dan
ger threatened. 1t was this slow, de-
ceptive delivery that proved the
Mack mems undoing, for they are
VIGOROUSLY weak on this service.
Bender, WHO opened for the home
club, appeared unusually weak and
once the Braves had seen his offer
ings, they took liberties with the In
dams delivery that astonished Ath-
letic supporters.
Mack Not Discouraged.
After the contest Manager Mack
-o;l Dordor AID not conn IN no ri oht