The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-14
Braves Now World Champions
ATHLETICS DETHRONED AND
 BRAVES NOW ARE CHAMPIONS


 as ir the preceding contests. The tenn
 pcrafure had taken sharp drop over
 night and players and fans awoke to
 find the tang of autumn in the air and
 conditions more suitable for football
 than baseball. Heavy white clouds blocked out huge portions of the blue sky and the sun when it broke through failed to warm the atmosphere to any extent A stiff northwest wind whipped flags and pennants about the poles and stands and made heavy wraps. sweaters and even steamer rugs almost necessity for the first time since the series began.
 The fans had figured Connie Mack wound send Bender back at the Brave $ to slave off final defeat and there was some surprise when Shawkey starte ! to warm up. Rudolph had been select cd for the Braves.
 The only change in the batting orders
 was the switching again of Gowdy and Deal the former batting sixth and the latter eighth.
 TO rush completely and decisively the great combination which represented Philadelphia in the American league in recent years is honor enough for any rival baseball club, and the Braves, in their youthful ardor and speed did ] even better. for they established a new worlds series record by winning in succession the four games necessary to cinch the title.
 A Great Feat
 I Not since the national commission as- sumed charge of these annual inter- league contests in 1905 has this feat been achieved until today. Several clubs have won four out of five games.
 however, and in the early days of the Temple cup and National league vs. American association straight victories were chronicled.
 The Athletics fought doggedly until the end and even late in the game of
 today their adherents, who had made
 them two to one favorites in the wa
 sering before the opening contest, con
 fidently believed they would start q
 batting rally that would bring about
 at least a momentary check in the
 Braves headlong run. The Mackmen' 3
 famous punch, however, appeared to be gone. The new champions were first to score, and, except for half an innins g when the score was tied, held the lead until the end.
 To Captain Johnny Evers fell the honor of scoring the initial run of the final game of the 1914 series He opened the fourth session by working Shawkey for a pass; advanced to second on Con nolly's infield out, moved to third on Whitted's single, and scored on Schmidts infield out
 Athletics Tie Score The Athletics tied the score in the fifth inning when Barry singled, took second on Schang's out and scored on Shawkey's double. Nothing daunted, the Braves came right back in their half of the same inning, and won the game with two additional runs, both made after two were out Rudolph i~I Mo rams double to left and both came home when Evers singled over second. The Athletics appeared to lose heart and never seriously threatened in tn re- maining sessions at bat.
 Because of the shortness of the se- ries, the club owners and national com mission divide smaller sum than in any worlds series since 1910. The at tendance at today's game was 34.S6S, and the receipts, $62,65S. Of this sum the players received $S3,S32.62; the club owners S22,555.0S, and the national lcommission, $6265.S0.
 Total attendance for the series was l110,00o; receipts. $226,739, players share, s121, s0o.94; each clubs share, S4O,6s2.5S, and the national commits | sions proportion, s22,673. As winners | tbe Boston players receive so per cent of $121 ,90O.s4. or s73,140.56. while the Athletics, as losers, get $4s,760.Ss. Twenty-Six Shares | Of the Boston club 26 players are l eligible to share in the prize money giving each man $2s10.1o. should the money be divided equally. Of the Attn lletics, "A players are entitled to divide I the losers end. which would give each Mackman $2O31.6S on share and snare I alike basis. The players of neither clut have, as yet, notified the national com mission just how the money will be di- vided The players receive less money
 than has fallen to their lot since the series of 1910. Each of the four um' pires receives 5000, the money coming from the national commissions per centage of the profits.
 Rudolph Opens
 l Rudolph opened the game by grooY' ling strike on Eddie Murphy. The nex' was a ball. Murphy drove the third ont straight at Evers and was out at first l Ol6ring, who had been a poor perform CT at the bat in the series. sent up lhigh foul to Gowdy and walked dis sustedly to the bench. Collins slashet 1 a single over second and was left a first as Baker sent high fly to Whit ted in center field.
 l Eoston's first turn at bat was snort Moran chopped a grounder at Baker and was thrown out, Evers also offered Baker A grounder and Mc1nnis made l fine pickup of the third baseman's low 1 throw, the Braves captain walking t the bench. Connolly flied out to Old ring.
 1 It looked like trouble for Rudolph 1T | the Athletics second inning. Mclnnii tanned a slow roller which Deal rar l in on, making a fine throw to first fol the cut. Walsh, playing for Amer Strunk who has an abscess on his hand, slammed 1 two-base hit against the fence, bounding l off the stands in left field. Connolly semed to misjudge the ball. as it struck i low enough for him to have caught 1t Jack Barry was tossed out, Maranvills to Schmidt Walsh being unable to at vance on the out. Schang struck out. l The National league champions got g man on their half of the second after l two were out, but he failed to advance Whitted sent hot liner that Oldring ran | in to get. Schmidt punched groundei I to Shawkey and was retired at nrst 1 Cavdy waited and was given base or
 nails. He was forced out at second bs Maranville, Barry making the toss tc Collins.
 Shawkey Fans
 Shawkey opened Philadelphias third in- ming by striking out. Murphy went out on a quick scoop and throw by Deal Rube Oldring made the Philadelphia fans re- | joice by getting his first hit in the series a clean single to center field. He tried l to steal second and was out on Gowdy's l fine throw to Maranville.
 The Braves went out in one, two. three l order in the third. Deal raised fly tc l Oldring. Rudolph poked grounder al l Barry and was thrown out. Moran went out the same way.
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