The Washington times., 1914-10-13
Fans Throw Down Old Statues
to Erect Those of StaIIings'
Merry Lads.
MACKMEN BREAK UNDER FIRE
As Series Advances Boston
Manager Is Seen to Be Fool
ing the Enemy.
Ry HUGH S. FULLERTON.

today threw DOWN Cne SCaCue ol
Hank Adams and set up that of
Hank GGowdy, tossed the statue of
Johnny Adams into the bay and set
up one of John Evers, and went
Wild. Nothing will persuade them
now that after triumphing in the
greatest and most exciting game in
the history of the worlds series any
thing will stop the Braves.
It was the last line stand for the
Athletics, who, refusing to withdraw,
stood and gave battle to the charg-
ing Braves, fought them to stand
atill, broke their defense, wavered,
and rallying desperately, gave Bos-
ton a taste of the real old Athletic
baseball game. Then, broken by the
sheer desperation of the Braves at
tack, they wavered, allowed them to
de it up, and in the twelfth inning,
their defenses preached, they broke
and Boston won, to a.
In the attack Hank Gowdy, McGraw's
sespised cast-off, led, and his terrific
svatting earned Boston its runs. Three
lines he banged the ball over the
FENCES into the massed, maddened mob,
vice for two-baggers under ground
-ules and once for a home run.
1t was great baseball; soul and spirit
and courage against sheer power and
skill, and again spirit won. Never, save
- ha of hn ho-
tween Chicago and Detroit, has there
neen such madness and such a breaking
strain. and never before in a world 8
series has there been such an exhibition
81 magnificent baseball. The teams
played wonderful and brainy ball,
neither overlooking a chance, although
the deciding moments during the rush
and riot Of the final innings were mark
ed by two of the most astonishing bone
headed plays ever seen.
1t was Evers, leader of the Braves,
who had been presented with golden
bats, automobiles, watches. etc. etc,
Who made the worst 1t came in the
'enth inning Of the battle, with the
score tied and the entire series in the
balance. The bases were filled. two
were out, and Baker who has been a
batting joke, slashed a fierce bounder
between second and first Evers made
a marvellous try for the ball, reached
it-almost choked off base hit, but the
ball struck him on the shoulder and fell
dead and one run went home. In sheer
excess Of despair Evers grab bbed the
1all. held 1t in bis hand and without
looking, toward the plate, allowed the
second runner TO scamper home 1t
seemed as if Boston was beaten and
herkle was avenged. Johnny, the brain
est OF them all. had blundered, and al
owed two runs TO count where only one
hould have blossomed.
The other honor was pulled by Collins
IN the last half of the same inning.
when Evers, his rival, was at bat and
determined to redeem himself for his
Awful blunder. Bush was pitching fast
Oalls inside to Evers, and decided to
pitch curve. Evers was set TO hIt
md he drove fierce low bounder right
where Collins should have been pIayinF
Or MN with curve being pitched
The hit overturned the game and came
ear winning II right there for the
Braves.
Then came the first real test OF
nerve. The teams We're breast to breast
bhyonet charge Darkness was
'"ming on, and tie seemed almost as
'ad as a defeat for the Braves. A
Al
'oehoId There was no denying thew
'eFe playing better bail and with more
aplFit than they had displayed in the
'EItre series: But when they met in
he attack II was the Athletics who
roke. and finally II was Bush himsaIS
Nho threw away the game by a do
pairing effort to shut off a runner at
'hird on a bunt
As far as generalship goes. the strug |
ri
cellent Judgment. and down to the last
"ltch when Mack played II out by pass-
nE a batter TO increase by a small per
Centage the chances Of making a play.
So far as actual play goes the DIFF
ference between the teams is the diff
'erence between Schang and Gowdy.
Gchang is catching wretched ball.
throwing badly and using bad iudg-
ment although he handled Bush's ter
riflc speed yesterday with more judg-
lnent than he has shown heretofore.
9o|dy is catching magnifcently. hand
EnG his pitchers well and throwing fair
lN we'll His hitting, which has been
The sensation OF the series. is remark
Hbie He is hitting all kinds Of pitching
rnd driving hard against slow and fast
halls
OF the Athletics, every one is going
well save Schang and Oldring in ali
DEPARTMENTS. and Baker AT bat. Baker
las been the joke of the season. The
worst feature Of the Athletics is that
they are hitting at bad balls and in
,:ntimely fashion. Either they are sI,n-
ping or Stallings pitchers are outguess-
ing them at every turn.
Stallings out-fgured Mack on nitch |
iuG He drew the Atnietics into beI'ev-
tTg that Rudolph would pitch then
cent in Tyler. who. while wobbIv I'm
spots. pitched great ball. II was Tyler's
hlunder in throwing TO second in tho
'"nth inning instead Of 10 first that
mad" possible the two runs scored by
the Athletics.
Gcttng down inside. ii is evident
Fiailings' system is triumphing over
Mack =: Stallincs has two theories: one
that pitchers must hold runners close
I" bases and cover first base at top
speed. the other that slupgers can he
s'"" hailed into helplessress. Both are
w"'king out. Tyler slow balled the
slhSg"Ts and stopped them. and he held
"t' the Athletic runners as if they wero
y ued 10 bases. Besides that he nipped |
Collins off second when il seemed the !
worlds champions were going TO grab
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