Evening star., 1914-12-27
Braves Take Four Straight.

In the final series it was not thought
by any of the experts that the Braves
would have more than an outside
chance to win from the great Phila-
delphia team. What was the surprise,
though, when the final test came wnen
the Braves took four straight contests
and decIsively outplayed the great
White Elephants in every department
Ty Cobb again was batting king. He
led the batters of the American
League, proving himself the same
competent performer as Of yore. Jake
DauDert of Brooklyn was the National
League star with the willow. Walter
johnson had something of an of year.
than any other pitcher In the Amer
lean circuit.
The war between organized ball and
the Federal League undoubtedly
the public. 1t also was responsible for
a poorer class Of ball, the big money"
talk Of the Feds exerting a detri-
mental effect on the players
Here are some of the records Gre
ated during the year:
Minneapolis, April 22.-In a game
between the University of Minnesota
and Hamline University. Pitcher Rohn
Of the former team pitched a no-hit
game.
Iowa City, Iowa, May 2.-"Shorty"
Des Jardien Of Chicago team pitched
q no-hit game against Iowa, win
Chicago. May s1-Joe Benz. pitching
for the White sox against Cleveland,
let the Maps down without hit. win
Green Bay. Wis. May s1-Joe Benz
pitched a no-hit game for Green Bay
against Appleton
Minneapolis. June s.-Minneapolis
and Louisville established a new asso-
citation record when they played a
twenty-inning game. that was won by
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. juno 26.-Gould
pitched q no-hit game for Muscatine
against Cedar Rapids.
Waco. Tex. July 9.-The Austin club
Of the Texas League, defeated IL to
by Waco, established what is believe.
to be a new worlds record of thirty
consecutive defeats.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 10.-'Lefty"
Mellinger pitched no-hlt game for
Cedar Rapids against Burlington.
New Haven. Conn, July 14.-After a.
pitching duel of twenty-three innings,
Hartford won from New Haven. to l.
Geist pitched for Hartford and Jenson
for New Haven
Duluth. Minn.. July Thames With
ers pitched a no-hit no-run game for
Duluth against Virginia
ix Sioux ana CITY 1Gwa July fsa
League battled twenty-five innings
a new record for the league. Clemons.
pitching for Wichita, won the game
with score of 3 to 2.
defeated Pittsburgh to 1 in a
twenty -one-inning game. Marquard
pitched for New YorA; adams for
Pittsburgh.
New York. July 1s.-Jose Acosta. the
young Cuban pitcher of the Long
Branch IN. J team, shut out the st.
Louis Americans at Long Branch
without q run or hit.
Detroit, July 28.-Walsh, Collins,
sIcInnes and Schang of the worlds
champion Athletics pulled a sensa-
tional triple play in the fourth in
ming of game against Detroit.
Saginaw. Mich. August 21.-Russell
Robbins hurled a nine-inning, no-hit.
] to game for Saginaw against
Jackson of the Southern Michigan
Mount Clemens. Mich, August 21-
Pitcher Bravener of the Mount Glenn
ems club went eleven hitless innings
against Battle Creek.
Waterloo. Iowa, September Sin a
game against KeokuA, Tom Drohan,
the Waterloo twirler, pitched a no-hit
no-run game.
Buffalo. n. Y. October 16.-During a
game of field events between the
Brooklyn and Buffalo teams Ollie An
derson OF the Brookfeds made the
bunt and run to first in Is seconds,
equaling the worlds record.