Evening journal., 1914-09-30
MEM WHO Will PLAY
IN worlds Series
Fifty Players Are Eligible
for the Great Baseball
Battle
SERIES MAY
DEVELOP A STAR

Now that II Is decided that Boston
and the Athletics will battle for the
worlds championship. il is interest
ing to note the players who are eligi-
bic to participate In the series. Each
club has 25 men who will share IN the
division OF spoils OF the first four
games and who, more than likely. will
have an actual part in deciding where
the supreme honors in baseball will
rest this season. The roster OF each
club follows.
Athletics Bender, Plank, Coombs,
Pennock, Shawkey. Bush. Wyckoff,
Bressler and Davies, pitchers;
Thomas. Lapp. Schang Sturgis and
McAvoy, catchers; Mclnnis. Collins,
Barry. Baker, Davis and Kopf infeld-
ers; Murphy, Strunk, Oldring, Walsh
and Thompson, outtelders.
Boston-James. Rudolph, Tyler,
Hess. Davis. Crutcher Cocreham.
Strand and Cottrell, pitchers; Gowdy,
Whaling and Mitchell. catchers;
Evers, Schmidt. Maranville. Smith.
Whitted and Deal, inhelders: Mann.
Connolly. Gilbert Devore, Moran and
Gather outhelders; Oscar Dugey,
There is great speculation as to
which pitchers will take O part in the
battle. There il no doubt but that
James. Rudolph and Tyler viii be ex-
pected to take the hrunt OF the battle
for the Braves and that Bender.
Plank and Shawkoy will likely do the
big end of the work for the Mackmen.
Last year Mack used Bender in the
opening game and the greatest
money pitcher in baseball" will prob
ably duplicate this season. Rudolph,
il is thought. will be Stallings' selec-
tioD for that honor for the Braves.
Ia the second game everything
points toward Plank opposing James,
but there is nothing sure about the
selection. For the third game STALL
ings would have Tyler and Mack
would then probably throw Shawkey
into the fray. But as far as the Ath-
letics are concerned there is little
doubt but that some of the youngsters
will be called upon to do duty. Either
pennock. Wyckon or Bush may get q
chance TO show what they can do
against the cream of the National
League selections and there is a pos
sibility that the series may develop
some star who never had an oppor.
tunity to shine thus far in fac
there are some who say that Mach
will be at a disadvantage II would
seem that pitchers like Wyckoif Pen
mock and Shawkey, who have beaten
the best teams In the American league
with ease and who have come through
the season with a bulky winning per-
centage, ought TO make a similar
showing in a world series duel. The
American League teams seem to rank
superior to those In the National. Why.
then. shouldn't a young pitcher be
even more successful against a Ma
tional League team?
The answer Is that there's a lot of
difference between regular ball
game and a world series affair. So
much is at stake in such a game. The
excitement is intense The crowds
with their believing cheers. tend TO
brighten a young pitcher who is max
ing his first appearance in such a
series Unless his temperament Is
such that he can be cool and steady
under all circumstances. he Is liable
to "crack'-iiablc TO explode" al a
critical moment
Some may take the position that the
Braves twirlers-R Rudolph, James and
Tyler-neyer have been under world
series fire. and they are just as liable
TO crack as are the Athletic young
sters. It's true the Boston trio hasn't
mingled in a world series. but they've
been through some games during the
past six weeks that have been almost
as trying as those of the world series
Every one Of the games in which
the Boston trio figured since the
Braves started their sprint has beer
as crucial. in their minds, as n world
series game. There was In each gam,
a nervous tension. an excitement and
a strain that is equal to that which
they will face IN a world series game
Every game meant almost as mucl