The Detroit times., 1914-10-14
All Boston Wild AZ the Realiza-
tion Of Stallings' Great
1 Achievement Comes Upon
Them
EvERS HEARS OF FINAL
GLORIOUS BATTLE
Athletics Whipped Because They
Would Not Fight, Says Hugh
Fullerton
By HUGH s. FULLERTON.

Il Va v
BOSTON, Oct. 1.-THE thing that
couldn't. has occurred. The utterly
absurd has become reality. The
impossible and vain " true Boston's
Braves are world champions. after the
most astounding worlds series ever
played. Their victory. to 1. over the
worlds champion Athletics reversed
the title yesterday, and won for the
astonishing Braves not only the title,
but the frst time Z ever has been won
In four straight games since the Ma
tional commission made the worlds
series ofiicial.
They beat the great Athletics 30
easily that yesterday the crowd seem
ed more like q congregation at wake
than q throng watching the finale Of q
worlds championship series.
IL was not ~ II the Athletics broke
and threw away their games. They
did not They played their game. and
played It perfectly. and were beaten
by the rush and determination OF the
Braves. The Athletics played just as
they always do. figured the plays the
same way, and were stopped by pitch
lng.
The Braves played more truly to
their form than any team In a worlds
series ever did. They were less than
i've per cent above what was expected
OF them. and the Athletics were less
than eight pen cent below what we ex-
pected them to do. But the Braves,
by that invincible and un-understand-
able courage that carried them
through the National league season.
swept the Athletics off their feet and
beat them.
II WAS not youth against age: weary
team against . young and hustltng
one: but II was . lighting. aggressive,
undaunted club against one playipg
the ga1he AccosdInk tc trescrtbed rule
and tfylng to match skill and scionce
Hgainst nerve and vervs and aggres-
sive attacks.
The 6nai game was almost . fore
gone conclusion. The Braves were
fillsd with that indomitable spirit that
has carried armies and men to VIC
tory. and the Athletics. beaten and
whipped ut every turn and stopped BY
every kind Of pitching. dropped the~
dObberv.
Il Ii I ssvious thing to charge q
team with "Quitting.v but the Athlet.
los quit n the Hnal game and. instead
OF flghtinx In the last ditch, they went
methodicaliy through the game as II
they were very dear friends Of the
dead departed. paying their hnal re-
spects.
IT was calm and Unconditional
game In spite OF the fact that the
| former and present mayors OF Boston
cluttered up the playing field and
press-Agented themselves. There was
about as muchsof the emotional TO II
az there 10 70 killing day on the farm.
The Athletics fought along steadily.
stolidly, and Father Mack remained
| ike Z long icicle ON the bench while
his men retired Inning after inning
without Forcing the assault upon Ru-
dolph, who was pitching magnificent
game Of ball. On the other hand, Stall
ungy' men were hustltng. hghtfng.,
riotins on the bench, scratching
gravel and winning. They were the
frst 70 score, and although the Mack
men eveued II up. they came through
with two more smsshss that drove In
Today J. Evers. ex-shos shop man
OF Troy. N. Y. 10 the greatest man In
| the world. II was his fierce drive
over secoud base that sent two Braves
scurryine homeward. and put the re-
sult beyond doubt. Up to that point
| Il had been . long series OF question
(CsntAnusa sn Pags Tws).