The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
Second Game of Worlds Sc
ries Won by Braves In the
Ninth Inning
Seattle Youngster
Outpitches Plank
In Closing Frame Deal Drives
Out Double, Stealing Third,
and RompsHome on Mann's
Hit

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-The Ath-
letics took another blow today, square
and hard from the shoulder. The
conquering Braves hurled another bolt
in the Mackian machine. The score
of today,s victory for the National
league bsttlers in the worlds series
games was / to 0. of Of the brilliant
twirling of the Boston pitchers the
recognized monarchs of the bat have
made one small. insignificant run in
the two games which have been play
ed, one run and grand total OF eight
hits In eighteen consecutive innings.
+ The Athletics, though beaten by the
slimmest possible margin, were out
played again today, outplayed. out
fought, outguessed. Tactically and in
physical execution the Braves outdtd
them. They oudid them in hitting, In
pitching, in cool assurance. Fielding,
which ranged from goo to capital, and
very STEADY was done as we'll by one
side ~ by the other. The true, speedy
fielding OF Barry at short for the
chanpions really scintilMted and was
the hest Individual fielding Of the
afternoon, with thar Of his contempor-
airy and rival, Maranvilles close Sec
ond.
James Outpitches Plank.
LIE HCnoTeu NetEf Oh lain PliIhNd
splendidly today. but the youth.
James, long. 1.-the, and unperturbed by
the fame OF his foemen. pitched still
better Small blame attaches to Plank
for his teams defeat. since no runs
were made for him. and-nne run was
enough to beat him. The spit ball won
over the cross-fire, and Plank did cap
able things with his cross-fire. He
was tough medicine Tor the Braves.
but---characteristic Of them-they had
strong enough punch to win. The
lad who landed the first of the two
hits that accounted for the only tally OF
the game, which tally was not forth
coming until the ninth inning. was the
lad who Is playing only by grace OF
an injury to Red Smith. the regular
habitue OF third base, and from whom
little has been looked for as batter,
Deal, rated comparative weakling
with the stick, was the lad who came
across. He delivered a two-bagger In
the ninth inning. one of seven scatter
ed hits made by the Braves and was
clouted home by Mann, who plays
second fiddle to Moran as right fielder,
and goes in only against left-handers.
Allows But Two Safties.
James, the tall sycamore of Seattle.
held the Mackmen to two hits. one Of
those scratch infield safety. He
struck out eight men, and in that con-
nection Is striking evidence OF the bat
ting shrinkage Of the Athletics the last
two days.
Rudolph's grist of whiffs yesterday
-atso wars eight sixteen men have
been famed by the Boston pitchers to
date. The Athletics can scarcely hit
the ball past the infleld so grately
have their war clubs been stripped of
power. and today four balls, three
flies and two-bagger were the
meagre number sent by them to the
outfield.
James. in addition, allowed only
twenty four men to face him in the
first eight innings. In that -harren
stretch never did more than three
men face him per inning To which
extraordinary serving he added the
feat of allowing only twenty eight an
tagonists in all TO face him. four COM
ing up in the ninth.
The attendance was the same as yes
terday. and the receipts and the div
ision OF them the same. The sun
came out during the morning and the
weather was hot again.
: Evcrs Gets First Hit.
The arst ball hit was grounder by
Mann to Collins, solid rap. smartly
nelueO Dy NrOillnS ENeTS maze Cnop
infield hit but Gather struck out. and
after Whitfield had been passed by
Plank. Schmidt lifted fly to Strunk.
The Athletics had one man on base in
the first. His life there was short. 1t
was this way: Eddie Murphy walked.
James made poor throw over to nip
him and he lit out for second.
A man on second with none out
would have been a nice opening for
the Athletics. but Schmidt had other
plans. He was after that errant throw
like hungry hawk and when he got
hold Of the ball he whisked 1t on the
bound to Meanwhile. The Rabbit
tagged Murphy sliding in. Oldring
and Collins were thrown out by Deal
Theirs were poorly hit chops, so that
the Athletics started out using their
bats as they did yesterday. lameIy and
without freedom or confidence In
their swings.
AS on yesterday the Athletics show
ed little initiative or disposition to
aggressiveness or to try things with a
view to forcing the issue. but very
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