Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-10

7 the team and players In real college
fo.tbah manner.
! They had every reason to be elated
1 for analyzed from the angle Of cold
/ figures, the opening victory of the
worlds series of 1914 shows that the
/ National league representatives were
superior. both collectively and individ
ualy, in each department of the game
except fielding, whore two errors
were charged against the Braves
while not a single misplay mared the
work of the Athletics. The visitors
scored seven runs, eleven hits and two
errors to the losers one run. five hits
and no errors Rudolph famed eight
/ Athletics and walked three. Bender
struck out three and gave two bases
on balls while Wyekoff who relieved
him. famed two and walked one
Brave in three and two-thirds innings.
Heavy hitting hcnors also went TO the
Boston batters, who totalled sixteen
bases with eleven hits to the Athletics
seven on five hits
First Athletic Recalled.
Untried in worlds series the Ma
tonaI champions have won bravely III
their initial conflict and in winning
established q new record, for with
their bats they drove chief Bender
the Athletics surest-money pitcher to
the bench. feat no other club ever
achieved against one of Connie Macks
twirlers in a worlds series.
Fully $4,000 spectators saw the
downfall of the Athletics and while
the defeat shortened the odds in the
betting it has not shaken the faith OF
the average local fan in the ability OF
the Mackmen to come from behind.
The official attendance figures gave
the paid admissions as 20,562 whlle
close to 5000 additional spectators
must have witnessed the play from
points of vantage surrounding Shlbe
park. The gate receipts amounted to
$40, $50, of which the National com
mission took $4,963.9O; the players,
S26,S05, and the clubs, $17,S70.l0.
In the distribution of individual
honors the lions share went to Pitch
er Rudolph, for it was due in great
part to the mastery manipulation OF
the ball that the Boston club emerged
victor In the first game of the series.
With the exception of two short Pc
rlods during the contest he had per-
feet control of his delivery ana
hynotizing effect on the Athletic pat
swingers. He mixed speed, curves
and slow balls in a bewildering tash-
ion. cutting the corners of the plate
and feeding his opponents his floater
when danger threatened. 1t was this
slow. deceptive delivery that proved
The Mackmen's undoing, for they are
weak on this service and Rudolph was
81 his best in this respect today.
Athletic Fans Astounded.
Bender. who opened for the home
club appeared unusually weak against
the Braves. and once they had seen
his offerings they took liberties with
the Indians delivery that astonished
the thousands Of Athletic supporters
who thronged the stands. Sizzling
singles doubles and triples rang off
their bats, flashing over or through
tho infieId until at last Cornie Mack
signalled the Chief to to give way TO
Wyckoff. and thus broke the record
of never having removed pitcher
from a worlds series. Coohibs with
drawal from the box in 1911 series
against the Giants was due to an in
Jury and not to any faltering in his
pitching.
After the contest Manager Mack
said that Bender did not seem'to be
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