Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
DRIVE BENDER FROM
GAME, boston WINS
FIRST GAME OF WORLDS SERIES
TO BRAVES By SCORE OF
7 to 1.
RDuoLPH PITCHES GREAT
GAME FOR NATIONAL LEAGUERs
First Time Athletics Pitcher Has Ever
eeen Driven From Mound in Worlds
Series Game-Bender Found for
Eight Hits in Six lnninss-Wycotf
Replaces indian.
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Philadelphia, Oct. 9-Baseball helt
the center of the stage in Philadelphia
today when the Philadelphia Athletics
winners of the American league pen
nant, met the Boston Braves, who fin
ished first in the National league race
championship of 1914. at Shibe park
The contest was scheduled to start a.
, o'clock.
Weather conditions this mornin;
were favorable. The telephone BATH,
between Connie Mack and George Stall
lings, the Boston manager, over tn,
use OF Shibe park for practice. ant
other warlike incidents which intensi-
fled the interest of the baseball worlt
yesterday, apparently were frogotten il
the enthusiasm that held the follower.
Of the game as the hour for staging
the contest approaches
Bender VS.. Rudolph.
The probable batting order follows:
Athletics-M Murphy. IF; Oldring, If
Collins, 2b; Baker, 3b: McInnis. lbi
Strunk. cf; Barry. IS; Schang, {
Bender, p.
Boston-Moran, rf; E.Ncrs, 2b; Con.
molly, If; Whitted, CT; Schmidt. 1b
Deal 3b; Maranville, SIS; Gowdy, G.
Rudolph. p.
Umpires-Dineen behind the bat
Byron on bases; Klein and Hildebranc
on left and right field foul lines re.
spectively.
1000 Spectators Present.
Some $4,000 persons witnessed the
game. Hundreds We're turned away
una ole to obtain admission
Boston prepared to send their slow
ball moundsman, Dick Rudolph, to thu
mound The Ameican league leader:
picked the Indian Bender.
SLOW ball pitching is not relishe6
by the Mack artillery of batters and
guess it will be Rudolph Tor the fray
today remarked Manager George
stalhngs. Still | may switch tc
James or Tyler. They are all good
you know
Entrance Streets choked.
The vast reaches of Shi5e park were
cholled to capacity long before game
time. Three or four times the regular
seat prices were offered for tickets anC
the demand at these figures exceeded
the supply.
The outfield stands, seating 1000
persons, We're thrown open at 1886
o'clock. They We're quickly filled ant
the gates were closed. The first In
line for seats in the -unreserved section
had waited for more than forty hours
Several women stood in line since day
break. Hundreds viewed the confess
from temporary stands erected on the
roofs of houses that overlooked the
back field walls
The day was warm and humid anC
one suited for fast baseball. An insist
ent sun burned thru the menacins
clouds and there was only slight
threat Of showers from the southwest
The intield and outer gardens were dry
and hard.
Betting favored the Athletics at tt
i and . to ,.
Auto For Eddie Collins.
The umpres came on the field al
155 and they were promptly photo
eraphed Empires Dineen and Hide.
DIdllt CDtltlitd w llli Ntt}'A1ti'I
of the Athletics. and Captain t.vers, oi
the Boston team, regarding Srount
rules. An automobile was presented tt
Eddie Collins before the game in rec
ognition of his being the mos: valuabl,
PLAYER to this club.
Bender and Schang We're announced
as battery for the Athletics. Rudolph
and Gowdy were announced as The
Boston battery.
First Inning.
Boston--Bender's first offering wa.
an out curve which cut the plate for &
strike Moran went out on "A high fou
to McInnis. Evers sent high fly t.
Collins and walked back to the bench
Connolly took a strike and yhen fouleC
off the next one. Connolly famed
missing slow one around the neck
No runs. no hits. no errors.
Philadelphia-Ru put over {
strike on Murphy. Murphy sent Il short
single to center and the crowd cheered
1t was the second ball pitched Oldrine
sacrificed to Schmidt. Rudolph trie.
to cut the corners of the plate or
Collins and pitched three balls. Hi.
fourth pitch was strike. Collins
walked and the crowd cried to Baker
for hit. Baker foulcd out to Schmidt
and Murphy was out trying for thiro
on the catch. Schmidt to Deal 1t was
a pretty double play No runs, on,
hit, no errors.
Second Inning.
Boston-Bender pitched three ball.
and then put over two strikes OF
Whitted. Whtted walked. Schimd
flied out to Oldring. Whtted scored
on Gowdy's two o-bagger to the left fiele
stand. The Boston rooters cheered {,
the echo. Gowdy scored on Maran-
ville's single over second. The Bos.
ton hits were sharp and clean. A
double play followed. Barry tool
Deals grounder and tossed to Collins
forcing Maranville. Collins then threw
OUT Deal Two runs, two hits. no er.
rors.
! :. p!h!la !h delRhia Rudolph had a hi;
curve which he worked on the corner