Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
BRAVES VICTORY
TODAY A FITTING
CLIMAX TO SERIES
Boston Makes Baseball His
tory by Defeating Mack
men for Fourth Successive
Time.
nv FRANK @. MENKE

BOsToN, oct 13-Today's victory nv
tho Boston Braves is the first time In thu
history of baseball that any team has
won the worlds championship by taking
the first four consecutive games of tn.
series.
The feat OF the Braves was fttins
climax to the record they made in The
National League pennant race when the.
came from behind the New York Giars
and won the flag in driving finish.
In the worlds series which came n
an end today, the Athletics, with their
100000 infeld and manager known a.
the master strategist of baseball. seemed
to be outclassed but they died hard.
In todays game the Athletics outhit
the Braves but the latter succeeded IN
punching three hits in the fifth inning,
with the score tied at / each, and scored
two runs. These were sufficient to win
the game and the championship.
The Braves scored first, making one
run in the second half OF the fourth
inning. The Athletics Immediately tied
it UP by scoring one run in the first half
of the fifth. In tho second half of The
fifth, however, the Braves clinched their
victory.
Manager Mack, of the Athletics, caused
a surprise by sending one of his young
pitchers, Shawkey, in to pitch against
the Braves. 1t had been supposed al
most to the last minute that he would
give another chance to Chief Bender.
who was knocked out of the box in
the first game. Shawkey pitched well
for four innings. but in the fifth the
Braves got TO him. AS result he was
withdrawn in the sixth inning, and Her.
bert Pennock, a 20-year-od left-hander
succeeded him.
Though Pennock was picked up from an
Independent ball team in 1912 and had
practically no minor league experience, he
acquitted himself we'll In today's game as
a result of the tuition he had received at
the hands of Mack. The Braves scored
two hits off his delivery in the sixth in.
Ming but no runs resulted, and after that
he held them safely without a hit
The Athletics made seven hits today of
Dick Rudolph, who also defeated them in
the first game of the SERIES He appeared
to be unable to hold them as cleverly to-
day as he did in the first contest and was
able to strike out only six men, as against
eight on his first appearance. Rudolph's
control was almost perfect he gave only
one base on balls.
TodaY's game was the fastest that
was played in the series as yesterdays
was the slowest. No scoring was done
in the early innings.
OFFICIALS MAKE SPEECHES.
At the conclusion of the game the great
crowd that had seen Boston win went
wild. They swarmed upon the field and
danced like mad men, but soon were
sufficiently calm TO listen to speeches by
President Gaftney and Manager Stallings
of the Boston club, which was the first
fnF,a tan, Na.f,, , IL
pennant in FIVE years. -
Mayor curly, of Boston, also partici-
pated in the festivities and made a speech
conSratulating the players upon their
great record.
Though the Braves scored first II looked
scary for them in the first half of the
fourth. Baker was on third and thers
were two out when Walsh. the hard
hitting centrefielder of the Athletics, went
TO bat Walsh, who had smashed out &
two-bagger earlier in the game. was given
an ovation by the Philadelphia rooters,
1t was expected that Rudolph would
walk him, but instead the doughty twirler
slid them over the plate and Walsh
famed.
The first score of the game came in the
second half of the fourth. when the
Braves were at the bat. Evers, the first
man up in that inning. worked Shawkey
for pass. Connolly hit a hard Grounder
to Collins, who fumbled, losing his chance
to head off Evers. but he threw to Nc
lnnis in plenty of time to catch Connolly
at first Collins made a splendid try for
Whitted's smash toward second, but fum-
bled and fell, turning his ankle. Although
he iimped, Collins gamely continued in the
game.
With Evers on third. Schmidt laid down
a bunt. Johnny scored, but Schmidt was
out at first.
This was the only tally made by the
Braves in that inning. The Athletics
came right back and tied the score
in the first half of the NTH. Barry
got. a single. Schang lined out a hot
bounder and was out at first. but Barry
reached second safely. Shawkey picked
out a high one and lifted it into deep
left centre for a double, scoring Barry
The next two men were easy outs.
EvERs COMES THROUGH.
The second half of the NTH was an ex-
citing session, the Braves getting two
runs and again forging ahead OF their
opponents, With two men out, Rudolph
lifted drive to centre, this being the
hrst clean hit the Braves had got Mo
ran came through with a two-bagger,
With three balls and two strikes on him,
EVers accommodated the shouted de-
mands OF the crowd and singled to center
scoring Rudolph and Moran. These two
runs made the score: Braves, 3; Ath-
letics, l. That was all they got as Evers
was caught mapping off hTst; but they
were enough.
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