The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-11

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enough to the bag or Barry believed i
was too late to head off the runner
IS not known. James famed. but
Mann lifted low, puzzlins Texas
Lacquer over Eddie Collins hsaG.
Athletics Great Rally.
Although the latter made Grand
try for the ball it just touched his
fingers and sprawled in the turs. Deal
dashing across the plate with tho
solitary run of the game.
The Athletics replied with great
rally in their half Of the MINI and
James, who had carried the game on
Is shoulders alone up to this Point,
began to totter. The thousands of
rooters for the home club were
stamping, cheering and clap2ng in
unison and Barry waited patiently
until James passed him 10 first.
Ischang famed but Wash batting for
Plank. also was walked by the rat
tied pitcher
| With two on and one out. the gaus
felt sure the Mackmen were to b-a.,k
| through and win, and the uproar was
deafening. Eddie Murphy, lead Off
man for the Athletics, stepped u tie
plate and catching one Of lanes
curves full on the end of Ais bat
drove leaping grounder to the left
! Of second base. Maranville sprang
with the crack of the bat AMI WiCh a
cat-lihe bound clutched the ban ana
with another leap touched she bag,
forcing Walsh. With almost the
same motion he snapped the hall u
Schmidt at first for a double on Mur-
ply, and a second later went down in
cloud of dust as Walsh crashed into
him at top speed When he scram-
bled to his feet the other piayers
were running for the club house and
the game was saved. This play came
at most opportune and dramatic
moment for James had begtn TO
talter after pitching a game which
for skill and control never has been
surpassed in a worlds series match.
not even in the twirling duels IN
which Christy Mathewson. Bender
and Plank have figured The Boston
boXman had perfect control, changa
OF pace and a splitter that broke Ike
lightning. He famed eight of the
heavy hitting Athletics. including
Murphy, Oldring. Mclnnis and StruD6.
His feat is best demonstrated " tle
fact that "A Of the 25 puto1ts mn ie
by Boston were credited to the infiell
or batteries.
James gave three passes, two com.
ing in the ninth inning whea the
Athletics came near to scoring. Tile
Mackmen got but two players safely
past first and had but one eft on
bases. OF the two hits charged
against James, the one Collins made
would have been an easy out Tor
Evers but for the fact that it bonded
so high that the batter beat the throw
by step.
Plank Pitched Great Game.
Plank waile he pitched a splendid
game for his club, was forced to di
vide more honors with his tea 1ates
than James.
The veterans pitching was not
quite tle enigma to the Boston bat
ters that James was to the White
Elephants. Plank several times was
saved by the sensational fielding of
Baker, Barry, Collins and McInnis.
He famed six Braves, Pitcher James
striking out four times in succession,
giving four bases on balls and hit one
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the Mackmen, the battery and infield
accounted for q. Plank had to watch
the bases closer than James, for
eleven Bostonians were stranded, to
the Athletics one.
Considering the closeness and
remarkable baseball. There were
errors of commission and omission,
but all were excusable under the con-
ditions. Maranville and Deal got
mixed on Mclnnis first foul in the
eighth inning and the shortstop was
hardly prepared for the chance. The
Athletics error was charged to Nc.
Innis, who failed to hold wide throw
over trying to get clutch on the
ball. Schang appeared to nave diff
cuity in holding Plank's delivery at
times, but escaped without a black
mark fro mthe scorers.
One Doubtful Play.
Schang also figured in the only
play over which there was any after
mata. Following his double in the
sixth inning, he attempted to steal
third when Gowdy dropped one OF
James shoots. The Braves catcher
recovered the ball in time to nip
Schang at Deals station, but the
Athletics declared after the game he
was safe, They claimed that the
game broke there for Boston, for with
Schang safe at third and but one out,
the chances for scoring drive by
the head of the batting list were ex-
cellent.
Although the nome fans were more
enthusiastic than on Friday, there
was little effort to find fault with