The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-11
BRAVES W|NAGA|N
In GREAT ninth
INNING. FINISH.
Forced to Play Greatest
Game Ever Witnessed in
Worlds Series Battle.
AMAZING WORK ABOUNDS
FROM BEGINNING TO END
James, Never in Better Form,
Shows No Fear of
Athletics.
ONLY TWO HITS MADE OFF HIM
Double Play by MaranviIle and
Schmidt Thriller for All
Time.
ONLY TWO HITS MADE OFF Hin
Double Play by Maranville and
Schmidt Thriller for AL
Time.
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PHILADELPHIA, October 10.-Once
again the Braves have demonstrated
their all-around superiority over the
Athletics, but before they achieved
their l to victory In Shibe Park this
afternoon, they were forced TO play the
greatest game OF baseball that ever
has characterized Il worlds series bat
tie
out of the smoke OF battle emerge
James. Deal and Marnnyillc to wear
fhe laurel wreaths OF fandom. And
out of 1T. too, come Barry. Schang ana
Strunk for n bit OF panniug by the
Athletic supporters for their bone"
work. which permitted the Braves to
score the only run of the game In the
ninth.
The game abounded in amazing
plays almost from the first inning un-
I'll the final double play was made
And the making of that double play by
Matnnrille and Schmidt viii go down
In history AS probably the fastest
piece OF work ever seen on ball field
But before we touch on the final
play OF the game, let us pause and
consider tho work OF james, the husky
Boston pitcher, who established Il
worlds series record hy allowing orriy
twcntS-ciGht men to face. him In nine
innings. Only; ;wo hits We're made off
his delivery, and ono was questionable.
James w;is never III better form In
his career. And he mag, never pitch
9 better $s,s.e. His fest bali was go
r A.St sat5At1it p1ttiltoltcS5 sYuDS ut IT
( t:I.c and YagaiI--ant sinisscd 1T COM
plete!y. His curves broke sharply, and
tue Quaker sluggers niipsed them by.
4 foot or two
James showed no. fear of iii. Ath-
letica He groovcd the ball FOR them
time and ii: again He dared them
TO hit what he offcred--and they could
not mako good. Not until after one
man was out in the sixth did an Ath-
lctic batter get safe drive. And then
IL WAS Schang who turned the trick
with a two-baggcr.
MAJORITY OF FANS
THINK ~ An OUT
The hit skinned along the third
base foul line. just inside yet too FAR
away for Deal to grab. The other hit
was made by Collins. 1t came in the
seventh. The majority OF the fans who
Collins, nItead OF hcing credited with
hit on that play, should have been
out. Collins drove a bounder to Evers
Trojan Johnny came in on it fast. and
whipped 1t to Schmidt. Umpire Byron
called Collins safe. although from the
stand 1t looked as IL the throw beat
the Athletics second sacker "a fraction
OF n second.
And now for that wonderful ninth
inning-one that will live always In
the memory of those who saw to-day's-
game.
With the score TO o. and with one
out charged against his side, Charley
Deal, the Braves third baseman, re-
guarded as the weakest hitter on the
team. walked to the place, picked out
one of Plank's fast ones and sent 1t
TO centre field. Strunk misjudRed the
ball. He started to come in on IT,
and then, realizing that the drive was
a long one. he started backward at top
speed. Whether the sun confused
Strunk. or whether the play on his
part was Of the bone" nature Is a
subject that Aandom is discussing to-
night
Strunk's backward sprint started too
late. The ball went over his head
just out OF his reach. and Deal anchored
at second. With James at bat, Deal
took to darting back and forth be-
tween second and short apparently
hoping to draw long throw from
Schang. And that's exactly what he
accomplished. When Schang threw to
second, with Deal twenty feet off the
bag, Deal dashed for third. 1t was
poor piece OF work on Schang's part
him shoot the ball to second with
Deal SO far along toward the next sta.
tion.
Had schang run into the diamond
toward second. and bluffed throw, he
might have been able to run Deal down
Or, IL he had thrown to third, he at
least would have headed off Deal. But
he didn't and the damage was done.
BARRY, IN DAZE,
HOLDS BALL TOO LON(;
carry took Schang's throw, and when
he got II. there still seemed time for.
him to throw to third and catch Deal.
who, at that second, was about fifteen
feet from the bag. But Barry, in /,
seeming daze, hold the ball-and Deal
slid into the bag In safety
And then came Mann, who delivered
the drive that won the game Tt was
a Texas Lacquer in short right field.
Collins made grand try for the bali,
lcaping four feet into the air, but the
ball Just touched his glove, Bounded off !
: and Deal scampered home with thes
winning run.
The crowd. keyed UP TO- tile highest
s tension right from the moment the hell.
sent the players into action. thought
that tho scoring of Deal was to be
for them tho final thrill of the game.
& But it wasn't, The greatest play was
vet to come. And what n wonderful
one 1T was
James. steady as clock during the
nrst eight innings. waDblcd in the
ninth, Z lie walkei Barry. After giving
y SchanB three balls. he struck him out \
( forcing him to foul Off two Walsh
@batted for Plank, and. James again
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