The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-07
PITCHING STAFFS OF TWO TEAMS
IN WORLDS SERIES PARE WELL
ATHLETICS WILL PUT pEPru
DEHcE IN BENDER AND
PLANK.
Braves Win Have James Rudolph and
strand for first Choice-Plenty
OF Material for Each.


NEW YORK. oct $50 far as the
numerical strength Of the pitching stan
OF the Philadelphia Athletics and Bos-
ton Braves are concerned. the rival
league Tennant winnern viii enter the
Worlds Series on equal terms Each
club has NJ least eight pitchers who can
be called into action respectively by
Managers Connie Mack and George stall
linss- ~ " not likely. however. that
more than 80 per cent Of this hurting
stan viii step 20 the mound during the
coming diamond conflict since both
manageTF are likely 20 depend 10 a
Ereat extent upon the services OF their
Connie Mack r. not worrying anou,
the Athletics stan. Last year before
ness In the team appeared to be 20 tho
pitchers boz. Plank and BENDER were
the only twirlers who could be- counted
upon with reasonable certainty. iro-
Niding Bender and Plank have not lost
any OF their speed and cunning. and
they have been consistent wlnnert
campaign Mack b. better fortified Wiz
pitchers than he was year ago re-
Shawkey. WyckOn. Pcnnock aud lfress-
Ter. during the great squirt Of the
Athletics IN the last half % July and All
- August when the team won thirty
nine out % forty-hve games. all thege
pitchers worked iu regular turn and
pitched good. steady ball
NtNWN NN NNf ~ NNNN = NNTNNN or the
past hive produced surrrises IN pitch
era. such az the victory - Joe Bush
against the New YORK Giants last year
and the coming Elrnes are not without
who have Jeen watching the work of 80
Athleucs hive been Impressed With 30
work % FresFlcr. the newest twirier on
the team. lie has been o. steady 49, n
clock. has treat speed and puzznug
cr1ss-fre ball that hae earned him the
tue % the second Eddie PLANK" %
would not surprise arrne ~ the fans NJ
Manager Mack should cali on BresHier
p ne event ~ the Athletics veteran
1ifchsrF Roiuq wrong
Hons ovrrvorksd.
Hrcause ~ the weelth 81 pitching ma
srinl the Athletics have bad 90 draw on
~ season. They VII 60 into thc series
nifh none ~ the fNirirra oV rr-wOrhFd.
rne onis n4n VINO showed any Sign or
wear on fhs last wfrtcrn trim vas Plank
fc ms since reetrd end ir expected 90
although ho apresrsd In p rev ~ the
fnnI gnnrfn 20 the season Dr. not likely
p hFurc in che rtlf Errics since be- haf
1ess.
IRE trio ~ pitchers. whose consistent
Eork carried the HfrveH from laet fo
league pernant. Be- expected t--carry the
.WirinE burden Tor HnHfun iu the rnnuca
,,gainst ~ Alhl,,i,s. In Jemes. .tu-
hree hiEh-claas hurlerp fn the Hravea
'eeond a,rinns strand ilavis snd cocrs-
"MN NHN NMNHNN NNNINHINlH NIn UINNNNfn. UFna
tidirH their team mates are hitting we'll
and if fnaV D. tfrf one on more ~ this
Trio msr see service during ne coming
ftrugEie Tor the highest honore ~ the
hase ball world Hess and Cfufrher rofn -
riafa the Braves regular start but their
showing this season hes not been above
the ordinary
20 far AZ the records 20. James has
hern EGafon'e best pitcher during 1914.
having figured boz a. aslmea un Do the
final weeka ~ ieptem.her ffiH percent
aFe - .71f vas Enlufd ~ winning "a
and losing games Rudolph a. second
in the let 9Th % games won ard
most Tyiar'a percentage. 81 frifle
over 500 came fhruuFh winning NJ and
losing 10 fames. Paul Strand with 3
Victories ard 2 defeats In credited wifh
1fa. George Davis. the former WliIian1a
College anf lister View York American
ileaFue club twirler has 500 averaee
for the few Famer BE- pitched late in the
season. one ~ which saH n no-hlt con.
test The same is true 81 Cocrehann.
alfhruFh ~ figured in more games than
Davis.
Tts records ~ the rival tutriinr
staffa. a. compiled from unofficial ng-