Evening journal., 1914-10-13
GoWdy and EVers Are Heroes
of Greatest Ball Game

breast In a bayonet charge. Dark
ness was coming on and a tie SEEM
ed almost as bad as a defeat for the
Braves. A Paw would give the
Athletics a fresh toe-hold. There
was no denying they were playing
better ball and with more spirit than
they had displayed in the entire SER
les. But when they met in the at
tack, ii was the Athletics who broke.
and finally ii was Bush himself who
threw away the game by a despairing
effort 10 shut on a runner al third
on a bunt
As far as generalship goes. the
struggle was even. Both leaders used
excellent Judgment and down TO the
last ditch when Mack played Il out
by passing a batter TO increase by
small percentage the chances Of
making a play So far as actual play
goes. the difference I'm the teams Is
the difference between Schang and
GOwdy. Schang is catching wretched
ball, throwing badly and using bad
Judgment, although he handled
Bush's terrific speed yesterday with
more judgment than he has shown
heretofore Gowdy is catching mag
niiicently handling his pitchers we'll
and throwing fairly well. His hitting,
which has been the sensation Of the
series, is remarkable. lie Is hitting
all kinds Of pitching and driving
hard against slow and fast balls or
the Athletics. everyone Is going we'll
save Schang and Oldring in all de-
Dartments and Baker at bat Baker
has been the Joke of the season. The
worst feature OF the Athletics is that
they are hitting at bad balls and in
untimely fashion. Either they are
slipping or Stallings' pitchers are
Outguessing them at every turn.
The generalship yesterday was
wonderful, especially toward the last,
when the Athletics we're driven back
into the defensive. After Gowdy In
tho twelfth smashed the ball into the
bleachers for two bases. Stallings
rushed Mann out 10 run for Gowdy,
because Of his speed, and sent Gilbert
up TO bat for James. who had been
summoned 10 the slab because a pinch
hitter was sent in for Tyler Big
James almost wept and protested
against being taken out and fought for
chance to bat. But Gilbert went up
and Mack ordered him given a base on
balls TO increase the chances for 4
force play at third. Moran pushed
down the telling bunt and Bush made
desperate effort to throw out Mann
at third-threw bit wild and the ball
went on TO left and let Mann romp
home.
Stallings outfisured Mack on pitch
ing. He threw the Athletics into be-
/ lieving that Rudolph would pitch
/ then sent in Tyler. who. while wobblS
in spots. pitched great ball. II was
Tyler's blunder in throwing 10 sec
ond in the tenth inning instead of e
first, that made possible the two run
ners scored by the Athletics
Getting down inside il is evident
/ Stallings' system is triumphing over
! Macls Stallines has two theories
one that pitchers must hold runners
close TO bases and cover first base al
! top speed, the other that sluggers can
I be slow balled into helplessness. Both
are working out. Tyler slow-balled
the sluggers and stopped them. and
he held up the Athletics runners as If
/ they were glued to bases. Besides
that ne nipped Collins on second
when it seemed the worlds cham
/ pions we're going to grab a game.
I Tie plans for todays game were
/ definite even before the batteries were
. decided. Stallings intended TO use
Rudolph and try 20 clean up four
clean straight, while Mack was driven
back upon what Gordon Mackey calls
his bronze relief'-Bender.
The majority of the members Of the
l"I Told You So Club" have resigned
and Boston is mad