The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-14

gled to center. Hp to that time Bob
Shawkey. one Of Mack's young right
handlers. had been pitching along
very steadily but Herb Moran followed
Rudolph with q hit that went for two
bases.
Rube Oldring made a flying 1unge at
Moran's blow and Rudolph raced around
to third as the big 0utfielder: missed
his leap. Shawkey pitched with great
care to Evers and finally had the count
balls and 2 strikes on the lantern
5awed captain of the Braves. Then
Johnny smacked a single across second
and Rudolph and Moran Tailed with
one more run than was necessary to
win the game. A moment later Shawkey
made a quick throw to McInnfs and
caught Evers f1at-footed on first for
the third out
To win q championship of the world
with two down and the count 3 and
ON batting rally is regarded as luck in
the game Of baseball.
The fact that the series went only
four games Is a terrific blow to the
management Of both clubs as the play
ers get the greater part of the re-
ceipts Had the umpires called the
game Monday In the eleventh inning
on account of darkness, as they might
nave done without arOusing criticism,
1T would have meant something like
$4,000 more to the management
got hit on hopper to Schmidt that
the butcher could not handle and in
the play Schmidt got the breath
knocked out Of him so that the game
had to stop until he recovered himself.
"Stuffy" McInnis singled to left and
Baker tore around to third. McInnis
tried to move up to second but a fast
relay by Connolly to Deal and then
from Deal to Evers put the ball on
McInnis in spite of a great head first
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striking out.
That was about as good q chance
as the Athletics had at any stage of
the game. They got their one run
in the fifth when Barry hit safely
over Deals head. taking second on
Schang's infield out. Evers to Schmidt.
Shawkey, after hitting at as poor a
ball as ever was thrown to a batter.
doubled to center, scoring BLACK
Jack Shawkey reached third on
Murphy's out but O1dring famed.
Oldring got his first hit of the series
and also got to first for the second
time. He was out trying to steal Sec
ond.
In the fourth inning, Evers drew q
walk from Shawkey and took second
when Collins threw out Connolly. Col
Inns then fumbled Whitted's bounder
over near first and Evers took third.
Schmidt hit q short roller past the
DOA, 6aFry Settln& the Dali anu IOSSlnS
out Schmidt while Evers scored and the
band played, When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" There was no chance
for Barry to make play at the plate
Shawkey tossed out Gowdy and closed
the inning.
Young Pennock took Shawkey's place in
the sixth as the Braves went to bat and
Stallings promptly removed Connolly and
put Mann, a right handed hitter, in the
left field. He did not remove Moran and
q
Mann hit for Connolly and was out on a
fly to Walsh and Whitfield then got a
single down the third base line that was
fair by about an inch. Schmidt hit a
grounder that squirted up or Collins shoe
for a hit and Whitfield took third. ''Lank
Hank Gowdy was called out on strikes
and he viewed Byron with the solemn
glare of slugger betrayed. Hank
Lank'' has grown mighty confident OF
himself up there at bat the past week or
SO.
A double steal was started by Schmidt
and Whitfield but Collins intercepted the
throw from SchanE in behind the pitcher 8
box and the heavy footed Schmidt was
run down between first and second De-
fore Whitfield could score.