Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
ATHLETICS OUT TO
WIPE AWAY DEFEAT.
Second Game of Series Finds
Interest keener Than
Ever.
TYLER AND JAMES WARM UP
FOR STALLINGS'S BRAVES
Ideal Weather Is Almost Sum-
mer-Iike as Teams Renew
Struggle for Title.
BY the United Press.


SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia, Oct.
10.-With lone down" and facing one
of the most determined attacks they
have faced in their many struggles
for the highest baseball honors the
Athletics squared away against the
Boston Braves for the second time
this afternoon.
Ideal weather again prevailed. The
sun dropped almost summer-like heat
down upon the field, The base lines
We're SO dry, impatient gusts of wind
kicked up dust clouds about second
base. At noon the bleachers were
packed and presented a symphony in
black and white with about half the
fans minus their coats because of
the heat.
At 1910 o'clock the first of the Ath-
1etic and Boston players appeared.
The Mackmen appeared by two's and
three's and Murphy, Strunk, Barry,
Collins, McInnis, Oldring and the rest
were soon warming up easily.
The Braves dressed at the Phillies'
park and arrived in body. The
bleacher fans gave them rousing
welcome. AT that time but few were
in the grandstands, but as crowds
poured the field the indications We're
for another 10000 strong. Expecting
that Tyler might be Stallings's pitch
ing selection the Athletics stabbed at
left-handed shoots during the early
period of batting practice. Later
Jack Coombs took the mound
The intention of Mack to send the
veteran Plank against the Braves
meant that the Boston outfied would
be shifted to meet the port-side hurl-
ing. This shift puts Mann in right
field and Gather in left, in place of
Moran and Connolly. The Athletics
were not so camera-shy today. Baker
posed with his war club in swatting
position. The Braves had dug up an
additional mascot.
A young man dressed in brilliant
red coat, such as picture book and
stage Indians wear, was on the job
at the Boston bench. He was adorned
with war feathers and what appeared
10 be some unfortunate horses tail
hung down over his shoulders
Tom Hughes did the early heaving,
while the Braves were at batting
practice, but was relieved by Cot
trell, the southpaw. Hank Gowdy ap-
peared to take a special fancy to the
port-side offering and slammed a few
long flies into the bleachers. The
crowd groaned in sympathy for the
Athletics at such threatening ges-
lures from the Brave catcher, whose
hits yesterday fairly shook the plas-
tering from the ceilings in the homes
of peaceful non-combatants nearby.
BY LEO the temporary bleachers on
the roofs of the apartment houses
about the park were damned. There
were more than 5000 persons to view
the game from these perches outside
at the pay-as-you-ente enclosure.
The grandstand was rapidly filling,
but the Royal Rooters at that time
had not yet appeared with their band,
which bleats 'Tessie'' at the slightest
proYocation.
Honey Boy Fitzgerald, former
mayor of Boston; Jim Gaffney, presi-
dent of the Braves. and others posed
for their picture with Boston's In
Clan mascot and an added starter in
the mascot line. This particular In
dian was in green suit. Another
of the royal rooters was bedecked
with a glorious crown of white
feathers.
AT 1870 the Braves took the field
for practice. The infield showed the
same snap and speed that was evil
denced yesterday Maranville scooped
them up with one hand and without
a stop shot them to Evers, whose
whips to Schmidt at first were light
ming fast
Stallings called his infield away
from their work before their practice
period was over because of the heat.
They galloped around in such lively
fashion that the danger of pep" ooz-
ing away under the blazing sun was
obvious The Athletics were given
great hand as they took the field for
practice. The Royal Rooters, who
had arrived by that time, Joined in
the cheering with a vengeance.
Plank was the only pitcher warming
up for Connie Mack. James and
Tyler We're loosening up before Stall
lings. The crowd displayed more
enthusiasm for the Athletics than
Yesterday. The $4,000 infield
flashed in its practice. and the crowd
1eaped up standing with wild cheers
as Barry and Collins burned up the
ground about second. They handled
the ball in dazzling fashion.
As the Brave infield cut its prac-
tice short, so did the Athletics. After
a few minutes of the fastest sort of
work the paths were given over to
substitutes.