The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-05
SERIOUS DAYS AHEAD
FOR BOSTON BRAVES.
Stallings to Renew Whiplash
Methods in Remaining
Dodger Games.
THEN REST UNTIL SERIES

champion braves to-day ana tO-nOTTOWs
In that time four games will be played.
Boston has a postponement hanging over
from an earlier visit which will be doubled
this afternoon. Wednesdays scheduled
game has been moved up day to form
the second barguin the National League
club owners all having agreed TO that
plan. Ebbets intends to make hay every
way at the expense of the titleholders.
Tho Dodgers are ensconced IN NTH posi-
tlon, which fact has renewed great enthu
siasm across the Bridge. Robinson will
fight hard to retain this distinction and
trusts that the Giants will lend helping
| hand against the Phillies. the only club
| that threatens his peace Of mind.
! Big Chief S'alllngs has passed the word
that ne Is quite serious about these four
games and intends TO drive his men as
they had been driven two months before
they annexed pennant II Ia the last
chance to whip the champions into shape
! FOR the Mackmen.
| 81 have not been quite satisfied with my
| clubs play since We won the pennant."
said Stallng. "Thcv have let down I'm
their work. Relaxation after such ter
! rife fight as we had should he expected.
/ but have warned every ono Of the danger
OF relaxing too much
I'VE had long meeting this afternoon"
| continued Stallngs "and went pretty
thoroughly into every phase OF the situa-
/ ton. The boys will play at Ebbets Field
az II they were In the worlds series. bar
! ring the taking OF unnecessary risks"
johnny Evers. the peppery little captain
| Of the Braves returned last night from his
| home IN Troy. where no spent a couple of
/ days. Evors and schmidt who also was
! allowed to indulge IN a short vacation. will
be at their posts this afternoon AT
! Brooklyn
! 81 will pit my full strength against the
/ pogers." said StallnCs using all the
/ pitchers upon whom ] count to win the
/ series from the Athletics The fact that
We Will have two open days before the
! first contest I'm Philadelphia Will enable me
/ to pursue this plan. II nothing unex-
/ ppc'ed happens in the meantime | think I
/ shall face the worlds champions with one
/ OF the very finest lot Of hoxmen that ever
participated I'm the annual classic"
! Stallings will let his squad rest Wednes-
| day and Thursday. The team will go 10
! Philadelphia Tuesday Immediately after
! the farewell in Brooklyn, but the manager
/ will not have his men in uniform Wcdnes-
day or Thursday.
II may ask permission OF Connie Mack
. to let us on Shbe Park Thursday after
noon IN order 10 acqua!nt my players with
the lights and shadows OF the field. But
u so this will be only the highest kind OF
] exercise" he said.
Stal'lngs will not drop the least hint ~
I to his possible pitching selection for the
! opening game. one day he speaks very
| highly Of Rudolph and the next he boosts
/ Tyler to the skies. From what ne had TO
say YESTERDAY George TYLER seems to be az
likely a choice as Dick Rudolph. The
| condition Of these men and the condition
OF the weather may influence the selection
, nj the last minute.
! The Prnves will conclude their fnal
series without their chief mascot. Jim
| Gaffney. who IL considered real luck
charm by his employees Ganney was
/ called 70 Boston to help out Herman
I Nickerson. the club secretary. in the dis
tribution OF worlds series favors TO home
patrons.
Ats o'clock this morning tickets for the
/, local city championship between the
! Giants and New Yorks will be put on
sale Reservations may he secured either
! at the National League clubs office IN tho
/ Filth Avenue building or the American
/ League clubs office in the Forty-second
Street building.
From the applications that already have
been received It appears that fine crowd
W.T., he on hand for Thursdays opening
game In all probability the Athletics will
/ avail themselves OF the opportunity to
move mp the farewell game with the New
! Works one day so as 10 rest for the big
! fight with the Braves. This would give
| Pecklnpaugh's men an opportunity 70
practise at the Polo Grounds Wednesday
| morning.
While the Polo Grounds has been shared
| nv the two local major league clubs for
! the past two years II was necessary To
! determine which one should be considered
| the home team for the opening game.
/ President Hampstead won the toss from
/ President Farrell Hence the Giants will
send the New Works to bat first Thursday
/ afternoon After that the honor viii
/ alternate.
| President William =, Baker OF the Phil
| lies IL very much wrought up over "A story
! that appeared In a local paper 10 the effect
I that he and other associates Of organized
| baseball had met the Ward brothers,
! James A. Gilmore and other Federal
| League men in n secret conference eorne
! time ago in an effort 20 effect a compro-
/ mise between the warning factions, Joseph
| J. Innnin, who was mentioned as one OF
the party, also denies the allegation.
~ know nothing Of such meeting"
| said Mr.. Baker yesterday. Certainly tho /
assertion that was n party 10 Il is ahso- /
| lutely false, | have had nothing 10 do
\ with the Federal League save to war upon
! Il In the protection of my clubs player
! interests II any compromise Is ever ef-
| fected with the independents you may he
| sure that ! will have absolutely nothing
TO do with Il Having suffered 20 heavily
nj their hands, ] would be the last man in
! the world 10 try 10 effect a reconcile alton"
| The opening engagement ~ tho New
| York city championship series Thursday
afternoon will be graced by the presence
| Of all the International League magnates |
| Following the usual custom Barrow has
| called n meeting OF his club owners for
| that day Barrow was selected by the Ma
| tiOnal Commission TO represent that body
! IN the post-season championship between
| the Cubs and White Sox He had TO de-
| cline under the circumstances.
Navy Fourth Class 10 Play.
ANNAPOLIS, oct 4--The following
schedule has been arranged for the eleven
of the Naval Academv fourth claaa, Or.