The Washington times., 1914-10-11
CONQUERERS FORCED TO CORNER.

CONQUERERS fO.
SO II happens that for the first time
I'm world series history the conquering
Nackmen. conquerors of ali conQuering
Iubs before. are crowded into a corner
md forced 10 fight. They have never
ad 10 tight before. They pulverized
9th Cubs and Giants without a
struggle.
But they have found a club now that,
as it rushes on the field, calls them
ABS and traitors TO the Players Union,
nd then proceeds TO tear in with such
wage feroCity that they are over
helmed. Two straight defeats upon
heir home field have crushed their
pirit. They may rally over Sunday
md come back, but 1t will take this
Il day to lift their spirits, for in both
-ames they have not only been out
played but outfou"ht They are in the
ast ditch now, and well all see how
hey can fight. The! still have a better
all club than Boston. bur with better
Material they have been ouuouGht
As the series started they looked upon
ne Braves, only late recruits from the
sil-end ranks. as jokes--as the easiest
-Urt of pickings. They bumped into the
ne biz SURPRISE OF their lire, and fin
shed up at home swept off their teet
y q combined attack ana defense lar
.Iore powerful than they mad ever
Jokcd Rube RiCkers called the turn
This Boston team sad he, doesn't
now who / is beating, and II o9esn
ARE rap" tRube expressed H.
Doesn't give d--'D But rearing that
the censor might strike this out. we
Inserted the substitute phrase. We are
FOR clean copy above mere NISor OF eN-
lrrcssion. In this second battle il was
q miracle treat to see the way big Bill
James fired his shrapnel into the Mack
men forts. He used great speed, flne
ontrol, and a baffling change of pace.
But beyond all this the Brave pitcher
had one ball that stood the Mackmen
on their turrets. 1t was a low ball,
shot across the knee-cap with sudden
break that fell away from a left-hand
hitter and swerVed in sharply for the
riEht-handerS. too close to be hit with
any effect II was something on the
order of Matty's f&de-away, only ii
broke out rather than down. This mys-
tic service crushed the Athletic attack
% completely that ii never got started
he mighty sluggers that beat Brown
overall. Mattg. Marquard, and Tesreau
-lammed away in trenZleu attempt
20 break James down. But James had
hem so completely bewildered that not
nee could they get rally started, ana
heir sole chance to score came as the
me and only qUiVer by the Boston
pitcher in the ninth. when he lost con-
1rol, and passed two men.
Opposed to James, Eddie Plank pitch
ID one of his gamest battles. He had to
Eht for an escape in every round, but
ne grand veteran hung on grimly and
ought his fight, refusing to break. For
Example, In the first eight rounds. no
ess than fourteen Braves reached first
pase without scoring, while in this long
interval hut three Msckmen got on.
md they were all nailed without delay.
his record shows that the Braves won
With every break OF the game against
hem. They were outlucked at every
urn. and yet they fought this sable
.ortune down and rolled through tTi-
mphant Dy sheer grit and unexpected
Dility. With the luck their way the
nal count would have been or to l.
But in place OF being disheartened,
9 aey kept on fighting until the tide
'nally turned.
That last round was purple wonder,
NeitbeT club had scored as the closing
"pOch arrived. and then, with one out
% the ninth Deal, the batting Joke of
ne series. pokcd a double to center
"hich Strunk misjudged and lost IN the
-un: Deal wandered off second, and
~ this time Deal vas on his way TO
hird. just as he oUtguessed Schang and
he infeld earlier in the game. He
cached the bag before Barry could even
make play.
Philadelphia followers called this
'uck but Deal had not only worked this
anne play against Schang twice. but he
nad worked it no less than eight times
IN National League contests.
The general scheme is this: He wan
u'Is of the bag in careless fashion as
rf of guard. and then, as the catcher
Its his arm to catch him mapping off
raSe, he darts Oh 10 the base ahead
tnfOre the throw can be switched. Con-
tidera bic play.
with Deal on third and two out.
Ann singled over Collins. despite
,ddie's nervv Try to block the hit, and
es Deal ambled over with the first tally,
he answer came again to Boston's great
team. From the Brave bench b swarm
"f Boston players took the field, and the
atmosphere was soon Uttered with
sweaters. bats. and aything else in
each. They were sl3pping each other
On the back. and on the bench Stallings
was literally smothcred with blows. ca
rCsses, and a necklace of bTaWny arms.
The spirit was there. the finest spirit
vc have ever seen. spirit that mas
amazed even veterans OF thirty years
experience. There has been nothing like
y in the game before. nothing even
lose 10 the deep enthusiasm and CANA
'adcrle shown by this club that three
months ago vas 8 bad last, struggling
Tor a foothold in the lowest pit OF the
game.
There is something more than base
uall in this. There is something that
should make appeal TO every man who
in the depths, and there are ten in
C"pths TO one on the heights. There is
club that has come from last place
.n July TO first place in its league,
nd took two straight victories over
The greatest club in the world. How7
~ hanging on and fighting; by pulling
'ogether; by forgetting individual ef-
tort for the general good to the great
est number: by an exhibition Of spirit
hat refuses to recognize luck az a fac
tor. but pits raw courage against fate
and stands confident of the result.
But in the phlosophic interim, the
nattle is not vet over. The Mackmen
stll had one crack at James, anG in
vsss Iast round. leading to q for the