The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-10
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Oct. lO-Ine boston BRAVES, peHuaAl
winners OF the National League, and
the Philadelphia Athletics, champions
of the American League, clashed today
in the first battle for the worlds base
ball championship of 1914. Some
% 900 persons saw the opening en-
gagement of the seven game series.
Hundreds were turned away at the
gates unable to obtain admission to
the crowded stands.
The Bostons prepared to send their
slow ball boxman, Dick Rudolph, to
the pitching emplacement to shell the
Athletics out of their home defenses.
The American Leaguers groomed the
Indian Bender to pick eff the Boston
invaders with his fast ball. Slow
ball pitching is not relished by the
Mack artillery of batters and l guess
it will be Rudolph for the fray todty,"
remarked Manager George Stallings,
"still may switch to James or Tyler.
They are all good you know" The
choked to capacity long before game
time. Three and four times the reg
ular seat prices were offered for tick
cts and the demands at these figures
exceeded the supply. Betting favored
the Athletics at 3 to when the
teams came on the field for practice.
The work of the Boston player. Deal,
who substituted at third base for
Smith, who broke his leg this week.
was keenly watched. He displayed
no fielding faults in warming up. The
Boston Braves were the first out on
the diamond for field practice Their
work was sharp, clear cut and brill
liant. Meanwhile was all, over the
midfield section, scooping grounders
to his right and left and making
throws from every position me
crowd applauded him frequently. The
Athletics went out for field practice
at las and Connie Mack's 100000 in
field was soon in action. Mclnnis had
recovered from the injury to his hand
and was back on first base. Bender
did not make his appearance on the
field until the Athletics were practic=
ing when he came from under the
stand and began to warm up. Rudolph
worked into condition in front OF the
Boston bench. An automobile was
presented to Eddie Collins before. the
game in recognition of his being the
most valuable player to his club. UNI
pires Dineen and Hildebrand con-
ferred with Captain Thomas OF the
Athletics and Captain Eyers of Boston
regarding ground rules.
Bender and Schang were announced
as the battery for the Athletics.
Rudolph and Gowdy were announced
as the battery Tor BOSTON,
First Inning.
First half-Bender's first offering
was an out curve which cut the plate
| for a strike. Moran went out on q
high foul to McInnis. Evers sent W
a high fly to Collins and walked back
to the bench Connolly took strike
and then fouled off the next one.
Connolly famed. missing slow one
around the neck. No runs, no hits
no errors.
Second half-Rudolph put over a
strike on Murphy. Murphy sent a
short single to center and the crowd
started to cheer. 1t was the second
ball pitched Oldring sacrificed,
Gowdy to Schmidt. Gowdy nearly
overthrow first base. Rudolph tried
to cut the corners of the plate on
Collins and pitched three balls. His
fourth pitch was a strike. Collins
walked and the crowds cried to
Baker for hit. Baker fouled out
to Schmidt and Murphy was out try