Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
Loss of Yesterdays Game
Kind to Take Heart Out
of Any One, Writes Cham
pion Second Sacker.
I'VE Still Have Fighting Chance,
and We Are Going to Make
the Most of It," Shows Spirit
Of the Team.
By EDDIE COLLINS

hCS IN oct l@-Inc nrSt one WASH
SO bad, the second one hurt consider
ably. but this last onc-good night! AS
| said in my previous stories it doesn't
hurt SO much to take a good beating, but
when YOU have one all but Won and then
they come along and take it away from
YOU, believe me, this is the kind that is
liable to take the heart out of some Of
the best clubs There is no use of my
continuing to appear optimistic. When
they had us two and nothing that was
different story. But now that they have
three chalked UP against us there is no
use denying we ore fighting in our last
ditch
have played in numerous worlds
series games and have faced many cru
cial situations. but none that | can recall
can hold candle to some of the tense
moments that were necessarily expert
cnced in that game of yesterday. Mental
/ lapses. errors Of omission and lost oppor-
tunities were numerous enough. and for
/ me to pick out any one play that might
| have turned the tide is a pretty difficult
! undertaking
/ Throughout the game one quality which
! the Boston team exhibited and which
! cannot go unmentoned by me stood out
| prominently. The everlasting persever-
ancc and doEgedness with which the
! Braves kept after us cannot help but he
/ admired by the most partisan fan. From
| the very onset our club got tho Jump.
/ but it seemed ms though no matter how
much We forged to the front We could
not shake off our rivals
! In the very first inning Eddie Murphy
| put us in the running with pretty
double over the third bag. Oldrng
promptly sacrificed, Tyler to Schmidt,
and, advancing Murphy to third from
whence he scored when Connolly mured
the writer's fly. although the chances
are he would have tailed any way had
not an error been committed. After Nc
Innis walked, putting myself on second
and "Stufy" on first. the situation look
ed threatening for the falterns Tyler
but l am deserving of severe criticism
for getting pinched off second. as it
helpc Braves pitcher out OF tight
hole.
MARANVILLE TROUBLE-MAKER
Maranville started trouble for us in the
very next round, when he worked Bush
for a pass and stole second cleanly, In
spite Of the fact that Schang's throw
was a perfect one and like a rife shot.
This lapse on the part of Bush in giving
the Boston players a running start on
the bases aided materially in his event
ual downfall Gowdy. the enigma in this
series for us so far, was on the job as
usual with his big black bat, and his
screaming liner into the loft field seats
easily enabled the rabbit to register the
tying count at the home station.
Beginning our second, Tyler was a more
difficult man for Us to fathem, In this
round we didn't threaten at all, and like
wise in the third we never reached first.
The fourth, however, showed US more
to advantage, and We forged 10 the front
once more. With two down, McInnis got
his first hit of the series, a corking dou-
bic into the left field crowd. Walsh. who
was playing centre in place Of strurk,
the latter being incapactated by fe!on
on his left hand, came 70 time with
pretty single between Deal and Maran-
Vile and MCInnis counted run number
two for US.
We did not hold our advantage long,
as the Braves came right back in their
nal. and tvcU.d the count again, and
this time likewise, after two men mad
been retired. Nttn schmidt on second,
the result of his single and a nclder'5
choice, the luck still clung 10 the Boston
contingent when Maranville's Texas
leaguer fell safe In centre, and Schmidt
scored.
Jimmy Walsh made a great try for this
ball sliding on his stomach 10 make the
catch. but it fell lust beyond his reach.
In the Afth, We again threatened, but
that was all. as Murphy was left
stranded on second after his double. when
O.driur famed. lu their half Boston
got one u.EU on base bat that vas all.
our sixth started off Ruspiciously. An
apparent rally was nippod In the bud
when EaKeT hit into a fast double play,
I-vers 20 Maranvillc To schmidt His out
an first was a questionable one 10 our
way ~ thinking as he appeared 70 have
the ball beaten fully step,
From this point on until the 10Th moth
ing much exciting took place but what
the intervening innings lacked In excite
uent This round In question amply made
up the difference, and / will venture to
say that populace got their moneys
worth In this inning alone, Wally Schang
began what looked Ike certain victory
for Us with a single 10 left. After Bush
had been retired on strikes, his attempts
at sacrificing being very Intellectual Ed
die Murphy bounced a sharp one 10 Tyler,
who temporarily lost his bearing and
made the play 10 second too late 70 catch
the feet SChang, who was stealing on
the pitch, and everybody was safe,
Tyler detected Oldrings sharp knock
Just enough for Evers TO throw him out
al hrst, although the other two advanced
on this out
MURPHY STEALS HOME.
walk TO me filled the bases ana
"Bake" then put us in the van with a
| drive too hot for Evers 70 handle. Right
/ here Eddie Murphy showed his alertness
| oy snesking home cIeanly and putting
/ US two 10 the good while Evers held the
/ ball II looked Ike We would get a cou-
| pie more when McInnis lined sharply 10
left centre, but Whitted made a good
catch and our scoring vas over for the
| day.
With only three men 10 retire, our
chances looked very rosy. but hereupon
that man Gowdy again appeared upon
the scene The very hrst ball Bush
! served up 10 him he put far over Walsh