New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-10
Lean-Hitting Braves Clearly
Outbat Fat Hitting Athletics
Story in Detail of the Defeat
of Athletics in First
Clash of the
Worlds Series.

close 10 the foul line a. starter but
almost before the applause had died
away Evers singled through the box.
Connolly walked and Whitted sent both
galloping home on = crashing three
Dagger to the fence in right centre.
Schmidt followed with a singing drive
through Barry. scoring Whitted, and
Bender. with his smile gone, slouched
% the bench in favor of the youthful
Wyckoff. Gowdy waited out The neW
pitcher and ambled TO first, and the
bases were damned, with only one
out when Wyckoff failed TO head off
Schmidt at third on Maranville's tap
to the boz. 1t was 4 trying situation
for the young pitcher. but Deal. play
ing in "Re1" Smiths place. came 10 his
rescue with a worlds record or some"
thing like it by hitting into a double
play for the third time in succession.
lie slammed the ball sharply down the
third base line. but Baker made a
clever stop. touched the bag, forcing
Gowdy. and shot tho BAIL to Mclnnis
n plentr of time to get Deal at first.
Philadelphia 1t was short shrft for
the Athletics. Rudolph sending them
back 20 the diamond on nine pitched
balls. Eyers threw out Murphy. Deal
did the same for Oldring. while Ru-
dolph himself took excellent care OF a
bounder from Eddie Collins.
Seventh Inning.
Boston -Lapp went behind the plate
in place of Schang as the seventh in.
ming stretched into being, and Rudolph
set the Royal RoOters shouting once
more with an inteld single over the
boz. Collins made a rood stop back of
second base and, being out 81 position
to throw. but thinking quickly. snapped
the ball to Barry. who. thinking Just
- quickly. shot the ball TO first. fail
ing only by a couple Of strides to get
the runner. Rudolph was forced at
second IN Moran'S bunt, and while the
latter sole second as Evers struck out
he got no further because Connolly
could not get the ball past McInHs.
Philadelphia Rudolph pitched him
self out of a dangerous situation in
Philadelphia's half % the same stretchy
inning Evers juggled an ugly bounde,
from Baker pat and was charged with
an error By the official scorers, al
though hundreds disagr ed, and right
! ly. it seemed. McInnis then walked or
! four wide balls in quick succession. ant
both advanced base as Strunk ground
cd out to Schmidt. II locked like 2
rally by The Athletics. out Barry strucl
OFT in tne pinch and L:pp expired al
first on ar 2a5y boundor TO Rudolph.
Eighth Inning.
Boston The Braves were not con.
tent with six runs, so added a seventh
in the eighth frame. Whitfield flied to
Baker, but Schmidt dropped a hit in
left field of the Texas kind. and raced
to third on pretty slide when Gowdy
batting | 900 for the day, singled sharp
ly to Oldring's territory. Meanwhile
struck out, but Schmidt scored on q
double steal. the return throw to the
plate by Collins being high. Gowdy
however, was caught at third on close
decision as Lapp shot the bail to Baker
Philadelp hia-WyckOff opened Phila.
delphia's half with a clean double ia
centre field and went TO third as Maran.
yille threw out Murphy. He was
stranded, however. as Oldring fell a
victim to Rudolph's foater and Collins
flied 10 Connolly.
Ninth Inning.
Boston-The Braves found no nour-
ishment in the ninth inning Deal was
the first man up. and not being able to
hit into a double play gave Baker an
assist. Rudolph, in spite of much APP
plause, grounded to Barry. while Moran
was easy for Baker and Mclnnis.
Philadelphia Baker. just to show
that his eye was still true and his
shoulders strong, sent the first ball
pitched careening off the centre field
wall for two bases. 1t missed by only
two or three feet dropping over in the
place so well remembered by Marquard.
II went for nothing. however. Deal
made q spectacular one-hand stop of a
slzzler from Mclnnis, and got his man
at first after holding Baker at second.
Strunk flied to Evers and Barry sent
the Braves romping TO the clubhou Sc
with a grounder to Maranville.