Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14

balls, for they knew the Macks were
hitting at bad ones, and that hitting bad
balls could result in only one thing-de-
feat.
The breaks" of the game were in near
ly every case for Boston But that is
always true of winner The element
of luck played but small part in any
one of the four games. The breaks
against the Athletics were the results
either of poor Judgment on the part OF
the Athletics or their failure to take the
situation with sufficient seriousness ia
exert themselves to the limit.
Many fans of Philadelphia had the
wrong dope" on Yesterdays pitching
situation. They We're not surprised that
Connie Mack selected Shawkey, nor would
they have been surprised at the choosing
of any other of the younger members of
the pitching STAFF. But they believed that
the reason was because Mack could not
trust Bender or Plank to win. On the
contrary. Mack had, and still has, full
confidence in the ability of these old
warriors, but he was up against one of
the hardest situations he ever faced yes
terdaY, and that he did the right thing
cannot be questioned.
The Athletics had lost three games.
Bender and Plank had been used. The
question in Macks mind was, Shall /
use Render or Plank today, or save them
to win later II the team wins this game? -
Obviously If youngster had to be used
at ALL which, of course, was necessary
If he expected to play the full seven
games. the only time to use him was yes
terday. If Bender had pitched yesterday
and won, and Plank could have followed
with a victory today that would still
have left 1t up to a youngster. Hence
Mack thought that the best thing to do
was to win yesterdays game, or try 10
win II, with a younGster, and TO do the
same thing today. That would leave Ben
der and Plank for the two last games, and
would give them a chance to recuperate
from the effects of their work here last
Friday and Saturday.
Yesterdays game gave shawkey and
Pennock their first chance in a worlds
series, although the former was in line
when the pie was sliced last year. and
the latter has been with the Mackmen
three years.
Both Pennock and Shawkey pitched
good ball. The total hits off these young
stors was six in the eight rounds Bos-
ton faced them. Shawkey gave up four
Of these and PennOck two, The trouble
Yesterday was not with the Athletics
pitching, but with their own hitting,
which was htful. They managed to get
seven hits off Rudolph but were unable
to bunch them except in the one round
when Shawkey's double scored the only
run for the Philadelphians.
In Boston two players are the heroes
Of the hour-Hank GOwdy, who has just
completed his first worlds series, and
Johnny Evers the veteran OF many cam
pagns and worlds series games. TO
Evers as much as to Stallings belongs
the credit for the Braves march through
the ranks OF the National League and
their subsequent victory over the Ath-
lstics for the baseball crown. Evers'
work In the series was splendid H4
helded we'll, although he was charged
with one error; he drove In the two win
ming runs yesterday with a hot single
through the box. Johnny made seven
hits IN the four games in is times at
bat giving him a percentage of i37.
Gowdy's suggtng, however, was as
timely as Evers', and he hit the ball TO
greater distances and with more COM
parativs frequency. He had six hits IN
Il times up, an average OF ,5+5, This
young catcher cracked the ball for a
total Of "A bases, hitting a home run.
a triple three doubles and one single.
II was due TO his terrific clubbing as
much as to any other one factor that
the Braves were able to arrive at the
goal so quickly and make Victory so
complete.
The pail thrown over the city BY the
Athletics defeat was lizhtened to some
extent by John Brown. South Philadel-
phia Brown had a wager with Tom Per
field II the Braves Won Brown was
destined TO roll peanut around Reynolds
Square nth street and Passyunk avenue
The Braves won, so Brown, In the pres
ence Of several hundred ultra pleased
spectators, proceeded 10 pay his bet by
rolling a very small peanut, one selected
bv the winner OF the wager around the
square with a 65-pound crowbar This
performances took place Immediately after
the news OF yesterdays game was re-
Ceiyed.
The Braves victory over the Msckmen
causes a tie for worlds series honoTs.
There have been ten series played. Ma
tional League clubs have won Ave times
and American League clubs the same
number This applies only TO the series
games since the National Commission
took charge Of the blue ribbon event in
1905.
Captain Ira Thomas was one Of the
FIRST 10 congratulate the Boston players
on their victory after the last man had
been retired In the hnal fray.
The Athletics special was scheduled
10 arrive at North Philadelphia station
at s o'clock this mSior-aE but was four
hours lats- a