Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-10
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FINAL COUNT OF
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Chief Bender Driven From
Mound By Nationals in
the Sitxh Inning

Shlbe Park, Philadelphia, Oct o.
The Boston Braves. pennant winners
of the National league, and the Phila.
defphia Athletics, champions Of the
American league. clashed today in the
first battle for the worlds baseball
championship of 1914. Some $4,000
persons saw the opening engagement
of the seven-game series. Hundreds
were turned away at the gates, unable
to obtain admission to the crowded
stands.
Boston prepared to send in Dich
Rudolph to pitch and Philadelphia
groomed the Indian, Bender, to pick
eff the Boston invaders with his fast
ball.
long before the game. Three and four
times the regular seat prices were of.
fered for tickets and the demand at
| the figures exceeded the supply.
The outfleld stand seating four thou.
sand persons, was thrown open at
1880 o'clock It was filed within a
short time and the gates were closed.
The first in line for seats in this un.
reserved section had waited more
than forty hours for the gates to open.
Several women had stood in line
since daybreak.
Good Day For Game.
The day was warm and humid and
one suited for fast baseball. N4riy
Hear OF showers had passed. The IN.
| field and Outfield were dry and hard.
Betting favored the Athletics at ! to
and to 5 when the two teams came
upon the field for practice.
John Coombs and Ira Thomas took
the pitching stand and served the
Athletic batters during the batting
practice. The Athletics gave particu
lar attention to bunting. Home
Run" Baker tried out the range OF
the right field wall, one Of his blows
almost clearing the enclosure
The Boston batters hit wickedly in
practice. Tom Hughes served up the
balls and the royal rooters" twenty
strong, from Boston, sent up loud
shout when Catcher Hank Gowdy
drove the ball into the left field stands.
MaranviIIe is Appiauded.
The Boston Braves were the first
out on the diamond for field practice.
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brilliant Maranville was all over the
mid-field section, scooping grounders
to his right and left and making
throws from every position. The
crowd applauded him frequently
The Athletics went out for field prac-
tice at 1:45.
McInnis had recovered from the in
jury to his hand and was back on first
base. Bender did not make his APP
pearance ON the field until the Ath-
letics were practicing, when he came
from under the stand and began to
warm Up with Jack Lapp.
Rudolph and Whaling and Tyler and
Gowdy worked into condition in
front of the Boston bench.
Collins Given An Auto.
An automobile was presented to
Eddie Collins before the game in
recognition of his being the most
valuable player to his club.
The umpires came upon the field at
1:55, and they were promptly photo
graphed
Bender and Schang were announc-
ed as the battery for the Athletics
and Rudolph and Goudy as the battery
for Boston.
Umpires Dineen and Hildebrand
conferred with Captain Thomas of the
Athletics and Captain Evers of Bos-
ton, regarding ground rules.
Umpire Dineen gave the decisions
behind the plate and Umpire KLEIN on
the bases. Umpire Byron in left field
and Umpire Hildebrand right field.
The game then commenced.
Feds Issue Challenge.
indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 9.-The
Indianapolis Federal league club, win
ner of the 1914 Federal pennant, to-
day isued a formal challenge to the
winner of the Boston Braves-Phila
delphia Athletics series for contest
to decide the worlds championship.
The challenge is issued over the sigma
ture of James A. Ross, secretary OF
the local team.