Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-07

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days Star-Bulletln, telling of the &C
cident to Third Baseman Red" Smith
of the Boston Braves, was received
with gloom by I, Honolulu fandom.
There are many long distance big
league fans here and the great PEN
nant race run by Stallings' men has
excited the admiration of all and made
many loyal supporters for Boston.
II Is sad blow to the teams world
championship aspirations that Smith
is out of it, Had an outfielder, for
instance, been unlucky enough to
break leg, substitution could have
been made without hurting the team
to any extent, but with the infield
combination broken UP it looks like the
toughest kind of post season luck.
Throughout the season StalliHgs has
been foEtunate an Keeping his men in
the game, which has been another
winning factor. No team can win and
be subject to injuries necessitating
constant shifts in the lineup. The de-
pletion of the ranks of several National
league clubs by inroads of the Federal
leaguers also has been a contributing
factor to the Braves success.
According to brief news dispatches,
and the more elaborate accounts in
the eastern newspapers, these are
stirring times In old Boston town.
News OF the war in Europe and Mexi-I
co is of secondary importance in the
Hub. In fact, this conservative CEN
ter Of learning is aflame with excite
ment over its latest baseball heroes.
AS luck would have it, the Red SoxI
in the American league have been
making the Athletics play ball in
stead of putting ON burlesque perform
iances at the final stage of the race.
All OF which Is only adding spice to-
the menu of these baseball hungry
fans of Boston.
The wonderful squirt of the Braves
has won the admiration of the base
ball world, to. say nothing OF the loyal
enthusiasts of the game IN Boston. Is
1t any wonder the Hub is celebrating
the triumphant march of its young rep.
resentatiyes in the older major league
pennaAtward. ..r
Graves Make Wonderful Squirt.
The marvellous squirt of the Braves
has had no parallel in recent baseball
history. The first of the season near
ly every fan with an ounce of human
kindness in his makeup felt sorrow for
the Boston National Ieaguers. They
had won only four games. and the
followers of the pastime were wonder
ing whether Stallings was going to
lead him men to one more victory.
Then came the phenomenal reversal of
the tail enders. From a forlorn hope
in last place to the leadership of the
National league end the talk of the
baseball world In exactly 80 days
that was the remarkable showing of
the Braves. FIT" Is
Various reasons have been ascribed
for the wonderful showing Of Manager.
Stallings and his comparatively new
team. The great winning, streak I'M
doubtedly is dye to no one cause, but
to combination of Influences. I'M
doubtedly Manager Stallings, with his
strong personality and many qualities
of leadership, has had much to do with
the showing of the Braves.
One scribe thinks the pitching staff
has led the Boston Nationals into the
promised land OF pennant hopes.
Pitchers alone can't win remnants. III
they could, the White Sox would be
the maryels of the age in baseball.
Stallings always has been an able
baseball man, but it required Jim Gaff-
ney to discover the qualities of leader
ship In this leader and let him lead
instead Of attempting to run the ball
club from the club offices, as is the
case on many teams. That StaIlings
was good baseball leader in New
York is now admitted, but too many
outsiders tried to butt in there.
Evers Big Help 20 Team.
Given a full and free rein in driving
the team ut Boston, Stallings' work
has been revelation There are 9TH.
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