The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-10

while fielding we'll hit into three
double plays in four times at bat
IStrunk was the Athletics heaviest
hitter with two singles in fear
chances. Oldring and Barry each
famed twice. Shortstops Meanwhile
and Barry divided the fielding hon
ors, each making great running
catch well out of his regular terri
tory.
stallines Plugs lceman.
Manager Stallings got into an a.
| tercation with an iceman who wanted
to place a bet on the Athletics in the
lobby of a hotel shortly before the
game and the iceman was handed a
singing blow on the jaw. At this
juncture other members of the Boston
team interfered and hustled their
manager into an elevator. The ice
man left the hotel yowing vengeance
on Stallings.
The Game In Detail.
All the players of both teams wore
on the field before I o'clock with the
exception of "Chief" Bender, who did
not appear until Is minutes before
the game started. After the usual
prolonged conference of the umpires
and Captains Evers aad Thomas, play
was called at 2:05 pm.
Moran, of Boston, the first man up,
let Benders opening pitch go by for
strike. The second pitch was foul
fly to McInnis ald the Athletics root
ers cheered. Captain Evers was
given hand by the crowd as he step
per to The plate and shot high fly
to Collins, who had to step backward
to get it. Connolly, the heavy hitting
outfielder, was next up. He took a
strike and after fouling off another,
missed Bender's offering and the side
was out.
Eddie Murphy, for the Athletics,
also let the first ball pitched by Ru-
doiph go for strike, but he laced
the second to center field Odring
laid down a sacrifice in front of the
plate and Gowdy made a high throw
to first, which Schmidt got after a
fine effort and put mis- foot on first
base for the out, Murphy taking sec
ond. Eddie Collins waited while Ru-
dolIh pitched three bad balls and
eventually was passed the first. Then
up came Home Run" Baker. The
crowd cheered the slugger and then
groaned when he sent a high fou4 20
Schmidt. Murphy ont the out tried
for to third, but q beautiful throw
by Schmidt to Deal nailed him, thus
completing double play and ending
the inning.
Whitfield, for Boston, in the second
inning was given a base on balls by
Bender. After Schmidt mad lifted a
fly to Oldring, Gowdy came to time
with a vicious two base hit to left
center field and Whitfield rushed al
the way home with the first run of
the game.
Little Meanwhile started a tremen-
dous outburst of cheering by the Bos-
ton fans by shooting a single to cen
ter field, and Gowdy raced across the
plate with the second tally. Dear
ended the inning by hitting into a
double play, forcing Maranyille at
second, Barry to Collins, and going
out himself, Collins to McIn1is.
Mclnnis, in the Athletics turn at
bat, waited and got four balls
Strunk hit a sharp single to right
field, which Moran let go through ais
legs, and before the rightfielder le-
covered the ball AID threw it in, Nc
| lnnis had scored and Strunk was on
third. Barry struck out. Schang hit
an ugly grounder at Evers, who made
fine stop and by a quick throw
caught the speedy Strunk at the
| plate on a close decision. Schang
was forced out at second by Bender,
! Meanwhile to Ever.
The Braves, with the edge on the
Athletics by the narrow margin of
one run, did not figure much in their
third turn at bat. Rudolph was an
easy out. Bender to McInnis. Moran
fell victim by the strikeout route
and Evers drove out a high fly, which
Oldring gathered in.
Rudolph showed mis- best In the
third. Mixing up his famous slow ball
that helped to give Boston the Ma
tional league pelnant with some fast
ones, he got Murphy and Oldring on
strikes, to the great delight of the
| Boston rooters. Collins did only a
little better. He rolled a grounder to
the Boston pitcher dnd was retired
at first.
Another double play broke up Bos-
toms fourth inning. Connolly smash.
ed a hot drive for single that Col
Inns jumped for and could not reach.
| Whitfield hit to Bender ald forced
Connolly at second. Barry made the
play and shot the ball to McInnis
ahead of Whitfield. McInnis nad to
stretch to his limit to get tine throw.
Schmidt went out, Collins to McIlnis,
ending the inning.
The worlds champions were almost
as easy for Rudolph in the fourth as
| thew wara In the tnird The might V