The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-09
HARD FEELING BETWEEN
TEAMS ON EVE OF BATTLE
Row Between Mack and Stallings
About the Use OF Field for Prac.
tice Adds to Goodness.
INCLEstENT WEATHER FEARED
Athletics Favorites in Betting-Plcn-
~ of Boston Money In Sight.
Many Freak Wagers Made by Sup
porters Of Both Squads.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

TICS between the Braves and Athletics
Tor the baseball championship Of the
world, these facts and Incidents stand
out with considerable prominence:
Ra1n may cause postponement of
the game scheduled for tomorrow. AT
least. the local weather forecaster saws
20, and he enjoys an enyiable reputa-
ton for truthtelling In this communi-
ty.
Bender and Rudolph will be the op-
posing pitchers, no matter when the
FIRST game Is played
The Athletics arc to favorites in
the betting on the series, and odds
varying from 10 to 71-2 to 6 to 4 are
being laid that the Athletics will win
the first game.
sight, and the chances are that the odds
may be forced DOWN to even money be-
fore the teams SO into battle In the
opener.
Many freak bets are being laid.
There Is bare possibility that Con-
nie Mack and George Stallings will en-
liNen the first game with fist Eight
as climax to the wordy battle in
which they engaged to-day, via tele-
phone.
Our old friend, the Ticket Scandal, is
1t our midst once again, but IL he Isn't
careful he's liable to be Jailed, as the
police lave orders TO arrest all
specs"
BRAVES CONFIDENT DEAL
WILL MAKE GOOD
The Braves arc confident that Charlie
Neal, who will play third base for them
VIII I'LL the shoes of Red. Smith. i'm
IN able manner.
Thousands of fans are i'm limo out-
side the ball park waiting for the ticket
window TO open tomorrow morning, at
which time 5000 OF the unrescrved 81
seats will be placed on sale.
The Importance Of the battle to-
morrow was overshadowed Tonight by
the row between Stallings and Mack.
II All came about through n misun-
Outstanding as TO the use OF tho Attn
letics' grounds for practice this nr.
ternoon by the braves.
Stalltngs yesterday asked Mack II
he could use the grounds. Mack de.
ciared to-day that he told Stallings
that 1t probably could be arranged.
Stallings declares Mack turned down
his request. At any rate, Stallinrs
was quoted I'm one OF the papers to-day
as saying that Macks refusal was nm.
sportsmanlikc.
Mack called ME up to-day" declares
Stallings, continuing the story, '.aud
proceeded to pan me. lie aIso ~ I,eI
me a liar. ] won't stand for any man
calling me liar. and l told him SO
also added that 1 would punch his
head. That's all there Is to II, except
that ] meant exactly what l said"
MACK, somewhat reticcnt concern
ing the matter. is In Il forgiving mood
1T Is true that Stallings threatened
TO punch my head, but don't believe
no meant it," said Mack "He was
bit excited. The matter is closed
incident with me-"
ROW ONLY INCREASES
PREVIOUS ILL-FEELING
Neverth eless, the row to-day has in
creased the bitter feeling that has ex-
listed between tho Braves and Ath-
letics since tho latter part of July, and
the bitterness may make itself very
apparent on the ball field tomorrow,
II the teams are not barred from play
Ing by Indictment weather
The Athletics refused to Join the
general movement for n baseball strike
last summer, which was about to be
called by President Dave Fultx of the
baseball players fraternity. This in
censed the Braves, who were playing
ir Pittsburgh at the time, and they
sent telegram to the Athletics. call
ing them CUTTERS" and charging that
they were a bunch OF very cheap per-
sons
The Athletics haven't forgotten that
telegram, nor have the Braves ever
forgiven the Athletics for what they
term laying down on their brother
bal-players"
up Tonight with out town fans.
big delegation arrived from Boston late
In the afternoon and several moro are
due tomorrow. Probably 1000 fans
.re here from New York and other
nearby points. The hotels are crowd
ed.
Many OF the New York fans came
here in the hope that they could get
tickets from spectators at n price that
was not too eNorbitant. But they have
lcen disappointed. The Spectators
were very active early lin the day, de-
mending So for the regular SO seats,
and from 81 to $40 for the regular SO
seats. but tho police order drove many
Of them to cover, and tonight only
few brave ones were sllulking around
the streets peddling their wares.
The quota Of tickets that has fallen
irto the hands Of the spectators this
year seems to be smaller than in other
years
One OF the freakest OF the freak bets
placed here o-nisfr,--was-s10 100 to S15O
that Frank Baker, the smuggling Ath-
letic. will mako as many or more hits
l. his first game as Joe Connolly, the,
Boston slugger, Will make in his first
two. Another bet OF s15 to 800 was
made that Collins will outhit any one
@. the Braves for the entire series.
FREAK BETS MADE
ny EXCITED FANS
One Philadelphia fan wagered $50
even that Bender Will strike out more
men and issue fewer bases on balls in
;he first game than will the Boston
pitcher who opposes him. Bets were
laid in many of the betting centres on
the Athletics outhitting tho Braves rs
a team for the entire series, the odds
being around TO 3. One Boston fan
wagered $50 even that Johnny Evers,
the best base stealer among the Braves,
VIII steal rs many or more bases during
the series than Eddie Collins. the Attn
letic pilfering star.
II feel confident that my boys will
win the series" said George Stallings
tonight when asked, for his views.
realize that we are up against one
OF the greatest baseball teams that
ever was brought tog ethcr but think
that we surely VIII beat them. Ny
boys are the kind who never quit
NO obstacle is too great for them to
overcome. They proved that during
July. August and September. They
fought like no other team ever fought