The Washington herald., 1914-10-12
RUDOLPH MAY
OPPOSE BUSH
Tyler. Is Second Choice for
Boston and Shawkey for
the Mackmen.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

SAoN0 gOuNh Win great dsperlIy.
There has been some attempt on the
part OF pFeiudiced Philadelphians to push
"Wallie" Schang upon the public on ac-
count Of his part in that ninth inning
play over in the City OF Spectators
which brought defeat to old man Plank,
but the boy from East Aurora which Is
IN Erie county, N. Y, has not devel-
oped much popularity as a goat" al
though a lot Of baseball men are claim
ing that "Wallie's' candidacy ruined a
corking chance to elect Charley Deal
by a unanimous vote.
These baseball men, who include some
OF the most prominent parasites of the
pastime in all the land, decline to accept
Deals now famous theft Of third as a
clever maneuver.
They say that it was a bit of base
running bone" which was turned into a
fortuitous circumstance by "Wsllie'
Schang, and placed the laurel wreath of
heroism upon the adamant brow Of
Charley" Deal at a moment when he
was reaching for a crown of thorns-
They argue that the substitute third
baseman Of the Braves must have been
born under a lucky star, but then that
is true Of all substitutes in worlds Sc
ries. If they were not pretty lucky they
would not be in a series. would they?
Made Lucky Double.
You will recall that Deal doubled to cen
ter in the ninth inning yesterday aft
ernoon, Maranville had been retired. II
was a lucky double, because Amos Strunk
misjudged the ball in the fierce sunlight.
but it was none the less double, and rs
such duly entitled to respect and con-
sideration. With "BiIl'' James at bat
Deal took a long lead of second and was
so far away from the bag that he had
no chance to return to that station when
a pitched ball reached Schang's mitt-
In other words, Deal seemed to be in
that deplorable condition commonly de-
scribed in the run of baseball as caught
mapping and in the run Of baseball
to be caught mapping" is regard
ed as considerable blunder, al
though we are now informed that it was
an exhibition Of great sagacity on Deals
part.
His idea, it is said, was to draw
throw to second from Schang by giving
Schang the impression that he would
try to regain that station, and. after
drawing the throw, to race on to third.
Denial from Managers.
The Bostonians claim that Deal has
pulled this play numerous times on Ma
tional League catchers during the last
season, but several National League man
ayers here present say they would like |
to have the addresses Of those catchers |
so they may not, by any chance, ever |
get on their teams.
Schang had an easy play in front of /
him, declare those critical souls. All
he had TO do. they say, was to step for
ward and use q little discrimination In
rounding mp his man. Instead, "Walhe"
whipped the ball down to second from
where he stood, and the astonished
Jack Barry, who was probably not eX-
pee. ing a throw at that instant, had to
Dlake the catch. BY that time, Deal was
almost on top Of third, and Frank Baker,
.gv NFrro ~ tn
eXpunging a Gagged victim, was fondly
feeling with his feet for the bag.
Barry did not throw to Baker because
it would have done no good. He had
no chance to get his man. The sugges-
ton that was made by some spectators
that Lord Byron, the poetical postu-
lator of the National League, had his
noble bean in line with the throw, is
absurd, although it is true that Byron
was bustling busily about the general
scene Of the play.
What Would StaIIInEs Say.
The psychological effort Of that little
incident on the Athletics was undoubt-
edly enormous, but supposing Deal had
been put out, as he would have been
had Schang not made the throw as he
die? What then? How would that have
doomed up against the Boston horizon
with Leslie Mann's single coming on
lOp VI LCdl ; tAllICllOh. w hat nOulu |
have been the tenor Of c. Stallings'
general remarks under such circum-
stances? We pause for reply.
This is no attempt to belittle Charley
Deal. He is hero, and who are we to
cast asparagus at heroes, great or
small? We but contemplate. shuddering-
ly, the grUesome consequences had the
maneuver failed.
Those who contend that Deals deed
was committed with r1slice aforethought
find support in the ia - that the young
man pulled practically the same play
in the second inning when he was on
first. and inveigIed a throw from
Schang that permitted him to go skip
ping down to second. They say "BiI''
Lange used to often use that play. but
it has not been visible to the naked eye
around the big league Of recent years.
although CHIEF Meyers, of the Giants,
has one very similar.
Deal IL Fielding Star.
Another thing about Charley Deal: He
has been one Of the fielding stars Of the
series. He has made plays that II is very
doubtful II J. Carlisle Smith could
have made, although ]. Carlisle might |
have done more hitting than Deal Still.
a two bagger in the dear old pinch is
quite lot Of hitting, at that G. Stall :
ings has always held kind thoughts Of
Deal and he was not greatly agitated
when he found he had to play the
young man in this series.
Not long after he acquired J. Carlisle
Smith, and Whitted. Moran and Gather,
the writer remarked to the big boss Of
the Braves that the newcomers had add
ed a ton OF strength to his club.
Yes" said Stallings, they have. But
don't forget that II wasn't very easy for
me to take Deal and Mann out of nv
regular lineup. That's a pretty good
pair Of ball players. II anybody asks
you"
Mitchell Has Final Say,
1t is likely that staIlings will work
George Tyler, the "cross-fire king To-
morrow. 1t depends on ''Yapp' Mitchell
"Yapp'' Mitchell is the coach Of the Ros-
ton pitchers Possibly you have not paId
much attention to "Yapp" Mitchell in
this series, but he is the fellow in the
Uniform who occupies the coachers' boxl
OF third when the Braves are at bat. II
may be news to you that 'Yapp' Mitch
ell is G. Stallings' first lieutenant. He
is chairman Of the advice committee. He
examines all pitching applicants for the
days games, reports his observations to
stalIings, and G. StaIlings then pitches
Rudolph, Tyler, or James.
"Yapp" Mitchell was variously al =
pitcher and a catcher in the days of his
youth. He was with Stallngs when the
big CHIEF struggled with the Yankees
On Washington Heights, and he has been