The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

plOHS COulu De seen SllpplnB on InelT Dlue
mackinaws and gathering up their gloves
and other paraphernalia on the bench.
Then the most Of them stood up in an
eXpectant line watching Eddie Collins at
bat They were ready for a hasty de-
paTture from the field. Their attitude
told plainly that they had quit.
In the old days OF triumph they used to
march up to the plate, swinging their
bats menacingly, whether the club was
in front or behind.
Mack Last to Leave Rcnch.
A sombre figure in ministerial black re.
mained seated on the bench. The igno-
miny of the worst defeat ever admins
tered TO a championship club sat heavily
upon the shoulders of Connie Mack, but
he did not quit. He was the last to leave
the bench, and as he staIked across the
field in the wake of his beaten flock.
he still had a dry'little smile left for eX-
pressions of sympathy.
When Evers tossed out Baker on an
easy roller for the second out in the
final inning. the exuberance of the
Braves manifested itself Charley
Schmidt, the Baltimore butcher. play
fully threw the ball at Moran out in
rightfield. and Moran let the ball go
through him to the farthest corner of
his district. Instantly a dozen fans,
hanging poised for the dash to the exits,
leaped out on the field and fell on the
ball in a scrambling heap.
A policeman rushed up and Joined the
struggle, and the Braves laughed loudly
when the officer finally rescued the ball
and returned II to Moran. The Athletics
looked on dumbly. They had little inter
est in horseplay. They reminded one OF
a heavy loser in a poker game along
toward the early hours OF the morning.
vii all he N1vinn IN ~
no chance for the loser to get even.
When McInnis had been retired. they
tramped to the exits, some Of them
hastily snatching the hand Of one OF
their conqueriOrs, as the Braves dashed
for the shelter OF the coop to avoid the
crowd. The left field contigent of fans
came marching in bearing Leslie Mann
on their shoulders and he kicked and
squirmed vainly in An effort to get away.
Most OF the bugs were seeking little
Dick Rudolph. the Bronx boy, who won
his second victory Of the series, but
Dick never had much heart for this
sort of thing and he had disappeared.
''Lank Hank" Gowdy. hitting hero OF
the series, came in with his hat OF, and
he was belabored about the head with
newspapers in the hands of fans, hang
ing over the railing Of the grand stand,
back of the home bench, until he was
peared early and hurried to his hotel to
avoid a demonstration. 1t has been said
that the swarthy chief of the Braves is
planning a small demonstration of his
own. 1t has been said that he has vowed
II he won this series to hunt up Ban
johnson, president Of the American
League, in the most public place, and
tell him a few things that have been
resting heavily upon the Stallings men,
for q
ing back to Stallings' days as manager
of the Detroit Tigers. and his enmity to-
ward the fat president of the American
League has never cooled, but in this
hour of triumph il is doubtless true that
sober second thought will deter Stallings
from carrying out his plan.
CurIey and Fitzgerald Speak.
Mayor James Curley and ex-Mayor |
OF Boston, who have been |
having a terrible struggle as to which |
would acquire the most prominence out |
Of this series, both made speeches from |
the rampant above the Boston bench at |
the close OF the game, while the fans |
jammed close together on the field and |
cheered them impartiaIly. The redoubt- |
able Honey Fitz'' has outshone his rival |
in the publicity campaign to some err
tent, being backed by the royal rooters'' |
and their band.
The Peruvian Minister also made an |
address.
The Athletics played this afternoon Just |
as they played throughout the series, with |
the exception Of yesterday. They had lit |
tie spirit. They have acted all along as |
II they were carrying the championship |
in a gallon bucket, and were afraid Of |
spiiling 1t. Only on one or two occasions |
have they displayed the fighting heart ex-
pected of champions.
On the other hand. the Braves were
even cocker and more confident and more
Impertinent today than they have been