The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-10
.sTALL|NCs ACTED LIKE A
! MADMAN ON THE BENCH
With Hat Cooked Over One Ear, He
Harried the Boston Players
With Verbal Goad..
HAD IT'S EFFECT ON THE MEN
Bay State Athletes Arose to the Oc-
casion-Rudolph and Gowdy Came
Near Being Traded for jack Quinn,
Now Federal.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. October o.
I Crouched on the bench Of the Boston
Braves to-day. there ragged a man who
was to all intents and purposes n mad
man, but to the wild excess of this
mans almost rnaniacal fury traces the
triumph of the boys from the Back
Bay over the Philadelphia Athletics In
the first game OF the worlds series by
a score OF I to /.
Stallings Ii his name-George Stall
ings-the man who took the lcavings
and the handouts of the diamond. and
came rushing suddenly into the base
ball world with a pennant winner;
who is Tonight n smiling. courteous,
polished Southern gentleman, as he
moves about the lobby of his hotel ac-
cepting congratulations. but who WAS
this afternoon for few moments, at
least. mad, quite mad.
His hat cooked over one car. his face
distorted and his eyes glaring az he
crouched there among his men, a bulky
figure In civilian gray. the swarthy
chief OF the Braves drove with lingual
lash and welting word. the fires of his
wrath flaming at the heels Of his fol-
lowers until they had delivered the last
crushing blow to the bewldered and
benumbcd champions.
He harrled them with verbal goad
even as, they were winning in hollow
style: even after the retreat OF the
and had become a rout He spoke
rudeiS of their personalities. He
Il abused their ancestry Invcctive fell
from his tongue I'm n soaring stream
as he crouchcd there coming the field
before him. his strong fingers folding
and unfolding against his palms az IL
grasping the throat OF an enemy.
Then, when the last man had been re-,
tired. when the poor Athletics had been
thoroughly Inundated i'm defeat the
Ea
tho bronzcd countcnancc like n ray of
light, and he was again his players
friend and boon companion, as they
daf1ced about him, In the Joy OF vic
tory. He even waited to greet n few
friends at the crest OF the mighty wave
- OF spectators which rolled toward the
mouth of the Braves pit. and his smile
WAS the smile of deep satisfaction.
Story within a story.
This rending OF the famous old Mack
machine. is n story within a story. II
rocs back beyond the wonderful pitch
ing of Little Dick Rudolph. the bald
rated boy from the Bronx, who begged
his way back into the big league after
being tossed aside by John J. McGrnw;
IL goes on back beyond the slugging of
l.ank Hank Gow1y, the gawky Ohio
lad who WAS companion Caston to
Rudolph from the camp Of the Giants
The tale goes back to a fierce desire
that burned In the bosom of George
Siallings for Vengeance upon the minis
tcrial Connie Mack, Ever the Stallings
manner and the Stallings method on the
bench in time OF battle is. abouts.the
oameT-he is the Doctor Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde OF baseball In his Transformations
on and OF the field. and he would have
ravcd at times even had he gone into
the game smiling the white too he'd
smile of his photographs. but his de-
meanor to-day was founded on what he
considers n righteous anger
W. a fx' hsattl 81 ay,I
Staliings yesterday. Mack refused to
give the Braves the privilege of prac-
ticing at Shibe Park, that they might
familiarize themselves with the alien
field, so runs the Stallings version. al
though Mack says that Stallings want
ed the yard at a time when the Ath-
letics were TO practice.
In any event IL seems that the hot
blood poured the walls of his wrath
through telephone upon the soInbrc
shepherd of the Philadelphia flock.
He assured Connie Mack that he would
give himself the opportunity of punch
ing the Mackian nose.
II may lose the worlds series, but
III win from you,' said the irate Stall
iings. and much was made of the incl
cent in the local papers. Some astute
baseball men hold that the crafty Stall
lings had Intentionally dashed himself
into a fury over the Mack refusal for
the effect II might have on his men;
nc wanted the Braves to enter the game
feeling furious toward the Athletics
and that nssuredly was his personal
feeling as he took his seat among his
men this afternoon. and carefully
crossed his legs.
Always Crosses His Legs.
IT is a part OF the Stallings bench
code TO cross his legs, some say ii is
Superstition. In any event he sat
,ross-legged throughout the after
noon. one hand dropped over his knee.
His hand. and foot were visible from
The grand stand, and a spectator know
ng Stallings. could have told how the
game was going by watching that hand
ind the constantly tottering foot.
6There was no movement during that
big psychological moment of the game.
the third inning. Every nerve in the
mans big body was tensed as he
Watched Dick Rudolph. and saw the
New York boy suddenly find himself
Il was so again in the seventh, when
the Bronx lad wavered slightly, only
10 quickly find his footing and close
strongly. 81 35
There was a futtering OF both hands
md feet ine that stirring sixth, when
ALBERT Bender. the lean Chippewa In
lfan.. was driven from the mound by
he furious assault of the Bostonians.
was tho first time Connie Mack has
over smoved pitcher in worlds
series game. save that time at tho
POLO Grounds when poor Jack Coombs
Baturnin smile that ever tinges the
gloomy countenanoe of tho big Indian
faded away, and he shuffied off to the
kthletics' bench with his chin upon
lis chest.
"A great old pitcher is Albert Bender,
Mt he was mark for the slashing
Braves. AS be passed from the field
,8wave OF sympathetic applause swept
be 10000 people massed in the stands,
and was echoed by the thousands more
Who were packed on the roofs of the
surrounding houses, In bIeachers
hastily erected by property owners
Another wave of applause rippled
long the crowd soon afterwards, when
olck Rudolph came to bat. But this
WAS by way of expressing admiration.
i Mny Never See Better Pitching.
Fit is doubtful II any other game In
lie series will see any. better pitching
han was ldisplayed by Rudolph; 1t is