The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-14
SPORT S
Baseball
Racing

I, doubtable Honey Iritz" has about
shown his rival in the publicity cam
| paign to some extent being backed by
the Royal Rooters" and their band.
The Peruvian minister also made an
\ address.
ATHLETICS PLAYED
LIKE DEFEATED MEN
The Athletics played this afternoon
| just as they played throughout the
series, With the exception OF yester-
day. They had little spirit. They have
acted all along as II they were carry
1 Ing the championship in gallon
| bucket. and were afraid of splitting 1t.
Only on one or two occasions have
they displayed the fighting heart ex-
pccted of champions.
On the other hand, the Braves were
| even cocker and moro confident, and
more Impairment to-day than they
have been at any time before. The
luck that has chung to them through
out the championship struggle was also
| with them. Baseball men will be tell
| Ing through the years to come that
this is the luckiest club in the history
of tho game, even granting them the
highest possible credit for ability.
The "boner" by johnny Evers yes
terday that would have placarded him
In headlines from one end OF the
| country to the other, had 1t not been
| lost In maze OF subsequent events:
the base-running bull OF Charley Deal.
when he was caught mapping over in
| Philadelphia, only to have Walter
Schans commit greater error Of
judgment that turned Deals mistake
into Brave victory and give that
young man great glory-these are
samples of the fortune that has fol-
lowed the Boston club.
Nothing goes wrong for the Braves
I but then nothing ever goes wrong for
the winner in baseball. and Stallings,s
credit for what they are-the gamest
srSMa u sass9aii- pns.ks
It was Johnny Eyers WHO broke up
the game on the A,hle,iss in the Nth
them s more ' or ess of "e What Ni Baseball e
people call luck. although TO the aver
age observer IT seemed more another
Braves. especially the spirit of the cap
tain Of the Braves. who was game
and help In the final victory. Maran-
VILE. now, pronounced the greatest
was an easy inficld out. at the opening
OF the Braves end OF the fifth. Deal
Vas also quickly retired. but then Dick
Up TO that. time. Bob Shawkey. one Of
Ing along Very steadiiy. but Herb Herb sl ,,r
! followed Rudolph with hit that went
j
Moran,s blow, and Rudolph raced
around oln5 t., to third as the big outielder
great care TO Evers. and finally had
the count three balls and two strikes
on the lantern,jawed captain. Then
ond. and Rudolph and Moran tailed
WIN one more run than was necessary
s5aw WIKI the MADE zane meme = later
| lnnis and caught Evers fiatfooted on
first for the third out.
TO win 4 Championship OF the world
| with two down. and the count three and
TWO on. batter is regarded as lucky in
inf SS,ne sT &c Psss TrI!
BRAvEs' NAGGING
Lord" Byron, the national League
afternoon and who is one of the new
est OF the big league arbitrators. was
;nem frs, III umpire to silence the babble
throughout. the series the Bostonians
have been riding" the Athletics with
the rs game S iRey rare Is I passe .sa
philadelphia player that they did not
sPsir y lightly Of his antecedents: and
When Frank Baker sr' lsas; at bat in
sot aboa Gp'f the 'e Sal yGianG
alugger. and mentioned his name with
| scant respect.
I'll have no more of that" yelled
1T the bench and there was Silence
| Tor the moment, at least.
! 1t was n clear day, but n coo,isb
wind was whipping In off the sea, and
great FUR coats were numerous I'm the
grand 81 stand; a few empty seats told
OF financial disaster to some Spectator.
AFTER the game The Spectators were
mas, u, at the entrance. eager to buy
cause the Boston and the Philadelphia
cubs must redeem these tickets at
l'tneir full face value.
1 fItn A-tA
four games is n terrific blow to the
management of both clubs. as the
paeSiSrs gel the greater part of the
game YESTERDAY In the eleventh inning
on account of darkness. as they might
nave done without arousing criticism.
$780, 900 more to the managements.
while there was tremendous dem
game. II was nothing compared to an
outburst that followed a smashing play
by little Meanwhile on Eddie Collins
The Rabbit" made an almost i'm
possible. stop ard throw, cutting off
a sure hit. and Schmidt follower il
crowd rose and roared as the two
Braves came into their bench.
vile and Schmidt have starred in their
| positions, and the big first baseman's
work rather disproves the theory that
Stallinss has only three pitchers, a
catcher and a second baseman and
shortstop.
With one out in the fourth, Baker
| got p hit on hopper to Schmidt that
| the butcher could not handle, and in
! the play Schmidt got the breath
Knocked out of him. SO that the game
had to stop until he recovered him
self. "Stuffy" McInnis singled to left,
and Baker tore around to third. Nc
| 1nnis tried to move up to second, but
a fast relay by Connolly to Deal, and
/ then from Deal to Evers. put the ball
on McInnis in spite of a great head
| first slide. and Walsh ended the in
ming by striking out.
That was about good chance ms
| the Athletics had at any stage of the
| game. They got their one run in the
| fifth. when Barry hit safely over Deals
| head, taking second on Schang's in
field out, Evers to Schmidt: Shawkey.
! after hitting at as poor Il ball as was
| ever thrown at a batter. doubled to
! centre, scoring BLACK Jack" Shaw
key reached third on Murphy's out,
| but Oldring famed.
| RUDE OLDRING