The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-10
HAMMERED BENDER AT WILL
AND DROVE HIM FROM
MOUND.
WORLDS SERIES ON.
Athletics Were Unable TO EIit
RudOlph's Slow BAH and Loss
BY Score Of 2 10 I.
(By Associated Preas,,


the sensational speed that marked
their rush from last place to petlnant
winners in the National League, ltAa
Boston Braves crushed the philadeii
phia Americans Here today In the
first game OF the worlds series, z to i.
Although the newly constructed base.
>all machine Of Miracle han" STALL
ngs wabbled once or twice, It never
eft the track and under the guiding
iand of Pitcher Rudolph clashed
through Connie Macks champion Ath-
letics
The victory over the two TO one
American League favorites was e,ell
won. no lucky breaks or baseball
iukes figuring in the play. BY sharp,
heavy and timely hitting the Braves
piled up an offensive lead which.
coupled with Rudolph's sterling box
work and the general defense OF his
teammates. left no opening for the
philadelphia clubs attack.
The Braves weer able 70 score, nut
Ing two runs across in the second In
ming.
The Athletics scored their only run
In their half Of the same inning.
: In, the Fifth. 3.5-i
3 In the fifth Boston scored one run
and the sixth ciiEched the game BY
scoring three more and driving .Schidta
Bender from the mound. The Braves
added another IN the eighth when
Schmidt stole home
Weather conditions wafe ideal. The
diamond and outfield were atS nna (,
last. A warm sun In q fleecy Sky,
made wrap unnecessary. Every aest
In Shibe Park was filled ana several
Thousand spectators witnessed the,
contest from stands on housotops
overlooking the park. The blaachsr
lands filled almost Immediately after
the opening OF the gates shortly before
IL o'clock about 1000 men ana boys
gaining seats beyond the outfieid.
while fully twice :hat a;iiiiiiishsssTT a;iiiiiiishsssTT vs=s
.urnea away.
The finishing touch was added TO
Tho nfctnra whan tl,-. rcgei -.
Boston's organized roofing corps.
marched into the park headed by their
own band Several leaders wore full
indian war dress The battle song
Tessie" was sung repeatedly and the
three hundred members OF tie co.ss
cheered, each telling Boston hit or
play When the game ended the
Royal Rooters paraded around tie
deid singing and snake-dancing.
Nationals Superior.
7 Analysed from the angie OF cold
figures. the opening victory OF the
worlds seriea OF 1914 shows5that tie
National League representatives were
superior, both collectively and indiyd-
uai!y, IN every department OF the
opening game, except FIELDING. The
Braves made two errora and the AtI.
ietfcs none. The victors scored
seven runs. eleven hits and two errors,
TO the losers one run, five hits ana
no errors. Rudolph famed eight Ath-
ietics and walked three. BENDER
struck out three and gave two bases
on balls while Wyckoff. WHO relieved
him, famed two and walked cne
Brave. Heavy hitting honofs also
wen. 70 the Boston battsrs, who to-
tailed sixteen bases with eleven hits
to the Athletics seven on five hiia.
Far more valuable than the charac-
ter OF the first gene Is the confidence
tnat Came TO the youthful s5osDon ag-
gregation. Tonight the National I
League combination feel certain or
ultimate victory. Untried In o
worlds series they established q new
record, for they drove aChlsfs, BEN
der to the bench, feat no other club
ever accomplished against ole ef Cen
ME Mack's twirlers in a worlds series.
Enernl0us Crowd.
Fully $4,000 epectatofs nase The
game. Wbsio the defeat shortened the
betting odds It has not slsaken tho
faith OF the average local fan IN the (