Evening star., 1914-11-15
Advance Dope All Wrong.

Advance Dope All Wrong.
My brand of dope on the big series
couldn't have been much worse. The
series didn't go over six games, in
fact five wasn't needed to settle the
winner. it all happened in four
straight. but instead of the Athletics
coping all four. the Boston Braves
turned the trick. No Athletic pitcher
was hit harder than the crafty In
dian. Manager McGraw was about
the only member of the Giants who
had much respect for Boston; ana
he couched his opinion of Stallings
team ii; Il rather funny way
when YOU watch the club prac-
tice" said McGraw. you can't see
much class to il. but before the game
is over their aggressive tactics make
you think they are trying to drive you
off your own ball field.
An aggressive spirit that refused 10
he denied made the Braves team
that didn't know when 1t was beaten.
rs a result it outgamed the opposition
in many a contest which at one stage
OF the game seemed hopelessiy Iost
as far as Boston was concerned INN
Hurst handed out the best Information
possible to give when some one asked
him relative to the winner of a pail
game
'I rather think it will be the team
that makes the most runs. was as
sble to pry out of Sir Timothy.
The One Best Bet Failed.
The series between the two New York
teams furnished another excellent eX-
ample of. how little one can figure on
the dope in base ball. Prior to the
start of the series L was discussing
the Giants with one of the Sational
League umpires who was to officiate
in the series. THE Giants are not 60
ing as they should, and the Yankees
may make a lot of trouble for them.
remarked the National Lacquer, the
club hasn't been hitting and the pitcn.
ers are in a slump. Mathewson isn't
right, and most of the other fellows,
with the exception of Tes-eau, appear
off form. Tesreau never looked better
in his life. his control is great and he
is one pitcher who is certain to beat
the Yankees.
A goodly part of the opinion turned
out correctly, but the one best bet
didn't go over. The series lasted nve
games two of the contests being extra
inning affairs, but Tesreau, the man nan
only pitcher who failed to score win
over the American. Leaguers: Jack
Warhop opposed the Ozark Giant IN
the second game of the series and beat
Tesreau to 1. Strangely enough. his
much touted control, or rather lack OF
it. caused his defeat. In the ninth in
ming a hit, an error and two bases
on balls, the last one forcing in the
winning run, netted the Yankees two
runs, enough to win.
Recruit Team Showed Class.
Near the close of the American
League season, Connie Mack decided
to give his regulars a rest. since his
team had the pennant cinched. Four
games remained on the schedule with
the Washington team. two in that city
- and the other two in Philly. The team
Mack sent against Washington in these
tour games was probably the strargest
collection of players who ever repre-
.sented IL big league city An odthelder
played third bast, a pitcher worked IN
the outfield. regular did the catching,
but the rest of the players were either
substitutes or bush leaguers, picked
for the occasion. The Washington
p. club one of the strongest teams IN
the American League, appeared to have
a cinch in this series. Looking over
the two teams, there didn't appear to
be a chance for the Washingtonians to
lose; the only question was how lop-
sided the score would be.
Detroit and Washington were fight
ing for third place at the time, and
Manager Griffith undoubtedly hoped to
cinch the position by taking four
straight don't believe I will ever
forget that series. The misft aggre-
cation wearing Philadelphia uniforms
looked like the greatest team in the
World the regular team could not have
hit more timely or fielded more sensa-