The Washington times., 1914-10-12
Fullerton Says That Mackmen's
Only Hope Is to Stop Wild
Rush at FenWay Park.
MACK is NOW DESPERATE
Expected That Joe Bush May Be
Used to Put the American
League Champs in Race.
By HUGH S. FULLERTON.

BOSTON, Oct. 12.-Boston and
the Athletics face each other today
for the crucial game IF the series.
1t is conceded by both teams that to-
days game means the championship.
If Boston can win again, the Ath-
letics will be broken and desperate
team and the chances are that the
miracle team will rush through to
four straight victories. If the Ath-
lctlcs rally and win, .hen the judges
of the game believe that they will
come strong and fight to a finish,
probably carrying it 70 seven games.
For the first time in his career
Mack is in desperate straits for
pitchers. His two veterans have fall
en- and all his advisers are criticising
him for using them. It is reported
that he will send Bush in TODAY to
stop the rampant Braves and then
fall back upon his youngsters to try
to save the day. Stallings makes no
secret of the fact he intends to send
Rudolph against the Athletics and
come back tomorrow with James and
try to sweep the series.
The Braves today are confident full
9L WIG excitement, and all day yester-
Gay they were being made the heroes q
or Boston, which has gone seemingly
insane over them. Stallings stroye in
VAIN TO keep them away from their ad-
nirers. who were hurting their chances
by excess Of adulation
Inc Mackmen remained in their no.
TEL keeping out of sight as much as
Iosslble They declare they still are
conndent that they will win but the
truth is they are worried and upset.
II Is evident that Mack is more wor-
REQ than he ever has been. He Sc
GUIDED his players as much as possible,
refused to allow. them to ride In the
same car with their wives on the trip
here. and YESTERDAY herded the wives
in one set of quarters and the players
in another. Both clubs had long meet
uaticn.
The Braves spirit is wonderful.
Nothing shakes their confidence that
they will win. They believe it. and un-
less the Athletics stop them today
nothing Will check their impetuous
rush to the highest honors.
The students Of the game and the Of
hcials are all in the air over the show
ing OF the Braves. They cannot un-
derstand 1t. 1t simply is a case of a
fair ball team playing great ball, and
a great ball team playing only fair
ball: The Braves know that If the
Athletics ever get started they will
batter their way to even terms and
perhaps TO victory. They hope to
sweep the champions of their feet by
the attack brusque.'
The wagering on the series is odd.
They talk a lot of 2 to l Boston will
win, but few save college boys throw
ing away heir pas money will bet
Boston is wild with enthusiasm and ex-
rremely cenny as to real coin. The bet
ing is to that the Athletics will
vim today's game, with Boston demand
!ng even money or odds-which Is
strange after they have won two
games.
II Mack loses today he will be fiercely
~rtticised. He is not tipping off his
plans. Stallings is practically certain t.
pitch Rudolph. and II Is evident he has
little faith that Tyler can win IN his
resent form. Mack is being advised
against working Bressler. although, in
spite Of their vaunted ability to hit
.eft-handed pitching. the Braves could
DO little or nothing with Plank Satur-
Gay.