Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-10
Machine of Miracle Man." Though
Wabbling Once or Twice,
Never Leaves Track.
NO LUCKY BREAKS OR FLUKEs
Bostons Win by Timely Hitting,
Rudolph and Defense Play.
PILE UP AN OFFENSIVE LEAD
BeaneaterE First to Score, Putting
Two Across lin secOnd--"Chief"
Forced tO Retire. before
Avalanche of Hitting.
Bost.O 2 o o I 3 o I o.
Phil. I o o o o o o OIL

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s.-Playing with
the same sensational speed that marked
their rush from last place to the position
of pennant winners in the National
league. the Boston Braves crushed the
Philadelphia Americans here today in the
first game of the worlds series by a
score OF to l.
Although the newly constructed base
ball machine OF Miracle Man Stallings
wabbled once or twice. it never left the
track and under the guiding hand of
Pitcher Rudolph clashed through Connie
Macks championship Athletics, scatter
ing dismay and disappointment in its
trail
victory WelI Won.
The victory over the>two to one Ameri-
can league favorites was we'll won, no
lucky breaks or base ball flukes figuring
in the defeat of the famous Mackman
club. BY sharp, heavy and timely hitting
the Braves piled up an offensive lead,
which, coupled with Rudolphs sterling
box work and the general defensive work
of his teammates, left no opening through
which the Philadelphia clubs attack
could penetrate.
The Boston team drove Bender, the
Athletics star right-hander. from the
mound by terrific hitting. which the
Braves pieced together when hits meant
runs Gowdy was the hitting star for
the Bostons, getting three safe blows in
three times at bat. One of Gowdy's hits
was a double and the other a three
bagger, his third hit being single, =
Holds Nacks SpeIIbOund.
Rudolph pitched q game Of first water
for his club, when he held the Athletics
spellbound by slow balls which came up
to the plate as big as toy balloon. The
Athletics could do nothing with his de-
livery. The Boston rooters psraded out
Of the grounds after the game led by a
brass band.
The official figures for attendance and
gate receipts and their division for the
National commission, players and clubs
Is as follows:
Attendance, 20,562.
Receipts, $40, 6S9.
National commission, S4,963,s0
Players, 1858 =.
Clubs. S1T,s7010
! Each clubs share, IS, 1886.
Bender Last on Field.
The players Of both teams were on the
| field before o'clock, with the exception
! of Chief Bender. who did not emerge
from the Athletics dugout until fifteen
minutes before the game started. He
| warmed up slowly, stopping occasionally
J TO oblige a photographer by posing for
| pictures. After the usual prolonged con-
ference of the umpires and Captains
1 .NIa oil or
| 2:O5 o. m.
| Moran of Boston, the first man up, let
| Bender's opening pitch go by for a strike.
Tho second pitch was a foul strike, the
third ball, the fourth foul and then
he sent up a high foul fly to Mclnnis. and
| the Athletic rooters cheered. Captain
Evers was given hand by the crowd as
he stepped to the plate and shot high
| fly TO Collins, who had to step backwards
TO get H. Connolly, the heavy hitting out
fielder, was next up. He took a strike,
and, after fouling off another, missed
Bender's next offering, and the side was
! out.
OIdrinE Sacrifices.
Eddie Murphy, for the Athletics also
\ let the first ball pitched by Rudolph 30
Tor a strike, but he laced the second to
center field. Oldring laid down a sacri-
flee i'm front of the plate and Gowdy
made a high throw 20 first which
Schmidt got after fine effort, and put
his foot on first base for the out, Murphy
taking second Eddie Collins waited
while Rudolph pitched three bad balls
and eventually got pass to first
Then up came Home Rum Baker. The
crowd cheered the slugger and then
groaned when he sent a high foul to
( schmidt Murphy on the out tried for
third, but a beautiful throw by Schmidt
20 Deal nailed him, thus completing q
double play and ending the inning.
whitted. for Boston, in the second in
ming was given a base on balls by Ben
der. After Schmidt had lifted fly &c
oldring Gowdy came to time with a
vicious two-base drive to left center field
and whitted rushed all the way hons
with the first run of the game.
MaranviIIe shoots TO Center.
Little Maranyille started tremendous
outburst of cheering by the Boston FAM
by shooting a single TO center field. and
, Gowdy raced across the plate with ths
! second tally. Deal ended the inning by
I hitting into a double play, forcing Maran
! Vile out at second, Barry 10 Collins and
/ going out himself, Collins TO MoInnis.
McInnis in the Athletics turn at bs
! waited and got four balls. Strunk nj
a sharp single 10 right field which Moran
, let go through his legs and before IN,
} right fielder recovered the ball and threw
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