South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-13
Connie Mack'S Men Were Gen.
fident tuesday Morning That
Boston Would Not Break
Record by Taking Four.
BY FRANK 6. MENkE.

BOSTON. Mass. oct 13.-'Four
straight was the Boston slogan to-
oay and Mgr. StaIings OF the Braves
i'm an effort to- accomplish what never
has been accomplished in worlds
series. promised To- send Dick Ru-
dolph. his slow ball. curve pitcher TO
the mound in the afternoon battle
against the Athletics
connie Mack was slated Co pitch
c1ief Bender, his Indian uwirler, and
the man who was batted from the
mound IN the opening game Friday.
Upon the frail shoulders OF Bender
rested the final hope of the Athletics
in their desperate situation Backed
against the wall closer than they ever
were in all the years OF their world
series experience. the Macknen 10 =
day rallied their scattered forces. anu
prepared to night as thev never had
fought before. The Philadelphians
were out for blood and they were out
for that game And they meant TO
get them both
Not Discouraged.
Facing the seemingly hopeless task
Of winning four straight games To
win the big share OF the worlds Sc
ries spoiIs. the Athletics were not dis
couraged They still had faith IN
superior 20 their foemen and ulti-
mately would triumph. The Athletics
felt as they long felt that they were
invincible, and they felt too, that
they lost Saturdays game and yes
terdays game not because they were
played. but because they were out
tucked.
The Athletics yesterday hit at a
better clip than they have hit since
hea
hit harder and Oftener than they hit
Tor several weeks before the Amer
can league season closed. That is one
81 their reasons for confidence and
hope today when all seemed hope
less.
eve seemed to have found our
batting eyes Yesterday. said Eddie
collins Tuesday morning IF we can
meet the ball today as we did yester-
day 7 believe we viii win. Bender
viii be back in old time form today
and ne viii hold the Braves in
check"
Braves Confident.
The confidence of the Mackmen,
great cas- it was. did not compare.
however. with the Braves today.
Their three straight victories Ger a
team that for many years has been
regarded as the greatest welded to-
gether made the Braves feel that
only a miracle could rob them of the
honor of winning the baseball cham
pionship OF the world They have hit
at a tremendous clip. they have field
ed in sensational style throughout.
they have run wild ON the bases
against Schang. the greatest throw
ing backstop in the land, and their
pitchers have outpitched the Ath-
letics in every one of the three
games.
why shouldn't we feel confident
and happy p" asked Mgr. Stallings
this morning The whole country
seemed 10 nave the idea before this
series began that my team was a
Joke. that il simply won because it
was lucky. / guess we have convinced
them to the contrary this time. and
convinced them that the Boston
team i'm all around ability. is the SUI
.5erior of the so-called peerless Ath-
letics"
There was probability that Mack
might send Jack Lapp behind the bat
for the Athletics in tOday's game.
I.app is far better hitter than
Schaug. who was chosen for world
series duty because of his throwing.
However Schaug's throwing i'm the
first three gaines was a miserable eN-
Inhibition. and ne was slated to do
bench duty today.
Walsh Played Wrong.
IL was likely that Struuk would be
back i'm center field for the Athletics.
Walsh who played yesterday did not
please the Athletics chief by the way
ne played. Walsh played fairly well
iu for Gowdy I'm the 10 innings.
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