Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
MACK MUST GUESS
RIGHT ON PITCHERS
Chances OF Evening Up Series
Depends on Comics
Judgment.
HAS THREE YOUNGSTERS

Connie Mack must guess today, and
he must guess right in his 0ns
chance to size up the situation aud
do the right thing. Some thougii-
that he might call back old Cisirf
Bender, but a majority of the critics
belief that the Chief is eliminated
for the series after his poor showipg.
and is not entitled To another start.
1t is up to Connie Mack's Youngsters
TO come through Which one lie sgi4t
choose is the mystery. Some tlltsax
1t should be Bush, others Bressler@Bfd
not few that Shawkey- ex Balti-
more starts the right man.
Following Plank's excellent show
ing saturday one might conjecture
that Mack would shoot another feft=
handler into the breach. and there
would be little doubt about it II 1t
We're not for the fact that Bressler-
An untried younester-is the only
southpaw of skill that Mack has, and
this Bressler is a youngster with lots
of stuff but little experience. He
must go in and heave game against
a team that is riding on the crest OF
a triumphant wave that seems ire
sistible in the mighty impetus gained
by two victories; but. worst of all.
he must do that before a strange
root their heads off and their lungs
hollow to push their team to third
victory.
The dope is all against the Aths
letics now James outpitehed the
wonderful record of Rudolph the day
before, when big Bill blew through
that Mack lineup, leaving two hits
behind him. 1t was a tight game,
and. aside from the pitching, there
was nothing TO choose between the
two teams until the breaks came.
and when they came Fate smiled
broadly, blandly, brightly and beam
ingly on Boston's brave Braves.
The ninth inning was probably the
most heartbreaking round eveE
played in any baseball game, worlds
series or no worlds series. Deal, an
unexpected hero, stepped into the
limelight by swatting out two I
Dagger. The wonderful Plank
guessed badly in serving up a slow
one to Deal. so the experts say.
Deal, the weakest hitter. did not stop
to consider that he sent theas ball
soaring to deep centre, and grabbed
two bags. Then he was caught off
second base on hit-and-run play
that was foiled, but somehow Barry
failed to get a good grip on the ball
and did not throw to third. Deal
made that base in safety. MANI
then came through with hit, which
Collins just managed to touch on the
finger tips of his glove, and in came
Deal
But for Maranville the Athletics
would have tied it in the ninth.
With two on and one out, Maranville
made a wonderful stop of a sure nit
and turned 1t into double play
Walsh collided with Maranville and
nearly knocked him out, but the staf
shortstop gamely completed the play
showing his grit and wit in a pinch
the most critical that could crop ur
in any worlds series.
Stallings has everything his way
today. He can lie back and watch
Tyler and Rudolph warm up AND
then make his selection at random
Connie Mack has to guess and guess
/ right. He still has two guesses left
! one for today and one for tomorrow
but today's is the important one.
If the Athletics win today the entire
complexion of the series will be
greatly changed. on the other hand
defeat practically means elimina-
ton for the Athletics.
At present the Braves have to- win
two out of five games to capture the
series. The Athletics must win -four
out of five. It's up to Connier4tt
guess right on the pitching problem
or it's all off with the American
Leagues finest"