Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-14

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Stallings has a great ball team.
ers, and there is lot of great ma
What might have been destroying
slump in base ball interest has abso-
lutely been prevented by the brilliant
work of the Braves in their series
which closed yesterday. 1t does not re-
quire a stretch of the imagination to
figure out what would have happened
this fall had the Giants repeated their
of former years and met
the Athletics in the world series for d
third time. The public would not have
and the game would not have been
helped. AS it is the game has been
boosted beyond expectation. Fans in
other cities who have tired of the con-
slant domination of the Athletic forces
in every pennant race now see hope for
their favorites, and the result will be
that there will be renewed interest and
better attendance. This Is also true OF
where the fans have tired
Of seeing the Athletics win, and gave
the team such poor support during the
past season that a lot of money was
lost and only the share of the world S
series can make the club break even.
1t is decidedly questionable whether
the Braves would have had such easy
sailing had Red Smith instead of Char
ley Deal played third base in the Sc
ries. AS fielder Deal has decidedly
few equals, and this has stood the
Braves in good stead during the series.
Yesterday. for instance, Rudolph would
have been in lot of trouble but for
Deal. who knocked down no less than
three or four base hits and threw out
runners at times when it meant a whole
lot for Rudolph. Incidentally, Deal won
one game single handed. for it fs ques-
tiona BILE if the Braves would have beat
en- Plank had it not been for the hit
for two bases which Deal made and al
lowed him to score the only run of the
game.
A statement to the effect that Walter
is the greatest shortstop
the game has ever produced would no
doubt bring about a dispute from those
who have seen base ball. for many
years and remember Herman Long,
Hughey Jennings and. even before that,
Ed Williamson. notwithstanding the
ranville is undoubtedly their superior
when it comes to fielding. He is the
most wonderful fielder in his position
that has ever been seen on a ball field.
He is a mere boy yet. and. if such a
thing is possible. will improve whole
lot. His fielding yesterday, for in
stance, was astounding. He made
plays when it seemed impossible even
to reach the ball, and he does it all SO
gracefully and throws so accurately
that he astounds one who is not ia
miliar with his ability.
That Stallings has wonderful little
pitcher in Rudolph was demonstrated in
this series. Rudolph is not a young
ster. He has been in the game quite a
for a trial in fast company. He finally
went to his employer, the owner of the
Toronto club. and made it plain that he
was through with base ball If he
couldn't get chance In the majors. He
got that chance. and is now the proud
possessor Of having beaten the Athlet-
les twice in four games of world
series. Rudolph has made pitching a
study. He knows a lot more about the
art than most of his rivals. and that ex-
hitters into striking out. He out
guesses them. He famed seven yes
terday, and Collins was among his VIC
Tins. The best feature of his strike
is done when his opponents are in need
of hit.
For the FIRST time in the history OF
the world series the title has been won
in four consecutive games. This honor
goes to the Braves, and is all the more
remarkable because it was won from q
team which held all sorts of worlds
records. For instance, until this year
none of Mack's pitchers was ever driy-
en- out of a world series game. None of
the series has been lost since 1905, and
there was never even danger of the
Athletics losing their series with the
Giants and Cubs. There is no doubt
that the Mackmen. including Mack,
were absolutely confident that they
would beat the Braves. Stallings' team
was not considered in the same class
with the Mackmen, and 1t is said, but
not confirmed, that Connie Mack him
self had a couple of wagers on the
outcome. believing that his team would
not lose game in the SERIES
In the four games played, or rather
in thirty-nine innings, the Athletics
scored exactly six runs. That is con-
elusive evidence that the team could dc
little or nothing with the Stallings
twirlers. getting four of it's runs off
Tyler. who in pinch would not have
worked against them In the three
games which Rudolph and James pitch
ed the Mackmen scored two runs and
both of these were off Rudolph.
During the last two innings Stallings
took no chance in the event that Ru-
dolph should weaken, for he kept
James warmed up all the time out in
right field.
SHa Whey judgment IN working in the
NTH inning was questioned. He got the
first ball over for both Maranviiie and
Deal; and instead Of switching for Ru-
dolph and Moran he continued this
policy. with the result that Rudolph
singled and Moran doubled Then he
went to work on Evers, with the result
that when he had him three and two
Evers got one to his liking and drove
1t to center for base, causing shaw
keys defeat.
No one connected with the Boston
team is entitled to more credit thar
Johnny Evers. Not only is 1t true thai
the former manager of the Cubs PLAYED
the best ball of his career. but he did
tsa n In teaching the fine points Of
improvement which Schmidt and Ma.
ranvile have displayed during the
present season.
Financially. Evers has undoubtedly
broken all records in base bali. He
received a twenty-five-thousan dollar
bonus when he came to the Braves. He
is drawing a ten-thousand-dollar sal
airy, and in addition to his share of the
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