The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-12


M,ranviIIe was dancing like an India
ran went to third on Evers' smash.
fly to Walsh. Whitted was unable
After the fourth inning. neither side
was able to score in the fifth, sixth
and seventh. Both sides played air
tight ball. In the first of the sixth
Baker hit into double play, retiring
his side
The fans were wildly excited Bos.
ton rooters implored Stallings' men to
decide the issued with a rally that
would give the mthe third game, and
thereby the big edge on the series.
Athletics Score Early.
Philadelphia opened the fireworks in
the first inning by scoring a run when
Murphy doubled and crossed the plate
after Connolly lost Collins liner Bos-
ton came back in the second half of
the second when Maranville walked,
stole second and came home on
Gowdy's dUublU- to- the left field
bleachers.l
In the fourth McInnis doubled to left
field bleachers, Connolly turning a
somersault to get it. and when Walsh
singled to left, McInnes scored. This
gave Philadelphia a lead of one run
Boston evened the score in it's half.
Schmidt singled and later got to sec
ond. Maranville lined out what seem
ed to be two-base hit, getting to sec
ond. He was called back by the UNI
pire to first and then the decision was
changed and Maranville was called
back to the plate by Umpire Hide
brand. The ball landed an inch out
side the line. Maranville singled to
right, scoring Schmidt with Texas
Lacquer which neither Murphy nor Col
Inns could handle. Maranville was out
at home on the squeeze play.
Warriors Prepared.
Our old friend Mr. Worlds Series,
returned to this scene today after an
absence Of two years and found san
culinary conflict in prospect along the
front of the opposing forces. the Bos-
tion Braves and the Philadelphia Ath-
1etics. The American league cham
pions, routed in the battles that oc-
cured Friday and Saturday, were at
bay, and their air of determination in
dicated that they would put up last
ditch fight that would be memorable
in the history Of baseball.
The great majority Of the rooters,
who turned out to see the contest
were Boston fans, who intrenched
themselves before the first gun was
fired, and with fanatical ovations
cheered for their favorites. The Phil
ndelphia rooters, though outnumbered
grimly declared themselves confident
that the tide of battle would turn with
today's game and that henceforth there
would be nothing too it. They had the
money to back their confidence, too,
and eagerly snapped up bets that Bos-
tonians offered at big odds.
What Battle Means.
Managers. players, experts and fans
figured that today's game was the
crisis of the series. Victory again for
the Braves meant a practical cinch
on the championship, while victory for
the Athletics meant a return of the
confidence that had been slowly oozing
away since the Braves fell upon Chief
Bender in the opening skirmish, and
took his scalp to adorn their Wigwam.
THE game today was played under
ideal conditions. The weather was
Just enough cooler to be comfortable.
There was no hint of rain or even a
cloud. The blue sky arched over the
white concrete stands and green play
ing field like great cape of new
made steel. Something of breeze
terland, but there was no sting to it.
Experts wisely decided that it was a
bad day for fly balls.
AS was to be expected, the specu-
lators were abroad in the land early
in the day, and were soaking the loyal
fans. Seats were sold for heavy sums,
q group Of three sold at $50. None of
series of three went for less than $50,
md from that I'D to S45
Police Control Crowd.
Three hundred police. all of them
cursing under their breath or other
wise, were necessary to keep the fren-
xied fans in order when the sale of
bleacher seats opened there were
about $4,000 applicants for the 1880
seats, or about two and half fans
for each place.
In front of the bleachers were tenn
porary circus seats built up close to
temporary wall, and high on a green
bank back of the flag-pole in deep
center was standing room for several
hundred. Before the last location was
discovered by the fans they hit the
temporary wall and flattened it out.