The Ocala evening star., 1914-10-09

In case of either a postponement or
a tie game, the teams will continue |
to play in the city where the start |
was made until two games are com
pleted. All the games will be called |
at p. m, eastern time.
Giving an indication of the inter
est the American people take in base
ball, it may be noted that more than
800 newspaper writer's are here to re-
port the series for their sheets.
There are even correspondents here |
from Cuba, which is an extension of
the United States as far as sport
goes, and the Pacific coast is well
represented.
The umpires will follow American
! League rules here and National
League rules in Boston In the Ma
tional League, on an infieId fly. base
runners may stand away from the
, base, and in case the fly is dropped
they can go down to the next base
, at their own peril without first re-
turning to the base they occupied
and touching it.
In the American League base rum
ners must return to the base and not
leave it until the ball is caught or
strikes the ground or player.
There is another slight difference.
1t is the rule on lbalks. In the Ma
/ tiona1 League, if a pitcher drops a
ball while in the act of pitching, 1t
must be. called a iba1k, and all base
runners advance one base. If there
is man on third he is permitted to
score In the American League it is
not ibalk, runners taking chances
on being put out if they try to ad-.
! vance on the misplay.
\ The umpires themselves will de-
eide from day to day who shall of
+ ficiate behind the plate. President
Tenner has selected KLEIN and Byron
as umpires for the National League.
while President Ban B. johnson has
picked Dineen and rHildebrand for
the American League.
So much has been written and
f printed about the respective
l. strengths of the two teams in the
) tvarious departments of play that
d fans must now be thoroughly in
it formed However, it would do no
it harm to run over the main points,
II something as a school boy runs
n over his outline just before entering
e the door of the dread exam. hall.
o The Athletics first claim in 1.-The
st DOPE is based on their winning the
, worlds championship last year.
$, They are steady lot. wonderful
2, machine, which has seldom failed for
= two seasons. But, on the other hand,
their record recently has not APP
IS preached that of the BRAVES. These
d Boston boys came up from the last
n place TO the headship of the National
" League in six weeks. This Is an
: achievement which must place Geo.
a Stallings in the Napoleon class as a
d manager His admirers say he is the
p greatest baseball general who ever
= planned and executed campaign.
E. Stallings' sensations are untried,
n however, as far as world series are
d concerned We know what the AtI-
letics can do in worlds SERIES bnt
l. there's an uncertainty about the Hub
'e aggregation.
n Considering the matter in the
v most cool and calculating manner,
II should win on statistics with little
a trouble. However, statistics are bar
=, red from the diamond much more eff
, fectually than notes are barred from
d the examination room. They don't
count at all when three men are on
If bases and somebody is taking a
1T ,whang atSthe sphere.
d With three really remarkable
IS pitchers like James, Rudolph and
ii Tyler going at their best the batting
5 prowess of the Athletics may receive
It a setback. Boston partisans maintain
II that the Mackmen will not be able to
d hammer the pitching of the Boston
5. triple alliance.
e But the same thing was said in
r 1910 about the Cub pitchers, Brown,
d Overall and Pfeister. Yet the Mack
y men pounded them into oblivion
e without trouble They did the same
II thing in 1911 to the Giant pitching
d staff, when Mathewson, Marquard
}, and Tesreau were supposed to be at
e the zenith OF their pitching form. A
It heavy hitting club is always danger
It Gus. 1t is apt to hit all kinds Of
pitching at all times.
o Another suggestion for contem-
n plation. It is not reasonable to be-
Y lieve that under normal conditions q
$ club of Boston's caliber could ride
e rough-shod over every club in the
|. National League on its merits alone.