The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
Athletics Are Beaten in Ninth
By Scintillating Double Play
Braves Take Second from White Winning
Pitcher James Establishes Worlds Record Allowing Only
eight Men, oFaceH Hmm Make Timely
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

Philadelphia, Oct 1O.-Once again the
Braves have demonstrated their aIl-round
| superiority over the Athletics. but before
they achieved their 1 to victory in Shibe
Park this afternoon they were forced
to play the greatest game of baseball
that ever has characterized a world
series battle
Out Of the smoke of battle emerge
James. Deal, and Maranville to wear the
laurel wreaths of fandom. And out of It,
| too, came Barry, Schang. and Strunk
for bit Of panning by the Athletic sup
porters for their bone" work which per-
mitted the Braves TO score the only run
OF the game in the ninth.
The game abounded in amazing plays
almost from the first inning until the
final double play was made. And the
making Of that double play by Maran-
vile and Schmidt will go down in history
as probably the fastest piece Of work
ever seen on a ball field.
But before we touch on the final play
OF the game, let us pause and consider
the work of James, the husky Boston
pitcher, who established a worlds series
record by allowing only twenty-eight
men to face him In nine innings. Only
two hits were made on his delivery, and
one was questionable
Jancs tn Form.
James never was in better form in his
career. And he may never pitch a better
game. His fast ball was SO fast that the
Athletics swung at it time and again.
and missed It completely. His curves
broke sharply and the Quaker sluggers
missed them by foot or two.
James showed no fear Of the Athletics
He grooved the ball for them time and
time again. He dared them to hit what
he offered-and they could not make good
Not until after one man was out in the
sixth did an Athletic batter get safe
drive. And then It was Schang, who
turned the trick with a two-bagger.
The hit SKINNED along the third base
foul line. just inside, yet too far away
for Deal to grab. The other hit was
made by Collins. II came in the seventh.
The majority Of the fans who saw the
play are of the opinion that Collins, in
stead Of being credited with a hit on that
play, should have been out. Collins drove
a bounder to Evers. Trojan Johnny
came in on 1t fast and whipped it TO
Schmidt. Umpire Byron called Collins
safe. although from the stands, il looked
as IL the throw beat the Athletics second
sacker fraction Of a second.
Rally I'm Ninth. ..
And now for that wonderful ninth in
ning-one that will live always in the
memory Of those who saw todays game.
With the score nothing to nothing. and
with one out charged against his side.
Charlie Deal, the Braves third base
man, regarded as the weakest hitter on
the team went to the plate. picked out
one Of Plank's fast ones and sent IL to
center field Strunk misjudged the ball.
He started to come in on It, and then,
realizing that the drive was a long one
he started backward at top speed.
Whether the sun confused Strunk. or
whether the play on his part was OF the
bone" nature, is a subject that fandom
is discussing tonight
Strunk's backward sprint started too
late. The ball went over his head, Just
out Of his reach, and Deal anchored at
second With James at bat, Deal took to
darting back and forth between second
and short, apparently hoping to draw
long throw from Schang. And that's ex-
actly what he accomplished. When
Schang threw to second, with Deal twen-
ty feet of the bag, Deal dashed for third
1t was poor piece Of work on Schang's
part, and the crowd gasped when they
saw him shoot the ball to second, with
Deal SO far along toward the next sta
tion.
Had Schang run into the diamond to-
ward second, and bluned a throw, he
might have been able to run Deal down
Or, If he had thrown to third, he at least
would have headed on Deal But he
didn't, and the damage was done.
Barry took Schang's throw, and when
he got It there still seemed time for him
to throw to third and catch Deal, who
at that second was about fifteen feet
from the bag. But Barry, in a seeming
daze held the ball-and Deal slid into the
bag in safety.
Mann Hits Timely.
And then came Mann. who delivered
the drive that won the game. It was a
Texas Lacquer in short right field. Collins
made a grand try for the ball, leaping
four feet into the air, but the ball Just