The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

Mig Hitters Easy for james.
VIVA; 1t vas yesterday. a foul to Schmidt.
This was In the second inning. James got
into a hole with Mclnnis up In keep
ing with that mutual encouragement
which the Braves give TO one another
Gowdy cOmmuned with James and soon
brought him to control. Result, McInnis
ana Strunk struck out.
rasping base hit by Evers. straight
through Plhnk's underpinning, landed
Johnny on first in the third with one out.
He tried to steal after Gather had flied
10 Baker and was pinched standing up by
Schangs perfect throw. Barry and
Schang flied 10 Gather in the home teams
half. Schangs fly went deep and Gather
had to keep one eye on the fence, lest
he bump into the barrier. Plank famed,
although the first three serves were bf.A,
Tho Braves made two singles In ~
fourth. Schmidt pounded TO right al ~
Whitfield had flied to Strunk. Gowdy tS1A
a whrl at the first ball and flied ~
Murphy. Maranville singled to rghS
Deal hit through the box and Barry
jumped. clawed the ball when 1t took a
bad bound and stepped on second for .
force.
Murphy tried first ball hitting in the
Athletics fourth. James blocked his ef-
fort and threw him out Oldring faded
away on strikes Meanwhile ate up Col
ms y SIpuHutI hdIn blHbltu III blo
Boston nth with one out. lie reached
for widSone and caught 1t on the end
OF his mace. Gather forced him after
Evers had flied to Strunk. Baker hit
at the first one In the NTH and the fly
he raised settled firmly in the hands OF
Whitfield, who had to look into the sun
to find it. For the second time Mcfnnis
and Strunk did a twin tanning act.
srhmidfs strategy In Vain.
Plank hit two men in the sixth. First
he hit Schmidt but as the latter was gall
Looping gayy TO first Hildebrand called
him back. Hildebrands pantomime meant
that Schmidt had turned his shoulder
into the ball Intentionally. Schmidt
slapped the next pitch heartily. but
slapped IL to Murphy on the wing. 4owdy
walked again. and Maranvillo was hit.
To show that he didn't care. he did .
couchee-couChee wrtggle, Deals hopper
to Baker for force retired the side.
A decision by Byron on n Gloss play
at third In the second half OF the sixth
provoked criticism. After Maranvlle had
come In and smothered Barry's Rrounder
SChang fashioned the Athletlcs first hie
lie peeled OFF line two Dagger down
the left boundary. Gather. like his fell
low Bostons. always trying for Il play
and conceding nothing, whipped the ball
10 second, but SChaug won the decision
by an eyelash. He tried Scr third when
a pitch got away from Gowdy.
Gowdy burned throw to Deal. Byron
was on top OF the play at third, and his
decision was that Schang was out II
was close call for Boston, for had
Schang been safe the lnfleld would have
been called in and planks jumper over
the box, on which Maranville threw
him out. would have been hard ball
10 get hold OF had the Rabbit been
playing in.
Collins Kicks ut Decision.
Six men We're retired expeditiously In
the seventh, and the bases knew no
tenant save Collins. who singled with
two out Collinss hit was a tantalizing
carrom which Evers took with one hand
| The winged foot Collins. however. beat
the throw moment later James caught
him mapping. This too was a close de-
c!sion. and Collins growled over IT, He
differed emphatically from Byron.
Barry turned on two ripping plays
I'm the eighth. The Braves in this
inning went at Plank instanter. Gather
scared the lawn with a shot TO Barry.
who handled hard chance with dex-
ferrous skin, Whitfield sent another violent
smash to Barry. The shOrtstop made a
lightning recovery and throw after tho
ball had struck his ankle. McInnis how
ever dropped the throw. II was an err
Cusable misplaN. Besides McInnis had
done some uimble and exceedingly skill
full handling OF thrown balls ~ first base.
He retired Gather In the eighth after
knocking down Barry's high throw,
scrambling FOR the loose ball and doing
contortlonIst jump for the bag. In
the eighth, after Schmidt had forced
Whitfield, the Braves tried the run and
hit. but Gowdy hit ny to Strunk
Bakers first ball tap in the eighth was
a grounder 10 Evors. foui 70 Deal and
another grounder TO Evrrs settled Me-
Innis AID Strunk respectively, II was IN
this session that the Bostons made tho
only error. Mclnnis hit two fouls Deal
and Maranville crossed each other IN
pursuing the first one, Deal Was set for
It. but gave way to Maranville. who in
vaded the Others territory. Neither was
cure which was going TO take II and
Maranville dropped the ball, falling as
ne did So
A fast play by Barry retired Maran-
willie In the ninth. Deal. dspleased with
himself for having gone hitless' squared