Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-13
SPORT NEWS
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Collins Bad PLAY.

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Collins Bad Play.
The other bOner was pulled by Eddie
Collins in the last half of the same
inning when Evers was at bat and de.
termined to redeem himself for his aw.
ful blunder Bush was pitching fast
ball inside to Eyers and decided to
pitch curve Evers was set to hit
and drove low fierce bounder where
Collins should have been playing for
him with curve being pitched The
hit overturned the game and came near
winning it right there for the Braves.
Then came the first real test Of
nerve. The teams were breast to breast
in a bayonet charge Darkness was
coming on and a tie seemed almost as
bad as a defeat for the Braves. A
draw would give the Athletics fresh
toe hold, There was no denying that
they were playing better ball and with
more spirit than they had displayed in
the entire series. But when they met
in the attack 1t was the Athletics who
broke, and finally it was Bush hmself
who threw away the game by de.
sparing effort to shut off runner at
third on u bunt,
AS far as gencralshp goes, the strug.
gle was even, Both leaders used ex.
cellent judgment down to the last ditch,
when Mack played it out by passing a
batter to increase by small percent.
age the chances of making n double
play,
Difference in oatchers.
AS far as actual playing goes, the
difference between the teams N the
difference between Schang aud Gowdy.
Schang is catching wretched ball,
throwing badly and using bad iudg
ment, although he handled Bush Is ter.
rifle speed yesterday with more iudg.
ment than he has shown heretofore
Gowdy is catching magnificeutly, hand.
ling the pitchers well and throwing
fairly well, His hitting which has
been the sensation of the series is re-.
markable. lie is hitting all kinds Of
pitching and driving hard against slow
and fast balls.
OF the Athletics, everyone is going
we'll saye Schang aud Oldring and Bak
or at the bat, Baker has been the Joke |
Of the series
The worst feature of the Athletics is
that they are hitting at bad balls in an
unlimely fashion Either they are slip.
ping Or Stallings pitchers are outgucss |
ing them nt every turn
Good Goneralship.
The gcncralship yesterday was won.
dorful, especially toward the last when
the Athletics were driven back into
the defensive. After Gowdy in the
twelfth smashed into the bleachers for
two bases, Stallngs rushed Mann out TO |
run for Gowdy, because Of his speed, |
aud sent Gilbert up to bat for james,
who had been summoned To the slab |
because q pinch hitter was sent In for
Tyler Big Bill almost wept and pro
tested ON being taken out, and fought |
for chance to bat But Gilbert went |
up and Mack ordered him given a base
ON balls to increase the chance for |
force play at third Moran pushed |
down telling bunt and Bush made
desperate attempt to throw out Mann
at third, threw bit Wild, and the bali |
went to lett field and let Mann tomp
hDmn
Pitched Great Ball.
Stallings outfigurcd Mucl, ON the
lie drew the Athletics into
believing that Rudolph would pitch,
then sent in Tyler who while wobbly
IN spots, pitched great ball. Il was
rylcrE hmudcr In throwing to second
IN the tenth inniug instead Of TO first
hat made pos,hlc the two runs that
we're scored by the Athletics
Getting down to the inside, II Is
'vidant that Stallngs system Is tr-
over Macks, Stallings had
Two theories; one that the pitchers must
hold the runners close to bases aud
'ovcr first base at top speed, aud an.
,ther one that smggers can he slow
lalled into hclploNnuss. Roth theories
are working ont successfully Tyler
slow hailed the smggcrs aud stopped
them aud he held up the Athletic run.
ncrs as II they were glued 10 the bases.
Besides that he nippcd Collins OFF see.
lnd when II seemed as it the world s
champions were going TO grab the game.
Plans for today IS game were definite,
nven before the batteries were decided.
Smllngs Intended to use Rudolph and
Try TO clean up four straight while
Mack was driven back upou what uor.
Ion Mackay calls his "hronse relief
BENDER
A majority Of the members Of the
ltold.yOu.so club have resignod aud
Boston is mad.
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