Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17
BRAVES ALL IN.
DOWN AND OVIT
PLAYER ADMITS
Pennant Hopes Gone ana
Team Is Resigned to
Loss of Title
POOR PITCHING Gauss
Boston Star Thinks Phils Havs
Best Chance to Win Ma
tional Pennant

The Boston Braves, basebsr -.
pions of the world, apparently are thr.,-s
30 far as pennant chances are concar..s
This was the Impression Ratber,a
10000 fans who saw the Phillles win ,b.,,
third straight game from stalllnRs, -.
To have the Braves admit thav -
cracked was thought to be imposslh,.
But even before yesterdays defeat !.
Of the most important cogs in the Rras,
machine told the EVENING LBporp -.
sentative that the champions were ~,
of the running VAs
This player did not care 60 hava AZ.
name used, as he said 1t would "naIrs *.
chief sore, but he admitted that he 49,.
when the team hit Chicago on ,ts ~ =.
Western trip that 1t was on its last -
and could not hope to stand the nsss
Stallings still believes he will win 49,
insists that every member of the fear.
shall have the same spirit, but the nlavas
In question, who was one of the maln
causes Of the downfall of the Mo-
machine, declares that the PLAYERS Ana,
selves really don't think they bavs
chance.
We are going to fight to the hui.h
but you can't win in a race like fhss
without pitchers. Rudolph is tho neiS
man we have who Is capable of solns
through a battle like this has been srS
Dick has been up against it." said M
star. As -.
Opposing teams have saved their hss,
pitcher to go up against Rudolph esch
series, as they realized that we did NJ,
nave James and that Tyler was nor "a
good as he was year ago. AS Il resuIt
nT1lNr
after game that would have bean IN
easy victory against ordinary pitching
Why this fellow Alexander has beaten
Rudolph about five times this season. ANA
you know that hurts the confidence and
puts team on the defensive right nj fha
start of series when your star rets
beaten. That Is WHY the Phillies had a
hard road In the West. Alexander was
picked OF In the opener of three straight
series and the moral effect was great.
L still think we are the best team IA
the league and that we will come back
strong next season. The poor Condition
of Evers right from the start and Jamss;
failure to round into form took us on
to bad start when we should have gone
out In front and destroyed the conhdenee
OF the other contenders.
Stallings says we will win vet hut
don't think so, and l don't think any
OF the boys do, but don't tip the Chief
OFT that L said this. because ne will Be
sore on me forever.
You have a better ball team here Ii
Philly than you think. 1t is team
that is stronger than 1t looks. 1t has
played better ball against us than any
team In the league, and while the pssA
looked better in our last series in Chs
cago, the Philly pitching staff is strong.
er for the grind. I have not seen the
Dodgers for some time, but I don't think
they can stick along with the Phlllies Il
Alexander can go into the last three Of
FOUR weeks OF the season In his present
condition
This fellow RiXey is some pitcher, too
lot of you fellows were panning him
for lack of confidence, but he has all that
ne needs now. There are few lefthan1-
ers In the game better, and / don't think
there are any in our league who look So
good right now. The Phillies have q
great chance. In fact, like their chance
better than any other team in the league.
But just remember the Braves will h4
back on the Job next season."
The scribes travelling with the Braves
seem To reel the same way about the
worlds champions chances. Nick Flate-
y, OF the Boston Post, said he had be-
IleVed the Braves were through for the
season two weeks ago and that he was
sure tne players all feel the same way
about 1t. Jack McGrath, of the Ameri.
can. agrees with Flately. and both OF the
Seantown scribes believe that the Phlllles
are sure to win out.
See you In Boston for the worlds
series between the Phillies and the Red
soX, was the farewell greeting OF ths
Boston scribes, and Secretary Nickerson
also chimed in on this suggestion eve
,ant beat you any more In this league
out we will still have a worlds champion
~hen the Red Sox get through wiih
horan's team"
Perhaps they might be right about that
tut one will have hard time convincing
my OF the National Leaguers that any
cam In the world can beat the Phillies
With Alexander the Great In his present
orm which he is likely to retain till the
lnish.
With the feeling expressed by the
Braves star and the scribes prevalent IN
he Boston camp, 1t would be nothing
hort of miracle for Stallings TO win OUT
low, and the local fans and the Philly
cam may now turn their attention 70
3rooklyn and root for the slump that
most people believe is coming to The
robins.