The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-10-14
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Taken From Sporting Life MAGAZINE
Sidelights on Worlds Series


The Red Sox took advantage open date September
% practice the Braves Park get the lay of the
strange surroundings The team divided into two teams
which played five inning The Red Sox, particularly
the oufeders bothered by the shift and found
the footing of the field much softer and than
Fenway Park Del Gamer celebrated the Sox entry
the Braves domain by hammering home rum that
has been made inside the limits the field Manager Cargan
tried all his pitchers Foster Shore, Ruth
working The Red Sox worked out Braves Field also
Wednesday morning and again on Thursday morning
When Phes put finishing touches Brooklyn on
September % the New York Sun said: The Philes
every day they always WERE They give themselves
and show indication of being inflated their
Bill Kfer whose shoulder snapped in the game Ebbets
Field September Bonesetter Reese at
town. Ohio for the purpose being patched for the Worlds
Series Ker the best catcher in the National League and
the Phes will need him. Reese advised him for
other week. declaring that the injured tendon may be strong
enough to let him throw we'll as
Not the least interesting fact about the coming Worlds
Series that Whitfield, Dugey Byrne Becker Chalmers, Nc
Quian, Nehof of the Philes and Hoblitzel Barry and
Gregg of the Red Soxa dscardswi be the unexpected
'sons of fortune" this year.
California former Pacific Coast League players stand
prominently in the neups of the Phes and Red Sox
they grid for the Worlds Series No less than eight the boys
present in the meeht commenced their diamond
the Coast The talent evenly divided between the
American and National Leagues The Red Sox have pitcher
Dutch Leonard left fielder Duffy Lewis catcher Thomas and
right fielder Harry Hooper The Phes boast of right fielder
Cactus Cravat catcher Eddie Burns shortsop Davy Ban
catcher Bill Ker All of these have perform
ed in California.
Whitfield like Demaree and other cast-os who were
ed" Pat Moran has taken big keeping the Phade
pha the front in the National League for the flag
Last fall among those absorbed their share of Worlds
Series kale we're Gowdy Dick Rudolph
Giants still collecting Demaree Stock, Chalmers and
Adams will be those receiving the October dividends
when the big award made This makes total of six Giants
profted greatly by leaving the Big Town. There's
nothing like being canned at the proper moment.
fairly prediction that the Worlds Series wnot
be decided consecutive games it last when the
Braves took the Athletics into camp four playing days. Alex
expected be responsible for long SERIES the
Red Sox should display superiority in the games.
The Boston pitching staff is be sneezed if Joe
Wood will be able take in the sere which apt
played cool weather. which puts Wood out of all
sderaon Shore Ruth Leonard and Foster quartet of
mighty pitchers They leading the American League tw
ers and Shore fact had something Alexander last
the matter allowing earned Shore has not been hit
hard any time while
when Alexander has been driven from the rubber.
Milton Stock who was Giants third baseman astyear,
will play position for the Phies during Worlds Series
Stock handicapped by Deafness but he hustler and Moran
saws developed OF the capable nneders
in the National League He handles hard gounders with un-
usual skill he wonderful hrower also being very fast on
the bases
The controversy Presidents Baker and Lannin
Dooko a. QoctOr otoOod for
time to cause considerable difficulty Mr. Lnnn insisted that
the rooters represented the meeting by John D.
Kien Boston, get 400 tickets addition to the 200 which
the rules state allotted the visiting club Worlds
Series Mr. Baker would not to such move, and
stated of Philadelphia entitled to first choice
of the limited seating capacity at the