New-York tribune., 1915-01-24
Bv GEORGE T. STAlLlNGS.
Manager OF the Braves.


~pe-certace" thsu my club ol0 IN -re
---rc hsttie O. -re no-lds series Irs
Iardes- --r ever scored was ere ore
-bs. t-e Braves made ~ ere tenth
-rnire o. the thirG contest. which
tie5 % up.
AsI have SAD in 81 trese articles.
cur spi-it swept the Athletics OF trelr
feet. sno. from me first my ltt.e bal
club showed Nscs's champions that
vs we're TO. sfrsid % them. the,- bat
.irT averages. O. their record. But
t.s inning which absolutely broke our
orporer-s' hearts and made our c.uo
sure O. victory wss that cer.a.
don't be eve g. hss svs- been oCp.-
c,tea. Af-e- Ne had finally won the
eo-.ss. Ver. INTO me clubhouse and
found my U.syers shouting.
"Hu~-a- for trs next worlds cham
pons'
Tbev knew -rs. re series was theirs.
Since then. ! have been told by Ger
tain American League ball player Nro
visited me clubhouse % The A-nie'lcs
after ,het- defeat. that they as p.sialy
showed -rst they realized they Nere
beaten as ny BOYS did hat they had
won. Among themselves. they were
r~1rb,I-g and t-e,- heads were hang
inE
Athletics MADE tVo runs. and o., looked
% eve-v one O. ne field IS tnouGn
Nses's team vas finally 20 hang up
victory-.hs- IS. 20 every one eNceP-
the members q or LITTLE ball cluo.
The Philsdelph,s tesn earned ore Of
those runs. The other sippeo scros.
n. plate when Evsrs lst ms head
drop after losing chance 20 cui tne
mn OF because IRE ball toos g BAD
boy-6 could not be felded. and rit
t.r on the c-cs.. Another run slipped
over .-cr and Nscs's club had lead
= 40. When JOHNNY came 20 me
bsrch every nan On me Boston team
walked over and spoke % n.
sympathy for Eyers.
NEVER mind" they said. one after
another. we've got three more games
10 ain - %. You've done enough for
this bsU club % sEord 20 s.cS one
away once n while.
Bur not e man on the team CONCEDED
Cefea. The substitutes. who had not
taken ans active part IN The sctus!
p',vi7r started % show what they
we're worth 90 ne club by tearing %
and down -he bench and shouting their
lungs out. Every one vas moving on
tnst brrcr We intended % make u
Just as ha-d a. ve could for the A,1-
letics 20 hold that lead.
Then Hank Govdy. tne castor OF tae
Giants. came Up % the plate and
busted one f0r rome ru1. That vas
lust plain slam. but, believe ne. u
took some of Ire wind out OF the Attn
le,ics. They then realized that the two
run lead was not safe one. The reing
run was q. the plate, as Ve express u
IN baseball t. means that the man
who would .ie tne score = ne got
around the bases was a. The oat. ms
vas the hardest one ever p0sned
around Every man on our club was
working for it. working his heart out,
whether re was IN the coaching oox,
al the bat or on the bench.
ANY one Vno saw that game VII
never forget me spirit. RABBIT
Nsrsnyille was OF the coaching lines
al FRS, base, running wild. Every man
on The bench was waving a sweater
Or 8 nsckinaw and saying something
except ne. ! just sat tight IL was
The typical break" OF ball game
only bigger 7. is useless 70 reoite
here Just row that run vas made. since
glad that Evers's hit was one o. the
biz factors IN getting It. But we
worked for every foot that runner
moved around the bases. and each
move was carefully thought out.
When We finally got IL we knew that
me game ard the chsmpionship Would
be ours. The winning run was only a
matter of time. That is why ] found
my players singing IN the clubhouse
s',ervsrd snd speaking Of themselves
as me next worlds champions We all
knew &, then. and so did the Athletics.
Gordy Stands Out.
Perhaps in these concluding articles
o. this story il would do no harm 10
speak % individuals. With the superb
pitching. Gowdy's catching stands out
u was the big feature OF the series,
although I expected II Of Hank, for
Knew better than any one what ne
could do Before the series, IN fact,
on the day after we had cinched the
National League pennsnt, ] got 20 talk
ing 70 Christy Msthewson out az the
Polo Grounds, where we were playing
our farewell series with the Giants.
What is Gowdy going 20 do Tor
you, George" Mstty asked me.
I'll make you a bet right now, l
replied, that he outhits, outcatches
and outthrows Sehang in the series.
AStty did not make the bet, but ne
would have lost II If he had. You see
knew something Of Sehang, for ne
had worked on my club when ! had
been the manager in Buffalo. Person
ally, he is one OF the finest fellows
mat ever put on the chest protector
I srsr o.
Tore in this story, he cannot hit slow
pail with a FISH net
The only fast one he got within
reach in the series he busted over
third for two bags. That was one that
Bill James threw him. When man ~
not hitting as he should, II always
hurts the rest Of his game, and Sehang
CID not catch as well as he was eA-
pee;ed 70. We played on every weak
ness we knew. We showed HIM splrlt
from the first, and nothing but spirit
made that tough run IN the teh'h
inning possible.
During the series, while we are TAX
ing Of Gowdy. il was reported tnat
some young woman had promised 70
marry Hank IL our club won. Gowcy
mas asked me TO deny this as strong
I" possible.
Why, IL got me in bad he com
planned 20 me after the third game.
Every young woman ] know. e1pee"
ne TO marry her now IL We win.
That's no reason for you taking II
easy" told him.
This report was started by ,somie.
newspaper reporter, who thought ],
sss good story. Hank is not mar