The Washington times., 1916-10-10
CHILL WINDS SWEEP
BBETSF|E[D TODAY
Football Weather Greets Dodg-
ers for Desperate Stand
Against Red Sox.
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sold and many applications. have been
turned down.
Interest in the series is now. a,
fever heat. A crowd of hundreds OF
fans thronged Grand Central Station
last night to greet the battling teams
The Dodgers and the Red Sox
1t was necessary to rope off a passage
way from the train shed exit to the
main lobby of the station, to prevent
the players from being overwhelme cd
by the enthusiastic fans.
Babe" Ruth. who pitched yester-
days record breaking game, and won
for the sox, was first recognized by
the crowd when Boston arrived.
Ruth Loudly Cheered.
He was loudly cheered. The Dod-
gers hustled to their homes in Brook
lyn Immediately. They reported at
Ebbets Field this morning and pre-
pared for the effort OF their life this
afternoon.
Dutch Leonard Is practically GER
tain to draw the Boston assignment
for slab duty in an effort to bring
the Dodgers to the proverbial last
ditch" stage. Uncle wilbert Robin
son crossed everybody so completely
and came so near being successful,
by sending Smith to the mound yes
tetrday, that he might switch the
cut again today.
Veteran Jack Coombs, who was ex-
pected to appear yesterday, is the most
likely starter today. but Pfeffer Is still
in reserve. and there Is also Marauard
ready to come back.
The psychological side OF the game.
the breaking moment when a battle Is
won or lost on single play, has crush
ed the Dodgers in both games to date.
Each time the moment has appeared
the fash of a batted ball. the hurryins
of feet on the paths; the swish as the
runner hit the dirt for a slide-and then
the break. A bobble somewhere. and
the Dodgers have fallen.
Cutshaw Is Victim.
Each time It has been George Cut
shaw. hero Of many a common, every
day National League championship con-
test. who has shook the chances of VIC
tory from under the eyes of the
Dodgers. In the first game II was Cut
shaw's boot at a crucial moment which
allowed a run TO score. and yesterday
1t was Cutshaw who. in the third in
Dodger hopes in the third inning. With
out his bobble, a hesitating tumble OF
ground ball he should have fielded
easily. Everett Scott would not have
scored from third. and the game would
have ended In the ninth inning. with the
Dodgers on top by to score. In
stead the contest sparkled through
fourteen innings OF the bitterest base
ball fighting Boston has witnessed in
many a day.
Play after play stood out almost I'M
exampled as the game wore on. Sher-
rod. Smith. pitching his first worlds Sc
ries game. worked cody and steadily,
ana his teammates. strung to the high
est pitch, did superhuman fielding feats
at times.
Hi Myers a Hero.
Hi Myers, used through the cham
pionship season as an alternate out
fielder when left-handers were oppos-
ing the Dodgers became a hero. His
home run. smashed to center field in
the first inning of play, was the only
run the Dodgers registered. His
Gliding twice saved the day for Brook
Ign. once in the sixth, when he Owed
head foremost after a line drive of
Hooper's bat and shared II. and again
In the ninth, when he captured Hob
litzePs fly after a hard run. He
whipped II to the plate while still
running, mailing Janvrin, who was
trying to score after the catch.
To-day the situation takes on a new
angle. Brooklyn. powerful all year
at home and abroad. 10 coming back
from an unsuccessful period in Bos-
ton. The Red Sox, also powerful at
home and abroad. are leaving their
native heath to battle on territory
they never have been over before.
Betting circles today are favorinE
the Red Sox more than ever in wagers
on the outcome of the series. Odds
OF FIVE to one are being offered. with
win the two games necessary TO
again become champions of the world.
The advantage of two games lie con-
sIdered sufficient for the advance In
the odds.