Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
fans LOSE CONFIDENCE
IN MANAGER STALL|NCs
aCorbctt Says Credit for Great Show.
ing Of Braves in 1914 Rightly
Belongs to Mitchell.
FLoPPED AFTER LOSING HIM
although Rootcrs Once Hailed Stal.
lings rs Miracle Man." They Are
Now Clamoring for His Dcthrone-
ment From Managerial Berth.
DY LANES j. CoRBErT.

NEW YORK. July 2T.-BoSton fans
ees haG have Sss suPaFR sA
It is possible that before another sea-
son rolls around there may be a new
pilot at the helm OF the Braves craft.
Stailings leaped into national promi:.
nence in 1914 and became heralded
far and wide as the miracle man OF
baseball" Certainly the performance
one OF the greatest of all time.
Swinging along into July the Braves
were in las, place. seemtnly deeply
shown nothing that would indicate
that it ever could lift Itself beyond
second division at its best. But of
spectacular dash in the history OF the
national game.
On July II the Braves were in last
place week later they had moved
until Angus, During the following
week they moved into second place.
closely chasing the league leading
the depths of despair rs far as PEN.
nant hopes were concerned and began
whoopine i; up for the Braves The
upon the team and began to ask:
Can they make it? Can they reach
the top? And if they do, can they hold
Csed Only Three Hurlcrs
Through the latter part Of August and
hung onto second place and day after
day cut down the once;tremendous lead
ct the G I's R Isns s ony Js ,nrse
but with thc team playing superbly be,
hind them, the Braves stepped forward
and ever forward Al last. amid the
Braves Jumped into first place about
September ). and thereafter never were
headed
Having achieved the top. the smart
ftl n ha
sure 10 crack; that the pace had been
so terrific that the team would rip wide
would slip back from the top. But the
Braves never cracked and went right
on and won the pennant racing TO the
wire sixty nine points or I'VE and one
And then came the worlds series.
"the lucky and mediocre Braves vs.
Connie Mack's peerless Athletics. The
betting that preceded that affair made
the Athletics tremendous favorites.
.Rut ths miracle work OF the Bos,o1ians
had rot been completed. Il reachsd
TO The utter astonishment Of the entire
baseball population. the Braves
whipped the Aihletics in four sartiEni.
Tie only Kline this has happened in the
modern history OF worlds series base
bail,
: When all this came about the crowds
from one enc Of ths nation 20 ths otner
They gave 70 him the credit for the
soec,acu!a- triumph OF the Sostonians.
Hut E. the time there were few per
cons. IN. insiders" who made this
statement:
Credit Due Mitchell.
u, .sa', sta.lings 10 WHOM, the real
cred, shor:5 50 Pass 1t a!ons TO
for Stai,ings and who Vas me Tea!
powe- behind The throae. Tithout
MtchsM j.; IS certainty tnat the
Braves never would have landed any
where Tae brains OF Mitchell doTni-
mated many critical situations. the
eght!ns spirit % Mitchell Was reaecIed
in the athletes. and - Eas Mitche.i
who saved the ;eam from cracking
time and again.
But the S;sl!:nss shou;er: continued
TO hand 4 TO George :.
wear late! the Braves, with M!'cAe.!
still lieutenant. pu: Up great nsht
for the pemuant. but :eu o!i s.erL
THE next season NtcaeN YVES passed
e,ong u the Cubs And from ;ast time
on the E.aves haven't landed any
though Inc same George Stzil!nEs Eas
been at tn hel11 n1s Hiaysd in-anu-
out hascbaN and. has never hsen
real factor n arr. PEE yisnt ASht.
The worst showing IN. Clue mas
made since 1914 is th:s YEAR and ,h-
Bostonians are now sh-ieEtne to- tnf
scalp OF StaninFs. They want 1ea
manage They feel thu; y "'es
MitcneiI not Stating. Nho. vas ne
real factor in the winning = The lF4i
remnant. And 80 theE nave 4os' ne
1915 and 1916 faith in ftz.l!nss and
yearn TO see ue~ face n inc pl.e;-