Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-10
BRAVES ARE RATED
APENNANT THREAT
Title Winning Feat of 1914
Recalled by Twin De-
feat of Giants.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

"A JEW YORK, July 10.-Base
M ball prophets who like to
Y call the turns in the big
league races are dropping
hints that it would be we'll to keep
an eye on the Boston Braves dur
ing the second half of the Ma
tional League season, now that
the BeantoWn boys show evil
dences of resuming their old role
as trouble-makerS.
The way the Braves mauled the
league leading Giants in their hide
pendence day double-header aroused
memories of that Boston team which
astounded the base ball world in 1914
with miraculous dash to the pennant
and the world championship.
When George Stallings was leading
the Braves 10 years ago they started
their big drive in a Fourth of July
double-header which they took from
John j. McGraw's Giants. The Braves
were in last place that day but those
two victories started them on their
amazing climb that landed them the
championship. The miracle team
then went on to defeat the Philadelphia
Athletics in the world series in four
straight games.
That, incidentally, was the last time
the Braves won a pennant. though IN
the intervening years they have spoiled
the championship aspirations OF many
other teams. The pesky Braves usually
develop a penchant for knocking over
one of the first division contenders, and
this year it looks like the Giants have
been nominated as their victims.
In their series to date the Braves
have defeated the Giants seven times
while losing four games, which is just
about as good record as the ST. Louis
Cardinals have made against the league
leaders. In fact. the Braves also have
been bad medicine for the Cardinals
series with the Giants.
CTRANGELY enough the Chicago
Cubs this season have had the
Indian sign on the Braves. defeat
ing them eight times while losing four
In recent years the Cubs usually have
found the Boston team stumbling
block in their drive to the top.
In the home stand they have just
ended, the Braves have been playing
ball of frst-division caliber. The ques-
ton is whether they WILL nold up 10
that standard on the road trip they
now are beginning in the West. The
addition of Pinkey Whitney and Hal
Lee, who were acquired by trade from
the Phillies in June. seems to have
frightened up the Boston defense and
put more punch into the batting at
tack. Wally Berger and Randy Moore
have been hitting the ball effectively
for some time. The principal question
mark concerns the pitching staff,
which has shown some brilliant flashes
at times but has not produced con-
Sistent winners to date.
One can't discuss the Braves with
out remarking that the clipper and
ancient Rabbit Maranville still is in
there plugging away at second base
the same Meanwhile who played short
stop for that famous Boston team back
in 1914. IN his 40th year, the old
campaigner can still go out and play
through a double header, accepting all
the chances that come his way. He Is
the miracle man of this Boston team
of 1933-and no doubt he wishes the
Braves could perform miracles again
and bring him into another world series
near the close of his long career.