Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-16

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UNLIKE THE 1914 Miracle Braves" Grimms outfit
was rated flag contender in the spring rating was
on Mlwaukees secondplac finish In 1858 to the Dodgers
True Brooklyn finished 10 ahead Of the Braves
Grimm felt that after acquiring Bobby Thomson Danny
OConnel the Braves could close up the gap
The Braves of a. managed by the volatile George Stall
ngs did not expect to win The pennant all but
coded to the Giants who had prevailed for years
ming But the Braves did expect finish division
So when they won only four of their first % games it
shock to Stalings, his Boston fans
AT one point Stallngs moaned This is the worst-ookng
ball club I've They can't do anything right"
Stalings never up, however when the
dropped July doubleheader to Brooklyn and found them
selves in last place behind the Giants They
so bad that just after the Independence holiday
company team beat the Braves in exhibition
IT WAS TEAM EFFORT that finally turned the tide
Over stretch the won So of 66 games Their
pitchers who produced only Juy scored
18 afterward When the httrs slumped Stangs Big
Dick Rudolph Bill James and Lefty Tyler-allowed an
average Of about game during 15game streak
In Pittsburgh the Braves pitchers
Boston swept vegame SERIES Tyler James teamed
up to win To- in the opener Rudolph the second, 60;
James the third, To- and Tyler the fourth, 30
1t Rabbit Meanwhile who so dramatically pointed
up the spirit of the Braves In game with the
tied at 90, bases full and Babe Adams good fast
baler pitching stalngs Meanwhile as the little
guy walked to the plate:
Get on somehow, if you have to get hit"
Adams whipped across two quick strikes On the third
pch Maranvie leaned over the plate and caught the ball
squarey the forehead AS he lay seconscious the
ground Umpire Charlie Moran graphically remarked:
# walk to first base I'll let you get away
Staggering like drunk Maranville made the base and
forced home run before colapsing again.
ALTHOUGH THE BRAVES whipped Connie Macks
highy-fav Athletics four straight the World Series
they were not regarded great contrary
baseball historians still wonder whether Stangs Braves
were the weakest uciest simply the games club
pennant. They may have been all three.
Certainly the present Braves pack power despite
the absence from the lineup of Thomson
IA Braves had homerun hitters like Mathews Joe
Adcock, Andy Pako and Del Cranda and they only
oneshot team In fact Boston didn't win another pennant
until 81 years later
For time the second-guessers have been having
field day at the expense of Manager Grimm,
Pitchers Johnny Anone and Don Liddle the for
Thomson. The Braves didn't need Thomson argued the
second gussers but they still had Antone they
would have two pitchers with aggregate of % victories
JOLLY CHOLLY REFUSED to regret his trade publicly
at least How to know that Thomson would
leg in spring trainng?" he demanded Bobby all
might be top right now"
The fellow who is getting Grimm off the hook is the
biggest pitcher in the majors 6-foot-S 225-pound Gene
Chef Nichols to fill his shoes
Nichols however, has only nine games as against
Antoneis IT, Another disappointment has been Bob Buhl
Coney has been blessing with his 1875 Grimm
concentrate baseball instead of resumng
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