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MBfc Tag flMffll ~y^siMf " " f" BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING VOL. 64. NO. 7 PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 17, 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS National League Pennant Winners Triumph Over Athletics in Four Straight Games, Setting a New Record for the Series Former Title Holders Are Outclassed, Rudolph and James Each Win Two Games Playing the most sensational and surprising that single tally was the result of a "high l>ase ball ever seen in a World©s Series, the throw to the plate by Collins on a double Boston National League Club won the pre steal. mier base ball honors from the Athletics, Hero of the World©s Series THE DIFFERENCE IN PITCHING champions of the American League in four made the Athletics appear to disadvantage, ©aa straight games, the series closing on October light hitting always does with any team, while 13, in Boston. Never before had any club cap Ithe winning start secured by the Braves tured the World©s Championship in the short made them appear perhaps stronger than the space of four games, and it is doubtful Athletics, on this occasion at least. At any whether in any previous series a former rate they played pretty much the game that World©s Champion team fell away so badly won their league pennant. They fielded with as did the American League title-holders. precision and speed, ran bases with reckless Rudolph and James were the two Boston abandon, and showed courage and aggressive Ditchers who annexed the victories, each tri ness from the moment they gained the lead. The Athletics played their usual steady game umphing twice. .Rudolph won the first and and showed no sign of demoralization in the fourth games, giving the Athletics a single face of the adverse current which grew run in each; James won the second game by stronger with each inning until the sixth- holding the erstwhile slugging Athletics to two inning avalanche. The stars of the day were hits, and then relieved Tyler in the third game pitcher Rudolph, catcher Gowdy and shortstop and won in 12 innings. Boston hit the Ath Maranville, for Boston, their work i» all de letic pitcher.s, with the exception of Plank, partments being sensational; and shortstop freely and ©cleanly. The veteran southpaw Barry, of the Athletics. Rudolph©s masterly pitched a good game and was only beaten, pitching has already been alluded to, but 1 to 0, on a mis.iudgment in the ninth inning. Gowdy©s fine catching of his diffiicult de The series was excellently handled, and drew livery was of vast assistance to him. But it good crowds both in Philadelphia and Boston, was in offense that Gowdy shone. He secured though not quite up to the average of some a double, triple, single, and a pass in four times up, batted in the first run, scored two runs past years. The total attendance was 111,009, himself, and figured in a double steal. Maran and receipts, $225.739. Boston won the first ville starred with two singles and a wonder game, 7 to 1, Bender, hero of former World©s Series, being batted from the box. The sec ful fly catch over his shoulder in deep left ond game went to the Braves. 1 to 0, after a field. The remaining players did their work keen pitching battle between James and acceptably, while Deal did what little he had Plank. Boston took the third game in the to do well, "Red" Smith thus not being miss hardest fight of the series. Bush pitched for ed in this game at least. For the Athletics, the Athletics and Tyler started for Boston, (the only stellar piece of work was a bare- James taking UD the burden in the eleventh. hand fly catch by Barry in left field, which Bush threw his game away, losing, 5 to 4, in carried him far out beyond the foul line the twelfth. In the fourth game, Rudolph won and was one of the most spectacular catches all the way by a score of 3 to 1, over Shaw- key and Pennoek. The Athletics failed dis ever seen in a Wood©s Series. Strunk starred mally at the bat, while Gowdy, Evers and at bat with twt> singles, and Wyckoff sur Maranville slugged the ball for Boston. The prised by an unexpected double. Baker complete detail of each game follows in order. made the only other extra-base hit for his side, but that did not atone for a serious lapse in the first inning when, with two on BRAVES WIN FIRST and one out, he carelessly failed to "wait out" the pitcher and fouled out on the first The Athletics Defeated Through Bender©s ball pitched, a curve ball on the inside. Inefficiency and Rudolph©s Skill. IN THE FIRST INNINGS, Moran fouled out to Mclnnes, Evers flew out ATHLETICS VS. BOSTON, at Philadel to Collins and Connolly struck out. For the phia, Friday, October 9. The initial battle Athletics, Murphy made an auspicious start of the 1914 World©s Series resulted in a with a clean single to centre; Oldring then stunning surprise and the Braves, true to sacrificed Murphy to second and Collins was their recent habit, furnished the surprise by passed. With two on, and Rudolph visibly defeating the Athletics, cleanly and decisively, nervous, Baker hit the first ball pitched and in a game in which they reaped all of the a bad one at that, namely, a low curve on honors. The entire battle hinged on the pitch the inside for a high foul to Schmidt. Mur ing, and this is where Boston won and the phy attempted to make third on the out and Athletics lost. Bender, the hero of so many was thrown out by Schmidt, thus ending in- World©s Series, pitched a poor game in all re HENRY GOWDY gloriously an inning which for a time ap spects, lacking speed, judgment, and control, peared likely to put the game on ice. In the and placed his team on the defensive continu Catcher of the Boston Club of the National League SECOND INNINGS. Boston had pretty much ously after the first inning. He lacked control the same chance for a flying start, as the of his curve ball, wasted his fast ball and got Henry Gowdy, the remarkable young catcher of the Boston National League Club, and Athletics had and availed themselves of it ta himself into the hole so often that he had to t»r of tbo World©s Series in erery department, who is generally credited with being respon groove the ball frequently, the timely batting sible for the great success of the Braves© pitchers after Uie disastrous stajt this season, such an extent that they was born in Columbus. Ohio. August 24, 1890. He broke into base ball as a. first baseman VISIBLY JARRED BENDER, of Gowdy and Maranville being due to this for the Lancaster Club, of the Ohio State League in 1908. The following, year found him fact. Rudolph, on the other hand, pitched a with the same team, but in 191.0 he was with- the I>a.llas Club, of the Texas League. Mana who was plainly lacking in control. He passed masterly game. He used his spitter but rare ger MoGraw, of the Giants, purchased his release early in the year aud he remained with the first man up, Whitted, and, after disposing ly, and mixed his fast ball, curve ball and McGraw until the middle of the 1911© season, when he was traded to Boston. As a first of Schmidt with a long fly to Oldring, h» slow ball with rare judgment. He rarely baseman Gowdy did not, look very good so Manager Stallings sent >. him to the Buffalo Inter made a bad break on Gowdy. For the latter, "grooved" the ball and used his slow ball national league Club at the start of Vast season to be made over into a catcher. The success with the count three and two, he carelessly with such deadly effect in crises that, but of Stallings© mo*e was evident when Gowdy came back to the Braves in the middle of the "grooved" the ball, and Gowdy laced it out for an error by Moran, who let Strunk©s hit season. He is o»er the six-foot mark in height, throws finely and is a hard right-handed for a long double on which Whitted scored get away from him, in the second inning, the hitter. the first run of the game. Again with the Athletics would have been shut out. He count three and two on Maranville, he re Struck out eight men, twice retiring Oldring peated his mistake and the midget hit safely and Barry in that way. So poorly did the J to centre, scoring Gowdy. A lightning double "Chief©s" work that he was relieved in the ixth inning this being the first time Man- ©n a World©s Series game. Wyckoff was ef- I his curve ball with judgment, and only three M>er Mack retired a pitcher for ineffectivenei* feotiTe is the three innings be pitched, uaiag 1 hits and one run were scored on him, and See page 19 for Classified Ads. SPORTING LIFE was the bright particular star of the game, as play on Deal©s sharp hit to Barry, «aded fur- BOSTON VINS AGAIN INNINGS In this inning, for th« first time, Ither damage. In their share of the inning Boston failed to get * man *a ba«e, as James hft was in the entire series to date.