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JOE CONNOLLY |
THE 1914 "MIRACLE" BRAVES
The Braves and
the Giants play the aftermath
September 30, 1914
... Seven hits for Joe Connolly in one game against
the New York Giants pitchers was some feat. In nine times at bat, Joe
made only two outs and his extra-base hits were a double and two
triples. Dick Rudolph showed great form against the Giants after his
rest and is due for one more try before the World Series. Stallings
will probably let him loose against the Brooklyn during the week.
Manager Stallings is giving a run for the money to his New York fans by sending
out his first stringers against the Giants. The Giants are only two a half games
ahead of the Cardinals and can afford to do little losing against the Braves and
Phillies. Stallings not only refuses to rest any of his men, but says that only
hard every day work will keep his club on their toes. He has his players go
after everything in sight at the Polo Grounds, winning the first game by a score
of 7 to 1 and getting a tie score out of the second game. There's a lesson to be
learned at the Polo Grounds today and that was that the Braves should hold no
opponent too cheaply. Having a six run lead and then being tied up is not
playing championship ball of any kind.
The New York fans who been keeping away from their
ballpark lately, came out in full force to see the Braves. All of New York has
been rooting for Boston since it became evident that their own team was falling
back. It has been a great thing for the Braves to have the baseball public of
the whole league with them, but probably the attitude of the teams that they
have recently played has not helped them. Brooklyn and St. Louis were the only
clubs that made a very serious attempt to beat the Braves during the long last
homestand at Fenway Park. The Braves recent advances found very little
opposition and when the Athletics come, the Braves will find their opponents in
a state of mind very different from that entertained by the clubs against which
they had been doing battle to finish the regular race. |
