Show Connie Mack Had Bests Best Team Ever Assemble I Last Player of Famous s Tea Team ni Stuffy Move to Team Which Already Alre dy Has 50 Per Cent of Famous Old Machine Athletics Reached Zenith in 1913 N ET YORK Jan 19 The Tle The tn trade ae which sends John Stuffy M ii i ito L N to the Boston league club marks the complete of ol what in many respects was tho the greatest professional baseball ever eyer assembled assemble in either of the major leagues McInnis the last cog Ithe i ithe ir the combination moves on to a rival rhal team which has absorbed 50 per ecu cen of ol time the players whom Connie Mack l welded into an invincible group of dia aia diamont dial mont moud mond stars supreme etc holders of pennants and nd worlds world's championships The Philadelphia Athletics reached reache the zenith of their team play dunn durin the season of 1913 when they simp walked awa away with the America Americal l league championship of that year anc an n followed the capture of the pennan with a decisive victory over the Ne Nev York Nationals in the world series p pi that season by four games to oneTime one ori The Time Athletics finished the tho regula with a a. record of 96 games won 57 lost and a n percentage of Th Thi was as 43 points better than tho the of the r Washington ashington team which close the year e r in second place Connie Mack's Macks s players took tim the th lea in tho the pennant race during during- the week of or the season which about the middle of at April 1913 n m nl were never h headed or tied In let th Ui struggle for tor tho them title thereafter Th Tb records show that the Athletics Athletic lethe le lc the league ue In team batting with 28 and in jet fielding with Strongest in 1913 It goes without saying that Mac would naturally present his combination In the time worlds world's series anthe anthe an ant the up line-up against tho the Giants In th the battle for the premier baseball honor honorof of or 1913 may be bc taken as the best beat tin mi most moat powerful arrangement nt available This combination which defeat defeated d Ui He ftc Xe New York team four tour out of five Che same games pla played as follows E. E F Murphy Murph rl rt Oldring 1 If If Collins c t b Baker h Ib lb Strunk cf BaIT Barry j s- s s c Lapp c Bender Plank bt br b Bush p. p During Durin the regular re ular sea seasOn n nother other players were used and were fac fac- fac- fac tors in era ln winning the pennant but th time the themen men mentioned were the pick of ot th the comb combination I nation Toda Today not one of the these e twelve twel play v. v ore ers Is 13 a a. member a of the team amid and alil Connie Mack fack is engaged In an attempt to rebuild his baseball machine machino with new material matei-ial Murphy was sold to the Chicago Americans for tor Collins s went to the seine same club t r as did Lapp without cash consi con con- si The Boston Americans t took k five fhe men of the combination at one onetime onetime onetime time or another Strunk and Bush became be me the property of ot the thc th Red Sox In the recent deal Melanie McInnis has followed his former teammates a a. the result of the latest l trade although so far as is known no mone money consideration tion Is Involved Barry preceded these players to Boston bringing th the Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia club and last season Beason managed the Red Sox Worth orth Money one It will be seen that if the publicly announced fl figures ures In with these deals are correct the Bo Boston ton club paid pad in addition to some players player for these five Athletics Th Tho Chicago Chicaro o White Sox Some paid for Murphy urphy an ant I Collins The TIle New Xe York Americans alp contributed to the Philadelphia strongbox strong strong- bo box as the Yankee club owners o ga guiv for Baker and for or although it Jt was reported later f the time Philadelphia club returned Ihl thi sum Bum or a portion of It ft when whon failed to continue with the New eW York team The two pitchers Bender anti ami Plank were unconditionally released b by Manager Mack thus completing completing- the time breaking up of the tho famous comI com corn b I n atlo ni The disruption of tho the Athletics also formed one of ot the most sensational features of modern baseball history The team started poorly at the ning of or the 1914 season but swung Into its stride earl early in tn June and again cantered home an e eAsy s pennant winner win win- ner ncr The Athletics were favorites to o defeat deCent the tho Boston Nationals In fee world series the Braves Brayes start started d the tho ho baseball world worM by defeating defeating- the four Cour straight ht games thus establishing a record In this department department department depart depart- ment of the national sport Manager Iana er erack Mack ack did not attempt to hide his chagrin at this lila unexpected setback and without entering entering- into a n discussion o of tho the causes of the downfall decided that drastic changes were necessary It took him three years ears to complete the dispersal of or the famous baseball machine but the passing of McInnis closed the final chapter In the history Continued on Following Page I CONNIE A l' l HAD BEST TEAM TEAl EVER Continued From Preceding Page PI e. e of or a great a aggregation atlon of diamond stars The rhe ability of the players player t who Iio formed this team ma may be seer seen from their batting and fielding records mado during th the pennant Ot and tt world orld orld series pla play of 1913 when the group tt was ns at atita Its ita best Ave Avo Runs Worlds World's Serlee Series League per Player er Pos BA FA BA F FA F. A. A Gmo E. E Murphy rf rt 1 1000 If Gl 1000 Collins b. b 99 Ba Baker or 40 93 McInnis Ib lb US 1000 99 Strunk St of or 1000 6 Barry Darry S ss 75 I c. c 66 Lapp c c. c 50 0 1000 6 S Bender Dettler p p. p 1000 1000 l 4 Plank p P. P SOO OSO Bush p P. P 50 1000 57 |