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Show LODKiryo for mi: he mmm V allie Schang Is Almost One, and Deal Narrowly Escaped Odium. By DAMON RUNYON. BOSTON. Oct. 11. On the Long Island shore of the great Smith Buy, not far f rom New York dwells a trf'oc of patient pa-tient and prosaic men who follow the waters of the hay for a livelihood fishing, fish-ing, clam digging; huntinc and guiding. Some of the?e men have known no other occupation for forty years and thfir fathers and their fathers' fa thera before t lie in "followed the bay." They are of the most part a pnarled and weather-beaten clan with salty eyes and straddling strad-dling step and their knowledge of the world is not profound. Of one of these men a city fellow made inquiry one day. "What do you do in t're inter," lie asked. "You can't fish or hunt when the bay is all frozen over. "What do you do to pass away the time?" The t-ye brightened with a glow, of pleasant rctroi-poctlvc. "Why," h said, "in the winter we stay at home and S"t and think and sometimes we just set." Pass Day Quietly. In similar wise did the Philadelphia Ati:!etir.s while away a dr.il Sa in i !i in the ramp of the enemy. They remained sequestered in their hotel rr."st of trie day. The Athletics are nut verv demonstrative demon-strative bv nature. Thev would hav ereated no mild disturbance ven 'had they come here today &s conquerors, fur they are a domesticated body of younc men. Tday thy FTmeil more repr?sd and restrained than eer and the general n citation ci-tation wi'.ir-h st-piiir.- prevalent tnrouyh t;:e city of Posfon pashd over and around I them and h-fi ti; .Mackir.en quite unmoved. un-moved. The EnMon Graves ari? by rm ir.rxr r'-.prs.-ed or fs trained. N'illr are t'.i -y sequestered. Tiiy a n s p'li'li- a the postoffire. As soon as th' v rrfiid home eaeh man remained in Mr rented room only loiij? enouffli to snat'-h a r'-w winks of sleeo end then he moved jnt whre all men mlebt s-e ar.d n-iarv1!. TI took prominent Tart tn t he pnrdic d:s-cuions d:s-cuions and ar-d with tlie publtr 'Opinion 'Opin-ion that it Iook like four st raicl.t. We are rcferrins to the J-:oM--n public pub-lic opinion. ItO'ton Is in a "fate of mind ovr whit ! ppenM in Pb:!a-rielphia Pb:!a-rielphia Kridav and Paiuidny that .h' is reelinar nff baphaxard ' in? n t wi'lu'it weitrnine; a svUaMe. "T!'. cradle of tin-National tin-National Ifaf'ie" Is ro-'kin v. Udtv in a uale of enthusiasm and st ranee slclits art promised when the Mark mn and t(.e : Eraven taje the field fur tli'-ir third game ' tomorrow afternorjn. "Big Night Jonight." lioston had one world r ,mipion-hip team two years bro, but it is !ouh''ul if the Rwl S"X ever aro.ijed aa nri. h enthusiasm en-thusiasm as PtalHrc' Hnive. Thr cir-cuntstawc-s: were ditferent, of rnnrf tlie gla morlnfr dn sh of the Xa t ioti;i 1 le.(f uei and tlie dined on a ra'-e t: rouch tne lnt days of the season were lackitur to juitie extent from the campaign of tlie Er.ivc", but In any event the old town is all in a heavy perspiration of exeiternent and the hot"!" a re packed, for it. Is a hlK nlM tonlKht. I'p to dale the world's series jw not a regular world's series. bea use it has pr-iuced no "s;oat" worth nient ionin. A v.-orld's series must have hot h its heroes he-roes and tta "froais" ar.d Just at pteent we are swfierlnj? from an overplu if he. roen. The fl bsence of I 'red Merkle o nd Fred Snod rasn ha s eerdt i nly 1 a lien a lot of IiTe out of this party and 'here iK fan-ply a oul In Riht worthy of vituperation. vit-uperation. Sf-.eral younf; men have been pl:ned In nomination for the odious office, hw) one or two f the eandlda te:-t appear mlcnty prom ir.lt i evr ry -time thev cel. hold of the baseball, but so fur they have not developed Muffl'-lerit rlemerit to justify -pec':.i abitfcc. Still, as lonjc nn a world's fierlcH is In prnKress und ba'bnll plavers are anywhere around, there 1 nlwavs liope of e "soat," and by TucUiv nluht we may all be hurting the feeling of some sensitive youth with reat app rity. "Goat" or Hero. There ban been noire attempt on the part of prejudiced Phlladelphian to puah Wallie Kchranx upon t ;ie public, on account ac-count of his part In that ninth In nine piny over in the city of x pecuhi tors which brouerht defea t to old ma n Plank. Hut the buffalo boy haw not developed much popularity as a "Koat." although a lot of baseball men are saying that Wallle'n c-a ndidacy rulm-d n cork Ins cha nee. to eleH (Tharley leal by a unanimous vote. Theso baseball men. who Include sonic of the rnoftt prominent n ranltes of t lie i.astltne In all the land, decllin) to accept 1 eal'B now famous theft of t bird its a r lever mn neu ve.r. They way thai It wa s a bit of base running "bone," which w;is turned Into a fortuitous i umsUi ivn by Wrtllle. H'-hrrtnt;. and placed the Ijiure wreath of herolfm ii)ui the ndamnnt hruw of ;h;irley T'el at n iuoni-nt li"n he was reaching for a crown uf tliunif. They aiKue that the nub third b-i ;ieiu:p n of the Hravei must linve been born under a lucky f--tar, but tlien Ihat Is I ni" of all mibti in a world's nerlen. If Hire were not piettv luekv tbey would not be in a world's series, would they'' Saturday's Ninth. You will t erjill t hn t Deal doubled to render In the ninth limine yesterda.v afternoon after-noon af !er MaranvlHn 'e'ld rel li i-d. It v. :i s . liK-kv donhlr. bera use Amoa Htrunk mlMudp'ed tlie ball n Ibe fle,re nnllKht. but it war none the Um u dfmbln, arid (is flu'-h duly enlltle.j u re-Hpe, re-Hpe, t Hnd ronsUlero Mori. With Hill .lnuien nt bat, iJ'.al took n lone lead l er.ind, and wan Sfj fur tiv.av from the b;i' that lie hd no elian'-e to return to lb.. I bIh-tlon bIh-tlon when a pitched ball renrhed -i'-hanw's mitt. Ill nlber v.'ordf. I 'eel seemed to be In that deplorable condhinii lounnonlv d -F.rilbed III the run of b;iMebi.tl us ".-.iiirlit nanplnc." and In 1he i uu or l,:.-,1.;ill to be "f ill!.' I O.'l I'l il U'.;" I I e k'.l I ' I )i ft tl C'Mtf.ld - r rabl'- bl.u ') :'. i.lti-r.uO " - ire nu'.v u-mri) u-mri) . d I I'i-t !' v w. uu bibtlon of ri .it .n;.i-lt- 'hi re., ,, i ;l 1 ) i . id",. If , r. '..nd. v-nr, to f!i . " a tlnui. lo .v nml from ,t- b- vb bir f-'-'i'i. H7 I be linrve- .,,,ii t)..l '-, W.puld 'O l-epjiihl thl Pll'I'-UI, and after drawing the throw to race on to third. The Postonians say that Deal h.?.s pulled this plav numerous times on National Na-tional league catchers dnrin? the pas', season, hut several National league nian-ae-rs here present say' they w ould like , to bavu the addresses, of t Iiumj i -ate hers so they may not by any chance ever get on their teams. Sehanc had an easy play in front of htm. declare those critical souls. All he-had he-had to do, they say, was to step forward for-ward and use a little discrimination in rounding tip bis man. Instead, ';llie whipped the h:tlt down to second from where he stood, and the astounded Jack Harry, who was probably not expeetine a throw at 'hat instant, had to make the catch. By that time Ieal ws almost al-most on top of third and Frank linker, who was fondly anticipating an active part in epunine a caged victim, was1 feeling with his feet for the bag. Barry did not throw to Baker because it would have done no good. Jle had no chance to pet his man. The MicyieMion that was made by pome spectators that "Lord" Byron, til poetical postulator of the National Icapue, had his noble be;p n in line with the throw is absurd, althouph it is true that Byron was bustling bu.-d-lv about tlie pcneral scene of tlie play. "The psvchoiopical effect of that Utile iii'ddent on the Athletics was undoubtedly enormous, but supposing Deal bad been put out as be would have been had Schang not made the throw as he did. What then? 1 hjv would that have ioomed up aeainst the Boston horizon with J-eslie Mann's single romlna on top of Deal's extinction'.' What would have been the tener of ;. Sta liinps's peiuTEi 1 remarks under such circumstances V We pause for rplv. This is no attempt to belittle Charlie Deal. He is a hero and who are we to cast asparagus at heroes, great or small? We but contemplate shudderlntly the erewsome consequence had th maneuver failed. Those w ho contend that 1 'C'd's deed was committed with malice a tote -thought find support in the fact that the voung man pulled pra' -t bi 1! y the jume thing In the se.-ond inning when lie whs on fir-t and InvnelM h throw from Schang that permitted Dim to go sklup c down to second. Trey my Bill La unused un-used to often cue irut play, but it hs nut been visible to the naked eye around the hie b-.ieue of recent years, although Chief Meyers of the Giants has one very similar. Another thine about Charlie Deal: lie . has been one of the fielding stars of tlie s.-ries. He has made plitys that it is very doubtful if .1. Carlisle Smith roil hi ha ve made, alth.ouch J. 'an isle m'g;-.t have done more hi'tlng than Deal. Still, j i t wo-bak'ger In the dear old pln-di is unite a lot of hitting at that. G. s-tall- j inert lias alw.T s be d kind thouglUs of D--,il, and i.e was not graily acHuted w h-ui lie found he had to piay the oun.e n.an In this eH.-s. 1 Not I onp a fier he a- quit ed -T. "'.rh'-'e I Smith and Wl.itt.-d. Mora n and Catben. I t :i w riter i er-.ark.'d to the bic Ik.s of ice Tuave that 1 he tuwiiiiiTs liad added a ton of Mre:u-'th to his ciuh. "Ve?." said Stalimus. -'tbey have. But don't l'orirrt th;Li It wasn't vcrv -n..-y for Hie to t;. f 1 e.il and M.inn out of mv reeular hue , p. Tlcit'N a pr.-tty cool pa:r of ball phiyrry. if anbo.:y i'.-Iis It May lie Tyler. It is unite likely that Sta'.is work "ienrge Tier. '-ti.e c:os--rbe k f.g.' j tou.oi rew. ft dep"nds on wh.it V ;-p . Mit'-!i..;i says. Vapp Mitchell i" tee coach of ti,J Boston pt'-t;ei-. Irob.tbly vim have not paid un:'h nVention to Vapp Mitchell in this -erics, but he Is the fellow in t be uniform who occupied tlie cocher' bo off t bird wh-n the F'.niveH are at It rrnv be n-wn to 'mi that Yapp Mitch-il Is J. S!.iliin-:s's (list lieu tenn nt. He Is li. Irnrt n of the adviorv romn.it t ee. He exa mines all pit -blng Hpp!i.-;ttion for the day game. reportH his finniio- to Stticines. and (1. Slalimea then pitches Uudolph. T .rr or .la ii:i Yaip Miffhell was vnrtouAlr a pit-d.er and a catcher In the davn of his youth. He w,,s with Stiilline when tlio hie chief I sl.niLR.ed vit h t he Yankees i.Pnn Wash - j tiiKioii ifeicl.is and he hat been with Sialllnirs situ e the noutheiner took com- mand of tne firave.s. Yapp .Yit' hell sue- ! geted using Jumex yesfrdny and .lan.s ; u as used. A pi l ' her has few secrets from Yhpp M:th'-!1. He ran tell w hen , they bftveii't cot anything a mile ;iw;iv. T t has been vie ed that his de.-d r fo cte;m up Tour atraitiht ndeht Impel Slal'inL'M to rorne back with Rudolph tomorrow. The Bronx hov has bad two da y s reMt rind the sttaln of a nir.e-innim; i:atne Is pot so f'-arful but what a lu-althv voung ir.nn can reeujerate fiorn It In two days. Hltbouifh there nr.; pltrbers who rerjulre a monlli's b-lsnre belwenn pi-lme. pi-lme. Rtfli.-ird Is not one nf thst kind, and he would b: ilad lo hurl tomorrow If Stalllmis t-nvH Ih woid. I Trie l.f.H of t1(. Biavcn ti n greul f.db.w to foibov rule a nd i ote, lioM-wr, if rule and rote proves r uccc.'t-f ul. It ,t form of super.-itltion, like t hu t superstition v. iih h etudes him to keep his let;-' crob.-o-d during a gaiiii; or ran sex bin He Mi to eieep if stray bits of paper lull In front, of bin bem-n. I le w on his vlrtorlr.-i by ! sticking lo bin tug three, nn it Is uu-likely uu-likely th.-ii lie will ilnnno Ids tartlrs dur- I In;; this serb-s any more than hn would Nil if t Ids policy of .working two sets of outfielders. I i 1 Assuming, then, that the errnlte T b-r Is ready, ho will pitch aeninst tlie M.i--k-meti tomorruw at V'enw ;i y field, I lie "jinx" yurd of the fading world'n champion. cham-pion. It Is the home of the Bed So of the vV merit ail league, and was loa ned to the Braves when they began to et in pr:'pcrous that th.-ii- own lot could not hold the crowdH. H. i.s on Fenway field that the At hleth's have taken many u tiimming from the R'-d S. There is a lcodoo over that vaid. lor It was iheie tlial the ( d.ini o:.t. the World's ch.i ni-p;onshlp ni-p;onshlp in l!'12 tbroimh tne Snodnrass historic, muff, and It w a -t t bei 1 hut t be (.I.iiiIh In.Mt the crucial Nerb-n of the pre s-ent s-ent HcHSon to the '.i,ies. May Uso Hush. Mii'-U will proba bl start. Bush or Shnwio'v iicain.-l tbe Hrjtve 'tomorrow. He will ptobiihly work ono of t;ie:o bo-'ail'-e lie has no one else to work, unh sh In- i I e i t r to lry liif vperb-nco in the form1 ol Kavuiond Mressb-i-. tin- young b film fi-lm nde! pi "l es:e of old Ma n 1 'In nk, I'en-nock I'en-nock nnotiier youthful Hide-w 1 uder, or J. V el. Ion vckolf. .Ton Bilsh won a h 1 j i fn.i;n Cue fdiinls In one nei Ics. and sbtiwkev 1h nn experienced pitcher of ceil- . libb-nible tibilitv. There are ruuiois that the spe. ul:i Imim have ae.piiri'l u laiwe sufiply of tlcketn m the Bordon t;a!neM juyt thev dbi In I'hll.idelpidi). If this N I rue, it I.l bv wav of poetle- retribution to Jiimrs K. j fbil'fney. preMdent of the Braves, n nd wdll brine a Hnturnlne unille to t bo cold. hnp-'j:sive count ina u' e of John B. l-'on-ter, se.-reliirv of the N'nv VoiK tlhiuls. lor last year Jiinir-i thil'fnee jioun'd 1 lie via l.j of an ii nt Iw'it rnur w ra Mi upon the New York club mui he d lp"i'oi-ei i-d lll;r' pi (be hfiliUs of peculntors. i- lc dl. ow-re.l ib.il tblo-t-. nld.'b ,n ,-. 1 1 ' h rd f !ir, flven lo fiiep.l'! bad lallen hi 1 o 1 in ha I id a nt the un woM h v. n lid h Oi;).ie t'oblb- nnd profuse npolnwv lo tlin ( tm.i n.i i-;ern ent , Tli"'i li no h.ufv..!'' lo 'iaffnev H H onw u-M h nut relish, but ho :ite It. ulnt now the jJio;;i of (bnt umI;.'i'1'v- lit r. I ni- pmne 1 1 ti nn- to roor.t Willi him. ( irml iiitlv It Is O.'lH iillitf Up"!! t ho h.s.-l';lll imu;ii;tlPfl lllot It bi IH.NI to luilio.sslhlo to PlU'lO llic will' "sopp" aa lonif n k IIipip are JopjI liobu-elons liobu-elons to oontpii'l wllh. loillliov nn.l Urn Shllip fKP a. Oreari' jirosiiri t If IIip Uliiics wind no the srrles l!lil tlir Doston allies. Til" 'eall plny-pr;i plny-pr;i ei-t Hie tin I li of IIip rpcclpts of tlio fli dt lour cnnips. nnd nflnr t ho t iho lln-n.'ili- cut in, lull iinlpsi. thcro are more than four names IIipit will bp mb:bty lit-tin lit-tin lelt lo cut. The I'lllUilclphlH CCplpts wi-rii not tiartl-'lllarly Iiiikp on nci-nuut of the Htiiall tli'lllhn i-apaclly (if Shilic llel.l, iilthoui;h the i M1111U hern will tiroli. nhlv' ri-innl nnv that have i i'fu- witni fu pd a i"i-lil'n Forip.:. KMho iili'l bis asspplilPS Rl hM th woi-,.1 of l In pvph- Hal- If Hip llryp lni;p li'lir lra'i;lil. as liafl'llPl'p ililli will 1 1 r -1 ii-1 1 1 1 ' 'Hi liial.n up as Mil illllrt.'lloll I,.-, I ir.-ir nnv iln.hit hn inn - Mltir-i f i 0111 an a l.hv, nin I Inn of the srrlp. ilpr.lroIp, llin lliiiwliin luminal's I" rappr to rre (hi, llnhb as i-viii nli nnsIM |