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Show Getting the Breaks : How Little Things Often Upset Sure-fire Predictions in a Short Series. j By BILLY EVANS, American League Umpire ou:-il,l, down th l.-rr fU'l.t foul Urn-. JiiHt ovei-jh.i third nuali. far iwi l.an.-a. , -,- --"IK --"IK Slahl .uul fa-niiK- up thi- ooiiiil. That Lrmk nuiiitiffr two. far pln.-h hlunn itil In a ina,1ority of m.i., ami ht.i v..n a worlil'a Krrli-s intimluui. m whi.-H tliv I'liah hitter ilrilvcrril. lh luo ti-anin th.-ii wrut Into tho toath ItuiIi.k N.w Yor-t .ut over a run In Itn ha.f thnt K-inr(1 bin on.Hlith to win. win, -'Matty-' mm t ,,,,,,, ll( t N ( pit. hum Kn mi". N'ow for moil. I r.-uku f..r I H-'.-ton. i in. e ak-aln M:ms,-r Siahl fl,-l-e.l . I lli -h hitt- r to hat lor his Jut.-hor. xiraclo Wan hln i-rli-ot la n. llo lilt a hit-h fiy to Snn.lifTaH In t-t-n- t.T. whi.'h he nuiff.al, pmtuiK 1-:iii'1o on t:r-t. mi.l i ' .V '. I h 1 1 1 u M.uhi-w :.. to fa. a- Hi.' ' t"f of ihj lioi-ton I up. -I his wan l-r.-uk J imiuhiT thr. r. Hooper lln- fll.al to .no-l-n r.i- for tin- firs: out. Then ean.e the ! l.ia-.ik tht .-"pill.-.l t!if h"i.".i ot Hi- I 'JialitM. ,-ipetk. r hit A l-.-k-h f"l.l, llaif wu' I between first :ul home. Yew Ureaks in 1913. j Klthcr ("maher M. vern or M-T' c.M hnve easily hun.l.e.t thft taali. hut '.'i- ll : tho-.in'.t the other woulJ tnke It. It . fell untovK-fied to ihe Kioun.l. Tl.at Kave . .-.eaker a lif and he nia.te the moat of it. liricie nad prevtoiitiiy adv an- ed l i", o:-.d. wnen Ntthew on w naked Yerke-. v.ila hit ahead of Speaker. un hln i"-.-- und i-lun.-i). speaker imird t. r'.lit. ' .-C'Tlnic Hi. Kit with the tylnir run hIj'I semhi.tc Yirk to third, ii.riln.r u - riti -a tly to 1'evore timhied Y. ikes to s.-f-rif the run that won the fc.iir.e .'.ml thy ; seriei. The t.re.i'Mi cf the Rani flcured very llf.ie In hut in !!'. the re inn r ka b e - and rather ur...s; .':..! hltttmr of li.a k vj-.walv laade the Top-heavy tavui It' '.h'.- i Ath-..-a. ea-y m. kir.c for the f.-'ft-n Graven. In :slS Ihe one iinuiiial p'ay f the svrl.-n was toe banlli.l? of iav. i.-:: . -xtt n the third. Btrlke. that u'lul.t the rhliadelphln Infield r.a-.foot-d a-id ad- i var.'-ed a runner, who later -ored on ai -ilnale, that tie. ldud a muM l:iiortnt gali.e. I The IV.7 serb." with dro; p"'1 fl' I '-by '-by iia-a-r'..-- an! the r.ow nv--:-.or i' ie t .otra-jo t- l.veen Z'loiuerir.an ar.d 1 .!'!'! ( t'ul. 1.-18. wj.l. ii flnahy unab'Cd v-'oiil 11." ta is-i-re. are two niaie br.-ak-i that thai Giant r.aotern 5tlll talk about. In all probability when the IMJ reri. n In oir, a dlnrnorlK o! it w.a.1 a how that the final reflt wr.n brof. (!'. t about by ho-.v.r- uiiUMUi ."Ituatlon or Ireak h.appen-:nK h.appen-:nK that Wiia Riven liu ooni.idi.-rAt ion ufii-n tlx relative .rer.g'.h of the two clubs wan (.oii.sid'-red. ,Copyrii;ht. 151S. by W. G. Kvans.) B1 AM. ''a not iuv,i!i rii:i truf a- fv': In : .ihuvt m.t:oi In tv m v .illip.l.n Cl.iSK ill It'll, l; ..--t .i s.isu-r oMT'.Hkfd ti. In j -V.-.-:- r if.- ..i::;r freak iU .ui linn. ':-' il :r..iv ;ro to N t;;t' I : i o.-j:. im a r.. . :.:- of w. rM : ; :-.. ifsu'.t ;. n !'tvti r. rtl.y i t !'n .-.- .;!. -.tu'ri was i i -. 1 i rt 1 fr:i ti pr :.-:! l : v. j t' ;.i w -iti.l t!;0 .f .-:,.: ..-!.! : to t..,- h;n : -:.r : : t. :ti tf-.t t .-rl Mvo w t '. t ' ,. 1 s "i : . . i . lilt' SO IliTM V TV - : U. , .- : '.v r iic -.-.iry to w .'l s- or. i' .i::-. v. A : r oi sviiHo,.:t I1 ul I'-". ' ::" w . cVv' ur.lf-.- Y.'.n t'.w.i- i : 5. :v .- v . : .r . .ru. T!.-r- - I ..-i'-. "I. - ii r-ai.i , e I of 1,-ne L5 . i.:.t ;. .-.t. in a !.r--:t .r.-. i.f r-.. ...i-i iio rf.tv.lt. lvn : - :- v- .ar-1- : ... ;vrr '. S t ; I',:"-! ':..Lrtl.v !;:-.,' ,A, hi -. '. t'.i::". Sox w-to a le.-.er ; .ill :'.:.' l j One World Scries. ' a i ' '.: i 1 i:'i. I1.' "i. IIuto w.i . i . s ; i v. i i h was t . . t t f'.t'T T " k --o C a -"k' ii k r - . .. -. i :.rr:".-- hit'.'ri: i.-'.--. i -:; . ; - ;iVi .'Aiji- pf . 1. i.i;. I' j'. r .1 ' c t t:v ;'. . ! ..is- i : l1. .:t- p ''..;-hr1 n. I'.:-. ; ;. c .i' l ;V.'s 1. AH tt'-r.'- i - :.. w r .' v 1 i . !' : l t (;) r;r . a".-- : of t' . n-..rlv nlvp ! ' I..--:.:. .". rr- F.'.u.i:',:, d.ve'.l oil 1 i a . - - ' 1 ; r w . ,i k r 1 1 : h. I ! fi : ::, c ' .a! rpi'-v - ..r: ..' r S I: of I i'.'n.; r-r ;.! ; T!rr.- fron; Inkir-sl ' . : r-: .'-.- of l:- 7 r'.e.. With : '- -a:. . n r..:rli ..r.J o:; run to i .I. S : :: ;.) a t i I ; ' '. ro , l: : r : "; r.-. V ;."h per n : '. - ' : . l r-.-. ;o r :r." ; l.-'e f r t; . i ! ' t. - .-.-'i im t .f J.'.n.; Iu -. t t ! -r w :n t ' 1 T v. -. .1 s :i -i : - -' a r. v ' . r t V. " f i - I - ,v r . i.-v :1 ti( j' Al T'- -.. 1 ;':..-r..- :s :.o Jo ":..it t ioss ! f t'At n::-'', .if;-:" i: r.a ! icn :tp; ;ir-j ;ir-j -..; v. -.-, ; l!. ' ; ;. r al a s; r i . ; : ; a the I: - r 1 e of : l--:rolt c'.ub. Adapts Yg Noise. I n t'--.- '.;:ri,' t'-Mi:: bfii tvtC t T.-:- r.- " : In I don't r,-.;' t:.e ' -. - v I reuar-J- -1 th. I .tro.t j c . r. :. a; ; ".ir ah a tnfl o iorior to ; j " I . T.- rr:.i.r'n v ,s rot izra',, I ' v.r." -':.; to have h.-t,-n a iIo-iivp , j or ' "-:. ior sorp1 of the re1- erviin of ' -f: tr.i- '.r.--:-.r. top o:t l:i a short 1 --r.-. T-i '.".ut f.-rig ! ir:Ai:.T C irke j . : T ' '. ", 1 : r t--.' m ha'J h.s Lack to 1 r - K a .'-."i.:. '. oi A 1 '.rr 5, ix,ni"'t an I -;r r:no".v -i frorv a h ij l..i,;'t- vW'wpojni. j A '! irr ri' r-is v !ri ti;r"ft str.iiL'iit , . :r;" f: urn t T' ("tf. t'.v Furies coliiC limit. In ::''ur:r.ij t! e iiO.J.lj:o!iitl''fl of two t'-in-.. r.o:. of tho cr l ti pave . '1 :rr. - rr-( ii rnnr'.'ierallon, yet Alam A.iri :h- 11' r.:s- I- lie riiila !--:p:.;a ArT.cri':(in, a t-.:T! t'r.'it hd arriv-o. was ar-r ar-r -: ;!U'..r?t :.e CLicat-r, u 1 s . a p'-at i r:1, v.-: a .:T;r nine to p ; p. The C ; j.;. (:'-; wer- a hot favnrltt. b:t I r; (j..;" f,f if-.'-' wro r.o trie f'.ibR of i If' 7. T. -re nr-1 f-orn'1 wh.o may not I jli r " -' ': 1 1 .e s'.'i'.'-n'.ent, f u I l.el'eve j t '. A ."'.! r -c v "-re a F-iporlor t.'irn to 1 :'. ("'!'-, ::.'! th victory was won le- '..') 'i.v on i ; 3 rr.Titfl. I Th i' or.lv five tranr-r; wore nrFsary to j 'at "Ie th- i-:r;f.s is r.u..--r conclJiiive proof ih ti.p Ath'-,i hid oonl'.s of class. In T'll :h" .vth!---i' s re:)c;itd at tnr ex-pfr.H'; ex-pfr.H'; of t: e New York fliarua. Th-re -.v.- I ; : t v- to rjhooe bf-tv.een the two 1 j : P';r..s p.- ti.1 Athletics wre .sliL'ilt fnvor!'-. In thi.-' seriew, whatvr breaks t It-re wor-1 f.:-:l to the Ani'Ti".in 1 pa cue p:,tv. Ff-me run? in a short s'-rie.-i are ur.': s'iaI, s.r.'i in this series Frank Ilakr won j::v'.r,z fnmu v. !th two home-run 't;vm t h : t in f-ach insfaiice won a game fr t::e Athietlc?. Breaks Decide Series. Coi.n? Into we find that . the hrr-aks of th.-v fame dcidd the oerl-es be-vo'vl'a be-vo'vl'a doTit. The Joton Rod Sox and the N w York ''Hants met In this series. It was a c.c-' of two very evrnly matched ha'l 'chihH ficfhtin? It out. Most of the (-' tifs favored t;i Giant.s. and If there a s.'.ade of diff '-renoo It hr-lonired on t)i;,r Hid of the ledr. Tho R.-'d .Sox pot v,-av to a flvhiq- start in thhs porics tak-Inir tak-Inir "three of the first four trames, and threatened to rnal:e the opinions of the u'?fi'n-' critics look most foolish. Thf-n the fitrentfth of t!ie Nw York e'uh b'an to assert itpelf, and before the" R'-d ?ox could realize It the scries was k 1 1 at three to three. Coming from heMnd and evening ud a series that 'ad Heemed bevond renll mtido the r-'inta'a strong favorite for the deriding c-ujif' which was staged at Boston. Kljrht tiam'? were played in this series, by the v'-,v ore of th.-rn ending In a t. 'so Giant tiiivnrtf-r will over forffet that trmf It was the preat Mathewson i l"1 i'V:-t the youthful, almo.it unknown I'wlV.'nt l'p to the seventh Inning the iiints enjoved a l-to-0 lend, which se-'-ned to he enough with Mathewson U',ir'"' at top st-pp. Xow .for the breaks of the game, which no one can figure on In doplntf out a series. ( Alphonse-Gaslon Act. With one down, Jake Stnhl hit a fly i lr.ll to short left field. .Since I hap-n'-ned to umpire that series, I was in a position to e.,refully and closely observe h(. t,n' s It looked IiK: ft sure out. In-flr.ir'er In-flr.ir'er 'riefrher. and Outfielders Devore LfiVr.-'.s'i all ran for the bull. Then Ln phonse-Gnston act and the ball fl-n s-ife at the feet of the trio. This was irainur one. Cady f If oil to Fletcher Snd : vith two down and the pUcher up, l!:rr 'ln Hendrickson as a tin -h hitt.-r. JI hwupk at the first on., "i id ni--d, while tho second one one and m With the margin- Two and nothing. Mathews nn set o. it to w ork on tin- voinm'.Hl.'i . n the next pi,: h ho hit a bud ball, hiKh and on the |
