Show BOSTON BRAVES HAVE E GAINED TOP IN SHORT T TIME BY GREAT PlAYING B By Associated Press i NEW NE YORK Oct 8 While Whilo While Philadelphia Phila Phia dolphin delphia has enjoyed a big biJ slice of oC the tho honors which accompany the tho right to tobe tobe tobo be bo a n. contender for the thc worlds world's baseball championship Boston has not been ICeD wanting for a share in iii the tho glories of the annual championship series When the time clubs climbs representing these those two cities meet in iii the opening game gamo for this thi years year's worlds world's 8 pennant it will mark the tho fifth time timo that Phila Philadelphia elphia has Imas entered en en- toned such Ritch a a. struggle lo and it will vill bo he time the third for Boston hail the tho New York Nationals not refused to play with the tho hub S mb players in ill 1 1904 the tho Boston I Americans would have IJac had an au ael additional addi li I opportunity of for the tho championship However Howo Boston claimed the worlds world's honor for that t year b by de- de de cle fault t. t Since tho the American and anul National league pennant nt winners first played against each other in 1903 the tho Athletics Ath Ath- of Philadelphia have hao played four times and won three post season on series Tho The Boston Americans won ou the time two that they thoy fought to a finish first beating u the Pittsburg Nationals in ju After wait waiting ei eight bt years from front the tho time of the disappointing refusal al of the tho Giants in 1901 the It Red TIed Sox Sex hind had the tho satisfaction of taking Manager Me- Me Ic Craws Graw's men into camp scoring their second victor victory in the banner series aeries series of 1912 Make Wonderful Bun Run Hitherto the tho American league ue was solely responsible for Boston's worms worlds a baseball honors but this year car the tho Nationals Na Braves ves which Thich th tile the or are aro aptly called after a rush which astonished aston a all followers all followers of ot the tho national game are arc in the forefront of the tho battle buttle The Tho Thoa a flight ht of tho the Bra Braves Braes es is without t parallel in iTt the annals of baseball From last laRt place to first was their accomplishment and amid this within a period of five weeks Tho Time Braves were lowest of the eight teams team in in the tho National league on July 18 On Au August 23 3 they hail had mounted to first place tied with the tho Giants It Jt was as t ten n days das later Inter September 2 before tho the went into tho the lead with clear dear title for the time being bein and it was September S before they finally in in- mu- mu trenched themselves at the tho top But the historians historian of baseball w will 11 mark their performance ns us Last place to A record first in thirty six days das White Sox Climbed Quickly Only ono one team within the tIme memory ow present day fans an J has hal nearly approached approached ap ap- the tho extent of the tho Braves Braves' remarkable re re- re- re progress That was 18 the tho Chicago Chi Chi- cn cago o White While Sox of 1900 HOli in their dash through h the tho American league teams from fic place to first The Time Whito bite Sox wore were a team of appreciated dated high rank bowed low with bad breaks during time the I first of the season The lIme Boston Doston on the tho other hand wore were J J with littie little little lit lit- dubbed the the lowly Braves tle tie to indicate warrant to better name Tinker to Even Ec to fo Chance a byword byword by hy word m in baseball all circles for years as representing the tho spec speediest fielding in on tho time diamond in the production of double plays has haM been becu supplanted by br tho time l re relay rc- rc In lay 1 Iara n me to E to Schmidt The Tho combination play of the old olmi Cubs Cubs' Cub infield has at least been heen bettered largely through the assistance of ono one of its Us members f Johnny Evers now now i playing tho the lcy keystone sack acl for Boston and amid Maranville go c into tho the world series s with one ouo of the most remarkable fielding fieldin records in iii time tho history of the game aUle Within ton days cla of the clo close o of the time National lCt league lO season cason 1 hi pair had bad figured in nearly double plays Maranville Is a Wonder Vander Evens E playing an improved game Jame at second base n e has haa nevertheless been outshone out omit shone by his younger club mate Juato Maran- Maran villo mo took part in c five eight of the double plays plas carried off oil by the tho Braves a worlds world's record With the moro more numer numerous ous opportunities that were developed dc by br shortstop position ho he was bio blo for tho the inception of or three fifty of these plays This betters by a dozen ozen the he record of three forty double plays held for several years ears by Fletcher of the time New York Giants Maranville has been middle man in twenty six of thc these e combination plays and mini at nt tho the receiving end of or six ix With fewer opportunities Evers has lIns taken part in sixty five double plays has started twenty three made tho the put out assisted I in th thirty throe nc I and has finished fin nine Maranville to Evers to Schmidt J in iii that order has haM been the tho way waT of twenty seven double plays I I Thirty nine have been accomplished DJ by oy I time the three |