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'SEVI new castle news, Friday, October 9, wu. J. FRANKLIN (HO BATTERIES. WALTER YOUTH AND These are lhe men on whom bv deteMtine the marcs in men right and Sc-hajiR (below) Bender their spurs in several wunu Connln Mack's third pitching star, men. With hind the oat tot us little trouble in putting the Brav i-SnSSF and Homo 'Run fiaker is expected In Ehine lodav against lhe Bnui-s.

His big stick is sure to play-world series which stint loday. Mtn-hi's ehamnionslHp Wniior Sni.Mni? will receive all the flecde.r the game this afternoon. The form, and with liim behind the bat, test of assistance. ids praise for a good play as he is with abuse for a bad one. It one of his men makes a brill I un catch or throw or smashes out a long hit that aids the Braves' chances fur victory, Stallings rushes out from the bench lo meet him us he comes in and welcomes him with all the enthusiasm in' his system.

Mack. In contrast. Is at all times the most iuconspicuous man on the A thin, i pa.1 hench. He Is over and nuiet. No matter how great -a blunder his players may have made, no matter bow poorly they ploy, Mad: never has a word or condemnation.

And when one or another of uiake sonic brilliant play, Mack's reelings never run riot. Ho may greet the player with a smile, a pat on the hack or a 'Flue work, bov," but that usually is the extant oMiis greeting. No Athletic players ever arc greeted with a few bear Cuombs (centre, i'lank Jf hB pr8Sont combat. Coombs, bears the brunt ot youth and ambition, duct toward them on the hall field is caused only through his frenzied ambition to win- bave tn take his vobuke wltliuut experiencing nny bitterness of feeling there- Stalllnca is a driver even a harder inner i.lian MeCraw wise niln the driving honors until this yea: atais jngs is after his every minute, e. If one of Nothing escapes hi makes a "bono" piay Burn ings meets him as he approaches hench und that player is certain lo get "his'n" witliotit delay.

Rcarly With I'misc Stalliugs Is Just, as ready with But MILLION AND A HALF IN WAGERS ON WORLD SERIES Otto Hess, 34 Tomorrow, Patriarch Of Braves MB RUN) BAKER. hues, a doicu terrific slaps on thli back and a lengthy speech of as are the Braves when they do great work. Mack was born in Brooklyn, in 1802. Ho began his baseball career with the Maiden, in 1SS4. He played with in ISSo and 1S86, Washington in 1S81, 1888, and- 18Sts; and with Buffalo in 1800.

1S31 to 1800 ho played with PittsVj burg, managing that eiub fro'in August ISM to 183(1. From 1807 to 1000 ha managed the Milwaukee cluh in the Western league. In 1001. I'hlladelphia and organized tlio Athletics. He Has bean there since.

Ho owns half ot the stock. o.v. the club. Muck won the American leaghq-championship in 1302, 1905, 1011, 1313 and 1914. Ho won the-, (Continued on I'nge Nineteen.) CO.

PITTSBURGH, PA. "it: CUntC! L' AGE BLENDED IN ATHLETIC Lonnie fliati is "'4-L' 'r, i mv I ftl.e ui ia who this blend ui Four of the Braves claim New York as their uatlvo stale. Massa. chuselta, Texas, California, Pennsylvania siui Ohio each contributed wan native sons to the. Bravo aggregation.

The others, in the ratio of one per each hail from lthodc Island, New lif.n.psaire. Washington, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina. Maryland, Tennessee and Louisiana. Manager Rtallings is 4B. and was born in Georgia, the home of the illustrious Ty Cobb.

As the sole representative or Switzerland in the major league, Hess is like his fatherland a neutral surrounded by warring nationalities. Of players of foreign birth or descent, tho Irish take the lead, but at ui- vear IV.o Germans have been giviug the Ancient Order of Hibernians a hard race for supremacy, 1'he baseball woods tiro now full of tho hut. The Kv.fil, lie mvrrul l.itt k-agun sta-s, iin-ludH'-K immortal "Cap" Anson. The French contributions to the diamond latent, while not numerous, "nave been illustrious, ami include tho great and only Napoleon Lajoic. The Polish representatives In the baseball hall of famo include Coveleski and i.miiiiir others.

Abhaliccliio heads the Italian list, and Cuba has sent Marsans and others. Men Unglisli, Scotch and Welsh blood are all ri nrestented, but they are numer ically inferior to ilia Irish. The At-, altlluerli nan by tllO Color line, from league baseball, ha thpir Johnsons. Jacksous, WalcoHs and Dixous of the diamond as- well as of tho ring. And then there are the Americans "Chief" Bender and; '(ihlet" Meyers, to mention but two of the small but solcct company of ret'l Americans who have won fame and fortune In the great American game.

brings forth a caustic and immediate reprimand from the great leader of tlio Boston team. Stallings applies his verbal abuse to stars and mediocre players alike. He spares none. And the strangest part of ali, Stallings abuse of his players never has caused them to feel any bitlorness toward him for when the game is over Stallings changes rout. He is the pal, tho brother of each ot his-players.

Slalllngs never rebukes a player twice for the samo error. He doesn't dig Into the past doesn't bring up old. sores. When ho has panned a player mica for some blunder it's tho Olid or It. Stallings has spoken his piece has relieved his feelings and tho Incident Is closed.

Shillings frnveil. Every man on the Iloslon cluh has conio to lo'vo atnliings. And not one ol the men on" tho wlinlo team has escaped a tongue iiniiins iivm oui -lugs not otio has oscapod a cnli down; couched in scorching lun-- gnitKo- I Tho players understand ainllitigs. They know that hi cel- While Otln Hess of the pitching staft of the Boston Braves, lias not. set the baseball world afire by his twirling, he has several claim); to distinction.

First and foremost, he is the oldest player, with one exception, in tlin 151-1 line-up ot this amazing Uraves. Otto will be 34 tomorrow, and in the rncefor patriaehal honors ho is surpassed only by old Feed Mitchell, the backstop, who was thir-ty-iive lost August. Hese le also the only forclgn-hom player on the roster of the TJostorilnns, and the only native of Switzerland in the tug leagues. Ho was bom In lierne Switzerland, and only escaped being hotel waiter. mountain guide, Money Galore Placed on Two Teams By Exdted Fans of Whole Country.

Many Freak' Wafers Are Made on Runs, Hits, Er-, Tors, PHILADEhPHli, Oct. Improbably in wafers will be at stake when the Braves and Athletics meet today in tliu first game the series that will deride the baseball champlDUShlp ot the world. As the ser-1 ies progress another $1,000,000 will bei wageicu uui.ju jhcdgti on the series. iiBtivy hetiing on any stwi-UnK ev enl. rTi AfhiiiMes have euor moils bankrolls inn! during the past ten days tons' of Boston money nas come to sight.

Those who back the Hraves are so confident that llieir will win that today many or thci-i arc- wiilini; lo accept even money beta on the series. -rhn Koneral bsltmK today, liowover jSf WRITE TODAY kPB STYLE 1 MHH B00K checsomnker or yodeler hy einigrat- t0 America. Hess has lost more guinea than he won this year, by a last annum, but his eer- Was true last vices have riitea have not been witnout vainu u. phenomenal race tnado by tne Bravos. Of the other memhers of the Boston pitching staff, all are.

comparatively mere kids. Rudolph is. twenty six, Davis and Tyler twenty-four, James twenty-two, anil Strand nineteen. The patriarch Mitchell, as previously stated, is thirty-five. Catcher Whallnr Is twenty-five, and Gowriy twenty-four.

The veteran Rvcrs is the most ancient or the jnfielders, the famous Trojan having passed his thirty-first milestone. Schmidt ad-tuils to l.weiib-snvon years, White and Smith are eaelt twenty-four, Deal is twenty-two, and Maraiivllle twenty-one. Outfielder Connelly is twenlv-eeven, Josh Devore, twenly- jv Cethcr twenty five, ligey twenty-three, Gilbert twenlytwo, and Mann 5 to 4 on the Athletics. Last weekly 1Jjnoc.i Arliitrofor i 1 odds were arouna i io i un i. v.

hi-- two ui' 'eL; ro when it looked eertitiu mat rue i im would win the pennata, ti-: Athletic bucknra offered 2 to 1 anil 1 against tlie jj raves. It. is estimated that something like nno has been hrt tn" New York City In BoEtoii about benders from lhe Hat or tug cmct young Athletic caterer is showing tlie Athletic kurlei a will receive the NO AlrV-NAVY GAJIB THIS FAIL; CAN'T AGREE AJNNAI'MjIS, Md Oct. D. Negotiations for J'yotball tlm Army and Navy teams this jcni' have been abandoned.

This was announced by the- Navy Athletic association yewterduy, dipt. William l' FnJbim, siiperiiileii-iluiit ot the academy, in a statement issued at tho same time, imnoimccs tlitil ho imisniially approves of the action of till) Navy Athletic council. AlnlEtIcs. nis bet ,1 nurry. aioui rnllv tlm nulv tine, hitter in1 the Boston ranks, would outhit bothi I d.lled 1 Once Hero Of Series' To Umpire Today's Hurler tn Series In 1D03, When Bill one ot tho Atneri-rati league mnplres selected for the ''cri Llic ru-m there will th la en Ulncen wee once oio ncni f)f lltlS IS HOI 1.11.

tho sn.al. lfl an indl- holder, he navms ucteii as one or llle American circuit Jtiitgesi me between the Giants and Ath- ia jfln. lt js more tiiatt tt years now since niuoen sprung into the limelight- At inie jle was a pilchcr and was tho hcrn nf tla floston-Pltisturg series jn Th jn those days of rycr(. tor niae. games, ine rt- j-ates -n-on three out of toe tirst iour and it appeareo to everyuoujr tuai thoy lla(1- ti, vans cinched, Dinecn himself eyuul to the occasion ant wont in ami micm-ii viuvu um, i Hr- iour isn.

winning the moiic.v. wice tuff rittsuurg miuu were tinablo to eenrt a man across the Piute v-tiile Dinnen was on the mound Tlie other two contests that. Boston won were pitched by uy xou SMITH MAY MEET WILLARD NEW YORK, Oct. It is qulto nnlikelv that this burg will witness a rnc moetliifi between Jess Wlllard and Giinboat Smith, leading "white hopes," this winter. Whether these glanls come together ia entirely.

in Willard. It that sevornl months ago fn llard'H manager, fercd Smith a guarantee of WeT since Smith boa lucltnatton lo take on Jones has mndo.nn mention of tho Jlni nartloy; -hn- l.nrtt'fl mentor, savfl incro win nu, nnthluc doing unless Jonos comes! in un fftn. iermi sly offere.t soma time ago. ivim hiivinc Hiiiltli and 'iviiiaru I vns snapped up lu' been put up, while sonicthlns liKc.b,. Uul few of tlie fhousnnds or fans in $200,000 has hoeu wHgered here.

1 11 attendance to pause and consider that STALLINGS AND MACK CONTRASTING MANAGERS Of Entirely Different Temperament, the Contesting; Managers 'X'HE Oppenheimer Style Book is handsomely illustrated in colors and constitutes a correct and authoritative guide to men's fall and winter apparel A copy will be mailed to you free upon request. Oppenheimer Clothes FOR FALL AND WINTER are now being shown by leading merchants everywhere. Suits $10 to $28 Overcoats $10 to $30 Trousers $2 to $6 The styles are smart pleasing and the materials and workmanship so good that a money-back guarantee accompanies every garment. Write for the Style Book Go to the Oppenheimer dealer and see the new models. For World's Series Stalling Fiery and Abusive at Times, While Mack is Ever Calm Both of Much Baseball Experience.

otuer ck unu lu" f.l'int'( jJi ii Miitcome of the blue nuhon event in biisehall. there has neon tdoaie nrisa ueiuin, Lite outcome of the lust game, in additlon to general betting on ttic sei- The a.eragc uuua arc iu lie Athletics win tho first frame. addition to straight bets, there Lre many of the so-called "freak Bell. '( 3 to have been lain tijat the Aliuatics a a lcuim it Lhc Draves tor tin: seiies. money Bets uax, wi-- 'fielding showing oE the two teams with plenty of Boston money in sight.

minus' hi 11 11 ndda around to -1 umi steal more leading piliter of the Braves. Even money "fts wave oeeu mnut. lillS win rue Atnieuc heavily that "Chief" -Bender will win tho first game he pitches, no matter what Boston pitcher is his opponent. Dt the betting has been at 6 to .1 odds on uciiuKi Olie CntllllSiasllC um $100 to $00 that Frank Bak--. the slugging Athletic third aackor v-Ll 1 hummer ut at ieaat one home nrlds on Bauer 3 cunnces ol luiii- ihio i.nutilal trick is auvprlslng, but 1t merely expresses Philadelphia's confidence.

One iioston ruuiei Hti that the lirB.1 LjliHloliih-pilchao ivronia slc tones. Hom Utlcs to enable Bostoninn. collect- A large portion on uusluj, Ihat is in iun ranic 'sere loaded with nit ppeiit tlie day freqiientlng choice look the betting nti-rt atei 1 jiip bcl.B au'ninst 1 Initves. 575 to $iiiw lirnvei aewiaii leissaiinai. oum nmiii Eudlfl Colllnfi, l.lip lepdlng hitter of tho I I Frank Mcnkc.) What a strange contrast is ru ti ed by a comparison of Connie Mack and George Stallings, the two men who will lead the rival teams Into liatlfe for the highest honors in baseball How-different are their temperaments, their ways and their methods.

Connie Mack, gentle, soft voiced and fatherly uis aiiiiuue his players, ce aas been known lo an unlilnd word lo them on or off tho ball field. Stnllmgs, a humnn dynamo, with a tongue llko a lash, raroly permits Jiia men to go through a gamo without cussing them to lhe full limit of. his wonderful vocabulary. .3 iltif ng the 1 game iro LHhCtl. lOllt lilt) uiuiiii.

that dnv hall" rltiKB across tho field un- til the last man is out in tho ninth. stalliiiEs 'continues to npply When on lhe field, every er- thill one or his raiuti. M. OPPENHEIMER Wholesale Exclusively 115-123 Seventh Sandu.ky St la of an inexcusable niituru.

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