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Dick Rudolph apparently demonstrating the grip for his renowned curveball. See: bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=12306&am... Dick Rudolph by Dick Leyden Though he stood only 5'9.5" and weighed just 160 lbs., Dick Rudolph was a large component of George Stallings' "Big Three" that helped lead the 1914 Boston Braves to their miraculous pennant and World Series sweep. "He was the bellwether of the pitching staff," said Braves coach Fred Mitchell, "and being a little fellow, I believe his success had much to do with big Bill James and George Tyler putting out that little extra effort to keep pace with the cocky kid from the Bronx." Unlike the hard-throwing James and Tyler, Rudolph was a "pitching cutie" who relied on his great curveball and spectacular control. He also threw a spitball, but "about the best you could say for it was that it was wet," recalled his catcher Hank Gowdy.

Very coo pic

Marvelous work!

This is likely the presentation of the Chalmers Award, precursor to the Most Valuable Player award. It included the presentation of a Chalmers auto to the winner. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable...

Confirming Artolog's hypothesis: NYT of Oct 4, 1914 says that Collins and Evers had been declared "most useful" to their teams in their respective leagues. Two cars were donated by the Chalmers Automobile Company. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E0DEED9153FE233A...

Another Bain 1914 World Series photo of Evers and Plank:

Eddie Plank started and lost game 2 of the 1914 Series for Philadelphia on October 10th, pitching a complete game and only giving up one run. www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1914_WS.shtml