The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-17

quirers.
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Oct. II.
surrounded by $4,000 baseball
fans and under conditions of sufn-
cient intensity and excitement to
make the scene dramatic, the Phila-
delphia Athletics and the Chicago
Cubs, this afternoon began the fght
for the championship of the whole
world. 1t was the biggest baseball
day Philadelphia has ever known.
Weather conditions are ideal.
Owing to the crowded grounds,
rules we're necessary. which allowed
two bases on a hit beyond the ropes.
Connolly, of the American League.
was chosen to Judge balls and strikes.
and O'Day to give base decisions Rig
Ter and Sheridan we're stationed in
the outfeld.
The Cubs remain favorite In bet
ting. a $1,000 to s7oO wager being
recorded shortly after noon TCnas
caught and Bender pitched for the
Athletics. Overall and Killing were
the Cubs batteries. Promptly at
2:15 the game was called.
The teams lined up:
Chicago-Sheckard. II; Schultz,
| RI; Holman, CT; Chance, lib; Zim-
norman. 2b; steinfeldt. 3b: Tinker.
SIS; King, C; Overall, D.
Philadelphia-Lord. n; McInnes,
lcf; Collins, 2b; Baker. 3b; Davis,
1b; Murphy. IF; Barry. IS: Thomas.
c; Bender, D.
First inning-Cubs-Sh eckard at
the bat hit the first ball pitched for
a foul over left bleachers. Sheckard
famed. Schultz singled to left.
Schultz out stealing second. Thomas
TO Collins. Hoffman out, Collins to
Davis. No runs.
Athletics-Strunk hunted towards
third. out. Steinfeld. TO Chance.
Lord few to Hoffman, Collins singled
over Steinfeld and was thrown out
when he broke for second on a throw
from King to Tinker. No runs.
d-Cubs-Chance to short.
thrown out by Barry. Zimmerman
fouled to Baker. Steinfeld hit TO
Baker, out at first. No runs.
Athletics-Baker doubled TO left,
Davis sacrificed. Chance to thinner
man, Baker went to third. Murphy
singled to left. Baker scored. Berry
out Steinfeld to Chance. Murphy
reached third. Thomas walked. Ben
der hit to Zimmerman, who fumbled
allowing Murphy to score. Thomas
went to second. Strunk uew to
Sheckard. Two runs.
Third-Cubs-Tinker grounded to
Collins and was out. King. with
two strikes and three balls, hit
straight up. Bender caught him out.
Overall hit to Berry and was out at
ATHLETICS-Lord hit over Hon.
man for two bases. Collins sacri-
feed. Chance to Zimmerman. Lord
took third. Baker singing to left.
scored Lord. Davis famed. Baker
out on an attempted steal, King to
Tinker. One run.
Fourth Inning-Cubs-S eckard
grounded to Berry. and was out at
first. Schultz walked. Hoffman
famed. Schultz out. stealing.
Thomas to Collins. No runs.
Mcintyre succeeded Overall in the
box.
Murphy hit to Tinker.
and was out. Berry out. Steinfelt to
Chance. Thomas famed. No runs.
Fifth --Cubs-Chance hit
to Collins, out at first. Zimmerman
famed. Steinfelt famed No runs.
Athletics-Bender famed. Strunk
walked. He was out stealing. king
to Tinker out on catch
Sixth lnning-Cubs-T flew
to Strunk. King flew to Murphy.
Mcintyre famed. No runs.
Athletios-Collins hit to thinner
man and was out at first. Baker hit
through the boxx, but Tinker tossed
him out at first. Davis was out, Zim-
norman TO Chance. No runs.
Seventh Inning-Cubs-S
was out, Berry to Davis. SchuIte
famed. Hoffman hit to third out at