Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
INSIDE BASE BALL
WORKED BY ATHLETICS
Principal Cause of Quakers'
Hard Hitting in Worlds
Series.

CHICAGO, October 2i.-The world $
series has been played and in every one
OF the Victories for the American league
champions there has cropped out fea-
I turc that has helped to put the Athletics
in the light as one of the best ball clubs
that either league has ever seen.
This particular feature was the inside
ball displayed by Mack,s men. Time and
again the Cubs have been referred to as
the brainiest club in existence. Time
and again reference has been made 10
the great inside work of the National
League champions
But they were eciipscd forty ways by
the Athletics. Every angle of the game
was observed by Mack's players. They
took advantage of everything. In base
running, fielding and hitting-heavy pedal
on the hitting-they eclipsed the Cubs =
to ].
Although the Cubs were outclassed in
this series, Detroit fans have great re-
Spect for the National League champs.
they put the kioosh on the Tigers so
chat the JungleteS could not win game.
Just to show that it was no fukc, the
cubs came back in 1905 This time the
Detroit team won one game.
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the wonderful Cubs, the great base ball
machinery, the supremacy of the Ma
uonal League over the American and
other items. all boosting the Chicago
team to the Sky. But the despiseo
Browns played better ball in their bad
games than the Cubs have displayed in
Two games of the three that held the
attention of the entire United States.
The real inside work of the Athletics
was appreciated by the initiated.
For instance the second inning
Thursday Harry Davis was lettering at
second base. Barry was at bat ny a
prearranged signal, Davis flashed king s
sign to Barry. \ hand on the right
knee conveyed to Barry the intelligence
that curve bail was about to be served.
Barry gave no mixing of what was being
pulled off. But he anticipated the curve.
met the bail as it broke across the plate
and knocked out two-baSger. 1t was
so soft that Harry Davis actually smiled
as he walked 10 the bench. Then Barry
joined the signai-tipping staff. He was
stationed at second after sending in Da-
Wis with run when Ira Thomas took
his position at bat. Ira got the signal
hit the first ball pitched and it sailed to
right field. where Schultz SHARED 1t. A
yard either way would have turned the
put-out into a two-bagger. Thomas had
the signal and hit the ball. Barry still
remained at second. He made no effort
to go to third. 1t was obvious that
Barry had an object in remaining glued
TO second instead of taking advantage of
long throw by Schultz.
He remained on second for the simple
reason that he wanted to Wfgwag to
Coombs, the next hitter Now Coombs
hits either way. When a right-hander Is
working he bats left-handed He switches
when southpaw is working. Reulbach
was working good when CoombS caught
Barry's signal for straight ball. He
met it with remarkable success. pounding
out two-bagger that scored Barry.
And Barry smiled when he walked to
the bench after scoring.
This inside work was lost to thousands
Of those who witnessed Thursdays game.
Overjoyed with success, one Of the Mack
players made an open admission.
'SOftest thing in the world. he said.
unguardedly. 1T was just like takii-g
candy from baby on Christmas day"
The Athletics worked this INSIDE stuff
all through the series. They had a line
on nearly every bali the Cub pitchers
served