Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-19

perfect throw reached the bag just an
instant toe late.
Coombs pitched d most erratic game.
giving nine bases On balls. He got
into trouble in the first inning, by
giving two OF the first thdee men up
bases on balls. He got away with the
inning with but one run scored
against him. Several other stages of
the contest, ne was in trouble hut the
Brilliant work Of the men behind HIM,
pulie.. him out Of difficulties. He
seemed to show ID better advantage
When the bases We're occupied than
when they were clear. This is shown
by the fact that Chicago had IA men
left on the bases. Chicago's insid"
play did not seem to be in working
order, for with the men on the bases,
and CoOmbs unsteady. some sharp
fielding would break up the inning
after there was every prospect OF Il
score.
Brown pitched fairly good ball in the
early stages Of the game and was
quite steady. The Philadelphians be-
gen to touch him in the third inning
and in the seventh he was hit to all
corners OF tn" field. Nine men went
to bat III this inning and scored six
runs on three doubles, two singles, a
base on balls, an ero:r and q sacrifice.
After that inning h" was taken out
and was succeeded b" Richie. In the
seven innings he pitched, the white
Elephants hit him 13 times for
total of II bases.
Chicago scored its first run at the
beginning Of the game After Sheck-
ard had secured a base on balls and
was forced out by Schultz, Holman
WAS given a base on balls. Chances
single filed the bases and Schultz
scored on Zimmerman's long sacri
flee n.
Fast double plays ended the chances
either team had to score in the sec
ond inning. With two on bases in
the third. and no one out, Chicago
was unable to score. but the Athletics
In their half forged to the front
Coombs struck out and Strunk singled
Lord forced Strunk at second and
then Collins hit into left field for
two bases. sending home both Thomas
and Lord. Baker went out on a
grounder. There was no more scor-
ing until the fifth, when Philadelphia
added another run to it's total. Strunk
struck ,out. Lord singled and was
forced by Collins. The latter made
his second steal and after Baker had
received a base on balls, Collins came
home on Davis pretty single to left.
In Chicago's half of the fifth. Murphy
made at great throw to the plate,
completing a double play and ending
the inning.
The National Leaguers scored their
second run i'm the seventh. which made
the crowd feel little uneasy in view
of Coofnbs' wildness. Brown struck
out and Sheckard doubled. Schultz
lifted fly to Strunk Holman worked
Coombs for his third pass. Capt.
Chance then came up and sent hot
single to center and Sheckard crossed
the plate Chance was forced out by
Zimmerman.
Then came the seventh that broke up
the game so far as any doubt about
the result was concerned. Collins led
off with a base on balls and drew up
at third on Bakers single to right.
Capt Davis hit into left field crowd
IOT TWO passes. NoillTS Wdlkeu loilie
and Baker went to third This brought
up the hard hitting Murphy. who sent
a terrific drive iuto left field for a
double. and Baker and Davis scored.
Chance signallcd to the bench and
Richie went down the field to warm
up.
Barry sacrificed. sending Murphy to
third, and the latter came home with
the fourth run Of the inning on
Thomas single. Coombs was an easy
out. but Strunk lined a two-hasc hit
to right, scoring Thomas. Lord should
have been an easy out. but Sheckard
dropped his fly and Strunk scored the
sixth run. Lord went out stealing
second
Chicago made one run in the 9th
on Ho.man'S single. an out and a two
base hit by Zimmerman
The crowd was not so large as that
OF yesterday but it was more enthusi-
astic, IS ii had more to cheer for. The
total paid attendance for the day was
2a.957 ard the total receipts We're $35.-
1877.
The total attendance for the two
days was 5l,iSS and the total receipts
$72.56l so The share for the players
for the two days is S39.lS321
The two teams left here over the
Pennsylvania Railroad at S.a5 o'clock
tonight for Chicago. They are travel
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