The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-24
With Coombs In the Box the East
erners Defeat Chicago Cubs
in Fifth and Decisive
Game, IL
PLAYERS WILL GET $4,000
Aggregate Receipts, si73,eso. Brown
Pitches For Nationals Yesterday
And Does il Well Except in
One Inning.

Chicago, Oct. Gf-lne pasepaii
championship of the world belongs to
the philadelphia club of the American
league. The Athletics clinced the PEN
nant Yesterday by a to victory over
the Chicago Nationals.
Five games were played during the
series. and the Eastern youngsters
took four. The players share of the
receipts amounts to $79,071.93. OF this
GO per cent, or $47,443.15, goes to the
winners and s31.62S.77 to the losers.
As there are twenty-three players on
each team eligible to participate, each
of the Philadelphians is entitled, in
round numbers to $2.062 and each
Chicagoan to s1,375.
Total Admissions 1929.
The players shared in the yester-
days receipts The managements of
the clubs conceded that is yesterdays
receipts should be larger than those of
any previous day. the smallest receipts
should be considered as accruing to
the fifth game and Sundays receipts
should be accredited to the fourth con-
test, the last in which the players had
a share.
The total receipts of the series were
Si739SO. The clubs share is $3S,755
each, while $17,39S goes to the nation
al commission. The total admissions
were l25,219 persons. Today's attend
ance was 27,371. The receipts were
SS71l6.50. The players. share was
SO,Ol2.9l that of the clubs $13,361.94,
apd that of the national commission
S,7ll.65
After the game, Connie Mack said of
his team: They are a grand bunch of
boys. I'm proud of them. They never
quit In the first four games we used
only ten men. which speaks well for
the way the boys work together, and
not until today did | make any
changes
coombs' Third Victory.
Coombs pitched for philadelphia
yesterday. He won three games of the
series. He had better control yester-
day than before. Brown, for Chicago.
pitched excellent ball except in the
eighth inning the disaster in which
was not entirely his fault.
Philadelphia took the lead at the
outset, when Hartzel. who had gone
into left field while Lord played CEN
ter in place of Strunk, singled. He
stole second while Lord was striking
out and brought in the first run when
Collins hit to center for one base.
Brown struck out Lord and Davis.
Chicago came back in the second.
when Chance doubled to left. took
third on a sacrifice and sco"ed when
steinfeldt delivered hit. In he third
and fourth the Phiadelphi.. ms were
not threatening: but Coombs did stel-
lar pitching to save himself from trou-
Die In Chicago's half of the fourth.
TWO hits and n pass had filled the
bases with one out, but the Phla-
delphian famed Tinker and Archer.
The Fasteners assumed the lead in
We fifth. Steinfeldt's tumble gave
Murphy life at first. Barry sacri-
Need and Lapp, who had donned the
oateher's mitt in place of Thomas. sent
MIN home with single.
Cubs Blow Up.
Ihe Chicago team went to piecesAin
'he eighth Coombs singled, but later
was forced by Hartzel Lord doubled
anu hartzel scored. following which
collins raped out another two-bag-
ger and Lord crossed the plate. Col
hhs stole third, but was out at the
pHite when Baker hit weakly to Zim-
"ierIilan. Davis walked, placing run
"ers on first and second. Then Chi
Vaso blew up. Murphy singled to CEN
YER and Baker scored from second
iaVis was at Bakers heels, and Hof-
man. VINO had retrieved the hit. threw
Diock away from Archer and Davis
s.ored' Murphy. reaching second. had
s.opped there. Umpire O'Day invited
"'"' 10 take another base, under the
s'ouhd rules, Hofman's wild heavs
having bumped the grandstand. Brown
.aeh delivered a wild pitch, and Muir.
phy came home. A moment late,
p'owh gave Barry a base on balls
ou' Lapp ended the hilarity with al
easy grounder.
:" 'neir half of this inning the Cub,
oN desperate brace and added 1
.un TO their score. sheckard doubled
49,, "', ana went to third on Schultz,
@ ohance produced the needed hit
u sheckard scored Zimmerman end
'"e opportunity In this inning will
long fly to left
O. coombs frightened up in the ninth
Ae'u' Ara. ana Tinker hoisted to Lord
"er hn. made his first hit of the day
oa. 4" was forced at second for the las