The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-20
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PMEUM0hIA mo
SILVER IN STANDS
Despite DRILLING Rain Cub Admirers
Crowd Into West Side Park and
Overflow Stands Still Hopeful
Of Cub Rally. u,
Philadelphia Admirers Of Eddie Col~
Inns, Will Give Him Auto in Rseoe-
milton of His Great Work in seriss.

WEST SIDE BALL PARK, CHI.
cAGO. Oct 20.-Abcut the worst hnoi
OF goods possessed by the Chicago
weather man was dealt out today when
the Athletics and Cubs got together
mere for the third round of theisl
worlds championship argument. After
q week OF ideal Indian summer. the
thermometer took drop last night,
and with the descent came q dismal
half'hearted rain, which left q hang
over In the shape OF a Scotch mist. soi
thick in the ball park this afternoon
that high fly had to be followed with
binoculars.
Despite the conditions, Chicago base
ball bugs, impervious 10 either water
or disheartening conditions, began;
turning out shortly after midnight tol
line up before the entrance gates.
During the morning hours 1t was an
bounced that nothing short of a steady.
cownpour would head OF the afternoon
game, and, as this word spread. the:
pilgrimage to the park started. Though!
the gam1 was not called until ~
O'Clock, $4,000 fans had jammed into
the bleachers and unreserved portion;
before ii o'clock Ii was a good-nari
tured crowd, not overly optimistic, bur
apparently resigned to any fate the;
gods OF the diamond might see At to,
deal out The swarms about the gates
steadily grew In size and by l oclocki
the boxes and reserved seat portion oe
the stands were comfortably filled.
A few minutes before one o'clock
the Cubs appeared on the field and
began To timber up. They were given
warm reception and were not made
the victims Of any kidding, even by
the bleachers. A minute later the
Athletics trotted on the field and were
given reception quite~as enthusiastic
as that accorded the Cubs, Bender es-
pecially being singled out and greeted
with a chorus of war whoops. taken
up by all parts of the crowd. Big Ed.
Reulbach was the center of attraction
among the Cub pitchers as they start
ed to warm up, as IL was generally ex-
pected he would be the one selected
by Manager Chance to break the hoo
doc which has ben doing such consist-
| ent work for the Cubs. Bender stuck
at his pitching job for the Athletic
| twirlers, but Connie Mack declined to
| add anything TO his statement Of last
night that Coombs would probably
draw the slab job for today. The
lineup:
Chicago-Sheckard. IT,. Schultz, rf.:s
| Hoffman, CT; Chance. 1b; Zimmerman.
| 20; Steinfeldt, 3b; Tinker, S.; Killing,
re-: Reulbach. p.
| Athletics-Strunk. CT: Lord, H.:
| Collins, 2b; Baker. 3b: Davis. 1b; Muir.
ply RI; Barry, S.; Thomas, c.:
Coombs, D.
| Before the game was called another
nail was driven In the coffin OF the
Fletcher outlaw league when II was
announced that Shortstop Bush. of the
Detroit team, had returned his adj
vance check, and decided not to defy
the lightning OF the National Commits
sion. 1t was also announced that q
Philadelphia evening paper had started
a subscription list to purchase IN auto
mobile for Second Baseman Sollinss
Of the Athletics. In appreciation Of hin
good work In the series thus far.
| Johnny Evers, mounted on q nicely.
vanished pair OF new crutches, hob
bled into the press-stand to take his
place alongside OF Ty Cobb and Pop"
Arson, another celebrated Journal
ist." and was given a warm reception.
Ground rules were adopted giving
two bases for any hit into the crowd