Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-18
inning. and the other I'm the ninth.
Overall Gets into Trouble.

overall Gets into Trouble.
Overall. who was elected by Cap
tain Chance to win the first game. go'
away with the first inning In fine
shane. though Collins. the star second
baseman of the Athletics. hit single.
but he got into deep trouble in the
second when the home team batted
him for three hits. one double. He
also gave a base on balls in this in
ming. In the third he was touched
for a single and double. Third
IIaseman Baker was the only man on
either team to get more than one hit
Ne landed on the bail for two doubles
and single. scoring one run himself
and sending home two others OF the
total of four. Lord was the only other
man TO hit for an extra base.
Except for a hard running catch by
Sheckard. of a long fly on Murphy
hat in the seventh inning. and sew
efal hard stops by Baker and Barry.
the fielding was not sensational.
One Stolen Base.
The only base stolen was by Muir
phy. who reached second base on n
high pitched ball which King could
not bring down in time for try to
the center bag.
The crowd was not the largest
that ever attended ball game here.
The official count of the attendance
was 26.S91 and the total receipts
SS7.424.50. or this amount the play
ers will receive. 500 .209.23; the club
owners $l3,f72s2 and the National
Commission S3.742.45.
When Bender slowly walked 10 the
pitchers box he was given splendi
ovation Sheckard, the first man up,
foulod on the first bail pitched and
the crowd cheer cd, The next was a
strike and with two more heaves or
the Indians mighty arm, the batter
went out on strikes. Schultz. the next
man up. sent chill through the
crowd by shooting a clean single to
left. Then on the first ball pitched
Schultz started for second and was
headed off by Thomas beautiful
throw. Hoffman was an easy out.
Baker Gets Two Ease Hit.
In the Athletics half Strunk and
Lord were easy outs, but Collins got
in a hit to left Collins, like Schultz.
also. went down on the first ball
pitched, and Kings deadly arm had
the ball to second ahead of him b,
a good margin. Chicago was easily
disposed of in the second inning with
Chance and .Steinfeldt going out on
groundars and Zimmerman on foul
fly. Baker, the first man up Tor
PHILADELPHIA. brought the spectators
TO their feet by TWO base hit into
the left field crowd and was sent 10
third on Davis pretty sacrifce NIT
Hit 'er out Murphy cried the
crowd as the hard hitting right fielder
stepped to the plate and Murphy re-
sponded with single down the left
field line. bringing home Baker with
the first run. The CROWD cheereu
wildly as Baker crossed the home
base. Hats went. into the air, horhS
were blown and terrific din set IN
as Shortstop Barry came to the pat.
Overall appeared unsteady and on a
high pitch. that King just managed
10 reach. Murphy stole second. lie
advanced to third on Barry's out.
Thomas drew four balls and Chief
Render came up. The Indian, who is
a good hitting pitcher, sent a single
to center and Murphy scored the
second run. Strunk flied to Sheckard.
Lord Makes His.
The Cubs went out in ones two.
three order in their half OF the third
but the Athletics added another run
to their total in their turn at pat
Lord opened with a two base hit to
center went TO third on Collins sac
rifice and came home on Bakers sec
ond hi;. a single TO left. Davis struck
ont.
In the next inning Shuttle got 10
first on halls and was out stealing
second. to the great delight OF the
crowd. The other two batters were
easy outs
when the Philadelphians came to
bat they found a new pitcher IT the
box. Overall. in his three innings
had been touched for six hits Tor
a total of eight bases. Mcintyre. the
newcomer. showed excellent form.
Murphy. the frs; man 10 face him,
went out on a grounder ia Tinker.
Barry also fell an easy victim ana
Thomas struck out II was the nrst
inning that the local men did not ge'
a hit. The fifth. sixth and seventh
innings passed without anything sen
sational occurring. Both BENDER ano
MCINTYRE we're working in champion
ship form and not a man ON either
team saw second base. But IN the
eighth the Americans added another
to their score.
Collins Gets Base On Balls
Strunk and Lord the first two men
IN. failed to reach FIRST. but Collins
was given q base on balls. Collins.
who is the champion base stealer OF
tho American League. seemed to wor-
~ Nclntvre as he took a long lead
or frsf base. Twice the Cnicaeo