Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-21

Mack. He and his players regard the
game tomorrow as a mere formality-
q bit of red tape with incidental
roftt. OF course-necessary to obtain
the bunting. The combat today was
p slaughter. Big Ed Ripacn ias'e,
Just two innings. during when ne az
lowed one single and TWO douDles'
passed two batsmen and saw three
runs cross the home plate. Mcihtyre
was the next twirler led forth ior
slaughter. He pitched just ohe-'hiru
OF an inning but that was long enough
for the visitors to hammer out TWO
eingles, a home run. and to send pa
Wis to first, rubbing his back where
one of McIntyre's inshoots had hit
him. With the assistance OF boot
BY Schultz. four runs were scored
under his beneficient reign.
Stars Of the Day.
The bright particular stars of the
cav were Coombs, Barry and Muir
ply. Coombs allowed venly six hits,
uassed four men and contributed n
two Dagger and a single which added
three runs to the Philadelphia col
lection. Barry hit as If there were
another automobile in sight. He also
figured in double plays. He made
three hits. each one a double, drove
in two runs and himself reached the
counting station thrice. II remained
for Murphy. however, to electrify the
crowd. His first noteworthy expioit
was to smash the ball over the heads
of the right field overflow crowd into
the regular bleachers for four sacks.
driving in two runners ahead OF him.
At the time he did not know now far
the sphere had travelled and stopped
after covering the two bases allowed
under the ground rules for hits into
The overflow. Umpire O'Day waved to
him to come in which he did, with
half the team slapping him on the
back.
Chance Sent from Field.
The hit was more than run-count-
err. for it figured largely in the expui-
sion of Captain Chance from the
grounds. Chance. joined by most OF
his men, surrounded O'Day in an en-
deavor to persuade him that the rules
made all hits into crowd at any
point or distance doubles. The ar
bitter could not see it and when the
Cub leader sought to prolong the ar
gument, ordered him from the field.
Archer. ordinarily catcher. replaced
him at the initial station.
Murphy's next sensational exhibi-
ton earned him an ovation He ran
back after what Zimmerman had mark
ed for double, jumped on the barrier
in right field. graspe6Bhe ball by his
fingernails, fell over backwards into
the crowd and presently emerged with
the trophy still safe. Meanwhile
Sheckard. thinking that there were
two out. or that Murphy could not
possibly have captured the drive, sped
around the bases. He awoke at third
to find he had been doubled at first.
Tinker Shines at Bat.
Sheckard faced Coombs four times
and all but once was allowed to walk.
He brought two runs across the plate
and folded his position without z
flaw. Both of Schulte's hits were
doubles. Tinker made three hits. one
of which was a two Dagger His field
ing was not up to his stick work,
however. two errors being charged
against him. He negotiated the only
stolen base of the day.
l.lp OTdOU Oh Htdtiti Au'ih'hCN
constituted an argument against long
schedules. Early in the morning y
rained and while this shower passed
mistlike drops fell during much oil;
the game chilling wind came from
the northwest and the sky was
overcast.
There were four thousand persons
in line when the sale of general ad-
mission tickets began. The stands
were filed at noon, many OF those
present munching away at lunches
and drinking coffee.
Read Bulletin In Court.
An extra-territorial incident OF the
game occurred III Judge Scanians
court. The judge. who had ascertained
that the members OF his jury were
rore interested in the game than in
the case at bar sought to right mat
tiers by having the score by innings
read 10 them by bailiff. This work
ed well until news of the defeat OF
the locals came in. Some Of the tur-
1rs looked so melancholy that the
court dismissed the panel for the day
explaining that in the circumstances
IL seemed impossible for the jury to|
spare enough attention from the
game and its result to hear any more