The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-24
By Defeating Cubs in Fifth and Deciding Game
of Series Athletics Grab Bunting -Coombs
Succeeds Babe Adams as the Pitching
Hero--- Won Three Games of the -Four
Captured by MacRs Men---BrOwn
for Chicago Pitched Good Ball
Until the Eighth Inning

brought in the first run when Collins
hit to center for one base. Brown
struck out Lord and Davis in this in.
ming.
Chicago came right back in the sec
onh when Chance doubled to left, took
third on sacrifice, and scored when
Steinfeldt delivered a belated hit
% the third and fourth stanzas the
Philadelphias were threatening, but
Coombs did some stellar pitching to
save himself from trouble in Chicago's
half of the fourth. Two hits and a
pass had filled the bases, with one out,
but the young Philadephian, settling
to his work, famed the always-to-be-
feared Tinker and Archer.
The fasteners assumed the lead in
the fifth and were never headed there
after, Steinfeldt's tumble gave MUIR
ply a life at first. Barry sacrificed
and Lapp. who donned the catcher's
|mitt in place of Thomas. sent him
home with single.
The Chicago team went to pieces in
the eighth. Brown held Coombs too
Tightly and the latter singled, but later
was forced by HartseI Lord doubled
and Hartsel scored, following which
collins raped out another twobagger
and Lord crossed the plate. Collins,
taking advantage of the confusion in
1.-THE Chicago camp, stole third, but was
Iout at the plate when Baker hit weakly
to Zimmerman. Davis was allowed to
walk, placing runners on first and sec
|ond. Davis was at Bakers heels and
Holman. who retrieved the hit, threw
la block away from Archer and Davis
scored. Murphy had reached second
and stopped. but Umpire 0'Day Invited
him to take another base under the
ground rules. Hofmans wild leave
having bumped the grandstand. Just
Ito top off the farce, Brown delivered
a wild pitch and Murphy came home.
A moment later Brown gave Barry a
base on balls, but Lapp ended the
hilarity with an easy grounder.
In their half of this inning the Chi
cagos took desperate brace and add
ed run to their score. but that was
all. Shekard, the head of the batting
list, doubled to left and went tothird
on Schulte's out. Holman missed
three good one, but Captain Chance
produced the needed hit and Sheckard
scored. Zimmerman ended the oppor-
tunities of this inning with long fly
to left.
Coombs tightened up in the ninth.
Steinfeldt and Tinker hoisted to Lord.
Archer made his first hit, but was
forced at second for the last out of
the series, when King, who batted for
Brown, sent an easy grounder to Barry.
Chicago's failure in the series can
be laid to one cause.-the weakness of
the pitchers. The club has maintain
ed its place in the National League
race by getting an odd run or two in
small score games. In the words of
Joe Tinker. when they hit our pitch
ers we're not winners"
Not one of the pitchers was able to
keep the hits down--0verall, Brown,
Pfiester, Reulbach. McIntire-they all
looked alike to the Philadelphia hit
tiers.
Score by innings r. H. E.
Philadelphia 10001O05 OF 8 0
Chicago O10O0001 CO 10
| Batteries: Coombs and Lapp:
Brown and Archer.