The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
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Thc gloom which had hung like a.
pail since Monday floated away and
IN the sky OF tic saints appeared rain
bows OF hope and promise ,inbotnded.
T'le devoted band OF Philadelphis
remained passive and confldcn!
Tlicy acclalinedsth the Indian liiirler ~nen
Zimmerman and steinfeldt went out,
leaving Chance, with what would have
been Tie winning ruin, stranded on
third. The game just possibly might
ended In this starza but for q
sensational catch by Baher. Steinfeldtg
poked q foul into a51eft field box, and
although the occupants thereof were K
from helpful. the fast-felding first
or the Philadelphias leaned
among tho seats and shared the
ball. But that ls only one OF the
%ifs" In which the game abound
The P~hiladelpiias am to bat-in
their half OF the tenth with undated
confidence. Archer smothered q foul,
however, and Baker, the first man up,
disposed OF. Captain Davis rose
to thesoccasion with q cleangdouble 20
right. and the local crowd felt some
thing In It's throat.
Home run Murphy was up, but his
best was Ia sharp grounder. which
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Ement, and then threw Davis out at
third. Barry ended the rally by strik-
Ing out.
There were two out when the win
ming run came In. Tinker popped out,
Archer interpolated a double.
which was followed by Browns out at
first. Every local Hope hung on sheck-
ard. but fortunately for those vii
weak hearts 1t didn't have to hang for
long. for the Chicago left fielder lit
the first ball pitched for q single
over second. Archer trotted$ across the
plate. and the agony was over.
At precisely this moment the herald
ed bewiIderment and ob~fuscation OF
Connie Mack. II his men did mo cap-
sture the game occurred. Mr.. Mack was
plainly speechless, but he soon recoy-
cred and smiled with the thought of
the margin OF Two victories remaining
to his team.
Tomorrow he observed; will be
another day"
There wa none to gainsay this re-
mark. who will do the pitching
was the subject of conversation among
the homegoing crowds. Coombs wants
to do the twirling, and may be all
lowed to do SO. Dygert and Plank also
are possibilities. Captain-Manager
Chance will, 1t is practically certain,
put in Brown, who pitched only the
two innings to-day.
Chnncc ChsAcs HOOdoO.
Prior to the game Captain Chance
did everything he could think OF to
.cnase the hoodoo.,' His first official
act in this connection was In the
matter Of hosiery. Previous to tile first
game at Philadelphia the captain-man-
ager had ordered new adjournment for
fleet lower limbs OF his athletes
gray for wear In the East and white
for the home games. But the stock
tngs didn't bring victory at Phil
adelphia.s and 50 before the game here
white hosiery might change the luck.
1t didn't. however. and to-day the
team came on the field with the new
white outfit, with new caps to match.
Then he answered the call of h
West Side constituency by sending
king" Cole into the pitching box
Cheers. Then came a real cheer when
Archer donncd the catcher's gloves and.
squatted behind home base. More
cheers. hut not SO vigorous. Later
this error was remedied when the new
catcher personally conducted the win
ming run across the plate. king was
displaced because his batting average
OF .0s7 for tue series. II was thought.
SNaiu .
anybody else. Archer's double was
nothing IL not timely. for previously
he had accomplished nothing with q
istick.
Noisy John" however. was not left
cut OF the game entirely. With .sthe
score three to two against him. Chance.
In the eighth. removed Cole. despite
the successful pitching Of the Michi-
gander. for the sole purpose of allow
ling Killing to bat for him. King sent
an. easy grounders to Baker. but the lat
tiers poor throw allowed the runner to
reach second. Then he vanished again,
for Kane was sent in to run for him.
Chicago scored In the first, when
lof the day, and scored on Hofman's
single In the fourth Schultz singled
and made third when Hoffman bit too
hot for Dayis. scoring on a single by
Chance. Further scoring was checked!
by a double play.
The Philadelphians had ten men left
on bases. as compared with four by the
Chicagos. The former tied the score
In the third. when Bender walked and
came. home on Strunk's triple to deep
centre. In the fourth 1t looked as II
the Philadelphtans were going to re-
peat former "batfests." Doubles by.
odhSTEdl0 N4al plSS ~
Ilins netted two runs. Cole. however,
steadied and Is credited with three
strike-outs. In the fifth the visitors
had two men on bases. but Lord and
Collins each sent high ones to Sheck-
ard. and the hope vanished. In the
sixth they were threatening. Baker
walked and was sacrificed to second
iMurphy's, single was altogether too
tropical for Steinfeldt. but Baker
lperched on third. Barry hit sharplySto
ISteinfeldt, who threw to Archer. and
Baker was out by a close margin at
1.-the plate
In the eighth BakerFwas again caught
at the Nplate-a force-out. Baker beat
iout a grounder. and Davis walked.
murphy advanced tho runners with a
sacriace, and Barry filed the bases
when he was hit by q pitched ball.
There was n put when Thomas hit
Ito Cole, who nippedS Baker at the plate.
lThomassheing doubled at first.
The official forecastNto-night prom-
ises fair and warmer Tomorrow
which should produce ideal baseball
weather. T
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