The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
Baseball Championship Goes to
Philadelphia American Team
by Big Margin.
MACk'S MEN WIN FINAL
GAME BY HARD HITTING
Cubs Are Outplayed From Start
to Finish Throughout
Entire Series.

CHICAGO Oct, c3.-The baseball
OF the world belongs TO the
club OF the American league.
They clinchcd the big pennant fast today.
seven runs to two for the Chicago Ma
tionals, and there was none in the big
overflow crowd TO say that they had not
won IL fairly and squarely. Five games
were played, and the eastern youngsters
took four Of them by outbatting, out
fielding and outrushing the veteran Chi
cagoans. They got the jump" at the
start and although Chicago pupctuated
their progress with defeat yesterday.
1t really did not change the situation
bit. The Philadelphians were due. They
won the American league banner in 1902
but there was no worlds series ,..at year.
Five years ago the New York Nationals
were too strong for them. So in this
they were 10 DC denied
While the series WAS not the most prof
liable ever played, II helps TO simplify
the high cost OF living problem confront
Ing even such heroes as IT, phlidelph-
ians. TO say nothing OF the Chicagoans.
with winter coming on. The players
share OF the money amounts to s7S OF 93
OF this. 60 per cent. or s47. 1915. goes
20 the winners and s3l .62S.i1 10 the
losers. AS there arc twcnty-three play
crs on each team eligible TO participate.
each OF the Philadelphians is entitled In
round numbers TO S2,062 and each Chi
3Soan TO Sl,3i5.
The players shared in today's receipts
by courtesy OF the management OF the
two clubs, who conceded that ii today's
receipts should be larger than those of
any PREVIOUS day. The smallest reccints
should be credited as accruing 10 the
fifth day and the SUNDAY receipts ac-
credited to the fourth contest. the last
in which the players had financial
share.
The total receipts for the series were
s173.9S0. The two clubs get s3S.I5o apiece.
while Sl1 sos goes to the national COM
mission. The total attendance was 1878
persons.
Athletics Are Real Stars.
According To the general verdict the
newly won prestige Of the Phladelphias
and their wealth. entities them TO top
places in athletic blue books and for the
same reasons. with others added, u rs
decided that while Connie Mack is Il good
work l-a-day appellation and fits nicely
into the headlines. that as manager OF
the greatest ball team on earth, he
should hcnccforth he addressed as Mr..
Cornellus McGillicuddy. with never a
syllable slurrcd. When this was put 10
Mr. McGillicuddy, however, he blushed
modestly and said 1t did not matter what
the manager OF team ike his was called.
They're grand bunch of boys he
said. beamng on his men. "and I'm proud
of them. They never quilt In the first
four games we used only ten men, which
speaks well for the way the boys work
together. and not until today did make
any changes
The performance Of Coombs in pitch
ing and winning three of a five game
series is probably unique, He had but
third games. but three days interviewed
between the third contest and the last.
He had better control today than in the
previous contests, and foiied the opposing
for Chicago. pitched excellent ball. eX-
ccpt in the locally disastrous eighth, and
the holocaust OF that inning was by no
means entirely his fault.
Philadelphia Starts Well.
The day was bright and the weather
fine. OF the midsummer variety. Ground
rules as usual. were necessary. Phlla-
dclphia took the outset when Hartsel
who went to left while Lord played center
In place of Strunk. singled. The Phia
delphlans present checred for that was
exactly the reason that "Topsy" was
played instead of Strunk. He stole sec
ond while Lord was striking out and
brought in the FIRST run when Collins hit
to center for one base. Brown struck out
Lord and Davis in this inning,
Chicago came right back in the sec
ond when Collins doubled to left. took
third on a sacrifice and scored when
Steinfeldt delivered bella ted hit.
In the third and fourth stansas the
were not threatening, but
Coombs did some stellar pitching 10 save
himself from trouble in Chicagos half OF
the fourth Two hits and a pass had
6led the bases. with one out but the
young Philadelphian. settling TO his work.
famed the always to be feared Tinker and
Archer
fifth and were never headed thereafter,
tumble gave Murphy life at
first, Barry sacrificed and Lapp. who
donned the catcher's mitt in place Of
Thomas, sent him home with a single.
The Fatal Eighth.
the eighth inning. when Brown held
Coombs too lightly and the latter singled.
but later was forced by HaTisel Lord
doubled and Ilartsel scored, following
Dagger and Lord crossed the plate. Col
Inns, taking advantage of the confusion in
the Chicago camp. stole third. but was
out at the plate when Bnker hit weakly
To Zimmerman Davis was allowed to
walk, placing runners on first and sec
ond. Then Chicago blew up Murphy
singled to center and Baker scored from
second: Davis Davis was a;o at bakers sax, . heels and
block away from Archer and Davis
scored. Murphy had reached second and
stopped, but Umpire O'Day invited him to
take another base under tho ground
rules, Hofmans wild heavc having
the grand stand. Just TO top
of the farce. Brown delivered wild
pitch and Murphy came home. A mo-
nent later Brown gave Barry IA base on
balls, but Lapp ended the hilarity with
All easy groundcr,
Cubs Brace Up Too Late.
In their half OF this inning the Chi
lagos took a desperate brace and added
run to their score, but that was all.
sheckard. the head of the batting list.
doubled to left and went to third on
Schulte's out Holman missed three
good ones, but Captain Chance pro-
iuced the needed hit and 'Sheckard
scored Zimmerman ended the oppor
unity OF this inning with long iy TO
eft,
Coornbs frightened up in the ninth.
Steinreldt and Tinker hoisted 10 Lord.
Archer made his first hit, but was forced
1t second for the last out OF the series
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