Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-26

CHICAGO. October 26.-Base ball VIII
lose what is generally regarded the
most wonderful machine i'll the history
of the game that Henry Chadwick start
ed. The Chicago Cubs. four-time winners
of the National League championship. and
twice winners of the worlds base ball
title, are due for the reconstruction task.
Frank Chance and his athletes made
their final stand Sunday. They were rout-
ed easily, decisively, tragically- They
were licked to fragile by q team of
young men. ambitious, fast. energetic
1t was q base ball tragedy that game
on the west side bah lot, the home OF
the Cubs, where historic pitching, bat
ting and fielding battles have been
fought The day was bright, perfect
overhead warm sun and delightful
atmosphere making it ideal. While the
triumphant Athletics were spreading
themselves over the field for the last
half of the ninth. Mordecai Brown, who
has done more with three fingers than
hundreds of other men have been able to
do with five, and who has made himself
the base ball idol of the west side. left
the Chicago teams dugout- He had pitch
ed his last ball this year; he had faced
an opposing pitcher for the last time; he
had been soundly trounced
Brown began walking along right held
foul line. his sweater half-thrown across
his shoulder The stands We're filled with
silent spectators. Brown did not see
them, for his head was bent and his eyes
We're fixed on the ground He was lung
ing along like a man broken hearted. He
steered in different directions, like a man
drunk with sorrow. AS he passed the
stands in right field some applauded.
Brown walked on to the Cubs clubhouse.
No Svmnathv
Ten minutes later thousands OF men
and boys were swarming on the field. The
game was over. Chance and his men
were starting for the clubhouse. No one
stopped them; no one offered consolation
The mob was crying for new champions.
They surrounded Mack and the Athlet-
les. The mob wanted TO get close view
The Philadelphia team had to fight its
way out of the park. The Cubs had no
difficulty getting a clear path.
The Athletics would have got TO"
Brown earlier had they not been SO i'm
patient. They had the fighting spirit
keyed a bit too high on the offensive
They wanted to hit right off the reel. Had
they made Brown pitch rs many balls as
possible to each batter they would have
worn him out long before the eighth. BY
hitting quick they gave him few innings
grace.
Spectacular Play.
Macks men played great game on
the defensive. Hartsel, playing his first
game in this series. made one catch
over the heads of the crowd in left, and
fell back into a band of spectators after
catching the ball equaling the feats of
Baker and Murphy, who performed the
same kind of feats earlier in the series.
CoOmbs entered the select class of
world series pitchers. He won three of
the four games. That is what Adams did
last year. and Mathews9n did it years be
ing Sunday he has shown in three battles.
Standard Raised.
John Wesley of Colby, Me. for those
are COOmbs first two names and the
place OF his birth. lifted the standard
Of the American League. He played
with a game team against a crowd that
has been f1Ourishing on its past reputation.
He used much of the pitching sense that
Bender did not display Saturday
Coombs pitched with rare judgment.
and low balls is just what that outfielder
dotes on. Bender pitched low to Schultz
and Schultz kept Bender busy craning
his neck to find out where the ball alight-
ed Bender also failed to show the change
of pace Saturday. Coombs had all these
things Sunday.