Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-20
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

tense interest manifested in the
worlds championship series between
Philadelphia American league and the
Chicago National league clubs was
fittingly illustrated as early as
O'Clock la evening when a long lint
OF baseball fans began gathering al
Shibe park. where the games to be
played. The line, blocks long. formed
at the entrance to the grounds. AS
the crowd grew larger, photographer
endeavored to take a flashlight OF the
scene. AT this juncture squad Of
policemen charged the would-be pur
chasers and drove them away. The
crowd then made rush for the pub
lie park directly opposite the ball park
and at midnight there was probably
one thousand persons quartered in this
small breathing space.
In the betting Chicago is a favorite
at odds of 500 10 $50. This morning
a crowd of five thousand persons had
purchased admission tickets, and al
reserved seats were sold.
The weather is fine this morning.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA tire
mendous crowd has gathered and al
was excitement when the two clubs ap
peared on the field.
Chance announced he would put
Overhaul in to pitch for Chicago, and
Connie Mack was picked for the bend
er for the Athletics.
At half past two the game was call
ed. In the first inning neither side
scored
In the second inning Philadelphia
fell on Overhaul, scoring the first run
and gathered in two more the same
inning. The Cubs being blanked
The score at the opening of the
fourth inning was Philadelphia 8 Chi
cago 0. Chance then took out Overall
and put in Mcintyre TO pitch. Neither
side scored in the fourth.
Neither side scored in either the
fifth or sixth inning.
No errors thus far on either side
1t was a splendid game Philadelphia
doing the better batting.
The seventh inning also was with
out result, the work of MacIntyre
being faultless.
The eighth inning was exciting, Chi
cago getting men on bases, but there
was nothing doing.
The Phlllies scored again in the
eighth inning.
In the last inning the cpbs got one
man over the plate, losing the game
by the score of 4 to 1.
The Phillies made six hits, Chicago
three, and one error is credited to
each team
Betting before the game was 100
to 20 In favor of Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1S.-The sec
ond game of the worlds series brought
out another enormous crowd today
Excitement was intense. 1t was far a
more spectacular game than yester.
day and errors were more numerous
Combs pitched for the Phillies, while
Three-fingered Brown was in the box
for Chicago. Brown was hit rather
hard in the first few innings but fine
fielding kept the score down. The
Phillies had five hits off Brown at the
end of the fourth inning and the Cubs
only two off Combs
In the fifth Combs became nervous
and the Chicagos filed the bases but
splendid fielding and throwing out OF
three men without score, Brown in
a desperate effort to make run be.
ing caught at the plate.
More fortunate were the Phillies for
they scored on good hitting and the
sixth opened with score of 3 to /
in favor of Philadelphia.
There was nothing done in the sixth
by either side.
In the seventh on double by Shek.
ford and a single by Chance Chicago
made one run. Then followed the
slaughter of Chicago. The Phillies just
fell on Brown and hammered him
for doubles and singles, and scored six
runs on five hits, which practically
ended the game.
The throng went mad with excite
ment and thousands left the field
shouting and yelling in nervous rush
to get to the city and tell how it
happened.
Final score: Phillies 8, Chicago 8
Chicago ........1 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Ia
Philadelphia 40 0 0 / 0 6 0 %
Hits Chicago 8; Philadelphia IA.
Errors-Chicago 3; Philadelphia s.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-. Oct. 16.-Wal-
ter A. Hurtz, who shot and killed
Stanley Ketchell, the worlds middle
weight champion Saturday morning
was captured yesterday at the home OF
Thomas Haggart, one mile from Man.
qua, Mo. Hurtz was taken to the Web
ster county jail at Marshtield, where
he'is being closely guarded today
After being placed in the cell the
prisoner made his confession, declar
Ing he shot Ketchell in self-defense
He says he ordered the prize fighter