The San Francisco call., 1910-10-18

at every stage Of the game. Besides
getting only three hits, the Nationals
We're able to work him for only two
bases on balls, and Schultz got both of
these-one in the fourth inning and
the other in the ninth.
Overall got away with the first in
ming in fine shape. though Collins
singled. but he got into deep trouble
in the second. when the home team
batted him for three hits. one a double.
He also gave a base on balls in THIS
inning. In the third he was found for
single and double
Third Baseman Baker was the only
man on either team TO get more than
one hit. He landed on the ball for
two doubles and single. scoring one
run himself and sending home two
others Of the total of four. Lord was
the only other man to hit for an extra
base.
Except for a hard running catch by
Sheckard Of long fly off Murphys
bat in the seventh inning and several
hard stops by Baker and Barry the
fielding was not sensa ationaL
The only base stolen was by Murphy.
who reached second base on a high
pitched ball which King could not
bring down in time for try to the
center bag.
The Athletics much discussed weak
ness behind the bat did not show itself.
as Thomas had the ball down to sec
ond ahead of the runner each time
steal was tried. only two attempts
We're made. both by Schultz.
The crowd that saw the game was
not the largest that ever attended a
baseball game in this city. The official
count Of the attendance was IS ,S91 and
the total receipts s37.424.50 OF this
amount the players will receive s20,-
209.23. the club owners s12,472.s2 and
the national commission s3,742.45
The failure Of a record crowd TO
attend was due partly TO the inability
of thousands to obtain reserved seat
tickets and to the fact that the police
did not permit any one TO stand in the
aisles of the grandstands. The national
commission had arranged TO sell several
thousand standing room tickets in the
big pavilion. but after IS of them had
been disposed Of the police shut down
on the sale.
The bleacher seats We're packed and
several thousand persons were crowded
behind the ropes in right and left fields
The bleachers were filed two hours
before the game began, several thou
sands having spent most of the night
at the gates of the park to get good
seats.
Outside the grounds enterprising
householders whose homes overlooked
the field erected bleacher seats on the
roofs and sold them at from SO to IS
each.
The big game was late in starting
due TO a long conference over ground
rules owing TO the crowd in the field
and over the question Of permitting
moving picture men on the field when
the game was in progress. Umpire
O'Day, who decided the base decisions.
ordered the photographers off the field.
They refused TO go and appealed TO Ban
johnson, president of the American
league. who was in box. johnson
summoned Umpire Connolly and told
him that the moving picture men had
permission OF the national commission
TO operate their machines.
o'Day acquiesced. but Manager
Chance objected TO the machines being
placed behind the plate. Then followed
more minutes of waiting and the
crowd. becoming impatient. was yell
Ing Play ball"
It was finally agreed to permit the
photographers TO place their cameras
against the grandstand behind first
and third bases.
Bender was given a splendid ovation
His great record for the season was
remembered by the crowd and the
Philadelphia rooters settled back con-
fdently. believing that the chief would
continue his great form.
Sheckard, the first man UP. fouled off
the first ball pitched and the crowd
cheered. The next was a strike and
with two more heaves Of the Indians
mighty arm the batter went out on
strikes. Schultz. the next man up.
shooting a clean single TO left. Then.
on the first ball pitched. Schultz
started for second and was headed off
by Thomas beautiful throw. Hofma n
was an easy out.
In the Athletics half Strunk and
Lord were easy outs, but Collins hit
10 left Collins, like Schultz also went
down on the first ball pitched and
Kings deadly arm had the ball TO
second ahead of him by a good margin
Chicago was easily disposed of in
the second inning, Chance and Stein
feldt going out on grounders and Zim-
norman on a foul fly
Bs ker the first man UP for Phfladel-
phia. brought the spectators to their
feet by a two base hit into the left
field crowd and was sent 10 third on
Davis pretty sacrifice. Hit 'er out,
Murphy" the crowd cried as the hard
hitting right fielder stepped to the
single down the left field line. bringing
home Baker with his first run the
crowd cheered wildly as Baker crossed
the home base. Hats went into the air,
horns were blown and terrific din set
in as Shortstop Barry came TO the bat
Overall appeared unsteady and on
high pitch that Killing just managed TO
reach Murphy stole second. He ad-
vaDced 10 third on Barrys out Thom-
as drew four balls, and .'Chief" Bender
came up. The Indian, who is good
hitting pitcher. sent a single to center
and Murphy scored the second run.
Strunk flied TO Sheckard.
The Chicagoans went out in one, two,
three order in their half of the third, !
but Philadelphia added another run TO
their total in their turn at bat. Lord