The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-19
OFFENSIVE GAME
SHOWSSTRENGTH
Of THE MACkMEN
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lnliying with run No. 0, and the sixth
OF that inning.
This attack OF the Athletics Oh Brown
was most vicious. Ivery bell was hard
hit, and only furthers my opinion that
| the offensive play Of the Mackmen
cannot be equaled That sort OF of.
fenslve spirit, which have commented
on before, was what really put tho
game ION ice,' and will make the
American League champions feared
during the remainder Of the series
During the early part OF the game
Coombs did not use his curve ball,
which is his long suit" but kept dish
ing up wide, fast ones. which he did
not control. In the latter part OF the
game he used overland fast ones, and
overland drops, thrown with the Same
motion, which was puzzling to the
CUBS. Strange as 1t may seem, 1t can be
SAID that Jack was effective. but wild,
excepting the last inning. when he
seemed to be loafing under the lead
MS team had piled up for him.
VIII Show True Strength,
I predict that In the next game In
which Coombs works he will show the
CUBS his true worth. The. Cubs scored
IN the first inning, and the men who
were backing the National League
champions began to crow. Coombs
started by passing Sheckard, but when
schultz grounded to Collins. Eddie
made nice play. getting Jimmy al
second 1t was piece OF dazzling
work. Coombs showed more wildness.
ana passed Hoffman. With two and
three on him. Chance hit Coombss
curve. and 1t caromed off Bakers glove
Tor single. Barry grabbing the bali
too late to make a play
zimmerman raised n long sacrifice
fly to Strunk. who made the bad mis-.
take OF playing the ball home when
he should have made a throw to third,
and kept the man on second from ad.
vancing. Schultz scored easily, while
Holman and Chance each moved up 4
base. a hit would have scored two
men the way strunk played 1t,
and bunt would have scored one. II
AtGos had played the ball to third II
~ould rave taken hit to score ono
man. He IEswed a lack OF equilibrium
here, as at that Early stage of the
game one run is no lead
Brown moved down the Athletics
with his wide. sweeping curve, which
he used constantly In the early stages
In the first inning Collins dropped the
ball safe back of second for a single
That produced a guessing match be-
N"SSAA 1SdHie anu hIlnS. lndlly the
Athletics game little second baseman
secured a beautiful break for second
and beat Kings wide throw to that
base. evening up with Johnny for be-
Ing thrown out on Monday, but Eddie
was left at second.
In the third inning errofs hurt
Brown. Thomas reached first on Stein
feldts fzzle or slow, high bounding
grounder. Coombs failed to sacrifice,
but Strunk got a hit on drag bunt
to first, hard play for Brown. Amos
was forced at second by Lord, which
left a man on first and third and the
wonderfulsColll This kid match
ed his brain work with the deep-think-
ing Brown. and they battled until II
came down to three balls and two
strikes, Eddie not offering to strike at
a ball. Then the brainy little infieideI
slammed a ball over third for two
bases, scoring both Thomas and Lord.
Bender shows Headwork.
Chief Bender, the coacher at third,
showed some classy headwork in send.
ing Lord in from third. just as Stein.
feldt was grabbing the thtow from LEFT
field on Collins hit. or course. the
chief knew that Steinfeldt had hts back
to the play, and there was a chance
for bad bound, and to show thai |
the brown-skinned boy pulled off a ]
heady play by sending Bris in Stein
feldt did momentarily juggle the ball.
and the result was an extra run
Doubtless every fan in the park thought |
L was luck on Lords part, and did not |
given Bender credit for having used |
his noodle
Brown got In some good work In the
,curth. retiring Davis and Murphy on
easy hit balls, but he got in trouble |
after having two strikes on Barry. |
lack singled on high, hard bounder
@ Tinker. and then the first hit and |
7un play of the series was pulled off by
Thomas and Barry. Ira hit a line
'all over Zinmerman's, head, and Bar
y, of course, reached third easily.
Schultz made a throw to third to trap
Thomas going to second, but Ira prov
ID too wide to fall into the snare
Nothing resulted. as Coombs succumbed
C Browns sweeping curves.
Along in those innings Browns work
vas very classy. In the fifth Brown
opened by tanning Strunk on three
'itched balls, and continuing with two
strikes on Lord without Offering up a
'all. Then Lord singled. On an in- I
ended hit and run play, with Collins
t bat, Bris failed to catch the signal,
Though Eddie placed the ball perfect
y to deep short. The play would havej
'een great II Lord had not missed the
ignal. Eddie was robbed OF mucn-
armed hit.
Browns curves were still in evidence
n the sixth. when he famed Barry
N two beautiful breaks. Then Thomas
walked. Coombs hit to Zimmerman.
nd 1t would have been double play
Everss substitute had played the
'all In front. Trying to scoop 1t up
With side motion he missed 1t alto
sether when it took an ugly bound. and
10Th Coombs and Thomas We're safe.
With Ira bringing up at third. Here
AMOS Strunk violated the rules OF
leady batting by trying to bunt, espe-
Jelly with Thomas, slow runner, on
bird, and the Cubs ready to pounce [:
II the ball. Strunk got himself into
hole through two hunted strikes. and
fter that Brown found him easy, fam
Ing him and getting his sixth striker
ut Of the game when a long fly or q
ard-hit ground ball would have scored
run.
The FatefuI Seventh.
Then came the faterul seventh that
OF a record OF runs scored In this series
nd gave the Athletics the second