The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-21
BALL SMASHED
AND SLASAED IN
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thu ough with some OF Ills classy work,
showing his true form, as satd he
would, with more work, and winning
this game In ~ most decisive manner.
shows His Heal Form.
After the third inning Coonbs
showed his real form, which has Wapl
for him thirty games during the Amer
lean League season just ended. This
deciding game, placed upon CoombsE
shoulders, put him in very ticklish
position He never faltered from the
first to the last inning, and succeeded
In showing the Chicago Cubs what real
classy pitching we have in the Amerl-
can League.
Coombs finally showed his real stuff.
A fast overland drop curve, with
fast straight one, delivered with ex-
actly the same move, was his chief
SUCCESS in the game to-day, which kept
the Cubs tapping light ones to the in.
field or popping them up and striking
out. Jack allowed only five hits.
The majority of the Cubs runs were
scored on fiukes. 7'wo Of them came
on wild pitch with two out. Two
were tailed on Hofman's double to
left. which Lord should have caught.
The score could have been made much
more one-sided in the Athletics favor
To realize the wonderful work and
hitting of the Athletics, one must take
into consideration first the number OF
runs they scored. Then that only
three errors were made by the CUBS
and only three bases on balls were
given the Athletics and 10 bases were
stolen to advance them close to the
plate. To define their hitting correct
ily one would have to take lots OF
space and lots of time. But to do my
best. i will say that from the first
man up until the last man out they
were swinging. slashing and sousins
the ball in murderous fashion, not
offering at bad one. but picking out
the good ones. not taking strike. but
smashing away at all their might,
driving the ball at bulet-like speed
through and over the inleld, and most
of the time over the outfleld with long
screeching liners.
Few Easy Balls Hit.
There were few easy balls hit by
the Mackmen, and most OF the men
retired were on very hard-hit balls,
Their hitting az whole was wonder
ful The Mackmen began on Reulbach
early in the game. Mcintyre then tried
TO stem this awful tide, but soon had
TO retire from the terrific onslaught.
Then Pfeister took up the burden, and
he did the most acceptable work.
showing a very classy change of pace,
good head work and good control. But
the Athletics were not to be daunted
by any human being to-day. and they
succeeded In garnering four runs of
Pfeister's good pitching. aided in the
star, by Two errors. The Athletics
smashing drives did the rest.
/ want to call the attention OF the
readers OF the Times-Dispatch to my
prediction yesterday that the hard
working shurtstop. Jack Barry, was
about due 20 do some hitting. He lived
up TO my prediction by smashing out
the longest drive of the game. ball
hit to deep lefs field. which looked as
IL II had gone into the stand. far over
the crowd in the temporary seats In
left.
Jacks two other smashes were solid
drives. one with no one on bases. and
the other one scoring two runs. The
other Athletic players whose right to
be on the honor list was won by solid
sn,ashes were Davis, Murphy and
Coombs. The players hits were pro-
ductive of runs The hardest hit balls
We're by Baker. Davis and Barry; the
longest by Barry. Davis and Murphy
Ira Thomas hit very hard, but in poor
luck.
OF the fielding features, those VINO
saw toSday's game cannot forget the
fast and difficult double that Barry,
Collins and Davis pulled of. To men
ton this in he same breath with MUIR
phys beautiful catch would not be do
Ing Danny justice. however, when he
backed up and partially fell over the
temporary right field low fence and
stabbed Zimmermans long drive for
the third out, which retired the side
Tinkcr's Work CLASSY.
or the Gus team, I want TO again say
that Tinker's work was very high
class and his hitting hard and clean,
his fielding good. He seems to have
more ginger than the entire Cub team.
OF the aggressive players that have
mentioned before ] want to say that
Schulte's and Hofman's work was good
as it has been during the series The
avera ges Will find Schultz hitting
away up, ana he seems TO be the most
feared man or the Chicago team. as.
they work harder TO retire him. PROOF
OF this can be shown by the fact that
he has walked on several occasions.
Tinker, however, is the real star OF the
Cub team. There has not been
chance to say much of the Cubs, asthe
Athletics have so completely outclassed
them that they have had no chance to
shine.
To-day the Southside rooters lost
their most glorious chance to get even
with their hated rivals, the Westsid-
ers. when they failed to show up ana
root for the American League as their
custom was in 1907 and 1903. They
lost that chance to-day-the tirst chance
that they have had to be on the right
side since the memorable worlds series
Of 1906, when the SoX, led by that Won
derful chieftain, Fielder Jones. defeat
al th CuhS IN that series.
The only southside supporter that I
noticed was when that wonderful old
Roman, Comiskey. filed into the stand
Just before the game with coterie OF
friends And a tribute to this mans
wonderful ability and popularity was
shown when the stands stood up and
gave him mighty cheering as a well
come to him in hostile territory. CO.
miskey's popularity never can be
doubted.
To-day's game was untnterestlng
from close standpoint from the third
Inning until Needham was out In the
ninth. He being too late, the Cubs did
not "Needham'' Which is meant to
be a joke. but not from Miller's Joke
book.
The Athletics and Cubs style was
tar different The Mackmen were al
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