Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

CHICAGO. October 1.-THE Philadel-
phia Athletics are base ball champions of
the world. They Won that title yester-
day afternoon 10y defeating the cubs,
champions III the National League. runs
In The largest crowd tina. has ever
attended a game on the West side saw
the downfall IT their pets. rhe Official
figures given out ny the national corninlS-
sion indicate that 27.%14 people Were
there Tie gate receipts were So, li6.-'e
II was q battle between Jack toompS
:ad Miner Brown for seven innings. Then
inc once famous pitcher from ieIf@
iiautc blew up. Wien the smoke cleared
sva< at tie conclusion Of the eighth in
ming .ivc runs had been put over the
plate nv connie Mack team.
~ IN previous games, with the cNcep-
Lon - that played saturday, when King
cole pitched. INT. Athletics uutpiayed ara
UuJIit the ChicaSos
The fans wont wild the cubs scored
in the second, and when the Athletics
took the lead again in the fifth the fans
begged and pleaded for the old guard 10
,"me hack. But after that fatal eignth
rne, sat back to watch the work of tue
youthful machine. the one that triumphcd
over the old, which was looked upon as
unbeatable.
The hitting of Collins featured the at
tack of the Mack men He drove out two
doubles and a single. and when the battle
was won stole third that he might DIS
play his speed.
And such weather, Had the members
OF the national commission ordered 1t the
bt and could have been 10 better ne
Sky was without a cloud. its color Il deep
..Il hrIll
ONLY those who sat in the stands Inning
the first base way and the right foul line
suffered even. the slightest emil h"s1
occupving seats in the old grand Sldhu,
1h., stand that runs along the lett ioul
line. and the bleacherites basked III the
sunlight and discarded even their hsht
oyercoatS In d word, the day was per
feet for even such d battle as the ua!
forecaSted.
Ecttinc in many places downtown
,,ro-,pho,it the morning was brisk In
,soveral of the hotel lobhes large sums
Of money were put up at even money
fcst the cubs would VIII
\ GOOD deal nj kicking was done fN the
.-ubS ON the decisions of Cmp1reS Siefl-
dan and O'Day. one decision in particular
va hotIv disputed by Chance WheI
schultz was declared out trying 10 Sttdl
second in the fifth inning Another uiS
TIarts.l safe stealing in the eighth. Inc
t.,1be and most of the crowd SAID he Was
out. -, ,5-+
Tho Athletics scored run in the frSt
i,--,ina, on a clean hit by Hartsel- He stole
.aaon1 cIeanIv and scored on single pE
collins collins stole second, but was
ii, when Davis struck out
The cubs did nothing in their tall anu
1ei,her did Philadelphia in their part OF
- second In Chicago's half the Cuos
I'd the score. Two strikes We're on Man
Ger Chance when he smashed curNeu
all in the crowd in Left field for two
Eases and went to third on a sacrl1ce pS
zimmerman When Steinfeldt hit through
Eaker the big captain scored
There was quiet until the last OF tne
fourth. when Coonbs showed his quaint!
IN getting out of bad hole as
ujtcher could possibly work himself INTO.
With three men on bases ana one ou'
- struck out Tinker and Archer
The Athletics forged TO the front III the
fifth when they scored a run on an error
hv Steinfeldt on Murphy's bounder. a
sacrifice by Barry and clean drive 10
centerfieId by Lapp. scoring Murphy
A beautiful stop of Hofmans line drive
over second Dy Barry and a perfect throw
10 first nipped Chica COS chance to score
in the sixth. Neither side tailed in the
seventh.
The eighth settled the worlds cham
pionship. 1t was really the best inning
OF the game. Coombs cut into fast ball
for a fierce bounder just out of Chance
roach and II went for base hit Hart
sci got In the hole with two strikes,
then shot slow bounder to Tinker. Joe
tossed to Zimmerman. forcing COombs.
Fartsel stole second on the second ball
pitched and the decision was so close