The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-18
Heavy Hitting Philadelphia
Americans Drive Three-Fin-
gered Brown From Box
SCORED SIX RUNS
IN SEVENTH INNING
Coombs Was Wild But Chance
Men Were Unable to Hit the
Ball Safely-Collins
Stars at Bat and
in the Field.

SHIBE PARK, October 1S.-
On the way TO Shibe Park this
afternoon, a taxicab in which
Kane, Steinfcldt Zimmerman,
Mcintyre ana Overall. OF the
Chicago team, were riding, ran
into mall wagon. Ii was hard
smash but fortunately none of the
players WIS hurt and they reach
ed the grounds only "a few minutes
after the others. The Cubs were
In doubt as % whether to con-
slider the accident a good or bad
omen.
The second worlds championship
contest between the Athletics and
Chicago Cubs furnished big attend
ance surprise. the crowd being about
5000 under that OF yesterday Con-
sidering that the home team won the
opener and that to-day was tailor
made from a baseball standpoint the
attendance was keen disappoint-
ment The bleacher stands We're
again packed and the grandstand and
pavilion filled. but not more than 5000
occupied the center field. Nearly all
OF these were crowded back of left
, field. Early reports concerning the
crowding of the grounds proved to
be a case Of census padding.
The Idnc-Up
The line up to-day was as follows:
Athletics-StruEk, center field;
Lord left field; Collins, second base !;
Baker, third base; Davis. first base;
Murphy. right Held Barry, shortstop;
Thomas, catcher; Coombs. pitcher.
Chicago--Sheckard, left field;
Schultz right field: Hoffman. center
field Chance. first base; Zimmerman.
second base; Steinfeldt, third base.
/ Tinker, shortstop: King. catcher:
Brown. pitcher.
Picking Best Pitchers.
While neither Chance nor Mack
would make an official announcement
regarding their gunners, the word
passed out from the players benches
do the hurting. Chance was dead Sc,
on coping to-day's game. SO that the
Cubs might return to their own play
grounds on even terms. But the Cubs
realized that they were going up
against another wonderful man in
Jack Goomhs, whose faxorite pastime
this year has been In decorating OPP
posing teams with horse collars.
In the warming up to-day Jimmy.
Dygert and Big Ed Reulhach hurled
the ball with all their might. The
SupS Snt@Cu tflN Sdhic ndRFs SPasAt
as on yesterday, but il one could have
scratched beneath the surface he
would no doubt have found that grim
determination possessed every gray
clad player. Bender, the red skinned
hero of yesterdays battle. warmed up
with the other Athletic twiriers, and
seemed none the worse for wear.
The teams Will leave tonight at
s:55 over the PENNSYLVANIA for Chit
cago. playing their first game there
on Thursday.
First Inning.
Sheckard walked on four straight
balls, all OF Coombs' offerings being
on the, outside OF the plate. Coombs
seemed to be afraid Sheekard would
steal second and gave Schultz twp
wide ones. Schultz hit To collinS.
forcing Sheckard at second Barry.
getting the put out. Schultz safe at
first Coombs followed the same tao
tics on Holman. feeding him with
two too wide to begin with. Hoffman
beefed when Rigler called second
strike on him. Hoffman also walked.
The fourth ball caused him to make a
wild scramble to escape being hit.
Coombs seemed TO be little nervous,
though he was taking plenty of TIME
for his work. Chance had fire In his
eye as he came to bat. Coombs gave
Chance two balls and Thomas walked
down the line to quiet his pitcher.
Chance beat the ground with his
bat when Rigler called a strike on him
that went inside the plate. 1t was evil
dent that the Cubs were in deadly
earnest. With three and two on
Chance he singled TO short. filling the
bases. Barry felded the ball but not
in time. 1t was the first time the
Chicago's had the bases filled since
the beginning of the series.
Zimmerman flew out TO center field.
Schultz scoring after the catch. Hof-
man reaching third and Chance sec.
ond on the throw In. The few Cub
rooters present let forth a yell OF joy
Zimmerman's fly counted as sacrifice
hit. From his position on second.
Chance pleaded with Steinfeldt to
hit II safely. Steinfeldt famed. One
run.
Athletics--Strunk famed. Killing
dropped the third strike. but nailed
his man by a speedy throw to Chance.
A narrow escape for ''nosy John"
however Lord hit to Steinfeldt. who
got the batter at first. Collins up.
and hts popularity was shown by the
applause which greeted him. Collins
singled to right, Texas Lacquer that
Schultz, Hoffman and Sheckard went
after. Slugger Baker was next up.
Brown made several attempt 10 catch
Collins mapping at first but failed. He
evidently was afraid OF Collins well
known ability tc steal bases He
wasted two balls on Baker. Collins
stole second. the crowd going wild.
It was a clean steal notwithstanding
the fact that Tinker dropped the bail.
Baker dropped a long foul into the
right field bleachers and then he hit
to Brown who tossed him out at first.
No rune.
Second Innings.
cubs--Tinker hit to Baker and Davis
muffed the throw, Tinker being safe.
Give Baker an assist on the play.
Tinker was doubled up with King on
the latter's line drive to Collins. II
was an. attempted hit and run play
and Joe was well down To second by
the time Collins caught the ball. max
| ing It m easy matter for Collins to
tosr the ball 10 Davte for the second
out. Brown was cut Collins to Davis