Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-19
CHICAGO LOSES SECONDHAND
Brown, the Cub Pitcher, Touched for
Thirteen Hits.
RETIREs IN FAVOR OF RICHIE
Coonbs % the Athletics f. nit Eight
Times, Four Extra Bases BeinE
Made OFF Hts De-
livery.
RET1REs IN FAVOR OF RICHIE


American league champions this afternoon
administered defeat to the Chicago Ma
tionai league champions before more than
1900 persons. The score was to 3.
1t was one Of the most exciting games
ever played on the American league
grounds in this city It abounded in sen
sationa fielding and terrific batting and
the big. persfdring crowd was frequently
brought to its feet with wild enthusiasm
as player after player made some brilliant
stop or throw or lined out a smashing hit
into the crowd The spectators received
a shock when Pitcher Coombs showed I'M
steadiness. but this was quickly forgotten
a little later when the fighting Athletics
forged to the front In the seventh inning,
when Captain Chances splendid machine
was crushed under a cannonsding Of hits,
the big crowds enthusiasm knew no
bounds Almost everything that goes into
a base ball game aud makes It one Of the
most exciting OF outdoor sports was in
evidence There were errors on both sides,
a generous contribution OF bases on balls,
that frequently had pitchers in trouble,
long hits fast base running and lightning
double plays.
Collins n star.
brilliantly in his department OF the game
az did Bender in Yesterdays contest. was
Eddie" Collins, the star second baseman
OF the home team This former captain Of
the Columbia university nine several times
electrified the crowd by his sensational
work
The score books show that in his five
turns at the plate he reached first base
every time by making three hits, two Of
them doubles, receiving a base on balls
and making a force play. He scored two
runs and sent two home, accepting ten
chances without an error figured in two
sensational plays that stopped Chicago
from running the bases and last, but not
least, the champion base runner stole twice
on the king OF the National league back
stops King.
Collins work on the paths greatly de-
lighted the crowd. Mordecai Brown kept
Collins as close as he could to the first
base bag In the sixth inning Collins out
guessed the Chicago battery three times.
Brown pitching three wide balls for Killing
10 line the ball to second, but each time
Collins appeared to divine the play and
waited. Then he made his dash and went
to first as a perfect throw reached the
bag just an instant too late
Coombs pitched most erradc game,
giving nine bases on balls. He got into
trouble in the first inning by giving two
of the first three men up bases on balls.
lie got away with the inning with but
one run against his team. At several other
stages Of the contest he was in trouble. hut
the brilliant work of the men behind him
pulled him out of difficulty. He seemed
TO show better form when the bases were
occupied than when they were clear This
Is shown by the fact that Chicago had
fourteen men left on bases.
Cubs Not at Best.
Chicagos inside play did not seem TO be
In working order, for with the men on
bases and Coombs unsteady, some sharp
piece Of fielding would spoil the chance
after there was every prospect of a, score.
Mofdecai Brown pitched fairly good ball
in the early stages OF the game and was
quite steady The Philadelphians began
20 touch him up in the third inning and
in the seventh he was hit TO all corners
of the field. Nine men went to bat in
this inning and scored six runs on three
doubles. two singles. a base on balls an
error and a sacrifice After that inning
he was taken out and was succeeded by
Richie In the seventh inning he pitched
the White Elephants hit him thirteen
Chicago scored It's first run at the be-
ginning or the game, After Sheckard had
received a base on balls and was forced
out by Schultz, Hoffman was given four
balls. Chances single filled the bases and
Schultz scored on Zimmermans long sac
rifice fiy
Fast double plays ended the chances
either team had TO score in the second in
ming With two on bases in the third
and no one out. Chicago was unable to
score, but the Athletics in their half
forged to the front steinfedt fumbled
Thomas groinder, Coombs struck out and
Strunk singled Lord forced strunk at
second and then collins hit into left field
for two bases sending home both Thomas
and Lord There was no more scoring
until the fifth, when Philadelphia added
another run 90 its total After strunk
had struck ont, Lord singled and was
forced by Collins.
Cabs score Again In seventh.
The latter made his second steal and
came home on Davis pretty single TO left
The Nationals scored their second run in
the seventh, which made the crowd feel
little uneasy over Coombs' unsteadiness
Brown struck out and Sheckard sent a
line drive into the crowd for two bases
schutc liited a tly to Strunk and Holman
worked Coombs for his third base on balls
Captain Chance then came out and sent
hot single 10 center and SheCkard
crossed the plate. Chance was forced out
by Zimmerman.
Then came the seventh. that broke up
the game so far as any doubt about the
result was concerned. Collins led off with
base on balls and drew up at third on
Bakers single 10 right. Captain Davis hit
into the left field crowd for two bases
Collins walked home and Baker went 10
third. This brought up the hard hitting
Murphy, who sent terrific drive into
left field for a double, and Baker and
Davis raced across the plate, Chance
signalled TO the bench and Richie went
down the field 10 warm M.
Barry sacrificed. sending Murphy 10
third, and the latter came home with the
fourth run Of the inning on Thomas single
Coombs was an easy out, but Strunk lined
two-base hit 20 right, scoring Thomas
Lord should ihave been an easy out hui
sheckard dropped his fly, and Strltnk
scored the sixth run, Lord went out In
an ATTEMPT % steal second. Chicago made
one run In the ninth on Hofmans single
an out and a two-hase hit by Zimmerman
The crowd today was not as large as
that Of raafarHav huf vr.-