The Washington herald., 1910-10-23
BY WILLIAM PEET.


The fact that the Cubs were able 10
win yesterdays game in an overtime bat
tic does not discourage the local Athletic
rooters bit. and last night considerable
money was wagered here that Mack's
team would land the game to-day.
Everything Is in favor Of the American
Leaguers. They already have three vic
tories to their credit and can sit back
II necessary and take things easy by los
ing the next two and still have a chance
70 land the flag. while, on the other hand,
the Cubs are under tremendous strain
one more defeat and the jig is up with
them.
The Washington Herald's Chicago man
wired late last night the following:
Chicago, Oct. Eff the weather IS
favorable. and the forecaster tonight
said that Sunday the cool breezes would
moderate and the mercury ascend. Nj
Mordecai Brown. who helped to win To-
days game. will be in the box for the
Cubs. Assisting him in his endelvo- 10
take second game from the aggressive
Athletics will be Johnny King. Op-
posed TO these gentlemen will be Mr.
Thomas and Mr.. Coombs. according TO
the statement OF Connie Mack tonight
While the Cubs have taken one game
in the worlds series and the rooters
have taken on new courage. stiIl they
have not brought enough money into the
poolroOms to change the odds mate
rally. At OLeary's pool room s to !
was offered against the Cubs tonight
and 10 against the Athletics.
There is a good deal Of betting on the
result Of to-morrOw's game, because II Is
! almost certain that Mordecai Brown will
pitch, and there is feeling that he will
come back in strong style
One OF the sad men In Chicago tonight
is Henry Diehm. Long before the series
commenced he offered in a Joking way
10 bet SO against a thousand that the
Athletics would take four straight games.
Until Sheckard made the hit that won the
game he stood a chance 10 win the 81, 900.
He bet enough on the Cubs to-day 10
save his ten bones and little more
A man who gave the name of James
Kramer. OF Philadelphia, laid $1,000 to
$500 at the La Sale Hotel just before
the game to-day with a Cub fan. who
refused TO make. known his identity. that
the Athletics would win to-days game
The money was placed with the clerk
Kramer looked as if he needed ticket
home instead OF being the possessor Of a
roll OF money that would choke an ele-
plant.
Frank Navin. president OF the Detroit
Americans. is here trying TO put through
a trade for George Stovall OF the Cleve-
land Maps. Tom Jones. the Tiger first
baseman. is about all through as a big
league player. and must be replaced II
the Tigers are 10 finish in any sort Of
position. Stovall. whose relations with
Manager Jim Mcclure and Capt Larry
Lajoie are not Of the friendliest, is on
the market and Navin will get him II he
offers enough in exchange. Navin Is also
after an outflelder. Matty Mcintyre has
slowed up. and Davy Jones cannot play
In more than half the seasons games
Then, too, there is a feud on between
Dayy and Ty Cobb.
The better team. the Giants. won the
championship of Manhattan. says a we'll
known New York writer. AS to this
there can be no question. The fact that
Mathewson was about two-thirds of the
strength OF the Loblanders is no dis
credit to the victory they clinched by
winning Fridays game. The only thing
Yankee fans can do Is to deplore the fact
that their choice does not possess a
1iathewson-
Without Matty the series Indicates
clearly that the Giants would have been
decidedly to the bad lie never was bet
ter than during the series just closed He
won three of the games played and came
10 the rescue OF the Lowlanders' craft
when Drucke had attempted TO pilot the
bark TO safe mooring. and with Big
Six at the helm another victory was reg