The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-19
ATHLETICS WIN
SECOND GAME OF
WORLDS SERIES
Crushing Defeat Given
to National League
Champions.
EDDIE COLLINS is
STAR OF CONTEST
Former College Player Electrihes
Crowd by His Brilliant Work.
Whole Battle Abounds in
Sensational Fielding and
Terrific Batting.
Coombs Is Erratic..
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Athletics, o; Cubs, 3.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
Won. Lost. PC.
athletics ......... o 1000
Cubs ......... .....-.. .OOU
WHERE THEY PLAY NEXT.
Philadelphia Mt Chicago on Thursday.


Philadelphia. Pa. October ls.-1n u
game that was full of thrills from
start almost to the finish, the Ph!la-
delphia American League champions
this afternoon administered crush
ing defeat to the Chicago National
League champions before more than
$4,000 persons. The score was 9 to 8.
1t was one OF the most exciting
games ever played on the American
League grounds here. 1t abounded in
sensational nelding and terrific batting
The hero of the afternoon, who shone
as brilliantly in his department. of the
game as did Bender In yesterdays con-
test. was Eddie Collins. the star Sec
oad bagenan OF the home team This
former captain Of the Columbia Uni
versity nine. several times electrined
the crowd by his sensational work.
The score books show that in his five
turns at the plate he reached first
every time by making three hits, two
of them doubles, receiving base on
balls and making force play. He
scored two runs and sent two home.
accepted ten chances without an error.
fgured in two sensational plays that
stopped Chicago from running the
bases, and last but not least, the cham
pion base runner stole twice on the
king OF National League backstops.
King.
Mordecai Brown kept Collins as close
as he could to first base bag. In the
sixth inning. Collins outguessed the
Chicago battery three times, Brown
pitching three wide balls for King to
line the ball to second. but each time
Collins appeared to divine the play and
waited. Then he made his dash. and
went into the bag feet first as a per-
ha o inst
instant too late.
Coombs Is Errntic.
Coombs pitched a most erratic game,
giving nine bases on balls. He got
into trouble in the first inning by CIV
ing two Of the first three men up bases
on balls He got away with the In
ming with but one run against his
team. At, several other stages OF the
contest he was in trouble. but the
brilliant work OF the men behind him
pulled him out OF difficulties. He
seemed 10 show better form when the
bases were occupied than when the
bags were clear. This is shown by the
fact that Chicago had fourteen men
LETT on the bases. Chicago's inside play
did not seem to be in working order
for with the men on the bases and
Coombs unsteady. some sharp piece OF
fielding would break up the inning al
ter there was every prospect OF score.
Mordecai Brown pitched fairly good
ball in the early stages OF the game,
and was quite steady. The Fhiladel-
nhians began to touch him up in the
third inning, and in the seventh he
was hit to all corners OF the field.
Nine men went to the bat in this 5in-
ming and scored six runs on&three dou-
bles two singles, base on balls, an
error and sacrifice.
After that inning he was taken out
and was succeeded by Richie. In the
seven innings he pitched the White
4 Elephants, hit him thirteen times, TOR
total of seventeen bases,
b First Run Scored.
Chicago scored its first run at the
beginning of the game. After Sheckard
had received base on balls and was
forced out by Schultz, Holman was
given four balls, Chances single filled
+ the bases and Schultz scored on Zim-
merman's long sacrifice fly.
Fast double plays ended the chances
either team had to score In the second
inning.
with two on in the third, and none
out chicago was unable to score, but
the Athletics in their half forged to
the front. Steinfeldt fumbled Thomas's
rrounAer Coombs struck out and
Strunk singled. Lord forced Strunk at
second, and then Collins hit into left
field for two bases, sending home botn
thomas and Lord. Baker Went out on
"a grounder.
There was no more scoring until the
fifth, when Philadelphia added another
run to its total Strunk struck out,
Lord singled and \. as forced by collins.
The latter made his second steal. and
after Baker had received a base on
balls Collins came home on Davis's
pretty single to left. In Chicago's half
of the fifth Murphy made a great
throw to the plate, completing = douDle
play and ending the inning.
The National Leaguers scored their
second run in the seventh, Brown
struck out and shetkard sent line
drive in,o the crowd for two bases,
Schultz lifted a fly to Strnnk, and Hof-
man worked Coombs for his third base
on balls, CAPTAIN Chance then came
4 up and sent hot single to centre and
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