The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-17

| Sh1be Park, Ph1lasp oct. l1.-Sur- rounded by 30 eco baseball bugs the Philadelphia, Athletics and the Chicago Cubs fought out the first battle for the championship of the world to-day. F Bender and Thomas were selected as the battery for the Athletics. while Overall and K1ing were chosen to do the same work for the Cubs.
 The crowd was the greatest that ev- CT gathered in this sober city and from the noise and palpitation, one wonder ed how it was that Philadelphia got her name of BRing-wel1, not so very fast. 1t was the biggest baseball day Philadel pI1ia has ever Known, and she seemed to appreciate the honor The. stands, paVilions and bleachers were exception of a gap in centerfeld. which served as an entrance and exit. resern- bIed the inferior of 8 subway car in rush hours. The circus seats failed to arrive and the 5000 Outfleld overflow had to stand throughout the after nooon. It was a fairly impartial crowd and when the sphynx-Hke Chance led his gray-clad mem onto the held at 1:15, the visitors received a tremendous ovation. Owing to the crowd in the field. open rules were necessary, which allowed two bases on a hit beyond the ropes.
 In the preliminary practice, Jimmy Dyngert pitched to the Athletics and
 King" Cole warmed up the Cub bat terS. There was no denying that the Cubs appeared more at their ease than the home boys From the way they handled themselves it was evident that they were slightly worried.
 The residents along 10th street made
 money letting out their roofss porches and front rooms at a dollar Fper- It was great day for the photographers, who were allowed to roam the field until just before the game began.
 The crowd in left field was so close
 that any kind of a hard swat meant two bases.
 Connolly of the American League
 was chosen to judge balls and strikes and Hank O'Day to give the base de -cisions. Rgler and Sheridan were
 stationed in the outfe1d During the game a moving picture machine train ed it's lens on the scene.
 The Cubs remained a favorite in the betting to the last, a $1,000 to $700 bet being recorded on the stock exchange shortly after noon- There was gen era1 feeling, however, that Bender the opening game. After the Cubs fin | ished their practice the Athletics took
 the field and the crowd had a spasm.
 Among the well known journalists
 in the press box were Pop Anson, Wild BilI' Donovan ''Ty'' Cobb, Fielder Jones and George Mullin. Promptly at 2 o'clock the four unn- pires and Captains Chance and Davis gathered at the home plate for final conference while the crowd cheered and the battery of cameras clicked l Just before the game started there was a row between the umpires and l the moving picture men who had their machines stationed just behind the home plate near the stand. The un- | pires ordered the machine off but the 1 proprietor appealed to the higher off 1 cials, the members of the National l Commission, and won out The crowd | became nervous over the delay and hOoted and catca1led.
 At the last moment the moving pie
 ture machine was moved back of third 1 base,
 1 Promptly at 2:15. Umpire Connolly, l in a voice that seemed to be choking i with emotion, announced the batter | ies and the great game was with | Sheckard at bat.
 l Sheckard hit the first ball pitched, for a foul over the left feld bleachers. 1 The moving picture machine butted in 1 again and caused another upset by 1 trying to creep back of the plate kagafn. For second time they, were l removed
 | Sheclard famed
 l Schu1te singled to left after two | strikes Schulte out stealing second, 1 Thomas to Collins. It was a very fee
 ble attempt on Schulte's part
 Holman out Collins to Davis. No runs.
 The crowd greeted the retirement of | the Cubs with a tremendous cheer and i another cheer was turned loose when | Strunk came up for the Athletics. | Johnny King lined a few throws down to second like bullets from a
 rife, in s.n effort to intirnidate any