Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
CUBS WIN IN HEART
REND|NG FINISH
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straights after three defeats. There
was prayerfui sllence-then some
thing happened. The debonair right
fielder firmly smote the sphere right
where it's feelings were tenderest ana
Il did net stop rolling till IL bumped
the right field fence and the bat man
had become potential base runner
on the second sack. Chief Bender
merely smiled. and the smile broad
ened 10 a grin when HOFFMAN sacri-
feed the runner 10 third.
Chance Gets Triple.
BIT the crowd was fairly crazy with
excitement The roar OF cheers was
earsplittins when Captain Chance
came to bal The first bail pitched
nipped him on the finger. but the UNI
pire sa d he had walked into it anu
II served him right. The rpeerless
leader" then resumed his position. lie
stepped into another one. but the re-
suit was different. With every muscle
in his angry system tense. he caught
the ball On the seam and slammed II
to the iarthest corner Of the lot for a
triple.
The gloo M, which had hung like a.
pail since Monday, fioated away and
in the sky OF fanatics appeared rain
bows OF hope and promise Inbounded.
Athletics still Confident.
The devoted band of Philadelphia
rOcsers remained passive and conf
dent. They acclaimed the Indian
hurler when Zimmerman and Stein
feldt went out, leaving Chance win
what would have been the winning
run stranded on third. The game
just possibly might have ended in
this stanza but for a sensational
catch by Baker Steinfeldt poked %
forl into lett field box and. although
the occupants thereof were far from
helpful. the fast fielding third bare
man CT the Philadelphia landed over
among the seats and snatched the
ball But that is only enc of the many
ifs in which the game abounded
The Philadelphians came TO bat IN
heir half Of the tenth with undated
confidence Archer bored foul. how
ever, and Baker. the first man up.
was d sposed CT. Davis rose TO the
occasion with a clean double to right
and the local crowd felt something
in its throat. Home RIM" Murphy
was up. but his best was sharp
grounder which Tinker fumbled for
one GREATNESS moment and then
threw Davis cut a. third. Barry
ended the rally by striking out.
Archer Scores Winner.
There was one OFT when the win
ming run came Tinker pcped ont,
but Archer / nterpellated double.
VIII oh was followed by Browns out
at first. Every local hope hung on
Sheckard. but fortunately for those
with weak hearts, il did not have TO
hang fer long. The Chicago left
fielder lit into the first ball pitched
for a single over second. Archer
trotted across the plate and the agony
was over.
At precisely this moment the her
aided bewilderment and obvuscation
Of Connie Mack. whose men did mol
capture the game, occurred.
Mr.. Mack was plainly surprised, but
he soon recovered and smiled with
the thought of the margin of two vic-'
tories remaining to his team.
Tomorrow" he observed, will be
another day"
interest Centers on Today.
There was none &c gainsay this re-
mark, but who will do the pI'ching'
was the subject of conversation among
the homegoing crowds. Coombs wants,
to do the twirling and may be allowed
to do so. Dygert and Plank also are
pcssib lities Captain antger Chance
will, it is practically certain. put in
Brown. who pitched only he last two
innings today.
Prior TO the game Captain CHANGE
did everything he could think Of TO
"chase the hoodoo." His firs. official
act in tn connection was in the mat
ter OF hosiery. Previous 10 the first
game at Philadelphia he captain
manager had ordered new adornnent
for the lower limbs OF his athletes.
gray for wear in the east and white
for the home games.
But the stockings did not bring VIC
tory at Philadelphia and so. before
the game here Thursday. he suggest
ed that the old white hosiery IN ght
change the luck. II did not, however.
and today the team came on the field
with the new white outfit. with new
cape 70 match.
King Cole in the Box.
Then he answered = OF me
westside constituency sending
king Cole into the pitcning box
Cheers. Then came a real surprise
when Archer donned the catcher's
glove and squatted behind home bsse.
! More cheers. but not so voci!erous-
Later tbs was remecied when the
new catcher personally conducted the
winning run across the plai- King
! was displaced because his batting
average % .0S7 for the series. IL was
thought. could Anot be lowered BY
Archer OF anybody else Archer's
double vas nothing IL not timely. for
previously he had done nothing with
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