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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
THE CUBS MADE A
SORRY EXHIBITION
Poorest Ball Game Ever Played Be
tween Big Two League Clubs,
Say Experts.
BY HARRY NELLY.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-"The poorest
ball game ever played between big
league clubs" was the concensus OF
opinion at the finish OF the battle be-
tween the Cubs and Athletics here
yesterday. The Athletics piled up
one dozen runs while the Cubs got
five. The Athletics might just as we'll
have had a million so far as the Cubs
were concerned, for the tribe OF
Chance played like lot OF wooden
men
Three Cub pitchers produced lot
OF wopsy pitching and the game was
so punk that the populace. intensely
partisan for the Cubs, remained 10
boot and exhort the Athletics 10 fur
Their scoring. IL was n sorry exhibi-
ton. Reulbach. McIntire and Pfeister
succeeded each other In rapid success
sion. all three being received with
equal cordially.
The Athletics in hitting all this ar
ray OF flinging talent simply showed
the form they displayed during the
championship season and proved be-
yond a doubt that they are the best
ball club that ever represented the
AiHtllNdiA itdSut' IN SPaNS VI viz 49,
that our own Tigers won three pen
nants.
The Mackmen have shown great
form I'm the series 10 date. Yesterday
they ran the bases like clock work,
fielded we'll. and hit the ball. Danny
Murphy lifted home run into the
right field pavilion over the fence into
the permanent stands. The temporary
stands made a hit into that section
good for two bases, and when the ball
sailed into the regular sitting place
Frank Chance couldn't understand it.
He protested and stalled about SC
that Umpire Connolly, unused TO the
peevish ways OF the National league
cast him from the contest.
The game was delayed fully ter
minutes at this stage while the ath
letes assembled in the center OF the
diamond and talked. Finally. old Jack
sheridan hustled out and exhorted the
disturbers TO hasten. and the game
was resumed. This happened in the
third inning when a heavy rain was
falling, and evidently the Cubs hoped
10 stall long enough for rain TO spoil
the contest.
Sheridan and the three other UNI
pires finally got the game under way
and IL came to- a conclusion in spite
of the rain which drizzled practically
all the time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
IA =77:5s;;1.= ! THE TINES SPORT PAGE '"7Sr ..z
$4,000, or approximately $4,000 for
each player

A cold rain which had been falling
during the entire night continued dur
Ing the early hours today, and il be-
came evident that a desire 10 end the
misery would be the only ground for
sending the teams onto the field this
afternoon. During yesterdays con.
test the practically continuous drizzle
softened up the base lines In the lin.
field until the going became positive
In sloppy. The conditions were much
worse today, and In the race OF the
weather mans forecast OF warmer and
fairer conditions tomorrow. and the
possibilities OF greater crowd, an
announcement OF postponement was
expected.
After having completely exhausted
their excuses for the falldown OF the
Cubs, Chicago sporting writers today
almost unanimously concede the cham
pionship 10 the Philadelphians and
the best any of them hope for now, is
that the Cubs may stave of utter rout
and prevent the Mackmen winning n
straight heats.
I'm view OF the fact that Bender has
been slated to go against the Cubs IN
the next set-to. no one Is willing 20
predIct anything other than Cub
slaughter, with the possible excep-
ton OF Chance. With his entire pitch
ing staff riddled and shown up IKE a
hunch OF rush leaguers. and his Tor
mer wonde rful team play thing OF
the past Chance Is still game and
hghting. and making desperate Ell
forts 10 convince his comrades that
they still have a lighting chance
when It comes TO the MANAGERS
wise old Connie Mack must be ranked
temporarily at least, far ahead or the
scrappy Frank Chance. The latter
failed TO read the handwriting on tne
wall. despite the fact that IL was III
letters as large as a barn-roof sign.
This writing might have told him that
his old pitching stars were unequal TO
the task and that his only hope lay
IN taking a chance with some OF MS
younger players.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
FORD AND MATTY WILL
MEET IN ANOTHER DUEL

NEW YORK, Oct 2l.-with Russell
Ford In the box, the New York Van.
KEGS will make a desperate ATTEMPT
this afternoon TO win from the Giants
in the series for the city champion.
ship and thus tie up the struggle.
Ford has tried twice and failed. but
Manager Chase and he believe that to-
days the day.
The odds on today's game, however.
are on the Giants, for Mathewson will
be In toe box and he has had a
strange hold on the Highlander since
the series began. The games will be
played on the Polo grounds under
weather conditions that are far from
propitiouA ---------------.---
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
COOMBS GAVE A
GREAT EXHIBITION
Much. Touted Cub Sluggers Are Bal
fed by His Speed and Quick
Breaking Curves.
Bv HARRY NELLY.

CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-John Coombs'
pitcher extraordinary. showed ABOUT
half az much In yesterdays game
against the Cubs as he put on during
the championship season OF the Amer
lean league. The Cubs were easy Tor
Coombs He fioated a fast ball across
neck high. mixed 1t up with a curve
and occasionally resorted TO MS
famous drop which brought him the
major part OF his reputation.
Coombs' exhibition was as classy a
piece OF pitching as one would care
TO see. There was nothing fiashy
about il. but when occasion required
he put the stun on the ball and the
Cubs sat down.
In FIVE OF the nine innings no Cubs
were left on bases. IN three innings
no Cub reached first base. Every
once in awhile a Cub hoisted bal
into the stands or biffed one down
the foul line for two bases, but when
Coombs had to, he wheeled EN- along
properly.
With two on in the second he
whitfield Holman for the third out. In
the third, Steinfeldt stood al the plate
and let the third strike float past, the
curve being too wide for him to offer
at. In the seventh. Pfeister struck
out for the third victim, while in the
ninth, Needham lifted a puny fly to
Baker.
Just by way OF showing the differ
ence between the Cubs and the Ath
letics, Coombs threw about ten droI
balls during the whole contest. In
the season he had to put on the
steam continually to get past, but In
the game yesterday, 1t was just like
floating EN- past and getting the
money.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
Sporting N otes

We thought Chicago had a corner
on the ticket spectators, but SIS for
worlds series seats was charged at
Philadelphia. Possibly this had some
thing to do with the light attendance
the second day. Quakers are not no.
ed as lavish spenders, and no one
can blame them for refusing to be
bled.
Worlds series excitement makes
even st. Louis forget about trying to
Gust President Tom Lynch.
The way the Cubs didn't make @
monkey out OF Eddie Collins Is TO be
noted.
Can just see C. Chubby Murphy
shaking up that Cub bunch for next
season, right now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
RAIN DELAYS 4TH
GAME Of SERIES
TILL SATURDAY
Weather Adds To Gloom Which
Hangs Over Windy City in Thick
Clouds-Best Cubs Hope Is To Pre-
vent Athletics Making Clean Sweep
Athletics Will Be Enriched by About
$4,000 Each for Their Part in the
Picnic They Have Enjoyed.

CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-Todays game
between Athletics and Cubs post.
poned. will be played tomorrow
The announcement was made at
1903. wkhen Garry Herman held a
conference with the umpires. IL WAS
decided that In event OF the Cubs win
ming tomorrow, another game will be
played here on Sunday. Should the
Cubs win that. the next game will be
played in Philadelphia on Tuesday
and in event OF third straight Cub
victory which would tie up the series,
the deciding game will be played at a
place 10 be decided on later.
Chicago today is prepared for the
worst, the fourth successive defeat OF
her pet Cubs by the all-conQuering
Athletics. the yielding of her world S
championship hopes without the pleas
ure of single glimpse OF victory.
It's the rudest awakening a base
ball public ever had and as for the
Cubs themselves, the gloom that per-
vades their camp Is heavier than that
which engulfed them four years ago,
when they were trampled upon by
the White Sox.
The games played so far have re-
suited In such decisive victories for
Connie Macks men that a diagnosti-
clan, even one in sympathy with the
Cubs, can find absolutely nothing TO
say in their favor. as compared with
the Athletics. Team for team, man
for man and manager for manager.
the Cubs are better subjects for con-
trast with the Athletics than for com
parison.
II is within the range OF possibil.
ity-but no nearer-that the Cubs
will win Saturday, and thus pro-
long the agony, but the almost uni.
versal opinion Is that the fast-geared
Mack men will do a little more JOY
riding on the west side park at the
Cubs expense. thus adding the few
remaining drops needed TO overflow
Chicago's cup of woe.
II the worlds championship series
thus far means anything. II means
that the Cub machine" an organiza-
ton that for years has won the plaud-
It's of the baseball world and stood
for the highest development OF the
national game, will be at an end after
this season. II has demonstrated that
IL can't go the pace and how IL man
aged 10 win the National League
championship with such ease is ex
| plicable only on one ground; that II
had the other teams "Buffaloed" by
its former brilliant successes.
The series Is illustrating that there
is GLORY enough for ALL OF the Ath
letics. In the first game 1t was Ben
der, Thomas, Baker and Collins whC
starred. Tuesday. Davis and 10
flashed across the view, and Collins
repeated his brilliant work and yes
terday Coombs. Barry and Murphy
played tremendously. Even subsJi
| tute Outfelder Strunk has come K
the scratch In grand style. Whoevel
has been called upon in the Athletics
ranks has delivered"
] Should the players share In the mex
game amount TO $4,000. and II wai
nearly $4,000 yesterday, the tota
share for the players will reach s74,
O29. Should the Athletics win thu
series, their share will be more thar
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
] M BARRY AND
7. ROSS MATCHED
Will Meet in Twenty Round Contest
At New 0rleans-If Successful
Barry Will Tackle Kaufman.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. 2l.-A
match at 20 rounds was made today
between Jim Barry, the Chicago heavy.
weight, and Tony Ross. the Italian
scrapper OF New Castle. Pa. The men
will fight across the river from New
Orleans, early in November, for so
per cent of the gross receipts. II
Barry who recently won from Sandy
Ferguson in IA rounds, beats Ross, an
effort will be made to match him
against AL. Kaufman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
WHAT BASEBALL EXPERTS
SAY OF THE THIRD GAME

Fielder Jones, in New York
Times: Both the offensive and
defensive playing of the Ath-
letics was far superior TO that
OF the Cubs. The fighting spirit
OF the Mack men was demon
strated in the eighth inning.
George Mullin, in New York
American The Cubs were out
batted, outfelded, out general
ed, at every stage OF the game.
The series will not go beyond
todays game.
A. G.. Pop" Arson. in New
York Herald First a beating.
then a rout and next a slaugh.
ter. | believe Cole would come
nearer winning for the Cubs
than any of the others have
done.
Ty Cobb, in New York
World: One OF the most vital
moves ever made by baseball
manager was the pitching
Right back" OF Coombs. The
Athletics and Cubs styles were
far different. The Mack men
were always anxious and eager.
Artie Holman, in Chicago
Tribune: The Athletics deserv.
ed TO win because they hit the
ball twice as hard as we did.
We will be out there fighting
this afternoon.
Charles Comiskey, in Chicago
Examiner: The Cubs are done
for believe IL was the worst
defeat l ever saw the Cubs
take.
Joe Tinker, in the Chicago
Examiner: Our pitchers have
failed us. That is about all
there is to II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
BY HARRY NELLY.

h CHICAGO, Oct 21.-The Cubs
WE'RE . good. old wagon, but thoy
dome gone bust. to use the words OF
|1ho2 old darkey. Once upon a time
they walloped the demon Tigers twice
when the Tigers were in Their prime
and were hailed as great and greatest
"A consequence. Today the Cubs would
10 we'll II they beat the leaders N the
Trolley league at home.
The Cubs. when going right, had
|nupreme confidence In their ability 10
play the national game. They knew
they could hit. they knew they could
run the bases and they knew their
Epifohers could battle the opposing
botsmen. After two beatings in Phila-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
ICUBS NOW LOOK LIKE
"a SECOND-RATE TEAM
CHANCEs FAMOUS MACHINE IS oUT-CLAsSED BY FAsr-G0ING
ATHIETICS-MUsT REBUILD TO EVER LAND
ANOTHER REMNANT

delphia the Cubs returned home Thurs
day minus their confidence.
Shorn Of confidence they looked like
an ordinary all club-a lot of second
raters. They did not prance upon the
field like world-beaters, they did not
ship the ball around In practice, they
did not jump about with ginger. They
just ambled onto the playing surface,
went through the preliminary mot ,ons.
played the game and went home
You who saw the Cubs triumph over
the Tigers in 1907 and 1908 would
scarcely believe this team Is practical
ly the same one that made the tribe
OF Jennings look silly. The Cubs OF
today have hit the toboggan, they are
on the down-grade and Manager
Chance will have 20 rebuild 70 keep
his team In the running. 1t is doubt
full IL the Cubs as constituted .oday
ever can be returned pennant winners
in the National league again. They
are done.
The preliminary practice Thursday
wasn't bad. The Cubs had the polish
that comes with long years of expert
ence. They handled the ball well and
with grace. But. when the game be-
gan, the Cubs form did not line up
favorably with the Athletics work.
How the Cubs ever won the pennant
In the National league during the
championship season OF 1910 is not ap-
parent. In view OF their showing In
the games to date.
II may be that the American lea que
by constant purchase and drafting OF
minor league players, mas speeded up
while the older organization has stood
still. and then, again, the present
series may be only case OF one club
going well and the other going bad
In any event. the Cubs look like a good
ball club finished, while the Athletics
play the string from beginning to end.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
OUAKERS ARE
THRIFTY LOT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.-Outside
the ball grounds. Twenty-frst and
Somerset-sts., are two long rows of
houses. On the roofs of most OF these
have been erected bleachers, FIVE TO
ten rows high. Despite the fact that
the police had warned the owners of
the houses OF the danger of crowding
the roofs, all seats were sold at high
prices and taken before the games
started. Several Of the thrifty ten.
ants have removed the sashes from
the windows and stretched bleacher
seats in the rooms overlooking the
grounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
CUBS LOOKED LIKE
CUTTERS
Harry and Murphy Pull Of Banner
Plays, While Sheckard Takes
IA Prize for Bonehead.
ey HARRY NELLY.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Once they &C
cueed the Tigers of quitting, because
they were out-played by superior
kfenm. Friends OF the Detroit club
never did believe the Tigers quit and
tneger will. They were outplayed.
nobody ever believes the Cubs are
yellow, yet In fhe contest of Thurs
\ DAY, they looked like cutters. All
B % which goes 70 show that one series
||moans little or nothing, as was pub
q 1lnhed in The Times with some -four
III Dh month ago.
The athletics appear 100 per cent
Halter, than the Cubs. The National
b Ioagne representatives look as though
they were In different league. II the
a american Ieaguers do not make 1t
4 four straight Friday, all hands will be
\ Surprised.
Two banner plays were pulled by
X the Athletics, Thursday, which shows
me foolishness of lot of advance
dope about how, much ground one
nan can cover. Barry pulled one Of
+ The brilliant stunts with Ed Collins
and Dan Murphy was the engineer Of
q The other. In the fourth inning.
Killing swatted nasty bounder at
Harry. II came to the short-fielder on
~ half hop with terrific sped. Tinker
had a big lead and was away with
K the hit, yet Ed Collins was on second
waiting for the throw and relayed the
9 bah to first ahead OF King. 1t was
~ Wonderful play and brought a big
hand.
The most spectacular work of the
afternoon and a job which appealed
more to popular fancy was a catch by
4 Dan Murphy. Zimmerman walloped
- long. dropping liner, which seemed
h destined TO land In the right field
bleachers. Murphy cut across, leap
& I'd high into the air, dragged down
The ball and fell among the assembled
4 populace. The Chicago fans roared
Ih11r approval, for IL was a grand
piece OF work.
IN contrast TO this was the prime
bonehead play OF the day, pulled by
nm Sheckard, one of the gentlemen
ALLEGED to have a copyright on all the
baseball brains In the world. He was
3 On. nrst by virtue of boot by Baker,
IA the fifth round, when Holman lift
ID q high fly to Murphy. There never
WAS any question of the ball being
<ca1ght. but az Sheckard left first
@Dovis made motions as though about
70 receive the sphere. Thereupon
0heckard passed second and was well
around third, so Murphy lobbed In
tht ball and a double play resulted.
Davis headwork helped and lack of
ne same. on the part OF Sheckard,
uado one OF the pride of Chicago
look ally.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
INDIANA TEAM EXPECTS
TO TRIM HUSKY BADGERS
Hoosiers Are An Aggressive Aggrega-
cation Of Veteran Players, Care
fully Coached.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. 2l.-
With Indiana university credited with
three decisive victories this year and
with Wisconsin handicapped by the
loss OF half dozen stars OF last year $
team. betting on tomorrow's game be-
tween the HOLSTERS am Badgers fav-
ors Indiana. Coach Sheldon oi Indi-
ana, has an aggregation OF veterans.
The line Is exceptionally strong and
back field formidable. On the other
hand, Coach Barry OF Wisconsin has
bunch that is excellent In team work
and II the Badgers prove as aggres-
sive as their opponents, the game
should be one of the best In years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21

The majority OF ball players seek
XpIcyment during the OF season
ne look after business interests
D11e write for newspapers, and some
- upon the stage. but Al Bridwell
- Giants shortstop. has turned &c
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
A Knock on Prophets.

Space killers TO the contrary not
withstanding, team work" isn't the
whole thing in baseball. Nine indi.
vidual stars who never played to-
gether before can make pennant win
ners look like minor leaguers."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
LEJFUNE CHAMP BATTER
AS WELL AS THR0WER

This person Larry Lejeune OF the
Evansville team in the Central league.
judging by the averages recently
given out. is more than a mere long
distance thrower He holds the world 5
record for the long heave. also the bat
ting, base-running. home-run hitting.
run-getting record of the Central
league. Lejeune has played In 1913
games this season, getting PAS hits,
an average of 1926. He has scored 81
runs, made IS home runs and stolen
"a bases. II Is a league record In
every respect.
Unfortunately his greatest fault Is
not covered by the averages. He is
bonehead. II reports are true. II
every dense play he has made this
season counted for an error, he would
field about 400. For that reason other
major league magnates did not weep
when Brooklyn drew him in the draft.
The Central High and Saginaw High
will clash on the football field In De-
troit Saturday The local team Will DC
It's best TO win, as the boys are out for
the state championship They have not
lost a game this year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21

Coach Tom jones, Of the Ohio state
university team, who saw the u. OF M
NJ A, c. game last Saturday, says the
Ohio team will beat the Ann Arbor
team when they meet Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21
Conch Yo., has selected the follow

ing players TO represent Michigan In
the game with Ohio State at Columbus
Saturday: Benbrook, Magidsohn, Ed
munds, Conklin, Wells, Green. Patten-
gill. Thompson, Mcmillan, Cole. Bor-
leske, Boyle. Lawton, Daniels, Han.
quinn, Siple. Wenner. Cornwall. Pick
ard, Coach Yost, Trainer kranzlein
and Student Manager Spice. About 500
rooters will accompany the eleven.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21

II was a stolen base by Dougherty
in 1906 that upset the Cubs, proving
King could be outguessed. II was n
stolen base by Collins that sent the
Cub machine into the air and crum-
BILE dthe Cub defense In the second
game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-21

IN. remains OF stanley KetcheI, the
Michigan pngiltst were !aid AT rest
THURSDAY nj Grand Rapids The flu
neral was under the auspices OF the
FIks OF which he was n member. Tho
services were attended by hundreds OF
friends and sporting men from all over
the country
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And j. S. BARKER is the very
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has had wide experience in the
city engineer office and should
have every American vote.
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No American should vote
against FRANK II. CHRISTEN-
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man, He is worthy every Ameri-
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