The San Francisco call., 1910-10-24
CUBS COLLAPSE IN
eighth Under FIRE
Athletics Hammer Miner Brown
While Opponents Play
Like Blind Men
IWeHfy-SeVen Thousand See
Last Contest; Winners Get
S2,062 Each

CHICAGO, oct. 23.-The baseball
championship of the world belongs to
the Philadelphia club of the American
league The Athletics clinched the big
pennant fast today with seven runs to
two for the Chicago Nationals, and
there was none Of the $4,000 persons
present 10 say that they had not won
fairly and squarely. Five games were
played. and the eastern youngsters
took four Of them by outbatting. out
fielding and Outrushing the veteran
Chca goans. They got the Jump" at
the start. and although Chicago pune
tuated their progress with a defeat
yesterday il really did not change the
situation bit. The Philadelphians
were due. They won the American
league banner in 1902. but there was
no worlds series that year. Five yea RS
ago the NeW York Nationals were too
strong for them. So in this year of
grace il was not on the cards that
they were to he denied.
PITCHERS FELL DOWN
Chicago's failure in the series can
be laid TO one cause.-The weakness of
the pitchers. The club has maintained
its place in the National league race
by getting an odd run or two in small
score games. IN the words of Joe
Tinker. when they hit our pitchers
We're not winners"
Not one Of the pitchers was able to
keep the hits dOwn-Overall, Brown.
Pfeister Reulbach Mcintyre Cole
they all looked alike TO the Philadel-
phia hitters.
While the series was not the most
profitable ever played. il helps to sim
plify the high cost of living problem
confronting even such heroes as the
Philadelphias. 10 say nothing of the
Chicagoans. with winter coming on.
The players share OF the money
amounted to sTa.OT1.93. OF this so per
cent. or s47.44S.I5. goes to the winners
and s31.62S-77 to the losers. AS there
are % players on each team eligible to
participate. each Of the Philadelphians
is entitled in round numbers TO S2,062
and each Chicagoan to s1,3T5.
They're a grand bunch of boys"
said Connie Mack, beaming on his men.
and I'm proud Of them. They never
quit. in the first four games we used
only 10 men. which speaks well for the
way the boys worked together, and not
until today did 7 make any changes.
The performance of Coombs in pitch
ing and winning three of a five game
series is probably unique. He had but
one DAYS rest between the second and
third games. but three days intervened
between the third contest and today's
exhibition. He had better control today
than in the previous contests, and foiled
the opposing batters when hits meant
runs. Brown. for Chicago. pitched eX-
cellent bail except in the locally dis
astrous eighth and the holocaust of
that inning was by no means entirely
his fault.
INDIAN SUMNER DAY
The day was bright and the weather
Of the Indian summer variety. Ground
rules. as usual. We're necessary Phila-
deIphia took the lead at the outset
when Hartsel. who went TO left while
Lord played center in place of Strunk.
singled The Philadelphians present
cheered for that was exactly the rea
son that "Topsy" was played instead
of Strunk He stole second while Lord
was striking out, and brought in the
first run when Collins hit to center for
one base Brown struck out Lord and
Davis in this inning.
Chicago came right back in the sec
ond. when Chance doubled to left. took
third on a sacrifice. and scored when
Steinfeldt delivered a belated hit.
In the third and fourth stanZas the
Philadelphians were not threatening,
hut Coombs did some stellar pitching
70 save himself from trouble in CHI
caso's baTf OF the fourth. Two hits
and q pass had flied the bases. with
one out. but the young Philadelphian,
settling to his work famed the always
TO he feared Tinker and Archer.
The easterners assumed the lead in
the fifth and were never headed there
after. Steinfeldts tumble gave Murphy
2 life al first Barry sacrificed and
Lamp. who donned the catcher's mitt in
place Of Thomas, sent him home with
2 single.
CUBS COLLAPSE
The Chicago team went to pieces in
the eighth.
In their half Of this inning. the Cubs
took A desperate brace and added run
70 their score. but that was all. Sheek-
ard. the head of the batting list.
doubled to left and went TO third on
Sch1llte's out. Holman missed three
good ones. but Captain Chance produced
the needed hit and Sheckard scored.
zimmerman ended the opportunities or
this inning with long fly TO left.
Coonlbs tightened UP in the ninth
Steinfeldt and Tinker hoisted TO Lord
Archer made his first hit, but was
forced At second for the last out of
the series when King. who batted for
Brown. sent an easy grounder to Barry.
The score: