The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-17
3O,OOO BASEBALL BUGS SEE MACK'S ATHLETICS
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wouId-be base stealers of the Athletics. Overall immediately began with ter rife speed. Strunk bunted toward third and thought he had a clean sin gle but was out, Steinfeldt to Chance. Lord flew out to Holman. Hoffman made a pretty back running catch Little Eddie Collins was given a hand when he came to bat and responded with a clean single over Steinfeldt got ready to steal. Collins was thrown out, when he finally made the break, by a perfect throw from Klfng to Tin ker. Collins seemed surprised that his speed had proved unavaihng. The re- tireInent of the Athletics did not meet with any cheers though one of the greatest ovations of the afternoon was turned loose when Chance stepped to the plate at the beginning of the sec ond
 After fouling off the first ball and then biting at a wide one, Chance hit to short and was thrown out by Bar
 Zimmerman fouled to Baker. Stein feldt, with one side of his face puffed out with his ever present quid of to- bacco, was next up. He hit to Baker and was an easy out at first No runs l. Bender had proved very. effective. Baker doubled to left field on the first ball pitched, the ball rolling in to the crowd close to the foul line. The crowd went into a paroxysm of joy and with Davis up, the prospects looked good for run. Kling and Overall met in the center of the dia- d l tried to catch Baker mapping at sec ond, but Baker divined his intentions in time and slid safely under Tinker. l Davis, sacrificed, Chance to Zimmer- man, Baking going to third Hard hitting Danny Murphy was next up. He singled to left and Baker scored. 1 ball but it shot under his glove The crowd seemed very much pleased. | Overall appeared nervous as it seem 1 ed the Athletics had no trouble what
 
 offerings. Murphy stole second, talk 1 ing advantage of a high pitch by Chance, the third baseman making a pretty Stop of the grounder. Murphy reached third on the play. Thomas walked on four straight balls after Bender hit to Zimmerman, the ball
 dnga being too oDa h9t to handIe 4od5 Murphy
 the hit. strunk flew out to sheck-
 Thespian Joe Tinker was first up | for the Cubs He grounded to Col l Kling, with two strikes and three 1 balls on him, put up a high one that
 plate, the kind that the catcher usu-
 ally takes. That Chance was still l satisfied with Overal1s work was dis 1 closed when the pitcher again took l the bat. He was out, Barry to Davis.
 No runs.
 AthIeticsLLord hit over Holman for l two bases, the ball rolling into the
 crowd. Holman misjudged the hit
 slightly and made one last reach for I the ball with his gloved hand. Chance | walked to. the box and tried to set tie Overall by a little fatherly advice Collins sacrificed, Chance to Trimmer
 man, the play being one of the neat 1 est of the game Lord took third 1 The Chicago infield gathered in for a 1 play at the plate. Baker again singled to left, scoring Lord. The crowd went l crazy. Chance again talked to his big ! 1 Steinfeldt to the box to map out a | campaign. The Cubs were manifestly | up in the air and the huge crowd en- joyed their perturbance. Davis fam ned. Baker was out when he tried | to steal, K1ing to Tinker. One run. | Neither team made a run in the | fourth or fifth inning. the score at
 the beginning of the sixth being Attn 1 letics 3. CEhs 0.