The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-24

speed, and Tinker fouled and Archer
flied.
brown was given a great ovation
iafter the fourth inning. He had Col
ii1ins. Baker and Davis on his hands
and these three men have put the fear
into the hearts of the Chicago fans
The best the demon Eddy could do was.
ii cheap boundcr stranght at Chance
The hard-hitting Baker went after
I~ftiree perfect strikes, and did not 30
much as tick one for a foul, and Davis
took two giant swings and went out.
Zimmerman to Chance. The Chicago
%rOoters stood up here and beloved
their relief, and Brownie grinned as
he amblcd back to the bench.
Why Coombs Was Picked.
in the fourth inning we began to see
why Connie Mack sent Jack COMBS
| back on the hill. The big fellow has
this championship series. He was wild
1.-THE first time out, ineffective on his
second attempt, and to-day he was the
Jack Coombs who pitched his way
through the American League this
season. Enough said:
Artie Hoffman opened the fourth In
ming and drew a base on balls. Chance
hunted at Cootnbs, and the big pitcher
whfrled and caught the sole survivor
Oh the ME WHEY IsdSu S oSSOho
base. Heinie ZtmA then beaned one
into left for a single. and Chance was
held on second. Steinfeldt took two
strikes and then hit Baker's Sims with
a hopping liner. ard the bases were.
filled a nj only one mar down. Loud
cries for Joe Tinker and a two-base
hit. And where was Joseph then? One
whack right on the piccolo were worth
10000 men. Coombs deliberated for
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mind that the joke had gone far
enough. He began to cut loose with his
fast ball, and Tinke fouled two and
then went away back on a roundhouse
wallop at the third. Archie, whose long
helped to win Saturdays game. also
went against sCoombs's terrific speed
with a like result. He fouled two. and.
being in the hole, was forced to go saf-
ter a swift curve, and the inning was
over.
The pitcher who can fan two men
with the bases full Is worth more than
passing mention. n the few Phila- !
%delphians present woke UP long enough
to sing a few stanzas OF a perfectly
proper and polite little song. the bur
den Of the chansonette being that J.
.Coombs was all right. all right. ALL
RIGHT. Certainly. Nobody said oth-
rwise. But, for the sake of our pa
tient, we could have wished for a three
base hit, there orSthereabouts.
Again in the Lead.
Again, an unfortunate circumstance
gave the Athletics the lead. Murphy
biffed a third strike down at Harry
and the ball hit the aged
warrior upon the knee. instead OF IN
the glove. What made this still harder
to bear was that Brownie had made
swing twice, like a garden1
gate, and a clean play at third would
have retired himNby miles and miles.
Brownie eel after Lapp with all he Il
had left in stock, and, finally broke
the third strike across the corner of
the plate.
The seventh saw Coombs beginning TO
use his great drop curve. and Tinker.
Archer and Brown We're easy victims
h Death scene.
Now We come to the death scene.
Turn the lights low.
Professor.ksa few bars from t l,
Dead March In Saul"
1t was Jack Coombs. w~hoSopened the
inning. Jack Coombs, in his big I,
blue sweater. n up to this point you (
that the hits We're six and
four, the Cubs leading big two SIM 8
giles. .
1T isslikely that the WhitesElephants
interpreting battery signals In z
.eNo PElS III Elloo n
not been able to do any great danl-
age to Brown, and but for the two
Unfortunate circumstances aforemen.
TONED, theyHwould ave been runless !
At least, that's what we think. Coombt
the first ball for a line
drive into right field, and 1t would 4
been a double,a9sb but for Schulte's
handling. Schultz held%coombs
N first base, and he stayedNthere@until
hit to Tinker and forced himl
at second.
Again, Mr.3Sherldan earned the left,l
landed applause Of the crowd. Hartsel
first ball pitched
10 Lord, and the play at second wasgl
very close
Sheridan flattened both palms and
shook his head, whereat thereGwas
great demonstration in which sthe8CubJII
niield8 participated.
Steiny said sitN:Wasn't even Close,
said Sheridan was q gray-halr-
I'd old assassin zin sputtered, and tho
leader screamed like u wolff.
Nothing to 1t. Safe$as a$governmentI
oond, because Sheridan said So Had
he Cubs knoWnSWhat was coming they
,ould notBhaxesbeen@ moreKanxious forI
ropsy HartseIs scalp.
M One strike on Lord. Two strikes on
Lord, on thenSBam! q doubleSon the
light Held foul sllnc, and Topsy HART
,elH scored, 4 sSssafs
We have here MI. fsfSC Collins Two
,alls.. Two strikes. Bingpa And now
Ye1 have Mr.. Collins q second base
md Mr.. Lord crossing ,thetplate,
Impatient follow that Collins. Hell
'ouldn't Wait. We would @bets that Call
a I every card as 1T Is gdealr
o him IN aSgpoker game. Nervous fell
oW. He4SWas afraid that he Wasn't
:oing to- have any assistance from his
teammates, 80 hesSEstole third5b base and
lid away fronS3tha tag 81 The inield
'rept I'm on the grasss9for Baker, and
hat noble hero tried to kill III. zim-
aRltne drive, Nasty dis.
'osltiion. zlnl Isl a hard manistoEkil.
81 snatclled the ball nds8whistled ut
9 Arch ~ i u time MI make Mr,sCollins