The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-21
Chicago is Now Prepared for
the WorSt-FOur Success
sive Defeats
"OUT-CLASSED" SEEMS
THE FITTING WORD
Cubs Are Bested, Team for Team,
Man for Man and
Manager for
Manager.

CHICAGO, October 2i.-Rain and
cold resulted in the postponement of
tho Athletic and Cub championship
game and the fourth contest OF the
series will be played here Tomorrow
afternoon, weather permitting The
forecast IL for fair and warmer
weather tomorrow.
The announcement OF the officials
calling OF the game was not made
until II: O3 \. NJ, when Garry Herr
mann. president of the national conf
mission, decided after ii conference
with the umpires that the rain OF the
night and morning and the drikxic
falling at that time made playing i'm
possible. Ii was decided that in event
OF the Cubs winning tomorrow. an
other game Will be played here on
Sunday Should the Cubs win that,
the next game will be played I'm Phila-
delphia on Tuesday, and In event OF
"A third Cub victory, which would tie
ND the series, the deciding game will
be played in city To be decided upon
later.
Chicago was prepared for the worst
the fourth successive defeat of her
pet Cubs by the all-conquering Ath-
ietics. the yielding of her worlds
championship hopes without the pleas
ure of a single glimpse of victory.
us the rudest awakening base
ball public ever had and as far as
the Cubs themselves. the gloom that
pervades their camp Is heavier than
that which enguifed them four years
age, when they were trampled upon
by the White SeN.
The games played so far have re-
suited in such decisive victories for
Connie Macks men that 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 Tor con-
trast with the Athletics than tor COM
parison.
IL is too bad that the word out
eiassei has been so sadly oferwork-
ed. for really It is the one word that
fifty describes the Cubs status.
1t Is within the range OF possibility.
but no nearer, that the Cubs Will win
this afternoon and thus prolong the
agony. hut the almost universal opin
ION is that the fast-fesred Mackmen
will do a little more joy-riding on the
& oeslsiIE al d. Tic NuhS SAptaSS'
thus adding the few remaining drops
needed to overflow Chicago's cup OF
! woe.
Cub Machine Dead.
If the worlds championship series
thus far means anything, il means
that the Cub machine" an organi-
cation that for years has won the
plaudits of the baseball world and
stood for the highest development OF
the national game. will be at an emo
! this season. 1t has demonstrated thai
it can't go the pace. and how II man
aged TO win the National League
! championship with such ease is ex-
+ piicable only on one ground, that Il
I had the other teams ''buffaloed' b3
! It's former brilliant successes.
The biggest surprises of the three
/ games have been the failure OF the
/ Cubs reputed teamwork to show IT.
/ self. and the absence Of that steadi'
ness and confidence born of long as
/ sectation together of the players ane
! their victories Of the past
| The wise ones said that Chance.
| men would play like wel-oiled ma.
/ chine and that the Athletics would
| blow" They admitted that the Phil
| adelphians had the edge when 1t came
/ To pitchers and that they might out
j bat the Cubs slightly. but that these
| advantages would be offset by tht
! more scientific play OF the Westerners
/ Continued on Sixth Fawel