The Washington times., 1910-10-18

terday, in which the Athletics beat the
Chicago Cubs by to L
Nothing to it but just an ordinary
game. Throughout the entire contest
there was not a single. solitary chance
TO play the game otherwise than 1t
would have been played by two of the
veriest of back-lot teams. Get your
man on first and bat him around was
the principle. II you can't hit the
pitcher and know It, take a chance on
stealing. If you can't steal. get on first
anyhow and trust TO any kind favors
from the tickle Goddess Of Chance IN
the way of boots, bad throws, muffs,
and the hundred and one other things
that sometimes make a team win IN
spite of itself. There you have the most
important game played in all America
this year. II was a mere tOuch-and-go
affair without inside workings.
We realize that a number OF our
brethren Of the typewriter are going
to pound out long screeds on the hnesse
of the two leaders and the rare acu-
men shown by this. that, and the other
player, but We give you our word, most
of IT will be tommyrot. II will make
interesting reading, and will create
most desirable impression Of the astute-
ness and the acute perspicacity OF the
writer's. They may even get them an
increase in wages, but there Will be
nothing TO 1t for those who saw the
game.
Athletics Strong Point.
The absolute reIiances of the Athletics
are their hitting and pitching. If either
of these fail them they are gone eoons
as sure as you are born to die. Bender
furnished the pitching yesterday, and
as long as Overall was In the box the
sturdy sluggers Of the Athletics FUR
nished the hits. When that peculiar
pitcher, McIntire. succeeded Overall and
held the Athletics helpless in the fourth.
fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, they
looked exactly like the Cubs. Not a
whit better.
With two out in the eighth inning
McIntire walked Collins. He made sew
eral attempts to catch Collins mapping
at first and nearly succeeded. En-
couraged by this he made the throw
once too often and chucked the ball
past Davis into right field.
A monumental intellect was not re-
Quired TO suggest TO Collins that 1t
to third on an error so bad that he
might even have reached home in a
pinch.
Baker followed this exceedingly or
binary miscue and advance with
double into the crowd IN right. The
hall hit the fence a foot or two be-
low the top, and Collins was inspired TO
20 home from third. Thus was the run
made off McIntre. the man the Ath-
fetics reached for exactly one hit-Bak-
er's double-in the five full innings. We
are not disparaglng the Athletics, for
we feel in a much better humor with
Philadelphia since they won. but are
illustrating the grade of baseball in
volved in the method of scoring of
McIntire.
Cubs Work Invisible.
As for the Cubs and their vastly
Wanted inside work. it was not in sight.
They never had an opportunity to do
more than our little brother used 10 do
when he was a substitute on the fresh
man team at the Agricultural College.
In the first eight ine-ings, precisely one
Cub reached first base, and he was
there twice. The man was Schultz. He
singled IN the first inning, and started
to steal. The throw Of Thomas to Col
Inns nailed him with childish ease.
Schultz walked IN the fourth inning and
again set sail for second by the theft
route Once more Thomas and Collins
snagged him without the aid of a net
or spirit messages from Prof. James.
He was Just naturally annihilated. He
didn't have a show.
We wish some kind friend would step
10 bat and tell us how on earth the
Cubs could do more than they did in
those eight rounds when they never
landed on first except In the two in
stances enumerated.
ne run made by the Cubs was a
mere routine affair that any Sunday
School league team would have mare
under the same circumstances. Bender
lazied a bit at the opening of the ninth
inning. He was four runs to the good,
and sort OF eased up, perhaps uncon-
sciOusly.
Tinker singled Clearly to center. and
Strunk booted the ball. WhereupOn
Tinker FASTENED right along to second,
having plenty Of time. King made a
perfectly normal hit off Bender. It
went to deep right center and Tinker
scored. Beaumont batted for McIntire
and was thrown out by Collins. Bender
put or extra steam, ana tanned Sneck-
ard after a couple Of fouls Schultz
walked. Hoffman smashed to Baker.
who touched third, forcing King, and
II was all over.
Athletics Runs.
As for the Athletics runs, they were
entirely free from uniqueness. Seven
hits. including doubles by Baker and
Lord, in the first three-innings produced
three runs. Collins in the first inning
and Baker in the third, with two men
what they intended to do The steal
King got them both so far that when
they were put out they had forgotten
that the yintended 10 do. The steal
was the logical play in each instance,
and. by the same token, II would have
occurred to any other player as well as
King 20 throw out the runner. Even
sam Woods wItld have done that.
We draw attention TO these homely
truths. as we have said, because of the
gun that IS going to be written now
and this winter about inside baseball.
Most of the inside talk is con. That
bralny team as IL on a collection Of
boneheads IS a clnch, but it is quite pos
sible that the whole worlds series may
be decided by games like that of yester-
day, in which neither contender has the
slightest opening for the use Of any ex-
Cept the most Tudimentary elements Of
the national Dastime.
Base Running Mediocre.