The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-19

yesterday was that notorious seventh,
when one team or the other invariably
makes a cluster of runs. In that one
period the Mackmen made six juicy
runs which put them on easy street
and sent the great Mordecai Brown to
the bench. Until that inning the game
had been fairly close, with Coombs
little unsteady, but having gifted gee
support by the infield, Collins espe-
cially doing some work which fairly
sparkled.
Brown did not come uplto eApecta.
lions. He started out fairly we'll. but
he seemed to depend too much upon
curve hall. and as the game progressed
the Mackmen found that style OF pitch.
| Ing more to their liking. finally pound.
| ing him for the runs which made I'M
| game safe in that seventh.
Eddie collins was the particular star
| to-day. The grand little second sackef
outguessed Johnny Killing twice. ana
pilfered second, which showed that al
ter all a man like Collins, VINO gets
the start and has the speed ana t i
ability to slide. can pilter bases on l,. .ne
man who has been touted as the pest
the National League could produce.
Feature Play of Game.
Danny Murphy contributed what
consider the feature play. beautl-
full throw to the plate, after catchlne
a fly from Chances bat,Y when the
bases were populated with three CUPS
getting Brown, who Lad the courage 10
try to score. The ball came TO Thomas
on single bound, and 1t was easy TOT
him to touch out the miner, Who maua
foolish slide.
The hitting Of Collins. who had two
doubles and single. Baker, Davis.
strunk, Murphy, Thomas and Lord
was timely. and each of them played
some part in getting runs for the
Athletics.
/ certainly consider that the won-
derful offensive play. and the vicious
onslaughts of the Athletics to-day viii
long live in the history OF worlds
series, as the greatest yet uncorked.
The Mnckmen will stand out as be-
ling one OF the most dangerous teams
which has ever fought for the highest
baseball lonors
It looked to me to-day as II Coomhs
had baen saving himself too much. Ha
lis n glutton for work, and should have
Ibeen kept at 1t more. just previous to
control of his curve ball but his fast
| ones snot wide of the plate. It Is just
possible that he should have been sis
lnaled for more curves in tho early part
of the game.
/ think the most important part OF
1.-The game was that Wonderful seventh
Inning. Collins, who had been hitting
/ good up until that inning, frightened
| Brown who worked mighty hard to
retire him. Eddie would not be fooled
| by the miners understanding curves.
and succeeded in walking, Right here
1T might be said that Collins seemed
1.-the man the Cubs We're most anxious
to get,
! Baker missed two chances to sacri-
flee Collins. and then hit terrific low
| lire drive. past Chance. Eddie easily
reached third there being llo attempt
| made by Schultz to throw him out.
At this stage of the game. Brown
/, seemed to be making the mistake OF
ltrying to curve too n any balls. Harry
Davis OWNED this, and as the Cub
twirler hooked UP another curve. the
Athletics captain pulled 1t into the left
field crowd for two bases, scoring Col
1lins. Baker reached third. and Davis
second. on the throW in.
Murphy Hits Fiat One,
Danny Murphy. the iron-nerved right
.lhelder! faced difficult situation but
/ tho great Irishman shocked the Cub
team by hitting the first ball pitched
a fast one, and incidentally the first
! fast one for good while, almost in
4 the same spot as Davis 1T also was
good for two bases, and scored Baker
and the Mack captain,
\ No one was out. 50 Barry added Al
meat sacrifice, which put Murphy on
4 third. Thomas Immediately slanmed Al
beautiful single cleft, scoring Danny
Coombs was out on high boundes ID
i first. which moved Thomas up TO seet
ond strunks dandy drive directly
4 over first for two sacks, scored Ira
Lord smashed q terrific drive to left
Centre. which Sheckard got under AZ
ter hard run, but dropped, Strnnl