The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-21
CUBS DISAPPOINTMENT
TO THEIR FOLLOWERS
National League Team Has Not Shown Single Trait of
Many That Made Them Famous-Coombs
Pitches Rather Unsteadily
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

| 70 TlSnis got first on TinkPr's errOr vUo
S orrow9 out by Tinker. walked. and
nave his record for the day.
Bad Athletic Play.
a bad play was made by the Ath-
letics when Holman doubled through
Barry with Sheckard on first in the
eighth inning. Barry just reached the
ball Instead Of knocking It down he
| detected it TO left field. SheckarJ
scooted for third. Lord covered the
ball and found Barry, Baker and
Coombs at third TO catch it. with the
consequence that they got in one al
others way and Sheckard was safe. II
was a clear case OF ratues. Perhaps Il
was an instance Of what the Athletics
might do II they were held close by the
Cubs.
Chicago made an old. familiar foolish
pay IN the eighth inning on Coombs
lie flied toward center and Hoffman an6
zimmerman both divcd for 20. Just as
either could have made the catch thew
stepped politely aside for each other.
and COMBS was safe. Also the hit
drove In two runs.
In the matter OF brains. as has been
said, there was little to choose on either
side The Athletics walloped the ball in
brutal fashion and the Cubs tried 10 fol-
low their example The Athletics had
no need for playing a stealing game.
and would not have prohted much II
they had tried IT,
Baker started theft Of second in
the first inning with two out. and was
snagEed by a comfortable margin. king
Is doing all any catcher could be asked
70 do IN this series, and IL Is not the
fault OF him or Tinker that the Cubs
have dropped three in a row. They
have done their share.
Chicago fans are much more demon
Stra1ve over their loyalty 10 the thrice
defeated cubs than those Of the Quaker
City were for the triumphant Athletics.
II must have sent q warm glow over
Chance and his men 70 note the hearty
reception they got before the game, and
the more sorry than angry attitude Of
the faithful after the fat was well in
the fire yesterday Chicago Is a great
and Unbeautiful city, and IL has acted
mighty clean in its support OF the Cubs
10 date, and we are CAD to note the
fact. This support IS AL the more re-
markable because Charley Murphy.
president Of the Cubs, has q multitude
Of knockers here, and the American
League has host OF supporters who
cheered and rooted against the Cubs.
but did not roast or iibe AZ them, when
they fell down so horribly. Il was a
strange combination Of personal preiu-
dice versus local patriotism that would
hardly be found anywhere else.
Crowd Disappointing.
i Ile size OF the crowd was oiSaD0Oinr-
ing. The official attendance was &c. 2l0.
The Chicago reporters and the ball
players thought the grounds would
hold 5000 at least. Temporary bleach
ers had been erected in the fields and
were filed.
Il Is almost a cinch that every seat
was sold. even II not occupied. and the
was about fun capacity
Of the seats were I'm the
open. but the spectators were unusually
persistent I'm sticking until the last
hand was out, although the victory Of
the Athletics WAS assured long in ad-
vance, and a constant dTizzle OF cold
rain made ideal conditions for pneli-
mOnia. The Cub rOOters are deriving
some comfort from the fact that IN
1906 the Boston team came TO the front
when two games behind, and beat Pitts
burg for the worlds championship, but
that performance viii hardly be duph-
Gated this time.
The Cubs are not showing pitchers
who look good enough % stem the tide.