New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
Jack COOmbs Invincible in
Box, Allowing Chicago
Only One Run.
CASEY STENCIL HAS
BIG DAY WITH EAT
Heavy Hitting of Flatbusll Men
Drives Adams from Box in
Second Inning.
[By Telegraph 70 The Tribun. ]

Chicago, Sept. l8.-Jack Coombs still
finds easy victims in the Chicago Cubs.
Five years ago the erstwhile star OF
the Athletics faced the Bruins on West
Side Park in the worlds series and
beat them. Since then Jack has be-
come a member Of the Brooklyn Su-
perbas, but change o: allegiance and
uniform has not affected the cunning
OF his good right arm. He faced the
Cubs here this afternoon and beat
them by a score Of 7 to l, giving 6
mastery exhibition of the pitchers ar
which brought cheers from 10000 spec
tators. 1t is seldom that a Chicago
crowd cheers a hostile player, but Jacl
was deserving.
Second place hung in the balance
The record breaking score of the
, Braves against the Cardinals had been
posted. and a defeat would have sent
the visitors down into third place.
II Coombs were cognizant of the
crisis he never gave a sign. There may
be better zone game pitcher" than
Jack somewhere in the world, but Rob-
bic declares he does not know of him.
He worked along with free sweep that
told of little effort, but he held the
Cubs in the hollow of his mighty hand
throughout In the second inning he
let down and allowed three hits, which
were cashed at the plate for the one
lone run that fell to Chicago's portion:
Then he settled down and simply trod
all over the eff TO push q runner
around.
Coombs had a most powerful ally IN
Casey Stengel. Stengel came up In the
first inning, with O'Mara and Daubert
on the bases, and proceeded TO send the
ball into the bleachers for home run.
That clinched the game right then and
there TO all practical purposes. Stem
gel failed TO hit the ball safe again, but
he slammed il all over the lot and kept
TIE fielders on the run. Murray ran a
mile 10 catch one of Casey's drives
later in the conflict.
Indeed the several players Of the
Brooklyn team welded themselves into
a most formidable coalition, with the
expressed intention OF making life mis-
cradle br the Cubs. They laced the
ball 70 all corners of the lot and
brought about a speedy end for one
Adams, and then got after Pete Stand
ridge in good style. The latter, how
ever, was fortunate in being scored
upon only once. The ball fell safe
time and again, but no runs material
lied. O'Mara led his team with three
hits, while Daubert, Buck Wheat and
Gus Getz were there with two apiece
Action began with a rush. O'Mara
started with single in the first frame
and romped around to the far turn
when Daubert doubled 10 left. Stengel
then came UP and knocked the ball into
the right field stands FOR home run,
Wheat then singled to centre and went
TO second on a sacrifice bunt by Cut
shaw. A wild pitch put Zach on third
and he cantered home on single by
Getz.
The bombardmcnt was continued IN
the second inning. Coombs lined out
TO Mccarthy, but O'Mara beat out an
infield hit. Daubert singled, sending
OMara 70 third, and after StengeI
chased Murray back to the fence fol
his drive Wheat tripled. clearing the
bases.
It was Standridge who faced the mu
I sic in the third inning, and nothing wa.
/ left undone in the effort TO allow hin
to dance. Myers singled, but wa!
forced by Getz. The latter advanced
on Miller's out and got home OF
/ Coombs's single.
The Cubs scored in the third franz
on hits by Murray, Mccarthy an'
| Archer.
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