The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-11
# JACK" COONbB(5j
PROVES HIMSELF
A REAL III: RO
"MATTY" GIVES THE
REASON FOR BLOW-UP
Went Into the Box Sick and
Stayed There on Nerve
Derricked Himself.
IAN Interview With Christy Mathew
son. Written by Bud Fisher.)
prrial piSpatch to Tho lntrlligrnccl

Special pispatch to The intrlligrnccr.
NEW YORK. Oct. l0.-'fherr waS il
guy over at the ball park to-day win
ear larS and white son on. Ills lcet
were liked fer summer ana Ills heat!
for winter. "WhaI do YOU make OF
that fellow" asked the great Chri't!
MathewS0n. who sal next door To h'e
in the press stand.
He WAS afraid Charley EbbelS
might make Il speech telling how h"
won the punnanl. and he came over
here 10 sec II ball game. answered.
Big Six. ,-u
Il want you To tell me about th" ball
game" | anSW erred. "l.ay. Uil the spec
tators. Anybody should wear ear laps
in this park with til" iiu:'tpn band play
ing "rrSSir" and Chief Meyers Sroan-
ing because there were ~" vacant
seats in Ihr upper &ran,lStand.
Il made thrm sore last year by not
listening IL 'rrSSir' at all, answered.
MaIty. But lets e! down 10 the ball
game. played that baIilr all through
in the press stand. jiSl like Il cIaUi-
feur in The back seat ui in autolGohiie,
putting or the brakes, and all t!l;tl
stuff. 1t was quit" Il game. and Brook
lyn showed its class as 4 club
As to lack Coombs.
First. lets talk about Jack tOOmbS.
John was signed by The Brooklyn man
agelncnt in The caparity OF KIND or
aSSiSj2nt manager IN Robinson. anu he
filled the job Ia capacity to-day. |
happen 10 KNOW that ne WAS sick with
cold and fTycT before ne ever
stepped into the box. bu1 he waS game.
He gave Robbie al he had for seven
innings. and then when Gardner hit
that humc run. he knew he waS gone.
and il his capacity of official manager
he took himself Out of the box. That
takes nerve | know. for ! have taken
myself out. but not in The face OF as
big crowd aS packed tn" stands ut
Ebbct's Field to-day.
" MI OF us OlG timers knew John
Coombs has LOi rs much stuff on The
ball a. he carried Nn"n with IN" Ain~
lpiiCS. and il WaS not his WCa h"r.
There WaS cOli breeze whipp!n::
across til" lot. aud it takes warm
weather Iu @rt the best OUT OF lis
wing HE va: in :hcr" on his nerve
and pluck and knowledge Of the l|OS-
ton BOYS and hr got away with it
for seven innings. They talk a whole
lul about the SmartiIrSS Ol pitchers,
hut no twirIer in thr world can last
when what little stuff hr carries ia
gone. That was loan COombS fix
when he called III" moving van. pack
ed up. and departed from the pitch
inS box III Ia" seventh inning.
Saved the Game.
Il believe Coumbs' game move
saved the game rhr brooklyn club
had been four runs in front AT one
Stage. and COOmbS saw the Red Soy
creep up within on" counter or his
team. Before Il capacity crowd, i'll
the lace of The chanc" t4fnake him
self il hero. he served himself with q
(lispoSscSs notice. He took himself
oul without looking at the bench.
What do you know about being
served" asked Matty.
Know about it," Qurrried thc
great pitcher. don'r you know. have
worn patch across my roof lodging
TO hOuse maids knee. But the pilcl-
ing ul CUombs is certainly the out
standing feature Of thai bill. and, in
my mind. il wLs not so much pitca-
ing, but his @amrneSS in taking him
self out and saving the ball game.
Robbie would probably had lot him
ride along, not wanting to remove
such Il war warn veteran. and it
might have cost the ball game.
Daubert Was Safe.
"Erooklyn has always looked good
in its home park. especially on big
days. and the team ran true to form
this afternoon. For the first time in
the series. hoth CutShaw and Dau-
bert showed they could hit. Cut
shaw came through with Il double