Evening journal., 1916-10-09
DODGERS Will Send
COOMBS AFTER CAME
Brooklyn Club Confident Of
Winning Second Game
of Series
BETTING ODDS AGAIN
FAVOR RED SOX
BY H. c. HAMILTON

United Press STAFF Correspondent
BOSTON, Oct. with Veteran
Jack Coombs ready to take the mound.
the Brooklyn Dodgers were ready to-
day to resume their ripping, tearing
attack on tbe Red Sox where they left
off in the ninth inning of the grip
ping worlds series game of Saturday.
Although defeated in the initial con-
test confidence has come to the
Brooklyn camp. That ninth-inning Sat
urday has shown the Dodgers that
Boston pitchers are not beyond being
hit, and they are primed to go after
anything the Sox have to offer.
If they begin, literally, where they
left off Saturday, the groundkeeper
will have a job on his hands picking
up the American League juggernaut.
Early today the weather man was
threatening to take a hand in affairs.
The day broke with clouds and a smell
Of rain helped along the gloom. Later,
however. the sun appeared.
Several critics who claim to be
among those who are in the know,
protest that Larry Cheney will be
elected to serve 'em up to the Red
SOx, but CoOmbs appears more likely.
Coombs' past worlds series expert
ence, his knowledge of the game, and
the success he has had. all point to
him as the real candidate.
Colby Jack, veteran of several
worlds series with the old Athletics,
will carry confidence with him. The
Dodgers will have the steadiness of
CoOmbs before them and with the
cracking tendency of the Brooklyn
infield, this will be invaluable. Conf
dence which has come to perch among
the leaves of the Flatbush rubber
plant and on the shoulders of Charles
II. Ebbets, Is born of the grand finale
In Saturdays ninth inning when four
Brooklyn runs sent Shore beating it
for his street clothes.
Smothered in their first worlds
series conflict, bewildered by an at
tack and defense, which left their
heads swimming. the Dodgers dis
covered with quite a bit of surprise
that they can hit Boston American
League twirling with almost as much
eclat and gusto as the National
League kind. Their bats grew de-
cidedly menacing to the Boston as
piranta in that final chapter, and
they will go into this second fray
eager for a chance TO get crack at
some more of Bill Carrigan's stars.
II might be remembered that three
members of the DOdger wrecking
crew were not implicated in the at
tack which routed Shore. Neither
Wheat, Daubert. nor Cutshaw hit
safely in the wlnd-up, although each
of these maulers had a chance. In
fact, Daubert and Cutshaw went
through the afternoon blowIess. If
the Dodgers can accumulate ten hits
with these udgeOns-wielders. I'M
conscious so far as results were re-
suited, there is no telling what will
happen when they get going.
Babe Ruth probably will draw the
assignment today from Boss Carrigan
The big eft-hander worked out in the
first game and showed a lot of stuff.
Also, southpaw heaving is considered
rather distasteful to the Brooklyn bat
ting averages. If the young fork-hand
server does undertake y face the
Flatbush heavy gunners. Casey Stem
gel probably will surrender right field
to Jimmy Johnston.
The tactics Of the two clubs today
should prove a killing feature. IN
the first sQuaring off OF the rival
hordes. Brooklyn's game was a wide
open hit and run. smash or get
smashed. On the other hand. the Red
Sox adroitly worked men TO bases
ahead to another by a sacrifice and
then endeavored to drive him home
by clean hitting.
Every run was worked for. Not
man was wasted when once he
reached a base. Other clubs have
found this system poor against the
Dodgers, and the Red Sox surely
passed through a burning moment in
that ninth inning. Consequently. il
will be interesting to observe IFS sue
cess In another effort
Betting was absolutely quiet in the
morning hours today. Likewise. the
crowd was stubbornly quiet An
/ nouncement that tickets were to be
placed on sale at Braves Field, some
grandstand admissions included. did
not create any mad dash for that VIZ
cinity.
Betting odds still favored the Red
Sox. and they we're being quoted al
. TO in some places on the series,
Betting frightened on the outcome OF
the days game when the spectators
began to figure that Jack CoOmbs
would face the home guard. Bets
were being placed at 10 to and 10
to on this conflict.