Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-09
PLAYERS ON EDGE
TO RENEW BATTLE
Superbas Undauntcd and Deter
mined to Even Matters
With Red Sox.
RUTH AND COOMBS TO-DAY
Believed Carrigan Will Send
SouthPaw Against Right
Hand Moundsman.
RUTH AND C0oMBs TO-DAY

BOSTON. October S.-With a day Of
res, at their backs. the Boston Amcri-
cans and the Brooklyn Nationals will
renew their battle for world champion.
snip honors at braves Field to-mor-
row. when they meet in the second
gam" or the series. Every player was
reported on edge tonight by their re-
spcciivc managers ard eager to. re-
now tha conflict.
The American League champions arc
convinced that the advantage Of n one
game victory in such short series
really siinplifcs tn" capturing Of the
tilc.. while Brooklyn. nothing dauntcd
hy the defeat OF Saturday. is prepar-
ing to reverse tho decision in Mon
days game and thus return to their
home park on even terms with the Red
Son
The local weather forccaster to-
night assured the players and fans
that it will be possible TO pIay the
second game as scheduled. and then
move to Brooklyn for the third.
Those who witnessed the opening
play claim 10 have seen nothing to
arouse fear in their breasts tina, the
record Of unbrokcn victories for Bos-
ton teams in past worlds series is to
bc upset. They arc willing TO conccdc
that the BROOKLYN team is a game.
hard-workinC group Of players. but
contend that there is lacking the
smooth. machine like effectiveness Of
the Red Son
OFFER ODDS ON RED son. WHILE
PLAYERS ENJOY SUNDAY REST
ThoE strengthen their opinions by
Willingness to wager on the outcome
OF the series and Offering odds rang
ing around to / on the Boston club.
with few takers
Neither team INDUCED in practice to-
day. the players resting. The nearest
approach 10 exercise was short walks
or automobile trips into tho country
for few hours
The chief topic OF conversation and
argument among fans to-day was based
upon choice of pitchers for to-mor-
rows game. II was generally believed
mat tarriSan would use either Ruth
or Leonard. while Robinson would
counter with either Coombs or Pfener.
In either case the Red SoX will have
4 southpaw in the box against the
Surerhas. while Boston will face /,
right handler. since Brooklyn PLAYED
It's best left-handcr when Marouard
pitched Saturday
Thc gathering of spectators for TO-
morrow's game will be watched with
more than ordinary interest. since
there is wide difference of opinion
among baseball nagnates here regard :
ing the reason for the falling off in
attendance At Saturdays con,cs, AS
compared with the games PLAYED here
year ago. there being 5000 less than
INC opening game here last fall and
''ooe less than the second contest.
RI"oHS OF HUGE CROWDS
KEEP MANY FANS FROM GAuL,
Two explanations arc oncr,d or,
is that great number Of ncrsons made
no attempt TO attend. upon the si,p-
position that there would he no chance
oi getting inside the park, owing. to
the rumors of huge crowds. The other
rs that the worlds series is no longer
novelty in Boston
Another nuzzling feature was the
rather apathetic bearing of the thou
sands who were present one mag
nate advanced the opinion tha, this
WAS not due TO any lack Of interest
in the game, because Boston was Load.
ing, but came about as the result Of
Tn" composition Of tho crowd. lie,
said
''li was a 50 crowd and by ,ha, 7
mean it was composed to "A great cx-
tent of persons who are accustomed to
attending the thcatcr, opera and like
amuscmcnts and who express their ap-
proNa' or interest in a rather mild
manner from the baseball standpoint.
MANY. too were not tho close follow
crs of tho game. and the play in lis
intricate places went over their heads.
The Brooklyn team. no whit deprcss-
cd by Yesterdays defeat. believes that
once the breaks" favor them they viii
DC victorious. The Brooklyn players
agree with their manager that it was
Harry Hooper who broke the budding
offensive Of The Brooklyns in the
fourth inning when he made a mar
felous catch of Cutshaw's seeming safe
hit and then. after half falling TO the
ground. recovered himself and. by "a
fast line throw. got Wheat at the plate.
PITCHING OF SHORE BRINGS
CONFIDENCE 10 BROOkLY
The brooklyn players do not think
the Boston system IF n run Al time
~ prevail AGAINST tnclf ncaNI Al
tacks. and what has imbued them with
confidence of victories TO come is the
pitching Of Ernest Shore.
Manager Robinson says that all his
players remarked that Shore did not
have much on the ball except OF fade
away. which seemed 10 puzzle Jack
Daub"rt more than any ono else.
While Manager Robinson would nor
t,t.
horrnw'S game. It was said Mt tho
hotcl where the frooklyn club !s stop
ping. that oither the veteran COON bH