The sun., 1916-08-21
COOMBS FLASHES
BRAND OF WORLDS
SERIES PITCHING
Jack, With Perfect Control.
Yields One Hit, Flack Get
ting 1t in Seventh.
SUPERBAS SCORE LONE
run on WILD HEAVE

CHICAGO. Aug. 20.-Before one Of tn,
largest crowds OF the season at Natlona
League Park here to-day Jack Coombs
pitching for the Superbas. rave the Cubs
an argument that refuted the state
inent that he was not as good a. wher
he beat the Chancemen out Of a worlds
series several years ago. Colby Jack
gave q masterful exhibition Of twirlins
Of the better kind. He let the Cubs down
with one hit, a single ny Max F1ack,
the little outnelder. In the seventh In
ming. One nj reached first as q re.
suit OF a pass while another made the
acquaintance OF McCarty. following ar
error by Mowrey. None Of the three
n arriving safely at irst got a.
far AZ the midway. Coombs sending the
1oca, ba,smen back to the bench In ma
chine line regularity.
Onicially only twenty-six men faced
Ceombs. All the runners who saw the
INITIAL sack either were caught on at
tempted steals or were doubled up.
Coomb mixed speed with a bafninr SLOW
hell delivery. The Iron Man cleverly
worked the corners OF the plate, but did
not exert himself In attempting to fan
the Cub battersL
Pitted against Coombs was Claude
Hendrix. who has been pitching mag
nifcently since waivers were asked on
him by Joe Tinker. Hendrix. who lost Q
close game to the Superbas at Ebbets
Field during the recent Chicago stay
there. was hit rather freely. However,
no did not ALLOW the Robins to bunch
their bingles and after the NTH inning
pitched almOSf M vail M Ala Cno,,A.
Fine start for 1abi.s.
The superba victory tJIday enabled
the Brooklyns to make II four victories
gu OF five games played since leaving
1rooklyn on their final swing around
the western tier. The Robins are chock
full OF confidence. and well they miRht
be. FOR they ave gained on Boston and
Philadelphia and appear to be able to
more than hold their own during the
balance Of the trip.
Eight OF the ten hits made by the
Dodge came In the hrst Ave Innings.
In the opening session the Robins nlied
the bases. but Hendrix forced Mike
Mowrey to roll to Workman for the
hral II Of the inning. TIE Doascrs
again threatened In The second. With
Olson out OF the way, Chief Meyers
laced a Angle to left and Coombs
planted n safe one to right. Jimmy
Johnston. who made three Of the ten
euperba hits. forced Coombs at second.
Meyers going to third. Casey STENCIL
Tanned for the third out. Hendrix using
. sweeping curve ball. Stengel not being
able TO even foul one OF.
The break came IN the third inning.
Zach Wheat opening the session with q
lusty drive to left. Roliie Zeider ap-
peared to misjudge the sphere. although
ne was able to get MS hands on the
pellet. Zeider. however. could not hold
the ball. and the drive went for a triple.
Hendrix then cut loose with a wild
pitch and Wheat crossed the plate with
NE only run OF the game.
Zimmerman worked COMBS for A
pass In the second inning. but persisted
NJ second on an attempted steal. Zeider
gained a life In tho fourth. Mowrey's
throw OF Rollie's grounder being wide of
first. Leslie fam then drove a terrific
liner to Mowrey. Mike making A ,pec-
tacular catch n doubling Zeider of
drst.
Fiack spoiled a no hit game for
Coombs In the seventh. With one ball
ana one strike on Max. Coombs sent one
low and inside. but the sphere never got
over the plate. for Flack shot the pill
past first base for a single. Max tried TO
sseoi SeCoHu' Dut Tie easily was III
on Meyers's perfect peg TO Cutshaw. II
WAS the first time here this season that
not a Chicago man was left stranded.
Mowrey Makes a. Error.
Mowrey's error on Zeider was the only
Aslding lapse OF the game. The Cubs
were robbed Of several apparent base
hits by clever fielding. while Hendrix'.
support also s~cintillated. Zimmerman
and Workman starred In the field for the
Cubs. while Olson. Cutshaw and Nc.
Carry did the best defensive work for the
Supsrbas.
In the first inning Zach Wheat lifted
h ball over the left field fence. but
BILL Klein called the hit a foul. Ivy
Olson was the only member of the
Brooklyn team who failed to hit safely.
Onion hit the ball hard. but o, each
occasion the Cub players were in the
way.
Nothing new has developed In tho deal
whereby Zimmerman may 20 to the
6uperbas. Tinker apparently has patched
up his differences with the eccentric
Heinie. The Robins play their second
game of the series here tomorrow
Either Pfeffer or Dell will serve them
v for Brooklyn. while Vaughn or
Packard will work for Chicago, The
score: