em, SPRCIAL service Philadelphia, Oct. 11.
Having lost the first two World Series games on their home diamond to the mingled surprise and chagrin of Chicago fans, Joo McCarthy's Cubs continued to upset expecta tions to-day by walloping the Athletics 3-1 in the first game pla; Shibe Park.
'The Mackmen scored hits in six out of the nine innings but they couldn't seem to get across the plate. All three of the Cubs' tallies were hung up in the sixth inning land their hits totalled but four to mine for the home town team.
Both teams relied on a single pitcher, Bush going the full route for the Cubs and Earnshaw for the Each side committed one error. 'The hapless young English, who errored in ench of the first' two games, fumbled in the third inning Dut it did the Athletics no good.
Curiously, it was English who profited by' the Philadelphia error, when in the sixth inning Dykes fumbled a roller and let him get to first base safely.
Bush scored the first run for the Cubs, closely followed by English iby, both the latter scor-'This was Athletics made their one score in the fifth, when Cochrane got home on a single by M
Athletics Triumph, Oct, 12, Connie Mack's warriors virtuall cinched the World Championship today, at least in the view of the home town fans, by winning their third victory inthe fourth game of the series by a score of 10-8.
The Cubs tried hard, but in the fatal seventh inning the Athletics thundered through with all 10 of their tallies, Both teams threw virtually the: whole pitching staff into the game.
sarting with Root, Joe MeCard put in Nehf in the seventh innings, then followed a moment later wit Blake and chased Blake in favour of Malone. Carlson finally finished up the game, The Athletics started with their veteran spit-baller Jack Quinn, putting in Walberg in the sixth, Rom-melt in the seventh and shifting to Grove in the eighth.
Three home runs gave the fans thrills, Grimm of the Cubs made the first one, in the fourth; Simmons and Haas of the Athi il ed in the seventh,
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