Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1916 — BROOKLYN LEADS IN EIGHTH [ARTICLE]

BROOKLYN LEADS IN EIGHTH

Coombs Pitching For Brooklyn With Foster Up For Red Sox—-Brook-lyn Fans Turn Out. Ebbets field, Brooklyn, October 10.—Brooklyn led the Boston Red Sox at the end of the eighth inning today in the third game of the world’s series. Jack Coomfbs, formes* hero of world series when pitching for the Athletics, was chosen by.Robison to stop the fast-going Bostonese. Opposed to Coombs was Getrge Foster, who won two games from Philadelphia in the series last year. Both j pitchers pitched steady ball through-: out but the hitting on both sides was; rather heavy, sterling support by the defense keeping the score down. The score by innings was: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B—R Brooklyn 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 o—4 Boston 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 o—3 Batteries: Brooklyn, Coomibs-My-ers; Boston, Foster-Cady.