Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 327, 2 October 1910 — Page 2

6 ;s.Xa?9'j. THE RICHMOND PAL LADITJ3I AND SUX-TEIiEGRAM, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1910.

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BLE III SLIDING Crack Second Baseman of the ; Champion Cubs Out of Game for the Year.

A GREAT BLOW TO CHICAGO

LOCAL PANS ARE TAKING GREAT INTEREST IN WORLD'S SERIES AND THE CUBS HAVE BEEN .. THE FAVORITES.

MAY CHANGE DOPE!

(American News Servi.) Cincinnati, Oct. 1. Johnny Evers, the famous second baseman of tfce champion Chicago Nationals, fractured an ankle sliding to the home platu In the firth Inning of today's gagm. He was taken to Selon Hospital. He cannot play In the world's championship series.

Wby should the Cubs be favorites? U a question that Is asked many times bout places where there are betting boards Many fans vsay they do not know, while others give various reasons for heralding the Chicago team as favorites In the world's series. There

Is no question about the Cubs being the favorites. Money talks about the petting places, and It talks In favor of the Cubs, even among men who con-

alder the Athletics the equal of the Chicago club,- The odds are only slightly In favor of the Cubs, say 10

to t. These are about the odds that

will be first offered when bets are

. cbalktd ui on the various boards,

They an subject to change, of course and they may be 10 to 7, In accordance

with the odds effered In some cities

or iney may be even money, a more likely betting proposition for a town

like Richmond.

. The owners of downtown betting boards say that while they have not

yet accepted any wagers on the world's scries, they expect to within

the next few days, and that the pre

vailing odds will be about 10 to 9 at the stsrt. They base this on Inquiries regarding the teams, and without re-

Card to. the merits of either team. The

nan .behind, the. board has little In

terest In the merit of the clubs. He is

after a commission and he has only

pecuniary Interest In gauging the mer

its of the world's aeries contenders

When the time comes to accept wagers will start , off at the rate varying boards and in all probability the wagfrom 10 to 7 to ,10 to In favor of the

Cuba. .. . T , They Want to Know. . But why should the Cubs be favor

ItesT This question Is discussed by

man who are willing to bet on the

Cubs, and yet do not know why the Chicago, team should be picked as the favorites. There Is no home pride

about the matter, as Chicago and oth

er towns look alike to the man who has money to wager. The managers pf the betting boards can not tell you why the odda will be In favor of the Cubs. They only know that most of

the money , offered so far has been

Bad by men who fivor the Cubs.

, Old baseball fans, who say the Athletics average up better than the Cubs are ready to post their money on the

Cubs, and when asked for their rea

sons they merely say they believe the Cubs will walk away with the majority of the tames. Many of them can not tell you why they pick the Cubs to

Win. They don't know themselves. Based on a general sum up the reason for-the Cuba being the favorites seems to be that they are older and

more able to stand thfi gaff of a chamW

plonshlp series. That Is the only rea-

ers, be win chalk the bets up on his son for picking them a probable winhere. A new soldier In a battle may show the white feather while panic atrlcken, and still be as brave as a lion. In his next battle he will stand his ground, and In the third he may be of the aggressive order. The average Hooaler bettor sites np the Athletics In the same manner. He may think that the Athletics Is a better team than the Cubs and still not be able to win the world's series. The Athletics are younger by far than the Cuba, all of whom the veterans. The Athletic Is a great club of scrappy baP. players, who are able to hit the ball and run bases like a house afire, even aa well as the Cubs. Yet the man who digs down Into his sock for his money may place his hard earned cash on the Cuba while admitting that the Philadelphia team Is the best. 1 In a nutshell. ItjJs something like this: The Cub Is a: seasoned veteran and not apt to be frustrated by an unusual happening. No play on the diamond will be a surprise to him. He grasps the situation at a glance and

meets every emergency because of his long experience. He Is not apt to become rattled. Luck ' may break egalnftt blm. but he will stand on the firing line and meet defeat with the same Indifference that he would accept 4 victory. Thefe Is nothing new for him. In other words, he Is bullet proof and his long experience will enable blm to grasp every opportunity without stopping to consider Its value. Athletics Are New. i The Athletic Is a crackerjack. but he 1 new, compared with the Cub.

Ha knowa the game and he can bat and ma bases, but he lacks what the Cab baa long experience. Many of the team will be on' the firing line for the first time whea they get Into the big league series games, and It Is a quatlon If they are able to . fight as skillfully as they did during the Americas, league games. Nearly all the fana who talk baseball about the betting boards .will tell you that the Athletics is the best team, and that they would wla If the season with the Cobs re s long one. It the aerlea would

run twenty or more games the average

bettor would tell you the Athletics would walk away with the pennant as the world's champions. But they will tell you that the Athletics are at a disadvantage In a short series. They say the Philadelphia team will just about strike their gait when the series la over, and when it Is too late. Like

the new soldier, he is apt to be over

anxious to distinguish himself and be

come rattled on the firing line, while

the veteran Cub Is taking all the

gravy.

The Athletics . hsve their Bender,

Coombs, Plank and other great twirl

era, supported by one of the greatest aggregations of ball playera ever got together. They know how to play baseball, but few of them- have ever

been In a world's series, and they are

apt to be nervous during the first two or three games and thus lose the ser

ies. With the Cubs It Is different

world series game Is the same as any

other old game. He has been there,

and his nerve will be as steady as if he were playing In a barnstorming

trip.

This Is about the way the average betting fan gauges his estimates. His

sympathies may be with the Athletics,

but' when his purse strings are united

he considers other things.

BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet Chicago 95 47 .669 New York.. 87 59 .596 Pittsburg 84 62 .575 Philadelphia 74 73 .503 Cincinnati 73 76 .490 Brooklyn 62 86 .419 St Loul '..59 84 .413 Boston 50 , 97 .340 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet Philadelphia 100 46 .685 New York 83 62 .572 Detroit 83 64 .566 Boston . 80 67 .544 Cleveland 68 77 .469 Washington 64 83 .435 Chicago 64 84 .432 St. Louis 45 104 .302 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

National League. (First Game)

R. H. B

Philadelphia .. .. .. .. .. ..4 7 Brooklyn 9 11

Brennan, Girard, Shettler and Mo-

ran; Scanlon and Bergen.

(Second Game)

R. H. E

Philadelphia 0 5 Brooklyn 8 7 Chalmers and McDonough; K

er and Miller.

St Louis Pittsburg

R. H. E

..2 8 ..3 12

Alberts and Phelps; Ferry and Gib

son.

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New York 12 17 Boston 4 6

Drucke, Rudolph and Wilson; Fer

guson, Frock Burke and Rariden.

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cole and Kling;

McLean.

R.H. E

.. .... ..9 11 6 15

Beebe, Burns and

American League.

R.H. E

Detroit 3 5 St Louis .. . 1 8

Donovan and Casey; Bailey and

Stephens.

R. H. E,

Boston .'. ..0 8 Philadelphia 3 6

Collins and Carrigan; Russell and

Livingston.

R. H. E.

Washington 2 7

New York 7 9

Gray and Ainsmltb; Ford and

Mitchell.

R.H.E

Cleveland .. ..8 12 Chicago 5 8

Harkness. Fanwell and Falkenberg

and Land; Scott. Young and Payne.

GAMES TODAY. National League. Pittsburg at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. American League. Detroit at St Louis Cleveland at .Chicago.

FOOTBALL RESULTS

Yale 12; Syracuse 6. Harvard 32; Bowdoln 0. Navy 16; St Johna 0.

Pennsylvania 29; Gettysburg 9. - Princeton 18; Stevens 0. ' Western Reserve 15: Wooster 0. Iowa 12; Mornlngside 0. Minnesota 17; South Dakota 0. Illinois Wesleyan 3; Northwestern 0. Indiana 12; DePauw 0. Dea Moines College C; Drake 5. Ohio State 62; Wittenberg 0. St Louis 22; Cape Girardeau 0. Kentucky Bute 12; Marysvllle S.

Rose Polytechnic 43; Eastern Illi

nois Normal 0.

HEW RECORD MADE

Bouy, France, Oct" 1. Aeroplane records for both speed aad height Were broken here today. In a monopiano of bla own construction Hubert Latham flew 41 miles in 35 minutes and In a Farman biplane Wynmalon reached an altitude of 9,228 feet.

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