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Show BASEBALL AMERICANS WIN IN CHICAGO SERIES Chicago. Oct 13 Joe Benz pitched Invincible ball yesterday for the Chi cago Americana against the Chicago Nationals and the former gained a full game over their opponents for thy title of city champions The score was 2 to 0 and the battle went eleven Innings before the contest was deel ded. Over twefit) seven thousand per sons saw the game Owner Comiskey's team put across the runs In the eleventh Inning. Lord opened that inning with a double Info the crowd i(nd Hal Chase sent him u third on a beautiful sacrifice Ping Bodln failed in the pinch and was a rlCtlflO Ol t honey s benders. Collins the batting hero of the game, canif forth with all the confidence In the world and when Lord got the signal for a hit and run play, Collins swung and drove the ball to left center for a single which counted the Amerl can s club captain This also was Collins' Col-lins' fourth hit of the game, be hav Ing made two doubles and a single prior to the winning hit In the eleventh. elev-enth. Fournler followed with a single which sent Collins to third, and when the two American leaguers worked a double steal. Fournler was perched on second and Collins had counted. Four nier, In his anxiety to make third, was taught at that base by Zimmer man. who received Archer's perect throw, retiring the side. The official count of those present was L'7.427. The total receipts were $18,977.1;.",; the commission s share $1,897.72, and each club will receive $8,637 7G The players play-ers ceased to share yesterday. Score-Americans Score-Americans 000 OoO 000 02 J Nationals 000 000 000 00 0 Summary Two-base hits Collins 2. Evcrs. Berger. lxrd. Three-has-hits Lord. Sacrifice hits Chase. Stolen bases Collins, Fournler Left on bases Americans 7. Nationals 3. 1 Bases on "balls Off Cheney I. Struck I out By Cheney 8. by Benz : Tim.-ol Tim.-ol came. 2 hours. Umpires D'ttan t hind plate; Bberldan on bases; Orthj In right field; iVLoughlln In left field |