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Show TL ll If a il IV 1 How CoUina' Ihrillmg Moments on the Diamond "XJSff Unas, to devise the tricks that v.ere to confound the boylab Athletic and lay them low. And when th night had deepened and tt came time lor the Cube to go tn their berths they went with their minds easier. Klin had spoken. In Us words waa the gerai of suuees. Of that thsy were certain. But now the setting changes. It la tn eihlba park and from the housetops neigh Njrlna Philadelphia Is looking down The oonu same or the world s sense ta about to commence. Chicago has lost th opener, open-er, mil ovae In th dugout behind first base there still Is confidence. "Taster-day "Taster-day we had no chance to execute their stratagems." is the way the Cube consols CVH N r T.-lal t;.e npfrt unit! S BT EDWARD LTBXJ. POX. Doming aast la a special train war tk Chicago Cuba, champion of tk National league. Tka following after noon tk would beg Ha a world's series On tk platform of tka observation car, their coats off (for tk night wag warm) bobs of tka Oak war sitting Back WSg trying to look unconcerned, to watch the darkened landscape, pierced her and there with Uny lights, roll kag by. Back was trying to talk on anything hart BasshtU Great sema phoree that Ssw by. their rigid arms, pierced with Pad and gitsa lights brought dlacuamon lasting tarn minutes Every modern safety tagdlgnnt on tk railroads af this uusaiU was talked BBd rstslked Idk most af BBS Oak, those oa tka platform war wary wan Inform d man. It was easy to kw tt ooocii sallon off baseball. ' But aa th hour went by their effort ef-fort began to b felt. Ideas did not come so feily. There wans long in larval whaa BOboYy spake. Thet it was that thought of th morrow pressed upon them. Philadelphia was strong. The Chicago scouts had coo tinned that. Th Cuba would be put to the hardest test of their career. Mack hsd s tesm of fleet footed, braiay vcsjwg men. They had swept through the American league to an amazing victory. They would be different opposition op-position from that faced by the Cuba th year before Then it hid been Detroit a team of battered veterans battered like the Oiba. It had been crafty veterans tgaiaat craftier voter-aaa. voter-aaa. Now It was to be crafty youth against crafty age. Th Cubs ware troubled. Finally Kliag. the catcher, a hero nt couBtlsss games, whom hair wat begia ning to gray, burst euddeBly iato talk of bastbaU Th others eagerly took up his words. "Boys," said Kilns "Wi must beat this tram by trickery by bringing into play sverv strategic move ws know. Otherwise, Other-wise, their youth and speed will be too much for as." The others, veterans of hard fought world's series, agreed Then they began to lay their plans, to form the halt Is come All the tricks that Oewlldered the National Ir.irue Mil he brought Into play. Thoee boyish Athletics will regret their audacity tn c rushing lordly Chicago at the very outset of s world e championship. But over on the Philadelphia side a tall, slender man Is talking. H Is Mark, the inanaaer vlth the fsce of a mediaeval aeceilc. To hla team hs ta aaylng: "Remember "Re-member now, don't mind their tricks. Just figure out In advance what they're going to do and make your play accordingly It means guesswork, but don't lose your nerve. Take the chances and you'll win-win win-win by keeping them doable crossed." And th Athletics nod their hesds and rcainper out on the field. That they are to play a guessing gam Is sssured Theyd pi, nv kind of a game If their manager told tliem to. They'd play It for hltn. The Cubs begin their trickery esrly. In the second inning Tinker resches flrsv As tie leads off the baae he watchea PteBBBt and Barry, lie had watched them the day before, too, and learned certain ihlngr. For Instance, ha learned that with a runner on first and a batter up who drove most or bis hits to light field, that Barry v.ould cover sooond were tbe runner run-ner to steal. Me learned under the same condltlone. But with a baiter who hit toward left field, mat Collins would covor the base. Turning toward the plate, Tinker sees hilng a batter who generally lilts to left In the event of a ateal. Collins will cover aeoond. Bo Tinker rushes trio action one of Chicago favorite stratcgeme. II ts for the runner to break toward second, and hy co doing, open a gap In the dt-fenaee. dt-fenaee. Specifically aa soou as Tinker begins bis stosl, Colllne will tesr toward second, leaving a wide hole tn the base, line. Through thks hoi Kltng will place his hit He will connect with the hall wherever It may be. Tinker has signaled. sig-naled. But meanwhile Collins hit been doing some thinking. He has guessed that Tinker Tin-ker win attempt-th Chicago favorite the "hit and run" He has guessed thst Tinker, discovering th way he end Berry maneuvered at second, will signal Kllng to place tha hit So Collins wigwags to Bsrry, tolling him to cover second If noker stssle. Collins will nil th gap 'hat Chicago will open In the defenses The play begins Its swift unfolding Tinker dashes toward second. Placing his hit cleverly. Kling smashes the ball on a line to where Tinker has told him. As 1t comer humming toward him. bringing bring-ing up with plop against his glove. Collins grlne and. relaying to tlrst. doubles up ths outfitted Tinker. Touth. guees. Ing and wwinlng has overcome age and its strategy Moreover, the failure of their favorite tnek so disheartened the Cube that they loet bean from then on. finally going down to an overwhelming defetsi because be-cause Collins guessed and won |