The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-10
FROSTY FINGERS
MUFFED THE BALL
And One Winning Run Was
Tailed BY Americans.
snow Fell During Big Championship
Game in Chicago and Only
10000 Attended.
HOW THE SCORES WE'RE MADE

Chicago, ILL.,. Oct. 10.-The Chica-
go team OF the American league won
from the National league pennant
winners 2 to in the first game Of
the worlds championship series.
The game furnished fine sample
of modern baseball wherein the fine
points of the game are more in evil
dence than the smuggling of other
days, but it was an error of puerile
character which gave the American
league team its winning margin.
And that error also is the reason
that the winning team. erstwhile de-
handing odds in she betting is will
ing to take even money on the Sc
ries.
From early morning until noon
when the gates were opened several
thousand men llnei up in front of
the box Office and by 1880 most of
those who expected 10 see the game
were in their seats.
Snow fell several times during the
afternoon and was making a good
showing when at $3.50 the play was
begun. One hundred policemen were
on hand to preserve order and for
The first time in years they succeed
ed, aided partly by wire cables
strung around the field and partly
by the fact that only 1908 persons
were present.
II was the lot of Right Fielder
Hahn of the American league team
to walk before the great crowd as
the first man at the bat. He inglori-
ously missed three good ones, thus
becoming the first of seven men to
perform likewise before Pitcher
Brown. For four innings IL was ma
chine made baseball OF perfect type.
only one -Schulte-of the Ma
tonals reaching first base. Schultz
stole second and Captain Chance,
with grim determination written In
the lines of his jaw. changed bats
and faced pitcher Altrock. Chame
swung vieiously but his hot ground
er was nipped by Aftrock with one
hand and that chance TO score was
gone.
Numbed Fingers Made Errors.
In the first half of the fifth how
ever Rohe electrified the crowd by /
sending a singing hit down third /
base line and under the benches in
sheckard's territory, reaching third |
base on the hit. Donohue struck OUT
attempting to bunt, but Dougherty |
laid down an easy one half way be-
tween the pitcher and catcher.
Brown scooped up the ball and toss,
ed it to King, RUne was tearing
wildly for the plate and he got there.
for Kings frost-bitten fingers re-
fused to close around the ball.
In their half the Nationals went
out. one. two. three. Next inning the |
Americans scored again, Altrock |
walked. Hahn sacrificed. Jones sin
gled to center but Hoffman's perfect |
throw caught Altrock at the plate By |
a yard. Jones reaching second on the |
play. He reached third when King
fumbled the ball for a moment and |
crossed the plate with the second run |
of the game when Isbell singled to
left.
The Nationals also scored IN thi, !
inning. King was given pass and
went to second on Browns single
over third base Both advanced a
base on Hofman's sacrifice and King
scored a moment later on wild
pitch Sheckard, however, was out on
a fly and Schultz persisted. Robe TO
Donohue, the latter falling fiat on his
back, but holding. the throw in his
gioved hand as he fell
American Enthusiasts Noisy.
Thereafter neither pitcher was In
a critical position and after one hour