Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
Rsulbach aud Ffsistsr Driven to Bench
Early in Contest,
wAlsEs SPIT BALL TOO MUCH FOR CUBS
Batters with High Averages Fail to Make
Hits When Needed
ROwD is LARGEST Ct THE SEASON
Twenty-Five Thousand Persons Are
Present and Ticket selling stops
FIFTY Minutes Before
Play begins.
standing OF the Teams.

Played. Won. Lost Pet
Nationals .............. } 400
CHICAGO, Oct. lS.--Out Of a bedlam OF
errors, long hits, vanqulshed pitchers ana
tho vociferations. Of half frenzled specta-
tors, the Chicago American team emerged
victorious over the Nationals today, to u
The Americans won in spite OF ave
ghastly errors, which were accountable for
nearly all the runs made by the Nationals.
The Natiof ais lost because they could not
hit Walshs spit ball" The Americans
helded like amateurs and the Nationals.
fielding perfectly, batted very much In the
negative. Time after time, when hit
meant runs. the batters with the impress
sive averages, failed to live up to their
The day was warm, the first real base
ball weather OF the series. Twenty-Five
thousand persons wormed their way into the
National league grounds and at / 40 o'clock,
hfty-hve minutes before the time set for
play TO begin, the selling of tickets ceased.
The noise makers were out In force and
the sky was full OF kites, recommending
that votes be cast i'm various directions at
the coming local election.
The Americans began business with viRor.
Hahn, the first man up. drove single over
second Jones sacrificed and Hahn scored
on Isbells double to right. Davis hit weakly
but was safe, while lsbeil was tagged out
between second and third. Rohe promptly
followed with a double to left Ruelbach
Mas apparently nervous and allowed Dono-
Ge to walk. filling the bases. Dougherty.
yever. went out by the narrowest pos
margin and two runs were kept from
ting.
.t Nationals in their half piled up tn -
without much credit to themselves.
ian singled and went to second oou
ard's sacrifice. Schultz hit safely,
pffman was held at second. Chance
by the ball and the bases filed.
dt forced Chance at second and
n scored. but Isbel, attempting To-
double play, threw the bali into
vd and Schultz also scored, Stein
hching second. Tinker knocked an
to Walsh, who threw low, and
1 scored. Tinker went out steal
feister Lasts One Inning.
ncricans evened up matters in the
sbel again hit for two bases, this
left field and Davis followed with
scoring Isbel At this point Cap
lnce substituted Phester in the
box. He began by striking out
bonohue walked on a dead ball
y forced Donohue, and Davis
bird and scored on a neat double
was clever piece OF work.
ended the inning by striking out,
anybody's game,
fourth the Americans clinched
with four runs and incidentally
er to join Reulbach on the bench.
forced iksa,- Jones hit safely over third.
Isbell sent his third double 10 right center
and Hahn scored Isbell and Jones scored
moment later when Davis hit TO left
for two bases. At this point Piester went
out and Overall in. He inaugurated his
reign by passing Robe, following which
Donohue doubled to left and Davis scored.
The American league partisans were fairly
wild with delight. The so-called "hitless
wonders" had driven two pitchers to the
bench and seemed about to treat the third
one likewise The scoring. however. for
this inning ended when Schultz captured
Doughertys fly OF his shoestring and
caught Rohe at the plate when the latter
tried to score. In their half the Nationals
tailed one run on the misplays of their
opponents Tinker was safe when Robe
threw into the crowd and reached second
on the error Evers walked and Klins
struck out. Tinker stole third and scored
on a wild pitch.
IsbeiI scores In sixth.
In the sixth IsbeIl scored on his fourth
double header and Rohe's single. In thetl
half the Nationals made two runs Aftei
Evers and King had faded away. Overall
and Hoffman were passed Sheckarl
4
doubled to left center and overall and
Hoffman scored. Had it not been for thu
ground rules schultes hit might have beer
home run. with men on second ant
! third Chance hit an easy one TO Isbell Ant
was out at fret Thereafter neither side
was able to score, although the Nationals
\ looked dangerous in the seventh. Stein
( feldt doubled to left along the foul line. II
was apparent that Walsh was weakening
/ and Captain Jones very promptly took hin
out. White finished the game. He haC
good control, and the inning closed with
Steinfeldt on third base.
/ The Americans have now won three ou
| OF Ave games Tomorrow the game will b
played on the American league grounds
and should they win this game they vii
! gain the worlds championship.
| story by Innings.
: First Inning. Americans-lIahn landed
/ single down past SECOND. Jones sacrificed
ReuIbach To Chance. Isbell doubled In th
right field crowd. sendiug Hahn over IN
! plate Davis grounded TO Reulbach AM
isbell was run out between third aud sec
/ ond Rculbach to Steinfeldt Ia Tinker
Rome double past third, sending Davis 4
third Davis stole home during an argu
| msnt, but Johnstone would not allow II
| Donohue walked. flling the bases. Dough
/ ertv out Icvers 10 Chance One run
, first Inning. NatiOnals-Hoffman smashei
out a single over Isbeifs head Sheckar
sacriiced, bunting down to Donohue
schultz singled tOAthlrd. Robe stopping tn
ball after high jump, but could not re
cover in time 10 throw the runner out
1 Chance was hit by pitched ball and tool
frst, hlling the bases. Steinfeldt force
Chance at second-Davls TO Isbell-an'
Hoffmsn scored, Isbell threw wild to mrs
10 complete a double play and Schult
| scored. steinfeldt going 20 second. Tinke
hunted. hut was safe at first on Walsh
Wild throw Steinfeldt scoring. Tinker wa
ont stealing Walsh 70 Donohue to Davis
Nationals 3: Americans, /.
second InninR. Americans Sullivs
famed. Walsh got a base on balls. Hah
lsed an easy ~ 60 Chance; Jones out y