The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-11
CHICAGO TAKES
THE THIRD
FROM (. N TIGERS
CUBS sATTEo KILIIAN AT WILL
BUT DETROIT COULD NOT
HIT REul5AcH.


CHICAGO. Oct. Il. - The Detroit
American League team suffered its
second straight defeat at the hands Of
the Chicago Nationals yesterday scor.
Ing only one run. Chicago tailed 1--WE
times, four OF the runs being the re.
suit Of solid hitting. Solver started to
pitch for Detroit but the locals took
kindly to his curves and batted him
out Of the box In four innings. Klllian
then took up the work and was found
for 3 hits and another run In the fifth.
Detroit tried vainly to break through
Chicago's defense. Reuibach pitched
strongly in the opening innings and
when he showed signs OF weakening
in the fifth and sixth innings his team
mates came to the rescue with fast
double plays. For some unexpfainabfe
reason the game failed to attract the
usual large crowd to the grounds.
The official figures made the total Of
1914 and many empty spaces in the
extended bfeachers, made the gather.
Ing appear even smaller than this. At
that, the crowd was more demonstra-
tive than the big outpourIng OF We'd
nestlay's game. Reulbach's brilliant
pitching in the early innings and the
crashing hits OF Steinfeldt. Evers anil
sheckard aroused the Chicago partI.
sans while> the Detroit contingent
cheered the more heartily so that the
visiting team might not think itself
deserted.
With Reulbach going at top speed.
that one run looked good enough to
win but to make the result certain
the Nationals went after slever's de.
livery savagely In the fourth. Stein.
feldt drove n long NY to left field to
start the inning. Jones getting the ball
near the boundary. Killing followed
with a hard single to right. Evers
sent him to third with another drive
TO the same place and Schultz dropped
a fly safely In center Killing scoring.
Eyers tried to make third on the hit
but was caught and run down by
swarm OF Detroit players Schultz TAX.
ing second. Tinker lifted a high fly
to Jones but the left fielder dropped
the ball, Schultz scoring and Tinker
going to third. Reulbach cut low
ball over second sending Tinker home.
couglin then caught Slagle's high fly.
Manager Jennings decided that Sew.
er had failed to make good so Killian
appeared in the next inning. He was
greeted warmly enough. two doubles
and q hard single being cleaned OF
his delivery. Only one run resulted
however. as the hit alternated with
outs. Chance scored the first double
and consequently scored the run.
Detroit lost Its first chance to score
In the fifth because Tinker intercepted
n liner and turned the catch into
double play.
Rossman was first mp and when his
hard grounder bounced OF Tlnker's
ankle he was safe. Coughlin was pass.
ed and scmidt's grouRder down the
first base line advanced both runners.
oLeary smashed hard liner at TIN
ker and the latter jumped. caught the
ball, and stepped on second ahead OF
CoughliR.
The run came in the next inning.
killian made the first clean hit off
Reulbach. Jones received a base on
balls and was then doubled up with
Schneider In lightning play, Stein.
feldt to Evers to Chance. Crawford
and Cobb followed with hits, Killian
scoring on the former but Slagle went
back into the stands aud captured
Rossman's effort.
The teams left for Detroit last night
accompanied by small army OF en-
thusastics. Games will be played in
the Michigan city to-day and Satur-
day and the Sunday contest being
scheduled for Chicago. The receipts
yesterday were s1G.2125O. divided as
follows to the National Base Ball Com
mission. sl,G2l.25; the players, 49,.
1880 to each club.
The score:
CHICAGO. ABB. R. H. P. A. E.
Slagle, CT .........4 0 o 3 o o