Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-09
Detroit and Chicago Teams EacI
Make Three Runs.
BIG SAM CRAWFORD A FACTOR
Nebraska Player Drives in Two Runs
and Makes Third.
DONOVAN PITCHES GREAT BALL
Detroit's Premier Twirler Strikes Out
Twelve Men and with Good
support should Have


league, respectively, played twelve strenu-
Gus innings to tie here today in the first
game of the series for the base ball cham
pionship OF the world. The contest was
| rcplete with sensational situations. and
| when Umpire ODay of the National league
called the play off account of dark
ness most of the 2S77 spectators sighed
with relief and went home well satisfied
| with the outcome.
overall and Donovan were the opposing
pitchers, but the former was taken out
when Chicago had tied the score In the
ninth inning and had men on bases waitinR
| to score the winning run. Moran was sent
in to bat for him. but before the latter had
time TO deliver the nee,led hit Evers tried
to steal home and wat out by narrow
margin, retiring the side.
! Reulbach finished the game, and for three
innings retired Detrot's heavy hitters with
out the semblance of a hit. The work of
all the pitchers was hrst-class, but Dono-
van had shade on his rivals in that he
struck out twelve of the opposing batsmen.
His second base on balls was costly, but
with good support he would. have won his
game.
| The contest was watched by an immense
crowd. Close to "a 5000 persons crowded into
the park, the enlarged stands being packed
| to capacity while q thin fringe Of enthu-
siasts occupied standing room In deep CEN
ter field. Whatever ground rules may have
been formulated were not in evidence, as
none of the nineteen hits went outside tho
playing space. The stands were built close
up to the foul line and all around the field,
except in deep right field, where the space
was left open. Captain Chance of Chicago
having been fearful lest Detroits star bats
men should drive the bali into the seats In
that section. AS II turned out, only one hit
went In that direction and 1t fell far short
of the barrier.
The game was called at 2:39 o'clock. but
four hours before that time long lines OF
= woud-be spectators were besieging the
gates and good naturedly struggling to be
first through the turnstiles so as to secure
points of vantage. II was an extremely
good natured crowd, remarkable for Its
spirit OF fair play and courtesy, and the
half hundred police had no trouble at all In
keeping it within bounds. When play
started those spectators in the field seats
were unable to see over the hats of the
persons in front, whereupon men and
women alike removed their hats and tied
handkerchlefs about their ears, sitting with
this slight covering through two and a half
hours of base ball and in a breeze that
was at times chilly.
The game itself was evenly contested.
Both teams broke under fire, Chicago mix
ing two of its errors with two hits In the
eighth inning, when Detroit scored ali
three of its runs, while the visitors returned
the compliment in the next inning. allowing
Chicago to tie the score. Captain Cough
Inns error came in this round and was
costly. with runners on first and second
he let an easy grounder from Eversf bat
get away from him. filling the bases. After
| af fu0 on mas aaH
ball. Schmidt failing to hold Howard's
third strike.
While this was going on Overall retired
from the game and when the visitors went
TO bat in the extra innings they had TO
face Reulbach's speedy delivery in the
growing darkness The tall pitcher was in
rare form. having good control and
against his curves and shoots such bats
men as Schaefer. Crawford and Cobb were
helpless.
Gold Medal for Cobb.
The game was scheduled to start at 2:sd
o'clock. but nearly ten minutes were con-
sumed while Cobb. Detrplt's right fielder.
presented with huge gold medal set
wthdiamonds as a reward for leading the
American league in batting in the season
just closed A long conference between
Managers Chance and Jennings and Um-
, pires oDay and Sheridan also delayed the
start.
Overall was visibly nervous. when Jones'
, the FIRST batsman. faced him. and failed to
get any one of the first four balls pitched
over the plate. The Detroit contingent
! had it's first chance to cheer as their left
fielder trotted to first base. and took full
advantage of II. Schaefer tried TO sacrifice
! but his bunt was too fast and stelnfeldt by
a quick throw forced Jones at second
Crawford drove a long fly to extreme deep
, center, but slagle was waiting for the ball
Then Schaefer tried out Kings throwing
= arm and found 1t good, being an easy out
Killing to Tinker. In Chcago's half Sheck-
ard brought cheers from the Chicago par
: tisans by hitting sharply TO left He stole
second and went to third on the first OF
, series OF bad throws by Catcher Schmidt
} Captain Chance struck out however, and
, steinfeldt couldn't drive the bali past Dom
ovan.
Detroit did nothing IN the second but
Chicago threatened again. Killing received
a base on balls TO start was sacrificed TO
second and went TO third on an out where
he stood while Tinker registered the hrst
OF three strike outs.
Detroit took it's turn at looking danger
' Gus In the next session, Schmidt hitting
cleanly 10 left and going to third on a
sacrifice and Jones infeld hit. Donovan
had struck cut meanwhile. and Schaefers
grounder to Tinker ended the inning.
First Run of Game.
Chicago scored the first run OF the con-
test I'm the next inning. Chance drew a
base on balls. steinfeldt sacrificed prettily
and Killing came forward with a short
ny TO left field which Jones could not
reach. Chance had turned third as the
ball struck the ground and tore for home.
He had 20 slide to beat the throw, but
acompllshed the trick, and then Schmidt
relayed the ball to Schaefer, retiring Killing.
who had taken an extra base on the
! : throw to the plate. Evers followed with
another hit and stole second. but Donovan
tightened up and struck out Schultz.