Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-13
CHICAGO AGAIN WINS.
For Third Successive Time Do
troit Defeated.

troit Defeated.
Detroit. Oct. i2.-ln the first gam'
OF the worlds series on their own
field the Detroit league team was de
feated Friday by the Chicago Nation.
ais 20 l. II was well deserved
victory for the Chicago team. as Il
played superior baseball throughout.
There we're several errors OF commits.
sion by Detroit. besides two fielding
errors All OF these figured In the
running making. II was anything but
baseball weather. The temperature
ranged between &c and Is degrees.
with cold twenty.milc wind blowing
from the north across the diamond.
Several tunes there were showers. one
while Chicago was batting in the fifth
inning. being so heavy that Il was
necessary TO stop for fifteen minutes.
Again In the seventh inning there
was a sharp shower. but II did not
last long erough TO interrupt the game
The attendance was a disappointment.
reaching only ll.3O6 The raw, cold
day probably had some effect on hts
crowd. together with dissatisfaction
with the arrangements governing the
sale Of tickets.
Detroit punched hits In but one In.
ming. the fourth. when. with two out.
Cobbs fine three-bacger was followed
hN cfpUfnu ats -
with the bases full.
The Detroit team did not show NJ
any time the snap and ginger which
marked their work In their American
leaghe race
Rossman continued his fine work
at first base and drove In Detroits
only run with a single. Donovan gave
but two men bases on balls the same
number which overall did. but bo h
OF the Detroit pitchers passes deveL
oped into runs.
Captain Chance OF the Chicago team
was hit on the right hand by an In.
shoot while at bat in the opening in.
ming and two fingers were bad y
crushed. The game was stopped while
they werc dressed. but Chance % d
that the injury might prevent his play.
ing any more.
Just before the play was called NJ
o'clock. Manager Jennings was call.
ed TO the rlate. where Mayor Thomp.
son presented TO him life size floral
tiger and n gold watch.
In the first inning Slagle flied out
and Sheckard followed with n single.
only to be thrown out when he tried
70 steal second Chance was hit by
the ball and stole second. hut Stein.
| feldts ny ended the inning. Jones.
/ the first man To bat for Detroit. was
! given a base on balls and Schaeier
sacrificed him 20 second. but Meth "
/ Crawford Tor Cobb succeeded in get.
l ting tho bali into safe territory.
In the fourth Detroit scored its only
/ run. With two out. Cobb hit TO the
: crowd M center field. getting three
bases under the ground rule. Rossman
followed with single and scored
him. Then Coughlin singled and
Schmidt walked. The crowd was on
the tiptoe Of expectancy. and shouting
for OLeasy 10 clear the bases. but he
struck out
uLeary handled Fvers' yrouu .er
slowly In the NTH inning. and the
latter reached first base Schultz got
base on balls and Tinker advanced
both men with a sacrifice. Overalrs
hit scored Evers and Slagle's fly 10
Jones brought in Schultz. Scheckard
forced overall.
Schultz opened the seventh with a
hit Tinker tried TO sacrifice. bunting
10 Donovan. The pitcher threw high
90 second TO catch Schultz. and both
were safe. CNerall sacrificed. and
Slagle grounded 10 OLeary. who threw
20 the plate to catch Schultz The
Chicago man. however. slid under the
ball and scored Sheckard scored
Tinker with a safe bunt. Chance
forcel Sheokard AZ second and then
started TO steal. Schmidt threw "a
Shaeffer, End while the Detroit second
baseman followed Chance down tie
base line Slagle scored Chance was
then put out. A base on balls 10 Tink.
er in the Linth materialized into a run
by means Of Overall's sacrifice ard
Slaele's Nv back OF short. which fell
safe. Rossman and Coughlin raised
the crowds expectations by signaling
In succession In the ninth. but the next
two men were easy outs