The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-12
THE TIGERS
! DROP ANOTHER.
THE CUBS WIN THE THIRD GAME
BY A SCORE OF Q TO I.
COLD AND RAINY DAY.
fCverali and Donovan Pitted Aqainst
" Each Other in the 6ox-Ross!
kk man. Drove in the Only
Run Detroit Got.

Detroit, Oct. 12.--ln the first game
} Of the worlds championship series on
their own field, the Detroit American
league team was beaten Friday after
noon by the Chicago Nationals by the
gc0tp of q 80 1. 1t was u well dcsorv-
, ed victory for the Chicago team, as IL
PLAYED superior ball throughout the
! game. There were several errors of
Z omission on the part of the Detroit
team, beside the two errors scored
i against them which figured in tho
3 Chicago run-making.
( 1t was anything hut baseball wealth.
4 ar. The temperature ranged between
!. "a and 30 degrees during the game
Z with cold l2-mile wind from the
4 north blowing across the diamond
I Several times there were showers of
rain. one while Chicago was batting in
! tine firth inning being so heavy that 1t
was necessary to interrupt play for ! D
4 minutes. Again in the seventh inning
!. there was sharp shower for Il few
I moments. but II did not continue long
3 enough to postpone the game. At
Z tendance was a disappointment. reach
ing only 500 The raw cold day prob
ably had some effect in holding down
: the attendance. no doubt. together
Z with dissatisfaction with the arrange
: ments governing the sale of tickets.
: Detroit looked dangerous and
punched hits In but one inning. the
= fourth. when with two out. Cobb's fine
three bagger was followed by two sim
giles, which. however. scored but one
: run. OLeary striking out with the
= bases full.
The Detroit team did not show at
3 any time during the afternoon the
: snap and dash in their work which
: marked their playing during the
4 American league playing season here.
: Detroit scored its only run in the
\ fourth. With two out Cobb drove a
splendid triple TO the crowd in center
field. getting a three-base hit under
4 the ground rules. Rossman followed
! with a single. and scored him. Then
: Coughlin singled and Schmidt walked.
: The crowd was on the tiptoe of eX-
: pectancy and shouting for O'Leary to
y clear the bases. but ne struck out.
Rossman continued his fine work at
4 first base and drove in Detroit's only
.rrun with his single after Cobb had
tripled. Donovan gave but two bases
on balls. the same number which
Overall did, but both OF the Detroit
,sspitcher's passes developed into runs,
while neither Of Overah's gifts was
expensive.
Capt Chance, of the Chicago team,
was hit on the right hand by an in
shoot while at bat in the opening In
ming and both his second and third
finger were badly crushed The game
was stopped while they were dressed,
but Capt. Chance said he feared the in
Z Jury might prevent his playing to-day.
Just before play was called at at
- o'clock, Manager Jennings was
called to the plate, where Mayor
Thompson presented to him from To-
cal admirers a hfesize floral tiger and
gold watch.
The total receipts were $lT T,2S5,j0,
and they were divided as follows:
The players $9,334.1T, the national
commission 81 ,72S.55 and the Detroit
and Chicago club owners Sell l.33
each.