The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-09
Twelve Inning Game Concluded By Darkness When Score
 Was 9-3
COSTLY ERRORS MARRIED
 THE THRILLING CONTEST
Chicago Scored First-ln Eighth Tigers Tailed Three-The Tying Scores-Donovan and Overall
 Reulach's Great Work.

Chicago, October S-Detroit and Chi oago, leaders of the American and Ma tional leagues respectively, played twelve strenuous innings to tie here today in the first game of the series for the base ball championship of the. world.
 The contest was replete with sensa- tonal situations and when Umpire ODay of the National league called the play off on account or darkness most of the 2i,377 spectators sighed with relief and went home well satisfied with the outcome.
 Overall and Donovan were the oppos- ing pitchers, but the former was taken out when Chicago had tied the score in the ninth inning and had men on bases waiting to score the winning runs. Mo- ran was sent in to bat for him, but be- fore the latter had time to deliver the needed hit Evers tried to steal home and was out by d narrow margin, retiring the side. Ipulbaeh finished the game and for three innings retired Detroits heavy hitters without the semblance of a hit The work of all the pitchers was first class, but Donovan had d shade on his rivals in that he struck out twelve of the opposing batsmen. His second base on balls was costly, but with good sup port he would have won his game.
 An Immense Crowd.
 The contest was watched by an im- mense crowd. Close to 24500 persons crowded into the park. the enlarged stands being packed to capacity, while a thin fringe of enthusiasts occupied standing room in deep center field. What eyer ground rules may have been for mulated were not in evidence as none of the nineteen hits went outside the play ing space. The stands were built close up to the foul lines and all around the field except in deep right where the space was left open, Captain Chance of Chicago having been fearful lest Detroit's star batsmen should drive the ball into the seats in that section. As it turned out only one hit went that way and Il fell far short of the barrier.
 The game was called at 2:3D clock, but four hours before that time long lines of would-be spectators were besieg- ing the gates. If was all extremely good natured crowd, rema rkahle for it's spirit of fair play and courtesy, and the half hundred police had no trouble al all In keeping il within bounds.
 Both Made Errors.
 The game itself was evenly controlled Both teams broke under lire Chicago mixing two of it's errors with two hits in the eighth inning, when Detroit scored all three of its runs, While the visitors returned the compliment in the next in ming. allowing Chicago to tie the score. Captain Coughlin's error came in this ronnd and was costly. With runners on first and second he ler an easy grounder from EVers bat get away from him. fill- ing the bases. After that two runs came across, one on a passed ball, Schmidt failing to hold Towards 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 batsmen as Schaefer, Crawford and Cobb were helpless.
 The Game Starts.
 TAs game was scheduled to start at