Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-12
Visitors Runs Due to Consecutive
Hitting and Errors.
OVERALL EFFECTIVE IN PNCHEs
Home Team Fails to Hit Ball with
Men on Bases.
DAY IS COLD AND RAINY
Temperature is Below Fifty Degrees
and Raw wind Blows AcrOss
Observation-Disclosures
Only I1,sOe.


DETROIT, oct. lin the first game On
the worlds series on their own grounds,
; the American league team was beaten this
afternoon by the Chicago Nationals by
score OF to l. II was well deserved vic
| tory for the Chicago team, as II played su-
perior base ball throughout the game There
were several errors of omission on the part
Of the team besides the two errors scored
I against them which figured in the Chicago
| run-making.
| Il was anything but base bali weather
this afternoon. The temperature ranged be-
tween 46 and so degrees during the game,
with a cold twelve-mlle wind from the north
blowing across the diamond. Several times
there were showers, one while Chicago was
batting in the fifth inning being 80 heavy
that 1t was necessary to interrupt play for
fifteen minutes. Again in the seventh in
ming there was a sharp shower for few
moments, but Il did not last long enough
to interrupt the game. The attendance was
a disappointment reaching only 1906 The
raw, cold day probably had some effect in
holding down the attendance. no doubt, to-
gether with Dissatisfaction with the ar
rangements governing the sale OF tickets.
COld~Day for Detroit.
| The Detroit team did not show at any
time during the afternoon the snap and
dash which marked their playing during
the American league season here.
/ overall had It on Donovan In the pitch
! ing department by one hit, but this does
not tell it ail-he was more effective in
the pinches Again, the Cubs were better
/ on the bases and cashed their bits to the
| limit of advantage, while, as in the previ-
Gus games the Tigers we're unable to steal
! on Killing Individually the fielding OF the
| American champions was as good as that
OF the Nationals. but that machinlike pre-
cision Of the whole team working to-
gether was not there as in the case of the
Cubs.
1t was generally conceded before the
game that If Detroit could not win on its
hcme ground with the great Donovan
pitching, It could not win at all. The
result Of todEy's game. therefore 10 10
send Tiger stock to the bottom. They
must win four straight now to land The
championship, and there are few II any
who have witnessed the contests up to
date who believe they can do 1t.
nj Details OF the Plays.
First Inning-Chicago: slagle few out to
o'Leary. sheckard up, sheekard singles
to center Chance up. sneeRsr1 ,r,1Ha % sfesi
second Chance up Chance was nit on
the hand by a pitched ball ana tue genls
was interrupted while he had It bandaged.
one OF the fingers was badly crushed, but
he pluckily resumed play ana went 70 nrst
base. steinfeldt up Chance stole second
Game Goes swiftly.
petroit:s Jones at bat. Jones walked.
Schaefer sacrificed, Overau 10 Shanee'
Jones on second. Crawford out to sehuite'
Cobb out short TO first. No runs
Second Inning-Chicago: Killing up. King
struck out. Evers up Evers hew out to
II Detroit: S Rossman up. Rossman out.
Overall to Chance. Coughlin singled 70
4 left Schmidt hit to Tinker. who doubled
Cougl , unassisted near second base. No
Third Inning-chicago: Tinker up. Tinker
overall hit TO schaefer,, who threw him out
at frst. slagle grounded to o'Leary and
was out at first No runs.
Detroit: oLeary grounded to Tinker and
was out at first. Donovan up and hit
short ny TO right and Schultz by sharp
helding threw him out at htst Jones
bunted and was thrown out at first by
Overall. No runs.
Cobb scores in fourth.
Fourth Inning-Chicago: sheekard up
shecksrd new out to Crawford. Chance up.
Chance grounded to o'Lsarg and was out
at hrst, o'LeaTy L-iaking a very pretty
throw and pickup. steinfeldt drove one
new out TO Jones In deep left. No runs.
Detroit: schaefer up. sehaefsr new 70
/
high foul. which steinfeldt caught close TO
third base. Cobb up. Cobb drove the ball
into the center heid for a thres-6ase hit.
Coughiin singled and Rossman reached sec
ond. Schmidt walked. Three men on bases.
OLeary up. O'Leary struck out. One run.
Fgfth Inning-chicago: Ayers grounded
/ to O'Leary, who was slow in handling the
ball, and Evers reached .hTst. sharp
shower began when Schultz was at bat
and Umpire Sheridan called time. The
band played Wait Until the Sun Shines
mission play was resumed with Schultz al
bat and Evers on first base. SIhulte walked.
Tinker sacrificed TO Rossman. advancing
Evers and Schultz base, Overall hit 70
center and Eyers scored Schultz going to
third Slagle flied to Jones. Schultz scored
: on the throw IN sheckard grounded to
OLeary, who retired Overall at second un-
assisted. TWO runs.
Detroit: Donovan flied to center. Jones
up, Jones out LEvers TO Chance. schaefer
sixth Inning-Chieago: Chance sent a
pop ny to Coughlin Steinfeldt singled to
liner liner 70 COBB. No ST runs. S'' ~ ''' :
Detroit: Crawford out, Evers 90 Chance.
Cobb drove hot liner at Tinker and was
slagle, who made a hard run for It. No
seyen.n Inning Chicago: Schultz safe
on a 6rounder which Donovan could not
field 70 FIRST In time to catch him. Tinker
sndeayqred 70 saeTi1se' 6.7 bunting 70 Dono-
safe, Tinker making hrst Schmidt threw
out overall at Lrst on his sacrifice hit
Tinker and Schultz advance Slaglo hit 10
O'Leary. who threw to the plate 70 catch
Schultz, but Schultz slid under and was
safe. One run. sheekard bunted safe,
] Tinker scoring. Chance up. IL Is now
raining quite hard. Chance grounded 70
Coughlin, who retired Scheckard at sec
ond. Sehafer gets the putouL Chase
started 10 steal second and Slagle came
. home, scoring while schaefer retired
Chance Three runs.
Detroit: COughlin famed; Schmidt nied
. 10 Schultz. O'Leary out, Steinfeldt 20
g Chance No runs.
Eighth Inning-Chicago; Eteinfe'dt struck
out and Schmidt dropped third strike and
threw him out al first. King lined 70
5 Schaefer: Every struck out No runs
Detroit Donovan was safe on Thinkers
error, the shortstOp fumbling his grounder,
y Jones sacrificed; Schaefer struck out
3 Crawford struck out. No runs.
Ninth muing-ChicagO: Schultz died K
. Jones Tinker walked. overall sacrificed
Donovan TO RoEsman. Slagle pop ny bach
r OF short held fell safe. Tinker atorina
n SlaBie taking base on thrOw-in. 6heckard
out 10 nrst one run.