Evening journal., 1907-10-09
By Adrian Joss, star pitcher of the
Cleveland team)

Cleveland tcafn.)
CHICAGO, oct. 9-Ruelbach or
Pfister will pitch for the Cubs today
1t will probably be Pfister, with King
at bacl1stop Mullin or Siever-prob-
lably Mullin-wil handle the pill for
/ Detroit and Schmidt viii catch. The
game viii start at p. m, instead of
2,S0 to prevent another game being
called on account of darkness. Yes
terdays tie will be played off in Chi
cago Thursday.
The players, originally scheduled to
cut in on the receipts of the first four
games, will now share in the fifth
The opening clash between the Cubs
and the Tigers for the worlds cham
lpionship was one grand struggle and
4 although the outcome leaves the
strength of the teams as much mat
ter of conjecture now as it was every
man, the playing gives one something
of line on their respective merits.
The fielding, of both clubs was Moth
ing out of the ordinary with the pos
sible exception OF two plays. one was
by Evers in the fourth. With Craw
ford on second and Rossman on first
he raced out into centre and pulled
down Coughlins short fly, doubling
/ Sam who had started for che plate
thinking the hit was going safe. The
other and the play that wound up the
game was Shooters catch of Chances
awful smash He got the ball with
his gloved hand while running at full
sped toward second and doubled
Sheckard who had been hit by a
pitched ball The hitting was about
even The Tigers hits We're all clean
hard drives, while a majority of the
Cubs hit balls that the inhelder's
couldn't get to. in order to make the
outs.
Donovan Star.
Donovans pitching on the whole was
much better than Overalps, while in
the few innings that Ruelbach was on
the slab he was invincible Wild Bilfs
work was brilliant because he was con-
tinuaily putting himself in tight holes
His judgment all day seemed perfect
A striking example of this was
shown when Zimmerman, who replac-
ed Tinker after the ninth, came to
bat in the eleventh with the bases full
and one out Bill put on little extra
steam, getting two strikes and no balls
with two fast ones THE third ball
he pitched was at the batter's head
ldriving him away while the last one
plate but took a quick break and the
lyoungster missed it a foot.
overall did not seem to have near
the things at his command that Dom
ovan did so well.
King outcaught Schmidt and 20 this
fact can be attributed the Cubs num-
erous stolen bases. The Detroit back
stop was far from being in his usua
form 1t was the missing of a THIRD
strike by him that let Steinfelder hoI
\ across the plate with the tie run in
! the ninth when had he held IL Tho
game would have been over
Johnny King gave a grand eXhibi.
tion of catching and general al around
playing.
Threw Away Chances.
The Cubs had a golen opportunity
TO win in the tenth but Steinfeldt
therw il away. with Slagle on third
and Chance on second. Schmidt had
short passed ball. Jimmy came tear.
ing for the plate at top speed ai
=, Schmidt ran TO recover the ball while
, Donovan hustled into cover the plate
= Jimmy seemed to have the throw beat
en-, but as Schmidt drew back his arml
to make the throw Steinfeldt got in
; his way, blocking the throw. Slagl'
: crossed the. plate amid wild excite
; ment and the crowd thinking tho gam'
over started to pour on the field bu
on Donovan's protest ODay prompt,
called Slagle out for Steinfeldts inter
/, ference and the Tigers We're saved
Stelnys quick jump in the play look
ed bad
If Tuesdays game can be taken a
, a criterion Of the clubs playing abil
ity. then it can be safely said that tn
] series will equal if not excel that on