The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-09
TIGERS and CUBS
BATTLE TO A TIE

Chicago, Oct. 9-Detroit and Chicago.
leagues. played IL strenuous innings to a
tie here yesterday in the first game of the
series for the baseball championship OF
the world.
The contest was replete with sensa-
tional situations and when Umpire O'Day
of the National league called the play off
on account of darkness most of the 24,-
377 spectators sighed with relief and went
home well satisfied with the outcome.
OVERALL AND DONOVAN.
Overall and Donovan were the opposing
pitchers, but the former was taken out
when Chicago had tied the score In the
ninth inning and had men on bases wait
ing to score the winning runs. Moran
was sent In TO bat for him, but before
the latter had time to deliver the wanted
hit Evers tried 10 steal home and was
out by narrow margin. retiring the side.
Reulbach finished the gamo 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 a shade on his
rivals In that he struck out II Of the OPP
posing batsmen. His second base on balls
was costly, but with good support he
would have won his game.
mense crowd. the enlarged stands being
packed TO their capacity. while thin
fringe of enthusiasts occupied standing
room in deep centre field.
A GOOD-NATURED CROWD.
The game was called at 2:30 o'clock, but
four hours before that time long lines OF
would-be spectators were besieging the
gates and good-naturedly struggling TO
be first through the turnstiles to secure
points of vantage. IL was an extremely
good-natured crowd, remarkable for Its
spirit of fair play and courtesy and the
half-hundred police had No trouble In
keeping II within bounds.
When play started the spectators I'm the
field seats were unable 10 see over the
hats OF the persons In front, whereupon
men and women alike removed their hats
and tied handkerchiefs about their ears,
sitting with this slight covering through
out "a hours of baseball and In breeze
that was at times chilly.
The game itself was evenly contested.
Both teams broke under fire, Chicago
mixing two OF it's errors with two hits
in the eighth inning. when Detroit scored
all three OF It's runs, while the visitors
returned the compliment In the next in
ming, allowing Chicago TO tie the score.
Capt Coughlin's error came I'm this in
ming and was costly. With runners on
first and second he let an easy grounder
from Eyers' bat get away from him. til-
ling the bases After that two runs came
across one on n passed ball, Schmidt
failing TO hold Howard's third strike
While this was going on overall retired
from the game, and after that the visitors
had IN face Reulbachs speedy delivery
in the growing darkness, The tall pitcher
was in rare form, having good command
and against his curves and shoots such
batsmen as Schaefer, Crawford and Cobb
were helpless.
COBB GETS GOLD MEDAL.
The game was scheduled to start at
2:30 o'clock. bat nearly 10 minutes was
consumed while Cobp, Detroits right
fielder. was presented with a huge gold
medal set with diamonds. as n reward
for leading the American league in bat
ting I'm the season Just closed. A long
Jennings and Umpires O'Day and Sheri-
dan also delayed the start.
THE GAME.
Overall was visibly nervous when Jones'
the first batsman, faced him, and failed
to get any one of the first four balls
piched over the plate. The Detroit con-
tingent had its first chance to cheer as
its left fielder trotted TO first base and
took full advantage of il. Schaefer tried
TO sacrifice, but his bunt was too fast
and Stenfeldt, by quick throw, forced
fly to extreme deep centre, but slagle
was waiting for the ball. Then Schaefer
tried out Kings throwing arm and
found II good, being an easy out, King
TO Tinker.
In ChicagO's half Sheckard brought
cheers from the Chicago partisans by hit
ting sharply TO left He stole second and
went to third on the first of series of
bad throws by Catcher Schmidt. Capt
Chance struck out, however, and Stein
feldt couldn't drive the ball past Dono-
van.
Detroit did nothing in the second. but
Chicago threatened again. King receiv-
ed a base on balls to start was sacrificed
10 second and went TO third on an out,
where he stood while Tinker regNtered
the first OF three strikeouts.
Detroit took it's turn at looking dan
gerous in the next inning. Schmidt hitting
closely to left and going TO third on
sacrifice and Jones infeld hit. Donovan
had struck out meanwhile and Schaefers
grounder to Tinker ended the inning
CHICAGoNSCORES FIRST.
Chicago scored the first run OF the con-
test In the next inning Chance drew a
base on balls. Steinfeldt sacrificed pret-
tily and King came forward with a short
fly to left field which Jones could not
reach. Chance had turned third as the
ball struck the ground and tore for home.
He had 10 slide 10 beat the throw. but
accomplished the trick, and then Schmidt
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