The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-01

GREAT UP
HILL FIGHT
American Leaders Tie Ath-
leticS Alter Score Was
I to | Against Them

N when the score stood Z TO ] in
favor Of Philadelphia at the end Of the
sixth inning at Quakerville- And Tfge
didn't. The Detroit warriors took a new
grip on the game. fought one Of the great
est uphill battles in the history OF the
game. scored esven runs in the next three
innings, Cobb's homer tying the score in
the ninth. and then battled the Athletics
TO a standstill until the seventeenth IN
ming. when darkness put a halt to hostili-
ties. The final score was . to 9.
There have been longer games than that
in baseball. Those same Athletics played
wenty four innings last season with Bos-
ton. But there never was a game to equal
Yesterdays. Here were two teams, sepa-
rated only by a few points in the stand
ing. combating every inch Of ground IN
the presence of 5000 bowling fans. The
American League championship might
have hinged on the outcome, but at the
end Of that nerve-racking struggle a
draw was the result.
The tic score, however, was virtually q
victory for the game Detroit Club. 1t
prevented Philadelphia from breaking into
another tie for first place, and when the
Tigers left last night for Washington
they enjoyed a lead of five points, the adj
vantage gained by means of Fridays vic
tory, Furthermore, it enhanced the
chances of the Westerners. They figure
on a comparatively easy proposition at
WaSl1nktOn, Willie fHllduelpnfd VIII hdNN
q hard task on hand battling with Cleve-
land.
Players Mix 1t Up.
So hot were the proceedings yesterday
that the players were several times on the
verge of personal collision. In the four
tesn nth. in wltp a the st difIc1 fpsiiH Sba pfO t6e f big
f f6ra 1 of Rplif nave present eest P PSiisdelphi q r tSe
the outhelders stood fully twenty deep,
and a hit into the crowd went Tor Two
b Pssss; Il Il P fas fGpPfsen lit i a high aSrf q
the edge of the crowd between left and
centre. Sam Crawford, running in front
of the crowd, got his hands on the ball.
Juet as he. did so a policeman pushed him,
and Crawford dropped the ball Days ran
team ran In and surrounded Umpres
o'Loughlin and Connolly, protesting
AGAINST Davis being allowed a hit.
hat there had been no interference, while
O'Loughlin announced TO the crowds In his
and forth from one umpire to the other
marched the players of both teams.
OF the AAthietics' and CHARLEY o'Leary and
Claude Rossman. Of the Tigers got to-
faliated, Rossman then hit the Phila-
delphian an the shoulder, Cross, made a
rush ehd swung at the big first basemanni
\ Policemen and fully one thousand OF the
<fgns we're on the run to the scene of ac-
arrested Rossnan, taking him off the
ffeldl while Umpire Connolly f1red Cross.
In 4 few minutes the police ana the Local
wrangling between the players and the
OF those who watched the struggle A,l27
tof1cia1 COUNT paid admission. More than
1000 men and boys sealed i'osd the FENCES ee1r amer her
fore game time. Besides fully 1900 fans
crowded the surrounding housetops anu
inside the grounds resembled a boiler fac
tory with everybody on the job, Besides
two brass bands doing their best when
fbe Tigers were in the field, and rooters
Aised megaphones.. bells. horns, whistles,
cymbais, gongs. bugles, tinpans, frying
pans, sleighbeils, sirens and other strange
devices for making noise,
The game Tigers, led by. Hughey Jen-
ninrs. with Pitcher Wild Bill Donovan as
The chief object of attack, were lmpervious
to noise, and the awful din did not seem
to affect them u the Least. Donovan OF n,aGS
the two games that were scheduled, never
lost his famous smile for, "a minute, even
FOR seven runs in five innings and the
game seemed to be a sure thing for Con
ME Mack's men.
Donovan gave Sehreckengost and Waddell
the laugh and struck them out, leaving
O1dring on second base.
Dygert knocked Out on box.
Young Dygert, in whose spit ball de-
livery all Philadelphia had great confidence
before the game, began the contest. lie
was clearly nervous and kept out of trouble
In the first inning because Of the fine field
ing OF Jimmy Collins and RUDE Oldring.
In the second the youngster blew up, al
though the Athletics had put three runs
over In their first inning, which should
have steadled him. Rossman singled over
second. Coughlin hit to Dygert, who threw
late and low to second, and goth runners
were safe. Schmidt advanced them with a
sacrifice. O'Leary hit to Dygert and Ross
man was caught between third and home.
Dygert ran him TO the home plate and de-
1ayed throwing to Schreck until Rossman
was almost on top of the catcher. Then
schreck dropped the short throw In touch
ing the Tiger, and he scored Detroit's first
run. Donovan worked a free pass and the
bases were full of Tigers.
Then began a remarkable demonstration
e. joy that lasted for five innings. Dygert
gas taken out. Rube Waddell took his
Rlace. While the Tigers guyed the eccen-
trio southpaw the fans gave him q great
ovation which was doubled, il possible,
when Jones and Sehaefer each made three
wild stabs at Rube's shoots. There was
more mad cheering in the next inning and
still more In the fourth. In the third the
mighty Sam Crawford popped up n fly for
Collins. Cobb and Rossman struck out.
In the fourth Coughlin flied to Schreck.
Schmidt and O'Leary hit nothing but air.
The Rube's bosom swelled with pride.
When the Tigers went to bat for their
ninth inning they needed two runs to tie
up the game. They got them without los
ing a man, That pair of ball murderers.
Crawford and Cobb, did the business
Cobb Saves the Game.
Crawford hit a single past Murphy and
Cobb drove the ball over the fence for a
home run, The quietest minute of the
day followed Cobb's wallop, as Ruhe
Waddell rejecsedly walked to the bench
all in.
Eddie Plank, who had been warming
up for the second game that was not to
come. took Rube's place and finished the
game.
The Athletics got men to second in two
innings after the eleventh. but Donovan
got better the further he went. and the
runner died at Germany Schaefer's
base.
Foresters' Opening.
The opening games will be bowled tonight
In the hve-man team tournament of the