The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-09
DETROIT 3, CHICAGO 3 Twelve Strenuous h. nings Are Played. DARKNESS ENDS THE BATTLE The Game Was Replete With
 Sensational Situations. Close to Twenty-ave Thousand People Witnessed the openiag Of the
 Series for Champion
 skip Honers.

Chicago. Oct S.--Detroit and Chi cago. 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 tie baseball championship of the world. The contest s.as Ie.fete with sensational situations. and when Uni- called the play off On account of dark ness. most of the 24.s77 spectators sighed win relief and went home well satisfied with the outcome.
 Overall and Donovan were the op- posing pftchf 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. Moran was sent in to bat for him, but before the latter had time to deliver the needed hit, Evers tried sc stea, home and was cut by $ narrow margin, retiring the side Reulbach finished the game and for three innings retired Detroit's heavy hitters without the semblance of . hit.
 The work of all the pitchers was nrst-class, but Donovan had shade on his rivals in that he struck out twelve of the opposing batsmen. His second base on balls was costly, but with good support he would have won his game.
 The contest was watched by an im- mense crowd. Close to 24,500 persons crowded into the park. the enlarged stands being packed to their capacity, while thin fringe of enthusiasts oc- cupied standing room in deep center field. Whatever ground rules may have been formulated were not in evi- dence.. as none of the nineteen hits went outside the playing space. The stands were built close up to the foul lines and oil around the field except in deep right neld. where the space was left open, Captain Chance of Chicago having been fearful lest Detroits star batsmen should drive the ball into the seats in tha. section. As 1t turned out, only one hit went into that direc- tipn, and it fell far short of the bar- Tier. ss-s ss ; F 4 ~ T s4essa
 The game was called at a:so o'clock. but four hours before that time long lines of would-be spectators were be- sleglng the gates. It was an extreme ly goodnatured crowd, remarkable for It's spirit of fair play and courtesy and the half hundred police had no trouble at all in keeping 1t within bounds. 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 Detrait scored all three of It's runs. while the visitors returned the compliment in the next inning. allowing Chicago to tte the score. Captain ConRhlin's error came in this round and was costly. With runners on first and second he left an easy. grounder from Evers' bat get away from him. filling the bases. After that two runs came across one on 6 rAssed ball. Schmidt falling 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 in- ninRs they had to face Reulbach's speedy delivery in the growing dark ness. The tall pitcher was int rare form. having good control and against his curves and shoots such batsmen as schaenrer. Crawford and Cobb were
 A Medal for Cobb.
 The game was scheduled to start at 2:30 o'clock, but nearly ten minutes were consumed while Cobb, Detroits right fielder. ~was presented with a huge gold medal. set with diamonds, as S reward for leading the American League in batting.
 overall was visibiy nervous while Jones, the first batsrnen. faced him, and he failed to get any one of the first four balls pitched over tho plate. The Detroit contingent had It's first chance to cheer as their left fielder trotted to first base. Schafer tried to sacrifice, but his bunt was too fast and Steinfeldt, by quick throw. fore ed Jones at second. Crawford drove long fIy tc extreme deep center, but Slagle was waiting for the ball. Then Schaefer tried out Kings throwing arm and found 1t was good, being an easy out, King to Tinker.
 Tn Chicago's half. Shreckard brought cheers from the Chicago partisans oy hitting sharply to left He stole sec ond and went to third on the first of a series of bad throws by Catcher Schmidt, Captain Chance struck out. however, and Steinfeldt could not drive the ball past Donovan.
 Detroit did nothing the second half, but Chicago threatened again. kilng received a base on balls to start, Ixaa sacrifeced to second and went to third on an out, where he stood while Tinker registered the first three strike outs.
 dangerous at the next session, Schmidt hitting cleanly to left and going to third on a sacrifice and Jones infeld hit. Donovan had struck out meanwhile ana schaefer's grounder to Tinker ended the inning.
 ChicaEO's First Run.
 Chicago scored the first run of the contest in the next inning. Chance drew a base on balls, Steinfeldt sacrificing nrettily and King came forward with s short fly to left field which Jones couldn't reach. Chance had turned third as the ball struck the ground and tore for home. He had to slide to beat the throw. but accomplished the trick anu then schmidt relayed the ball to schaeffer, retiring Kling. who had trieo to take an extra base on the throw to the plate. Evers followed with another hIt and stole second, but Donovan tightened up and struck out Schulte
 Detroit tried to get the run back al nnce. hut after Crawford had hit safe. ,v to left and gone to second on an mi. he was doubled up with Coughlin vhen Eyers captured the latters short av hack of second base and relayed the ball to Tinker.
 Tn inc fifth and again in the sixth in- ninrs Detroit had runners on first and thtrd bases with two out. In each case tha man on third was caught off that stnt,on On attempted double steals. kk~