The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-15
CUBS FINISH
2 ABOVE ZERO
Freezing Weather Does Not
Deter 10000 Fans From
Attending.
LUNDGREKS GOOD BALL
Game Delayed While Diamond Is Put
Into Condition-Teams Do
Errorless Work.

when yesterdays freezing contest
at the west side yard was finished the
Cubs were two degrees above zero, the
latter representing the position of the
st. Louis Cardinals and the mercury.
The visitors had no more chance of
winning the game than the ice cold
pop man had of making fortune
At no time did Charley Murphys
thermometer register more than 35
degrees Fahrenheit. but that did not
bother the Cubs boss, who sat by the
stove in his Office and counted the
money that about 9,423 polar fanatics
and ex-Eskimos paid to get a chance
to freeze. Charley Murphy was no
more pleased with the crowd than Gu
cumber Carl Lundgren was with the
temperature. 1t was a day that Carl
would have picked out above all 9TH
ers.
The frigid finger was in his element
and had the Cardinals safe all the way.
He allowed four hits, famed eight
men (they didn't need it,, and gave
two bases on balls. Besides he had
the satisfaction of winning from his
fellow collegian, Fred Beebe, the ex-
Cub. Carl and Fred were star twirlers
of the University of Illinois, but Carl
antedated the st. Louis twirler by a
year. Beebe took up the Illini bur
den where Lundgren dropped it.
Beebe has been rather effective
against the Cubs since he left the west
side club, but his effectiveness was
hidden behind a coating Of ice yes
terday. He started out like a winner
by tanning four men in the first two
innings, but the insinuating chilIs soon
crept into his salary wing and the
Cubs put the game on ice. Beebe al
lowed six hits and struck out six
Cubs and passed four.
The crowd was made a great deal
colder by the delay in starting the
game. The diamond was in such bad
shape that the contest did not begin
until 1885 o'clock. In the meantime
the sawdust and rake brigade did a
few stunts.
Despite the Greenland cold both
tearas played errorless ball as not the
senblance of misplay could be charg-
ed to either side.
Frank Chance, who has been troubl-
ed with a bad cold for a few days
retired from the game after the sec
ond inning and Johnny King took his
place. This was Kings initial APP
pearance with the Cubs, and he was
given a round of applause. He has
came to bat for the first time He has
not discovered his batting eye yet
but he fielded well.
The Cubs scored their opening rur
in the second inning. Chance. the first
man up, worked Beebe for a base or
balls and was sacrificed to second by
Steinfeldt, Beckley to Bennett. Their
came Hofman's successful stunt. TIL,
plaudits of the chilly multitude reused
Beebe and he struck out Evers ant
Moran.
The other run came in the fourth
round. Schultz started with a doubl,
to left. King tried to sacrifice bu
popped a weak one into Beckley'!
glove. A passed bail by Marshall pu
Schultz on third and Steiny drew 1
pass. Heine stole second, but Schultz
was forced at the plate by Hofmani
puny grounder to Beebe. A wild pitcl
let Steinfeldt take the second run
/ home. The remainder of the Cubs in
nfngs were uneventfuI The lineup: