Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-09
FIRST BATTLE FOR BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS IN TIE

cago mixing two of its errors with two
ats in the eighth inning when Detroit
scored all three of its runs. The Wis
tiers duplicated the compliment in the
next inning, allowing Chicago to tie
the score. Coughlin's error came in
this round and was costly. With run
ners on first and second he let an easy
srounder from Evers bat get away
from him, filling the bases. After that
Two runners came across, one on al
passed ball, Schmidt failing to hold
Howard's third strike.
Can't Touch RcuIbuch.
While this was going on Overall re-
tired from the game and when the
visitors went to bat in the extra in
ming they had to face Reulbach's
speedy delivery in the growing dark
ness. Against his curves and shoots
such batsmen as Schaefer, Crawford
and Cobb were helpless.
Before the game started Cobb, De
troits right fielder, was presented
with gold medal set with diamonds
as reward for leading the American
league in batting in the season just
closed.
Overall was very nervous when
Jones, the first batsman, faced him
and failed to get any one of the first
four balls pitched over the plate. The
Detroit contingent cheered enthusiast
tically as their left fielder trotted .
| first base. Schaefer tried to sacrifice
| h1rf bn Inn fa fci,
| feldt, by quick throw, forced Jones
at second. Crawford drove a long fly
to center but Slagle was waiting for
the ball. Then Schaefer tried out
Kings throwing arm and found it
| good, being an easy out, King to
Tinker.
| In Chicago's half Sheckard brought
cheers from Chicago partisans by hit
\ ting sharply to left He stole second
and went to third on the first of Il
series of bad throws by Catcher
Schmidt. Chance struck out, however
and Steinfeldt could not drive the ball
past Donovan. Detroit did nothing in
the second but Chicago threatened
Iagain. King received a base on balls
/
third on an out, where he stood while
Tinker registered the first of three
strike outs.
Detroit took its turn at looking dan
gerous in the next session, Schmidt
hitting cleanly to left and going tC
third on sacrifice and Jones infielt
hit Donovan had struck out mean
while and Schaefer's grounder to Tin
ker ended the inning.
Cubs Score First.
. Chicago scored the first run of thu
contest in the next inning Chanc,
, drew a base on balls, Steinfeldt got
pretty sacrifice and King came for
, ward with a short fly to left .fiel'
which Jones could not reach. Chanc,
had turned third as the ball struck tn
, ground and tore for home He had t.
: slide to beat the throw, but accom-
tplished the trick and then Schmid
irelayed the ball to Schaefer. retiring
:, King. who had tried to take an extr
base on the throw to the plate. Ever
followed with another hit and stol
+ second, but Donovan frightened up an
: Struck out Schultz
Detroit tried to get the run bac
/, at once, but after Crawford had hi
; safely to left and gone to second o
an out, he was doubled UP wit
+ Coughlin when Evers captured the la
ter's short fly back of second base an
relaying the ball to Tinker Crawfor
was so sure the hit was safe he va
IalmOSt home when the hall wa
caught.
In the fifth and again in the sixt
Detroit had runners on first and thir
with two out. In each case the ma
on third was caught off that static
ON attempted double steals, Schmidt
the first instance and Schaefer in tn
Iseeond.
Tigers Threaten Again.
In the eighth the visitors looked lif