The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-28
DETROIT WINS IN FIRST GAME Takes Lead in Pennant
 Race. DONOVAN HAMMERED HARD Over Eighteen Thousand People Witness the Contest. The Piaying was spectacular Through sat and Was HotIy Contest
 cd at Every stage of
 the Game.

Philadelphia. Sept 27.-Detroit took the lead in the sensational race for the American League pennant today, by de- feating Philadelphia by the narrow margin of 5 to in a hotly contested game. Donovan, the leading pitcher of the League. this season, was ham, mered for thirteen hits by the home team. but Detroits nine hits off Plank came at more oiportune times. Twelve Philadelphians were left on the bases to Detroit's six. practically tells the story. Despite the raw weather, 1S,000 persons saw~the contest.
 Detroit scored its first run in the fifth inning Three runs were added to the visitors score in the seventh.
 Oldring,s double and Powers single in fhe fifth inning gave Philadelphia its first run. In the seventh, Philadelphia came extremely close to tietng the score.
 with the bases full and no one out, the crowd called on Seybold for a long hit and the big right fielder responded with a hot grounder which Coughlin fumbled Plank scored and Seybold was safe, Captain De.vis then singled, sending home Hartsef and Murphy hit into double play on which Nichols scored the third and last run. Collins was an easy out. The score. Detroit :. ...... .000 020 300-5 i Philadelphia . .. 900 010 300-4 13 l
 Batteries-Donovan and Payne: Plank and Powers.
 First inning:
 Detroit-1Jones lines to Nichols. Shaf- for doubles. Crawford grounds to Murphy Shaeffer taking third. Cobb flies to HartzeL No runs.
 Philadelphia-Hartse beats an. in- field hit. Nichols grounds to Schaeffer doubling up Hartsel Seybold fouls to Rossman. No runs.
 Second inning:
 Detroit-Rossman out on Davis's stop. Coughlin grounds to Murphy. Payne out, Nichols to Davis. No runs.
 Philadelphia--Davis strikes out. flies out to Cobb. No runs.
 Third inning:
 Detroft--OLeary flies to Nichols, Donovan beats out an infield hit. Jones walks; Shaeffer flies to Davis; Murphy throws Crawford out. No runs
 Philadefphia--Oldrin doubles. Pow CTS grounds to Shaeffer, Olding taking third, Plank grounds to Coughlin who gets oldring at the plate. Hartsel
 Fourth inning:
 Detroit-cobb doubles and Rossman sacrifices. Coughlin and Payne strike
 Phiiadeiphia-s Davis and Murphy out on flies to Crawford. No runs.
 Score: Detroit. 0; Philadelphia. 0.
 Fifth inning:
 Detroft.--0Lear doubles. Donovan strikes out. Jones beats bunt; O'Leary taking third. Schaeffer forces Jones and O'Iseary scores on the out. Schaef- fer steals second. Crawford doubles, scoring Schaeffer. Cobb flies to Nich- ols. Two runs
 Philadelphia scored one in the fifth. Neither side scored in the sixth.
 Seventh inning:
 Detroit--O'Leary fouls to Powers. Donovan singles. Collins makes bad throw of Jones grounder. Donovan on third and Jones on second. Schaeffer doubles, Donovan and Jones scoring Schaeffer steals third and scores on Crawford's single. Plank strikes out Cobb and Rossman flies to CAdring. Three runs.
 PhfIadeIphia-Plank doubles, Hartsel singles and Nichols walks, filling the hases. Coughlin fumbles Seybold' s rrounder; Plank scoring. Davis sim eles and HartseI scores. Murphy dou- bles up Davis and Nichols scores on throw out. Collins grounds to Schaef- fer. Three runs.
 Score: Detroit. 5; Philadelphia, {.
 Eighth inning:
 Detroit-Nichols throws out Cough lin. Payne flies to Hartsel and Mur- phy catches O'Leary's liner. No runs.
 adelphia-Oldring beats out an fnfield hit; Powers fans attempting to bunt Plank and Hartsel single, filling bases. Nichols fouls to Coughlin and Seybold forces Hartsel. No runs.
 Score. Detroit. 5; Philadelphia. 4.