The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-10

Chicago, Oct. 10.-The Cubs sank their
claws into the tough hide of the Tigers
yesterday Three times did they sink
them. while the feline lighters were able
to iniict but one wound on the Cubs. The
score OF the second ball game for the
worlds championship was TO j I'm favor
of the Chicagos, this being the first time
the National league representatives have
been able to start off with "A victory over
the American league pennant winners In
the series for the premier diamond hon
ors.
After Tuesdays tie both the Chicagos
and Detroits were keyed up to the highest
fighting pitch, and more than eager To
renew the battle. The batting and Held
ing were about equal yesterday, but the
Chicagos, as Tuesday, were faster on the
bases, this being in large part due to
the superior throwing OF Johnny King In
curbing the rowing intentions OF the
American leaguers. But Jennings Is
long ways from being discouraged or un-
easy. Sir" he says, 1--WE have not yet
begun the fight" He'd better begin
pretty soon" is the Chicago response.
There was more than aNittle sharp and
slashing fielding in yesterdays game, In
which Crawford. O'Leary, Schultz and
Chance were prominent. 1t was des-
perate struggle every minute. Chance
kicked on one decision and Jennings
kicked on another until he was sent to
Pfeister opposed George Mullin In the box
and the left-hander outpitched the big
Detroiter. He was steadier. Mulin was
struck on the head by ball thrown by
Payne in the first inning and was groggy
for couple OF minutes He came back
and pitched the game through, though
the rap may have affected his work.
Slow pitching and several slight acc-
dents caused the contest to drag out
over two hours. the delays trying the pa
thence of the big crowd, who again flled
almost every inch of seating room.
The local team discarded the new gray
uniforms in which they appeared Tues
DAY, appearing I'm their soiled ana worn
white home uniforms. The change seemed
to put them more at ease, and also appar-
emily benfited the Detroit players for
both teams played more steadily than on
the opening day. After the first Az in
nings had dragged through an hour and
S5 minutes some sparkling fielding and
sharp hitting and base running FASTENED
the contest TO an end.
Nullin and Pfeister were. the pitchers
and Payne went behind the bat in place
of Schmidt. otherwise the teams lined
up as on the preceding day. Schmdts S
retirement was due primarily to his mac
curate throwing, but in this respect the
change brought small Improvement, as
the five stolen basos credited TO the local
team testify.
Playing conditions were improved for
the second game, the crowd numbering
2l,901. as against over e4.0oO Tuesday,
while warm sunshine and the absence of
the chill breeze OF the first day kept spec
tators and players In more comfortable
circumstances What wind there was
blew across the diamond. and aided the
play more than It hindered It.
Rossman. whose hitting was the real
feature of the contest, scored the first
run of the game In the second inning. lie
hit a grounder toward Tinker, which
bounded away from the short stop and
rolled far out To left field. the batsman
making three bases on the hit. Coughln
struck out. but Payne lifted a short fly
TO left field. which Tinker might have
caught, but left TO Sheckard. The ball fen
safe, and Ressman scored. Payne stole
second but OLeary and Mullin could not
bring him home.
Chicago tied the score in its half OF the
inning, Mullin giving a queer exhibition
of poor and good pitching. King, Evers
and Schultz singled in succession, filling
the bases with none out. Then Tinker
drew base on balls. forcing King home.
Right there Mullin suddenly regained
control OF his curves, striking out Pfeister
and Slage while the best Sheckard could
do was a puny grounder TO Schaefer.
In each OF the next three innings De-
troit batSmen reacneu Hrst DdSe WITH
none out but poor base running and the
inability of the following batsmen to find
openings I'm the Chicago defence stopped
the embryonic talles. Chicago missed a
similar chance In the third, when dou-
BILE play and n strike-out left runners on
first and third.
Fine work by the Chicago outfield pre-
vented scoring in the first half of the
fourth. while In the second half the things |
that transpired spelled defeat for the De-
troits and won the day for the Cubs.
Tinker probed Mullins delivery for sim
sfp over second. Pfeister sacrificed him to !
second and he went down TO third with |
such speed that he beat Payne's throw by
a yard Rabbit Slagle sent single surg
ing through short and scored Tinker
Away went Slagle on base-stealing bent
and he accomplished his full design. Then
Jimmy Sheckard up and smashed two
Dagger to right and brought Slagle |
through After Chance had popped out
sheckard was caught trying to steal
third.
After that fast fielding prevented fur
ther scoring. O'Leary cut off two hits by
marvellous stops and throws I'm the fifth,
and repeated the feat In the sixth. Sheck-
ard caught low fly off his shoe tops In
the seventh, and the three Detroit run
ners who reached first base we're cut
down by Kings fine throwing.
AS I'm yesterdays game, fast double
play stopped an incipient rally in the last