The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

VICTORY
FOR CUBS
Chicago Bats Detroit Pitch
ers Freely and Packs Away
Third Game, 5 to |.

Detroit .......... o 4 900
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Detroit Ameri-
can League team suffered its second sue
cessive defeat at the hands of the Chicago
Nationals yesterday, scoring only one run
Chicago tailed five times, four of thu
runs being the result of solid hitting
SieVer started to pitch for Detroit, bui
the Cubs took kindly to his curves ano
batted him out of the box in four innings
Kilfian then took up the work and was
found for three hits and another run In
the fifth.
Detroit tried vainly to break through
the Chicago's defense. Reulbach pitched
strongly In the opening innings, and wher
he showed signs of weakening in the hftf
and sixth innings, his teammates came
to his rescue with fast double plays.
For some unexplainable reason the game
failed to attract the usual large crowd
to the grounds. The official attendance
figures made the total 1S,114, and the many
empty spaces in the extended bleachers
made the gathering appear even smaller
than this. At that, the crowd was more
demonstrative than the big outpouring OF
Wednesday.
Reulbach's brilliant pitching in the early
innings and the crashing hits Of Stein
feldt, Evers and Sheckard reused the
Chicago partisans, while the Detroit con-
tingent cheered the more heartily, so that
the visiting team might not think itself
deserted.
The play was much faster than on the
preceding days. Only thirteen bstsmeA
faced Reulbach in the first four innings,
while the Chicago hitters lost no time in
Strengthening out Siever's benders. The
first run came in the second inning, when
Steinfeldt lined the ball over third base,
reaching second on the hit. King sacri-
iced, and Evers s1ung a double over first
base. Steinfeldt scored, but Evers was
left when Schultz and Tinker were re-
tired on inield grounders.
With Reulbach going at top speed, that
one run looked goo enough to win, but
just to make the result certain the Ma
tionals went after Siever's curves saw
agely In the fourth. Steinfeldt drove a
long fly to left field to start the inning
Jones getting the ball near the boundary.
King followed with a hard single to right.
Evers sent him to third with another
drive to the same territory, and Schultz
dropped a fly safely in centre, Killing
scoring. Evers tried to make third on the
hit, but was caught and run down by a
swarm of Detroit players, Schultz adj
vancing to second. { Tinker lifted a high
fly to Jones, but the left fielder dropped
the ball. Schultz scoring and Tinker going
to third. Reulbach cut a low ball over
second base, sending Tinker home. Cough
lin then caught SIagle's high fly.
Manager Jennings decided that Siever
had failed to make good, so Killian APP
peared in the next inning. He was greeted
warmly enough, two doubles and a hard
single being CLEANED off his delivery. Only
one run resulted, however, as the hits
a~lternated with outs. Chance secured the
first double, and, consequently. scored the
rum
For the next three innings the locals
went inf in order. ayoat,t in tho eax,o,tb
when Steinfeldt received a base on balls
after two were out. Kings high foul to
Coughlin followed.
Detroit lost its first chance to score in
the fifth, because Tinker intefeepted a
liner and turned the catch into a double
play. Rossman was first up and was safe
when his hard-hi grounder bounced off
Tinker's ankle. Coughiin was passed, and
Schmidt's grounder down the first base
line advanced boil runners. OLeary
smashed a hard liner at Tinker, and the
latter jumped, caught the. ball and stepped
on second ahead of Coughlin, retiring the
side.
The run came in the next inning. Kill
liam made the first hit off Reulbach. Jones
received a base on balls, and then was
doubled up with Schaefer in a lightning
play, Steinfeldt to Evers to Chance. Craw-
ford and Cobb followed with hits, Killian
scoring on the former, but Slagle went
back to the stands and captured Ross
mans effort.
Another chance to score was lost In the
next inning. With one down Schmidt
walked. O'Leary struck out and Killian
scratched a hit toward Evers. Jones was
not equal to the emergency, going out,
Tinker to Chance. Rossman started the
ninth with a hit. but was forced at second
by Coughlin, who was forced to remain
on first, while Schmidt and O'Leary lifted
easily caught flies.
The teams left for Detroit last night, ac-
companied by a small army of enthusiasts.
Games will be played in the Michigan city
today ana Saturday, the Sunday contest
being scheduled for Chicago. Score: