The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-01
VENT II INNINGS
kame at Philadelphia Is. Closed
by Darkness. ~
One of the Greatest Battles in
Baseball History.
SCORE STOOD 8 TO 8.
The Athletics Compelled to Use
Three Pitchers.
Wild Bill Donovan Did. the
Work for Detroit.
Once Crowd of 5000 Surged
Over the Field.
Once Crowd of $4,000 Surged
Over the Field.

Philadelphia, Oct. LIN one of the
greatest baseball games ever seen in
this city, Detroit and Philadelphia, who
are making a sensational fight 1or the
American League championship Mon
day played each other to- a standstiil.
The game went seventeen innings and
was called by the umpires because 1t
was too dark to play any longer. Both
teams were worked up to high pitch
and going strong, and neither side want
ed to quit, although the street lamps
surrounding the grounds had already
been lighted. There being no result the
positions of the teams remain the same,
Detroit having a lead of seven points
Each team had seven games on It's
schedule before the season ends. HAD
it not been for the fact that two games
were to have been played, necessitattng
an early start, the game could not nave
gone seventeen innings.
1t was a remarkable contest in many
ways and the crowd that saw 1T was
probably the largest that ever gathered
in a. ball park in this city. 1t is eStfmat-
ed that fully 10000 persons We're packed
in and outside the grounds. The oH1c1al
paid attendance was 24,127, but several
thousand more persons gained ADMISSION
on passes or otherwise The gates 10
o'clock and the crowd became so great
that the police for a time lost controI
and hundreds gained admittance over
the fence. The roofs of surrounding
houses were crowded to the oangel
point. the thrifty householders charging
from twenty-five to a dollar for stand
ing room.
The multitude within the Enclosure
was we'll controlled except In the 1our-
teenth inning when First Baseman
Rossman, of Detroit nearly caused
riot. In this inning Davis hit to center
field and Crawford dropped the pan on
the edge of the crowd. Crawford claim
"a he was interfered with and the whole
netroit team came on to back up Craw-
ford,s claim. In the confusion that fot-
lowed Rossman struck Monte Cross,
who was coaching. Cross Went al
Rossman, but the other players inter,
Tered and stopped hostilities The croWo
stIreed on the field and for few min
IItf-s. alters looked dangerous bue tne
q excellent work of the ponce preNSlite9
further disorder. Davis was. declared
out and Rossman was put oul OF tue
game Killian took his place.
The honors of the game unooupteuly
belong to Donovansi, Who after pelIls
hammered for fourteen hits IN seven m
nings, pulled himself together. aco tIs
more he pitched the better he seemed
10 get. In the last ten innings ne heid
the home team to six hits. He only gave
three bases on balls in tine seven m
nings. sDygert lasted only nltIe iIloIS
than one inning, when. he was relieved
by the famous Waddell. The latter
pitched remarkable ball for three IN
nings,= striking out Six-of the hrst elsht
men that faced him. The crowd went
WILD over his performance, but he later
weakened and was replaced by Prank
in the ninth, after Cobb had nit MIN
for a home run, tieing the score. Plank
pitched his usual steady game and was
seldom in trouble.
Philadelphia looked Ike an easy Win
rersup to the seventh inning (as the
score stood to.1. In the seventh Phil
adelphia made one, bringing the score
to 8. Detroit scored four runs on poor
fielding, added one in the eighth. and
tied it up in the ninth. Both teams
scored in the eleventh, but from then
to the finish neither side could get the
extra tally. Each team looked danger
GUS at times, but Donovan and Plank
always braced no. Brilliant plays
marked many Of the innings, the field
ing honors going to Nicholls,who scoop
ed up several grounders on the run and