The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
CUBS LOOK
LIKE SURE
WINNERS
Chicago Needs One More
Game From Detroit to
CIinch Worlds Title.

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DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 12.-Today's game
between Chicago and Detroit may be the
last of the worlds championship series:
Manager Jennings played his trump card
yesterday in sending Pitcher Donovan to
the box for the opening game in this city,
but the Cubs won again, this time by the
score of 6 to /. TIL Nationals have now
won three straight games, and have out
elassed and o~utplayed the American
League champions. Detroit's only hope is
TO get a game. The result of the series is
no longer doubted.
It was a well-deserved victory for the
Chicago team yesterday, as it played
superior baseball throughout the game.
There were several errors of omission on
the part of the Detroit team, besides two
errors scored against them which figured
In the Chicago run-making. 1t was any
thing but baseball weather yesterday.
The temperature ranged between 46 and 30
twelve mile wine from the north blowing
across the diamond. Several times there
were showers of rain, one while Chicago
was batting in the fifth inning being so
play for fifteen minutes. Again in the
seventh inning there was a sharp shower
for q few minutes, but it did not last long
enough to interrupt the game.
The attendance was a disappointment,
reaching only 1906. The raw, cold day
probably had some effect in holding down
the attendance, no doubt, together with
dissatisfaction with the arrangement
governing the sale of tickets.
Detroit looked dangerous and punched
hits in but one inning, the fourth, when,
with two out. Cobb's fine t~hree-bagger was
followed by two singles, which, however,
scored but one run, O'Leary striking out
with the bases full.
The Detroit team did not show at any
Time during the afternoon the snap and
dash in their work which marked their
playing during the American League play
ing season here.
Rossman continued his fine work at first
base. and drove in Detroit's only run with
his single after Cobb had tripled. Donovan
gave but two bases on balls, the same
number which Overall did, but both of the
Detroit pitchers passes developed into
runs. while neither of Overalrs gifts were
expensive.
Captain Chance, of the Chicago team,
was hit on the right hand by an inshoot
while at bat in the opening inning, and
both his second and third fingers were
badly crushed. The game was stopped
Chance last night said he feared that the
injury might prevent his playing today.
Just before play was called at 2 o'clock
Manager Hugh Jennings was called to the
plate, where Mayor Thompson presented
TO him from locel admirers a l~ife-size floral
Tiger aud a gold watch.
In the first inning Slagle flied out and
Sheckard followed with a single, only
second. Chance was hit with the ball and
stole second. but Steinfeldts fly ended the
inning, Jones. the first man TO bat tor
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Schaefer sacrificed him 10 second. but
neither Crawford nor Cobb succeeded in
getting the ball into safe territory and
no runs scored,
Chicago went out in one. two, three
fashion in the second inning. Coughlin
singled in Detroit's half after Rossman
was out on an infield grounder. Tinker
then retired the side unassisted with a
double play on Schmidt's liner TO him,
catching coughlin before, he could start
back TO first. Chicago did not get a man
On base in their half of the third inning.
Detroit went out in regular order IN the
third. Shuttle making a fine play on Dono-
vans nit into right field, getting it on the
what ordinarily is a single. Steinfeldt hit
safely in the fourth, but failed to score.
Then in the fourth Detroit scored its
only run. Win two out, Cobb drove a
splendid triple to the crowd in centre field,
getting a three-bdse hit under the ground
rules. RossInan followed with a single
and scored him. Then Coughlin singled
and Schmidt walked. The crowd was on
the tip-toe of expectancy and shouting for
OLeary to clear the bases, but he struck
OlLeary handled Evers's grounder slowly
in the NTH inning and he reached first
base. Schultz got a base on balls, and
Tinker advanced both men with a sacrifice,
ny to Jones brought in Schultz. Sheckard
forced Overall. Detroit went out in regu-
lar order in its half. Neither team scored
in the sixth, although Steinfeldt singled
with but one out.
Schultz opened the seventh with a hit.
Tinker tried to sacrifice, bunting to Dono-
van. The pitcher threw high to second to
catch Schultz, and both were safe. Overall
them with a sacrifice. Then
slagle grounded to O'Leary, who threw 10
man, however, slid under the ball and