Evening journal., 1907-10-10
SPORTING NEWS
COULDN'T STOP
CUBS ON BASES
So Detroit Lost the Second
Game Of the Worlds
Series, 3 to I

(By Adrian Joss, pitcher Of Cleveland)
CHICAGO, oct 10-The second game OF
the worlds series was in many respects.
a great Improvement over the first, and.
while Il resulted IN a victory for the Cuis
by score Of . to /. the game itself show
ed that the clubs are evenly matched.
The Detroit suggers Crawford and
Cobb, were handicapped by being forced
to hit against a south paw which PARTIAL
~ accounted for the Tigers low score.
while the Cubs two runs, scored In the
fourth. were helped along by good base
running. Jennings change Of catchers d
not stop Chances men IN the paths at all
and they ran wild every time they got
man on base, stealing almost at VIII.
schaefer certainly hit IN tough luck.
Twice with Jones on first he and Davy
tried the hit and run play and both times
Germany" hit right over the bag fore
ing Jones the first time and being thrown
out himself the second.
Rossman certainly did clout the ball.
getting three hits. one for three bases
out Of four times at bat They were all
good hard drives. He really had four hits,
but lost one I'm "a peculiar way Cobb
opened the inning with a SINGLE and
Ross, after two attempts to bunt hit a
short fly to right
II looked as If Schultz was going 10 get
It so Cobb went down about half way.
Schultz saw he couldn't quite make the
catch and stopped short getting the ball
on a short bound and threw to second
Just beating 'sry' TO the bag.
O'Leary was the bright star In fielding
way. His chances were all hard. but the
one that looked great was a handstab OF
Kings hit over second. He and Rossman
both made fine plays on steinfeldt's hit
just previous to this. Rossman getting the
put out by reaching high and taking the
throw with his gloved hand.
Crawford made a fine play on Killing
line drive which looked good for three
bases The ball was hit dead straight over
his head. but Sam jumped while running
back and pulled It down, doubling Chance
off second.
Sheckard's contribution was a Shoe
string" affair, a beauty. He came tearing
IN on Paynes line drive TO left getting
the ball about six inches from the ground.
Johnny Killing again demonstrated what
a wonderful catcher he is. His throwing
was superb and general all around work
perfect
Tlnker's steal Of third, which gave the
game 10 the Cubs, and which proved a
winning run, was a clever piece Of work
| by both him and S'agle who was at the
bat. As Tinker started TO steal Slagle
made a bluff to bunt. which pulled Cough
| lin in just far enough so he couldn't get
back fast enough to touch Joe as he slid
TO the bag.
Tho work Of both pitchers was good.
Pflster twired steady game Mullin was
trine unsteady at times, but he PER-
formed brilliantly in the second when,
after forcing in a run. with no one out
, he struck out Pfister and Slagle and
made shechard hit grounder to schae-
fer.
schaefer pulled Muffin out Of a close fix
IN the first inning. slagle had reached
third with none out when Sheckard hit
a high fly 10 the second baseman. who
caught the ball. AS Slagle worked back
to the bag he hid the ball under his arm
and when Jimmy stepped Off the bag
Sohaeffer snapped the ball and caught
him when he attempted TO slide back.
II Archer who is likely 20 catch to-day.
can stop the Cubs on bases, the Tigers
look 20 have an even break yet, as out
side Of this department Of the game, they
seem to be the better team.