Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-11
BOTH BALL TEAMS
ARRIVE IN DETROIT
Great Crowds Greet Players.
Betting 2 to | in Favor of
Chicago Winning Series.

DETROIT, Mich. October 11.-For the
first time since 1887, when the old De-
troit National League team with the ia
nous Big Four in its lineup. won the
world championship. local base ball en-
thusiasts this afternoon have a chance
at the fourth game of the worlds series
to greet on TIE field a champion team
carrying the name of Detroit AS the
Detroit team captured the American
League Dennant on its last trip through
the east. it is the first opportunity the
local rOOters have had to cheer their
team since they became champions. Base
ball is the predominant topic everywhere
in the city, and has been since the local
team placed the American League cham
pionship beyond doubt with its victory at
ST. Louis last Saturday.
Both the Detroit and Chicago teams ar
rived in the city from Chicago on early
morning trains.
Throng Greets the Players.
A large number of enthusiasts were
waiting at the station to greet the local
payers as they left the train and hur-
ried TO their homes for few hours rest
before taking up the struggle at Ben
nett Park The weather in the early fore
noon was clear and cool
While the two defeats in Chicago In
evitably created some feeling of appre-
hensiOn and sent what little betting there
was TO to / in favor of Chicago for
the series. they did not dispel the en-
thus!asri Of the local patrons and hun
dreds of them started for Bennett park
soon after breakfast. carrying banners
and Jennings whistles" and cheering
Justify for the team.
All OF thu reserved seats for both to-
days game and that OF Saturday were
sold a week ago, and the hundreds who
lined up al the park this morning were
for general admission tickets emitting
them to stand up. The sale was opened
at 10 O'Clock and the gates were thrown
open soon after that hour.
Waiting for Tickets.
Hundreds were lined up before the
ticket window when the sale began. A
detail of police was on hand to preserve
order and check any attempt at ticket
speculation. IT being alleged that a large
Number of tickets were in spectators
hands Therefore, it was impossible to
learn from Managers Jennings and
Chance who would be their pitching Sc
lections for the day. II was the gen
crai expectation that wild Bill Dono-
van Detroit premier pitcher this sea-
son, and Overall would meet again. and
memories of Tuesdays twelve-inning
gam raised anticipations high for the
duel between them. No changes were
anticipated in the lineup. 1t was ex-
pected Schmidt would catch Donovan if
+ Overall pitched for Chicago. as Manager
Jennings $ him in preference to Payne
when the opposing nine has a right
handler pitching.
Both Managers Jennings and Chance
said soon after breakfast that they ex-
pected to make no changes in the lineup
OF their teams. which would be as fol-
lows.
Detroit-Jones, left field: 'Schaefer. sec
Ond base: Crawford center field; Cobb.
right fiald; Rossman. first base; Coughlin
third base. Schmidt, catcher; O'Leary,
shortstop. and probably Donovan pitcher.
ChiCagu-Slagle. center field SheCkard,
! 1T field: Chance. first basa; Steinfeldt.
base: Schultz right field: Tinker. short
| stop, and probably Overall, pitcher.
Geld But Clear
| The weather clouded bit as the morn
| ing wore on and a sharp wind blew, but
| the sun broke through the clouds fire.
! qu entity. Even the people who anticipated
an enormous crowd and great enthusiasm
! at Bennett Park were surprised when
! crowds OF would-be purchasers OF adm!s-
| sion tickets began streaming out toward
! the park before { o'clock At g o'clock
there was a steady procession of flag and
| button badecked men and boys walking
! out Michigan avenue and four long lines
| already waiting for the ticket window at
| the park TO open