New-York tribune., 1907-10-12
CUBS HUMBLE DETROIT.
TIGERS BADLY BEATEN.
Chicago Wins Third Straight Game
for WOrld'S Cham pionship.

Detroit Oct. 11-There is gloom among the base
pail 1ans In Detroit tonight, for the Tigers cham
p1ons OF the American League, lost their third
straight game TO the Chicago Cubs in the fight for
the worlds championship. The score was to 1.
1t was the first game of the series in Detroit and
nope had run nigh that the Tigers would show to
better advantage on their home grounds before a
wildly partisan crowd and with Donovan in the box.
overall was more than a match for Donovan, how
1t a well deserved victory for the Cubs as
they played superior baseball throughout the game
There were several errors of omission the part
OF the Detroit players, besides the real errors
charged against them. which figured in the Chicago
run-making.
1t was anything but baseball weather The tenn
perature ranged between 46 and so degrees during
the game, with a cold twelve-nile wind from the
north blowing across the diamond. Several times
there were showers of rain-One. while Chicago
was batting In the fifth inning, being heavy that
1t was necessary to stop play for fifteen minutes
Again IN the seventh inning there sharp
shower for few moments. but It did not last long
enough 10 interrupt the game. The attendance was
a disappointment. reaching only 1906 persons
The Tigers scored their only run in the fourth
inning when. with two out Cobbs fine three bagger
was followed by two singles. OLeary struck out.
however. with the bases full. The did not show
at any time the snap and dash in their work which
marked their playing during the American League
season here
Rossman continued his fine work at first base
and drove in Detroits only with his single
after Cobb had tripled. Donovan gave two bases on
balls-the same number Overall-but both of the
Detroit pitchers passes developed into runs, while
neither OF OveralIS gifts was expensive.
Captain Chance of the Chicago team was hit on
the right hand by inshoOt while at bat in the
opening inning, and both his second and third
fingers were badly crushed. The game stopped
while the injuries dressed Chance said to-
night he might not he able to play tomorrow.
Just before play was called at o'clock Hugh
Jennings. the Detroit manager, called to the
plate, and Mayor Thompson presented to him from
local admirers a Hfesze floral tiger and gold
watch.
The Cubs did not score until the fifth inning.
when they got OLeary handled Everss
groundeT slowly and the runner safe. Schultz
got a base balls and Tinker advanced both men
with a sacrifice. Overalls hit scored Evers and
Slagle's fly to Jones brought in Schultz
Chicago added three in the seventh
inning. and won the game then and there. Schultz
opened with hit and Tinker. trying TO sacrifice,
hunted to Donovan. The pitcher threw high 10
second TO catch Schultz. and both safe.
overall advanced them with sacrifice. Slagle then
grounded to OLeary who threw 10 the plate to
catch Schultz. The Chicago man. however, slid
under the ball and scored Sheckard scored Tinker
ond and then started to steal second. Schmidt
threw 20 Schaefer. and while the Detroit second
basenau followed Chance down the base line to
retire him SaGle scored.
The total receipts were S17.2S5 80. divided fol-
lows: The players $9.334 Il; the national
mission s1.72S 80, and the Detroit and Chicago club
owners. S3.l11 - each.
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