Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-10
CUBS BEAT
TIGERS 3 TOT
NATIONAL LEADERS TRouNcE
AMERICANS
First Part of Game Is Slow, but Bril-
liant Fielding Enllvens Latter
stage--Rossma Star
Batter

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The Chicago Ma
tional league team defeated the Detroit
pennant winners of the American
league in the second game of-the series
for the worlds championship this
afternoon. The score was 8 to l.
Slow. pitching and several slight acct
dents caused the contest to lag over
two hours, the delay firing the patience
of the big crowd, which again filled al
most every inch of seating room.
The locals discarded the new gray
uniforms in which they appeared yes
terday, appearing in their clean white
home uniforms The change seemed to
put them more at ease and so appar-
entity benefited the Detroit players
for both teams played more steadily
than on the, opening day.
After the first four and half innings
had dragged through an hour and
half some sparkling fielding and fine
base running and sharp hitting mast
ened the game to an end.
Mullin and Pfeister were the pitch
ers and Payne went behind the bat in
place of Schmidt. Otherwisethe teams
lined UP as on the preceding day.
Schmidt's retirement was primarily due
to his inaccurate throwing. but in TINS
respect brought small improvement, as
the FIVE stolen bases credited to the
local team testify
Playing conditions were improved
the crowd numbering 21,900 as against
over 24.O 900 yesterday. while warm sun
shine and the absence of the chilly
breeze of the first day kept spectators
and players in more comfort. What
Wild there was blowing blew across
the diamond and aided the play more
than 1t hindered it.
Rossman Hard Hitter
Rossman, whose hitting was the real
feature of the game, scored the hrst
run in the second inning. He hit a
grounder toward Tinker which
bounded away from the shortstop and
rolled far out to the left fielder, Ross
man making third on the hit. Cough
lin struck out, but Payne lifted short
fly to left field, which Tinker might
have got, but left it to Scheckard. The
ball fell safe and Rossman scored.
Payne stole second. but O'Leary and
Mullin could not bring him home.
Chicago tied the score in its half OF
the same inning, while Mullin was CIV
ing a queer exhibition of poor and good
X.
singled in succession. filling the bases
with none out. Then Tinker drew
base on balls. forcing King home.
Right here Mullin suddenly regained
control of his curves, striking out
Pfeister and Slagle, while the best
Scheckard could do was a puny
grounder to SchaefeT-
In each of the next three innings De-
troit batsmen reached first base with
none out, but poor base running and
inability of the following batsmen to
find openings in the Chisago defense
stopped the embryonic rallies.
Chicago missed a similar chance in
the third when double play and
strike out left runners on first and
third The winning runs came in the
fourth.
Tinker's hit bounded off Mullins
glove. He went to second on sacri-
flee and stole third. O'Leary fumbled
Slagles grounder, Tinker scoring.
Slagle stole second and came the rest
of the way home on Scheckard's two
out Scheckard was caught trying to
steal third.
No More Scoring
After that fast fielding prevented
further scoring on either side. OLeary
cut off two hits by marvellous stops
and throwsain the fifth and repeated
the feat in the sixth. Scheckard
caught line drive off his shoe tops in
the seventh, and three Detroit runners
who reached first base were cut down
by Kings fine throwing.
AS in yesterdays game a fast double
play stopped an incipient rally in the
last inning. This time. however, the
visitors were the victims. Tinker
stabbed and held Coughlin's hot liner
and threw to Chance in time to double
up Rossman, who had reached first on
his fourth successive. hit. Payne ended
the game with little hit in front of
the plate, which King threw to first.
The teams will play here again to-
morrow and then unless postpone
ment or tie game intervenes will move
to Detroit for two games, returning
Sunday.
The receipts for today's game as an
nounced by Secretary Bruce of the ma
tional committee were s26430. The