Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-09
CHAMPIONS BATTLE TWELVE
INNINGS TO A TIE
Donovan and Overall Opposing Twirl-
ers at the Start, but Latter Is
Taken Out In Ninth
Inning

By Associated 1rees.
CHICAGO. Oct S.-Detroit and Chi
cago, leaders OF the American and Ma
tional leagues respectively played
twelve strenuous innings to tie here
today in the first game of the series
for the baseball championship of the
world.
The contest was replete with sensa-
tional situations and when Umpire
O'Day of the National league called the
play Off on account of darkness most
of the 24,377 spectators sighed with
relief and weht home well satisfied
with the outcome.
overall and Donovan were the OPP
posing pitchers, but the former was
taken out when Chicago had tied the
score in the ninth inning, and had men
on bases waiting to score the winning
run. Moran was sent in to bat for
overall. but before the latter had time
to deliver the needed hit Evers tried
to steal home and was out by a narrow
margin, retiring the side. Ruelbach
finished the game and for three innings
retired Detroit's heavy hitters without
the semblance of a hit
The work of all the pitchers was
first-class, but Donovan had q shade
on his rivals in that he struck out
twelve men. His second base on balls
was costly, but with good support he
would have won his game.
The contest was watched by an i'm
mense crowd, the enlarged stands
being packed to their capacity, while
a thin fringe of enthusiasts occupied
standing room in deep center field.
Whatever ground rules may have been
formulated were not evidenced, as none
of the nineteen hits went outside the
playing space. The stands We're built
close up the foul lines and all around
the field except in deep right, where
the space was left open.
Captain Chance of Chicago, having
been fearful lest Detroit's star batters
should drive the ball into the seats in
right caused the space to be left open.
AS it turned out only one hit went in
that direction and 1t fell far short of
the barrier.
Crowd Comes Early
The game was called at 2:30 p. M,
but four hours before that time long
lines of would-be spectators were be-
sieging the gates and good naturedly
struggling to be first through the turn
stiles SO as to secure points of vantage.
The crowd was remarkable for its
spirit of fair play and courtesy, and the
fifty police had no trouble at all in
keeping the spectators within bounds.
When play started the spectators in
the field seats were unable to see over
the heads of the persons in front,
whereupon men and women alike re-
moved their hats and tied handker-
chiefs about their heads, sitting with
this slight covering through. two and
a half hours of baseball and in a breeze
that was at times chilly.
he I1y
Both teams broke under fire, Chicago
mixing two of its errors with two hits in
the. eighth inning until Detroit scored al
their runs. while the visitors returned the
compliment in the ninth inning allowing
Chicago to tie up the game.
Captain Coughlsn's error came. in this
round and was costly. With runners on
first and second he let an easy grounder
from Evers' bat get away from him, fill
ing the bases After that two runs came
across, one on a passed ball, Schmidt fall
ingSto hold Howard's third strike.
While this was going on Overall re-
tired from the game and when the vis-
itors went to bat in the extra inning they
had to face Reulbach and his terrific
speed in the growing darkness. The tall
pitcher was in rare form, having good
control and against his curves and shoots
such batsmen as Schaefer Crawford ard
Cobb were helpless.
The game was scheduled to start at o:30
p. M, but nearly ten minutes were con-
sumed while Cobb, Detroit's right fielder,
was presented with a huge gold medal
set with diamonds, as a reward for lead
ing the American league in batting for the
season just closed.
A long conference between Managers
CHARGE and Jennings and Umpires ODay
and Sheridan also delayed the start
Overall Is Nervous
Overall was visibly nervous when Jones,
the first batsman UP, faced him. and
failed to get any one of the first four
balls pitched over the plate. The De-
troit contingent had it's first chance to-
cheer as their left fielder trotted to first,
and took full advantage of it. Schaefer
tried to sacrifice, but his bunt was too
fast and Steinfe,dt, by quick work, forced
Jones at second. Crawford drove long
fly to extreme center but Slagle was
watching for it. Schaefer tried out
Kings throwing arm and found it good,
being an easy out at second.
In Chicago's half Scheckard brought
cheers from the Chicago partisans by hit
ting sharply to left. He stole second and
went to third on the first of a series of
bad thr, ws by Catcher Schmidt. Captain
Chance struck out, however, and Stein
feldt could not drlVe the Dall past DonO-
van.
Detroit did nothing in the second, but
Chicago threatened again. King walked
to start it off, was sacrificed to second
and went to third on an out at first, where
he stood while Tinker registered the first
of three strike outs.
Detroit took it's turn at looking dan
gerous in the third session. Schmidt hit
cleanly to left and went to third on a
sacrifice and Jones' infield hit. Donovan
had struck out meanwhile and Schaefer's
grouhder to Tinker ended the inning
Chicago scored the first run of the
game In the next inning. Chance drew a
base on balls; Steinfeldt put him on Sec
ond and King came forward with short
fly to left, which Jones could not reach.
Chance had turned third as the ball
struck the ground and tore for home.
He had to slide to beat the throw, but
accomplished the trick, and then Schmidt
relayed the ball to Schaefer, retiring
King, who had tried to take an extra
base on the throw to the plate. Evers
followed with another hit and stole sec
ond, but Donovan tightened up and
struck out Schultz.
Detroit tried to get the run back at
once, but after Crawford had hit safely
to left and gone to second on an out, he
was doubled up with Coughlin when
Evers captured the latter's short fly back