Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-02
GREAT BASEBALL GAME.
For Seventeen Innings Leaders
Battle Without Result.


Philadelphia. Oct i.-Ons OF the
greatest baseball games ever seen In
this city Detroit aud Philadelphia. who
are making a sensational fight for the
American league Championship. Mon
day played each other TO standstlll
The game went seventeen innings and
was called because 4 was too dark to
play longer Both teams were work
cd up to high pitch and soing strong
neither side wanting 10 quilt. although
the street lamps SURROUNDING tn
grounds had already been lighted.
There being no winner. the positions %,
the teams remain the same. Detroit
having a lead OF seven points. Each
team has seven games on its schedule
before the season ends. Had II not
been for the fact that two games were
90 have been played. necessitating an
early start. the game would not have
gone seventeen innings.
II was remarkable contest In many
WAYS and the crowd that saw Il was
probably the largest that ever gather
I'd IN a ball ground IN this city II ~
estimated that fully 10000 persons
we're packed In and outside the
grounds The official paid attendance
was 2i.l?7. but several thousand NOR,
persons gained admission on passes OF
otherwise
The gates 10 the grand stand were
closed before | O'Clock and the crowd
became so great that the police could
hardly handle them
The roofs ~ surrounding houses
were crowded TO the danger point III
thrifty hcuscholders charging from 9
20 81 for standing room on their roofs
The multitude within the enclosure
was well controlled except In the four
teenth inning. when first baseman
Rossman OF Detroit nearly caused
riot In this inning Davis hii to cent
er field Crawford dropping the ball o.
the edge at the crowd Crawford
claimed he was interfcred with aud the
whole Detroit team came into back ur
CraWiOrd's claim. In the confusion that
foloNed, Rossmln struck Monte Cros
who was coaching Cross went ~
Rossmsn. but the other PLAYERS inter
fered and stopped hostilities Tho
crowd sgrgci on tho field and for q frv
minutes matters '0ok'd dangerous hYt
the excellent work ~ The police 81.
vented further disorder and the crow >.
fell back Davis was declared out and.
Rossman was pint ont Of the game
Gillian took his place
The honors OF the game undouhtei.
~ belong to Donovan. who after hrlu'I
hammered for fourteen hits I'm seven
innings. pulled himself together avid
the more he pitched the better he scpw
ed to get. I'm the last ten innings sol
held the home team 20 six hits -
only gave three bases on balls f. -
seventeen innings. Dygert lasted oa
a little more than one inning. when pol
was relieved by the famous Nald N
The latter pitched remarkable bal f0'
three innings, striking out six Of N
first eight men that faced him.
The crowd went wild over his ner
Torrance. hut he later weakened and
was replaced bv Plank In the u!rt'
Inning after Cobb had hit him 10, p
homer. the team ticlng the score. Plant
pitched his usual game and was SCI
dom In trouble
Philadelphia looked an easy winnor
up TO the seventh. when they had 70
lead Of To I. In the seventh pr
adelphia made one. bringing the scn-"
10 :. Detroit made four runs on poor
fielding. added one In the eighth ant
tied n up In the ninth Both tears
scored IN the eleventh and from thor
10 the finish neither side could yet thr
extra tally. Each side was dangerous
NJ times. hut Donovan and Plank wer,
rs steady a. clock.
Brilliant plays marked many ~ ne
innings. the fielding honors going 10
who scooped up grounders o.
the run and shot them over to first In
brilliant style.
Philadelphia got twenty hits AM
made six errors. while Detroit bait"t
safely fifteen times and made but one
error.
Chicago. 3; Boston. 3: fourteen In
nings.
ST Louis. 4 New York. ..
Washington. r Cleveland. q.
National leauue.