The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
CHICAGO WINS.
Fourth Game of the Worlds
Series on Tigers Grounds.
Ball Park Simply Swamped
With the Crowd.
CHICAGO g, DETROIT 1.
Few Changes Were Made in
the Line Up.
CHICAGO 8, DETROIT 1.
Donovan for the Home Team
and Overall for Cubs.

Detroit, Oct. 11.-F'or the first time
since 1887, when the old Detroit Ma
uonal league team. with the famous
Big -Four" in it's lineup won the
worlds championship, local baseball
enthusiasm this afternoon had a
cnance- at the fourth game of the
WORLDS series to greet on the field a
champion team carrying the name of
detroit, as the Detroit team captur-
ed the American league pennant on
their last trip through the east. 1t Is
the first opportunity the local rooters
nave had to cheer their team since
they became champions. Baseball is
the predominant topic everywhere in
the city, and has been since the local
team placed the American champion
ship beyond doubt with their first VIC
tory at st. Louis last Saturday. Both
the Detroit and Chicago teams arrived
in the city from Chicago on early
morning trains. A large number of
enthusiasts were waiting at the sta
ton to greet the local team as they
left the train and hurried to their
homes for few hours before taking
up the struggle at Bennett Park. The
weather in the early forenoon was
clear and cool.
While the two defeats in Chicago
inevitably created some feeling of
apprehension and sent what little
betting there was to to 1 in favor
of Chicago for the series, they did NOT
diSpel the enthusiasm of the local pa
irons and hundreds of them started
for Bennett Park soon after break
fast carrying banners and Jennings
whistles" and cheering Justify for the
team All of the reserved seats for
both today's game and that of Satur-
day were sold last week and the hum
dreds who lined up at the park early
in the forenoon were there for the
general admission tickets which COM
PEELED them to stand up. The sale
"a 1 N,o a n q
gates to the park were thrown open
soon after that hour. Hundreds were
lined up before the ticket WINDOW
when the sale began. A detail or po-
licemen were on hand to preserve or
der and check any attempt at ticket
speculation, 1t being alleged that
large number of tickets were in spec
ulators hands
used frequentlysa at football games
have been erected to accommodate
five tt1usand people in the outfield:
The weather clouded as the morning
wore on and sharp wind blew put lne
sun broke through the clouds frequent
". Even the people who were antlc1-
pating an enormous crowd and great
enthusiasm at Bennett park We're sur
chasers of admission tickets began
streaming out toward the park before z
o,cIocksAt9 o'clock there was STEADY
procession of flags and button decked
avenue, and four long lines waiting for
the ticket window at the park to OPEN
The Chicago National team spent the
morning in their rooms at the Hotel
FULLER where an entire floor was reserv-
ed for their accommodation. Occasion
ally a member of the team would get
down to the lobby for a moment but
Manager Chance kept them away from
the crowd Of yelling excited enthusi-
asts which filled the corridors of the
hotel All of the other hotels were like
wise jammed with shouting men with
flags and banners In the Hotel Cadii-
lac the 'rooters" from chicago with
their band kept up a constant pan
of noise alternating their
songs with cheers for favorite players.
Every train and suburban trolley car
that arrived during the morning was
full of baseball enthusiasts who hur-
ried to the park to secure admission be-
fore it became crowded to it's capacity.
The sky grew more cloudy as the
morning passed and about 11:30 O'Clock
a light shower fen in the down town
and had no effect on the constantly in
creasing crowd going out Michigan av-
nue. to the ball park. The temperature
was in the neighborhood of 90 degrees
at noon.
At / CLOCK light rain fell for about
ten minutes at the ball park. Although
the sky was cloudy, the indications were
that there would not be enough show
before the game started the park was
about two-thirds filled. The Detroit |
and Chicago teams came on the field
together at 1 o'clock and Detroit i'm |
mediately began batting practice.
At 1850 the sky was cleared and the |
sun was shining brightly at Bennett
park. Excepting a section of standing
room behind center field, the park was |
crowded. Just before the game began |
Mayor William Thompson presented to
Manager Jennings at the plate huge
floral tiger and a gold watch on behalf |
of local admirers
FIRST INNING.
Chicago-Slagle flew out to |
O'Leary, Sheckard up. Sheckard sin |
giles to center Chance up. Sheckard |