Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-10
WEDsHSGRANDMOTHER FIRST CONTEST IS A TIE
Chicago and Detroit Baseball
Clubs Play
TWELVE LIVELY INNINGS.
Over Twenty-Four Thousand Person,
Witness the First Of the Series ol
Game, That VIII Determine Cham.
pion,hip Of the World

Chicago. Oct 9.--Detroit and Chi
oago. leaders OF the American and Ma.
tional leagues. respectively. played
twelve strenuous innings In tie here
Tuesday 10 the first game OF the series
for the baseball championship OF the
world The contest was replete with
sensational situations. and when I'm.
pire O'Day OF the National league call
ed the play off on account of darkness
most Of the spectators sighed with r..
lief and went home well satisfied with
the outcome Overall and Donovan
were the opposing pitchers. but IN
former was taken out when Chicago
tied the score In the ninth inning and
had men or bases with which TO score
the winning runs Moran was sent
in TO bat ioi him. but before the latter
had time 10 deliver the needed hit
Evers tried 10 steal home. and was
cut out oy q margin. retiring the side
Reulhach finished the game and du.
risg the tlree innings he pitched re-.
tired Detr1it's heavy hitters without q
semblance OF a hit The work OF all
pitchers vas first class. but Donovan
had a shade the best OF II on his rivals
IN that be struck out twelve OF the
opposing team His second base ON
balls WIS costly. but with good sup.
port would have won his game
The contest was watched By an i'm.
mense crowd. Close to p 500 persons
crowded into the park the enlarged
grand stand having been packed 20
its capacity. while a thin fringe OF
enthusiasts occupied standing room In
deep center field.
Whatever ground rules may have
been formulated were not I'm evidence
as none of the nineteen hits went out
side the playing space The stands
were built close up 90 the foul lines
and all around the field. except In
deep right field. where the space was
left open. Captain Chance OF Chicago
/ having heen fearful lest Detroits stai
baismen should drive the ball into tn,
| seats in that section As Il turned out
Z only one bit went in tina rection
and II fell far short Of the barrier.
The game was called a ,: 80 o'clock
but four hours before that time lonr
lines OF wculd.be spectators We're be-
sieging 'he gates. II was an extremely
good-nstured crowd. remarkable foi
It's spirit OF fair play and courtesy. and
b.. kaI Aa1 y 4.
in keeping II within bounds.
The game itself was evenly contest
cd Both teams broke under fire. Chi
cago mixing two OF it's errors with two
hits in the eighth inning. when Detroit
scored all three OF It's runs. while the
visitors returned the compliment In
tie next II ming, allowing Chicago "a
tie the score Captain Coughlin's er
ror came In this round. and was cost
ly. With runners on first and second
he let an easy grounder from Evers
bat get away from him. filling the
bases After that two runs came
across one on a passed ball. Schmidt
failing to hold Howards third strike
while this was going on Overall re
tired from the game. and when the
visitors went To bat In the extra In
nings they had TO face Reulbach'
speedy delivery In the growing dark
ness The tall pitcher was in rar,
form. having good control. and against
his curves and shoots such batsmeT
as Schaefer. Crawford and Cobb wer,
helpless.
The game was scheduled AZ .: 81
o'clock. but nearly ten minutes wer,
consumed while Cobb. Detroit's righi
fielder. was presented with huge golC
medal set with diamonds as rewarc
for leading the American league In bat
ting.