Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-01
)UlI.U|l and Philadelphia Tie In
Seventeen Inning Game.
Bss(en and Chicago 1ie..wash., s;
Cioys.. 0..St. Louis 5; n. 7. z.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

Of the greatest baseball games
ever seen in this city, Detroit ana
Philadelphia, who are making a SELL
aational fight for the American League
championship. today played each other
to a standstilI. The game went II III
nings and was called by the umpire De
cause it was too dark to play any
longer Both teams were worked up To ii
high pitch and neither side wanted To
unit although the street lamps sur
rounding the grounds had already been
lighted. There being no result the po-
sitionS Of the teams remain the same
Detroit having a lead OF seven points
Each team has seven games On us
schedule before the season ends. Had
1t not been for the fact that tx" games
were to have been played. nec"ssitat-
ing an early start, the game could not
have gone II innings.
II was a remarkable contest in many
ways and the crowd that saw it was
probably tn" largest that ever VII
messed {, baseball game i'll this city 1t
is estimated that fully 10000 persons
were packed in and "utSio" tn"
grounds. The official paid Attendance
was 24127. and several thousand more
were admitted OF passes or otherwise,
Hundreds gai8M adNitt,nc. over the
fence. the poIittsfor q time losing con-
troll Of the crowd outside Roofs of sur
rounding houses were crowded to the
danger point. tn" house holders charg-
ing from 81 cents to Il dollar for stand
ing room on their roofs.
The multitude within the enclosure
was well controlled except in the 14th
Of Detroit nearly caused a riot. In this
inning Davis hit to center field. Craw-
ford dropping the ball on tn" cdG" of
the crowd. Crawford claimed h" was
intcrf.rcd with and the whole Detroit
team came in to back up CraWfntds
claim In the confusion that followed
Rossman struck Mont" Cross. who was
coaching Cross went at R"SSnan, but
the other players intcrt"r'd and
stopped hoStiIiticS. The crowd Surged
on tn" field and for Il few minutes at
torS looked dangerous but the excellent
work of the police prevented further
disorder and the crowd fell back. Davis
was declared out and Rossman was put
out of the game Killian took his place.
The honors of the game undoubtcd-
~ belong to Donovan. who after be-
nings. pulled himself together and the
more he pitched the better he seemed
to get. In the last 10 innings hr held
the home team to six hits. He only
gave three bases on balls in the Il in
ningS. Dygcrt lasted only a little more
than one inning when he was relieved
by the famous Waddcll. The latter
pitched remarkable ball for three in
IL; r Ia.
men that faced him. The crowd went
wild over the performance. hut later he
weakened and WAS replaced by Plank
in the ninth inning after cobb had hit
him for n home run. ticing the score.
Plank pitched his usual steady game,
and was seldom in trouble.
Philadelphia looked like an easy win
ner up to the seventh inning. when
they had Il lead Of ! to 1. In the sew
enth Philadelphia made one, bringinG
their score to \ Detroit made four runs
on poor fielding. added one in the 18th
and tied the score in the 9th Both
teams scored in the 1lth and from then
to the finish neither side could get the
extra tally. Each side WAS dangerous
at times but Donovan and Plank We're
as steady as Il clock. brilliant plays
marked many of the innings. the field
ing honors going to Nichols who
scooped up grounders on the run and
shot them over to first in brilliant
style.
Detroit was easily disposed of in the
first inning, hut the home team gave
Donovan much trouble. Hartsel sin
gled, stole second and Nichols sacr,-
fee put him on third. Seybold was
given four balls. Davis's drive WAS toe;
hot for OLcary and Hartsel trottcd
home. Seybold taking second. Murphy
filled the bases with single and a
moment later Seybold scored on Col
Inns fly to Jones. Oldring sent Davis
home with the third run on two
base hit into the crowd. Detroit got
its first run in the second. Rossmar
singled and Dygert made n bad throw
az Coughlin's srounder. Schmidt 'sacri.
4 iced. O'Leary hit to Dygert, who threw
tn Scifreck to catch Rossman, but the
big backstop dropped the ball and
Rossman was safe. Dygert was then
relieved by Waddell. who electrified the
crowd by striking out both Jones and
Schaeffer. Doubleday SeyboM and Ia
Wis, a single bytA&nrphy an Oldring's
farce gave Philadelphia typ runs IL
the third, ard twu more were made IL
/ the fifth o' home M ~ Davis and
Two base hits by cosiaiS ana oidring.
lrhe home team moHsntariiy went t.
p,eces in the seventh oldrinS muffet
Donovan's easy fly. jones received 6
base on balls and Nichols allowed the
bases to be filled by fumblinE Schaef-
fer's n ounder. Crawford the1s3eme ts
time with q double into tfcrowd
sending Donovan and, 3shss IS tho
Mate. & MS easy out 1red aeffeI
aAd sFSxtord came d0neas q thu