The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-10
American League Champions
Bested by Chicago.
Battery Work of Reulbach and
King Was Invincible.
CHICAGO 5, DETROIT 1.
Weather a Trifle Chilly But
Thousands Present.
The Nationals Continue a Slight
FavOrite for the Series.

FdEOrII0 IOT CuO SeElOSs
Chicago, Oct. 10-Chicago baseball
enthusiasts and the 1000 or more par
tisans of the Detroit team who came
here to watch their favorites struggle
with the Chicago National League play
ers for the baseball premiership. awoke
early this morning and cast anxious
glances towards the zenith. Prof. Cox
the local government forecaster.. had
promised fair and cool weather for the
game, but lack of confidence in his
representations impelled the followers
of the two teams to see for themselves
whether this fair weather had come.
Manager Jennings of Detroit is very
likely to send Siever into the box for
third game. The fact that Chicago now
has n lead of one game on the series has
made him more determined than ever
to return TO the clubs home town on ut
least even terms. The left handler
warmed up before the game yesterday
and appeared in midseason condition The
catching department is worrying Jen-
nings more than any other one thing.
Schmidt and Payne have both been
tried and found wanting. Whether one
of these men will again don mask and |
chest-protector in rhe series or whether |
Archer will be given an opportunity to |
show his worth has not been deter
mined.
Thus far on the series the local team
has shown a slight advantage over their |
opponents in fielding while the hitting |
has been practically equal. Chicago's |
errors total five for the two games, but |
four of these came in the first contest |
and ore of them was due to Evers' un-
familiarity with the short field to which |
position he was moved when Tinker was
taken out to allow stronger batsman
to hit for him. Detroit has made four
errors in the two games, two in each
contest. Each team has secured IS hits,
only two of which Rossman's three bag
ger and Scheckard's double yesterday
have been for extra bases. The prepon-
derence of runs is, of course in Chi |
cago's favor, the locals having scored
six times to their opponents four. To-'I
days probable batting order:
Chicago.
Slagle, centerfield
Sheckard, leftfield.
Chance, first base
Steinfeldt, third base
king, catcher.
Evers, second base.
Schultz, right field.
Tinker, shortstop.
Reulbach, pitcher.
Detroit.
Jones, leftfield.
Schaeffer, second base.
Crawford, center field
Cobb, right field.
Rossman, first base.
Coughlin, third base
Schmidt, catcher.
O'Leary shortstop.
Siever. pitcher.
Umpires- and Sheridan.
AS on the two previous days the
throngs of would be spectators began
early to migrate towards the field of
battle, the street car systems being
taxed to their utmost to accommodate
the crowds. The atmosphere which
was quite cold early in the day, grad
variety under the warm rays of the
sun, but a strong west wind made
light overcoatS accepta BILE to a ma
jority of the enthusiasts.
When play began there seemed to be
no more than $1,000 or 10000 people pres
ent-
FIRST INNING.
Detroit-Jones went to bat He was
called back from the plate to join his
team, who were being photographed.
Reulbach and Killing for Chicago; Siever
up his arm. Play started at 2:02 D. m.
Relbach and Killing for Chicago; Siever
and Schmidt for Detroit.
Jones out. Evers to Chance. Schaefer
up. Schaefer out. Short to first. Craw-
ford up. Crawford grounded, Chance
No runs.
Chicago5Slagle up. Slagle out to
right. Scheckard up. Scheckard out.
to center. No runs. {
SECOND INNING.
Detroit-Cobb up. Cobb famed:
Rossman UP. Rossman out to Sheckard. !
Coughlin up. Coughlin grounds short
to first. No runs. II
Chicago -Steinfeldt UP. Steinfeldt
doubled to left. King out. sacrificed.
Evers up. Evers doubled. Steinfeldt |
scored. Evers doubled to right Schultz
up. Schultz out. Second to first Evers
took third on the play. Tinker out | ,
Tinker grounded. O'Leary to Rossman. | .
One run. !
THIRD INNING. {
Detroit-Schmidt out to SlasIe. l
out short to first siever up,
Siever out. Reulbach to Chance No l
runs. I
Chicago-Reulbach up. Reulbach
out to center. Slagel up. Slagel '
struck out. Schmidt dropped ball but {
ard doubled to right. Chance up. /
Chance out to short. No runs. e
FOURTH INNING. c
Detroit-Jones up Jones our to left e
up. Schaefer singled. getting t
Detroit's first hit from Reulbach who
blocked the ball but could not handle it
reached second on Crawford's
1ut at first. Cobb out, Reulbach to ,
Chance. No runs. L
hicago-Steinfeld out to left and
King singles. Evers singled to right
KING reaching third. Schultz up
Schultz singled to center Killing scor-
ng. Evers caught between second q
and third, being put out by Sieyer I
play. Tinker doubled to left and 6
reached third on had throw Da,,1 e