Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
NOTES OF THE GAME.

NOTES OF THE GAME.
CHICAGO, October 9.-The opening
game of the worlds base ball champion
ship series leaves no doubt as to the
gameness of the Detroit players In the
eleventh inning Chicago had the bases
full. with only one man out, but was un-
able to score the winning run.
Donovan is keeping up his record AT
times he was batted hard. but he kept the
hits we'll distributed. and was cool and
steady at opportune times
Chicago made a great rally in the ninth
inning. Chance and Evers singled and
Steinfeldt was hit by pitched ball.
King went out on a fly and the bases
were full, with but one batter down
Chance scored when Schultz was thrown
out at first, and Steinfeldt tied the score
on Towards bunt.
Mordecai Brown, Chicago's greatest
pitcher. is expected to get into the game
today. Some time ago he caught cold and
the muscles of his throwing arm stiffened.
Since that happened he has not been
pitching up to form. but he Is reported to
be improved and will be given trial.
Cobb the heavy-hitting right fielder of
the Detroit team. was presented with
diamond studded gold medal before the
game. for having the best batting average
in the American League. Out of five
times at bat Cobb failed to make hit.
The interest in the series is shown by
the number of fans who have travelled
from all sections of the country to wit
ness the games. Two enthusiastic fans
came all the way from Cuba.
Manager Hugh Jennings is authority
for the statement that there are six Irish
men playing on the Detroit team, which.
ne says. means there Is no likelihood of
the team weakening.
After the ninth inning only one Detroit
player reached first, Schmidt being safe
on Evers poor throw to first. In the other
two innings the men went out in one-two-
three order.
Chicago batters made six hits in the
last four innings Of the game, while De-
troit failed to connect safely in those in
nin2S.
Sagle came very close to winning the
game for Chicago in the tenth. He sim
gled, stole second and reached third on a
double steal with Chance. He made a
desperate attempt to steal home. He
crossed the plate safely, but was declared
out on Steinfeldt's interference with
Schmidt
The result of the expected strain on the
Detroit players. due to the nerve-racking
finish with the Athletics for the Ameri-
can League supremacy, did not manifest
itself, as they pulled themselves out of
several tight places when matters looked
very blue for them. The sharpest kind
Of fielding backed up Donovan's twirling,
and cut off runs on attempts by the Chi
cagoans.
Detroit played unchanged throughout
the entire game. Howard batted for
Tinker and Moran did the same for Over
all in the ninth inning for the Cubs Rue1-
bach replaced Overall and finished the
game.
Donovan gave four bases on balls, hit
two batsmen struck out eleven men and
made one wild pitch. Overall passed one
batter and was credited with five strike
outs Neither pitcher made hit.
The work of Umpires O'Day and Sheri-
dan was in every way satisfactory. There
were a number of close decisions, but
gratifying absence of kicking.
The second game of the series will be
played at Chicago this afternoon. after
which the two teams will leave for De
troit for three contests, returning to Chi
cago Sunday
In spite of the Importance attached to
the winning of the first game. the play
ers did not cause any unnecessary de-
lays. The twelve innings were played in
two hours and twenty minutes.
Owners of houses surrounding the park
rented every inch of space. charging from
30 cents to 81 80 per seat on the roofs.
If the Tigers win the series. each man
will be rewarded with a small fortune.
owner Yawkey says he will make Coms-
keys Gift of $4,000 look like pin money.
1t is estimated that Jennings tore up
and ate half bale of grass during the
contest. He was also permitted to use his
tin whistle.
The betting is tremendous. Bookmakers
estimate that the total waSed on the
series already exceeds million dollars.
The Cubs are favorites at to 5.
The games hereafter will begin at 2
o'clock. Total gate receipts were 49,
l62.5 30. Fifty per cent of this will be
divided between the players. Yesterdays
game will be played off Thursday.
There were not enough live ones left
in Detroit to wad shotgun; they were in
Chicago, thousands of them, special
trains in teams, on foot, any way to get
here yelling themselves into spasms and
spending their money. Two hundred
large, thick policemen herded the crowd
into