The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-09
CUBS AND TIGERS FIGHT
TWELVE HARD INNINGS
Game is Then Called With Score to 3-Donovan Wins
Pitchers Honors Against Overall-Ruelbach
Puzzle.

the <hoarse thousands, who had filed
every available inch Of space in the
grounds, came away gIbbering about
how the cubs would have won if things
had happened thus and so. There was
logic in their rawlings. for in the ninth,
the tenth, the eleventh and the twelfth
innings Chicago had the victory tightly
grasped, but each time the tickle god
dess interfered in favor of Detroit.
Some 'sIfso After Game.
Things would have been different
II Stienfeldt had let well enough alone
in the tenth and not made a blooming
simian of himself by interfering with
a throw
IF Zimmerman and Reulbach could have
made good in the eleventh, when
three men were on bases
IF Schaefer, the second baseman of the
tigers, had not performed a miracle in
the twelfth by mailing Chances
screamer with one hand and doubling
the side out
1T Evers had been a tenth of a second
faster in the ninth, when he was
caught stealing home
These are some of the refrains in the
1T might have been" chorus. Truly the
cubs can complain that the Fates were
not treating them right yesterday.
Lament of Detroit Fans.
But the fans from the tigers jungle
in Detroit, several thousand of whom
were present are also privileged to Ia
ment. The cubs enjoyed little luck of
their own for instance:
II Schmidt had held Towards third
strike, the Cubs would never have
tied the score
IF Donovan had not aided the Cubs
rally in the ninth by hitting Stein
feldt with a pitched ball, and Cough
lin by fumbling Evers grounded, the
result would have been Tigers 8,
Cubs 2.
The cubs were indeed fortunate in
being able to round out that glorious
rally, just as the tigers were blessed
by fortune when it seemed impossible
to hold back the attack any longer.
These unexpected occurrences gave
the fans" more thrills than they had
bargained for, sent them home tremb-
ling from nervous strain and made the
day a red-letter date on the baseball
calendar.
Cubs and tigers mauled each other
to a standstin yesterday in the first
game of the worlds championship SER
les, and the coveted pennant is no near
err the claws OF either than it was be-
fore.
When darkness ended the agony at
the twelfth hysterical inning the score
was to 3.
The struggle will go down in base
ball history as one of the most exciting
and dramatic ever played. 1t was a
game of painful suspenses and thrilling
surprises, with victory lowering al
ternately over the rival benches, and in
the last second fitting away in the
dusk.
Big Crowd Sees Battle.
A mighty multitude. 24.377 in number
watched the tide of battle ebb and
flow, it's cheering excitement passing
into screaming frenzy as climax was
piled on climax.
Although the total fell short OF
breaking records by a narrow margin
the gate receipts were the largest ever
taken in at a ball game. The gross
proceeds were $29,162.5O, of which the
players share will be S15,747.75.
| Under the rules of the series the tied
score makes it mo contest" and thus
adds materially to the Iargess of the
players by permitting them to share in
the receipts of five games instead OF
four
! Donovan VS.. Overall.
Donovan, known to fame as "Wil6
Bill" pitched for the Detroit team, anC
Overall for Chicago. The twirling hon
ors went to the former, though the
giant Orval was in excellent form.
Overall was taken out of the game
in the ninth inning. when the cub:
needed a stronger batsman, and RueI
bach followed him in the box, proving
a complete puzzle for the tigers.
Mullin will oficiate for Detroit il
today's game and either Pfester oil
Ruelbach for Chicago. Yesterday
showing, in which tiger luck was {
prominent feature, makes the cub fol
lowers confident of victory.
FIRST INNING.
DetrOft-Four balls put Jones on frs
to start the series. Overall couldn't ge
one over the plate for Davy. Schaef
err failed to sacrifice and finally hit t.
SteinfeIdt, Jones being forced at sec