Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-10-09
So Ended the First Game for the Base
Ball Championship
1t Was All But Won In the Ninth and Detroit
Twelfth.

shoots such batsmen as Schaefer,
Crawford and Cobb were helpless.
The game was scheduled to start at
2:30 but nearly ten minutes were con-
sumed while Cobb, the Detroit right
fielder. was presented with huge goli
medal set with diamonds as a reward
for leading the American league in bat
ting in the season just closed. A long
conference between Managers Chance
and Jennings and Umpires O'Day and
Sheridan also delayed the start. Over
all was visibly nervous when Jones.
the first batsman up faced him. He
failed to get any one of the first four
balls pitched over the plate. The De-
troit contingent had the first chance
to cheer as the left fielder trotted to
first, took full advantage of it.
Schaefer tried to sacrifice but the
bunt was too fast and Steifie,d by
quick work forced Jones TO second
Crawford drove a long fly to extreme
center but Slagle was watching for it.
Schaefer tried out Kings throwing
arm and found il good, being an easy
out at second.
In Chicago's half Scheckard brought
hitting sharply to left. He stole second
and went to third in the first series o.
bad throws by Catcher Schmidt. Cap
tain Chance struck out however and
; Steinfelt could not drive the ball past
Donovan.
Detroit did nothing in the second but
Chicago threatened again. King walk
ed was sacrificed to second and went
to third on the first strike out. where
he stood while Tinker registered tho
third strike out. Detroit took q turn
at looking dangerous in the third ses-
sion. Schmidt hit cleanly to the left
and went to third on sacrifice, Jones
infield hit. Donovan struck out in the
meantime and Schaefer's grounder to
I Tinker ended the inning.
Chicago scored the first run of the
! game in the ninth inning. Chance
drew a base on balls. and Steinfelt put
him on second. Killing came forward
i with a short fly to left which Jones
could not reach. Chance turned third
as the ball struck the ground and tore
for home. He had TO slide to beat the
throw but accomplished the trick. Then
Schmidt relayed the ball to Schaefer
ira base on a throw TO the plate. Evers
followered with another hit and stole
second but Donovan tiebtened up and
struck out Schultz. Detroit tried tc
get back at once but after Crawford
hit safely to left and had gone to
second on an out he doubled up with
Coughlin when Evers captured the lat
ter's short fly to second and relayed
the ball to Tinker. Crawford was Sc
sure that the hit was safe that he
was almost home when the ball was
caught. In the fifth and again in the
sixth inning Detroit runners were or
the first and third bases with two out
In each case the man on third was
caught off the station on an attempted
double steal. Schmidt in the fifth
Schaefer in the sixth. In both cases
Killing looked toward the second base
and threw to third, his apparent lack
of aim deceiving the runners.
The visitors looked like victors.
Donovan was an easy out. Jones beat
out hit, Evers stole second and went
to third when Tinker failed to field
Schaeffer's hard grounder The in
field was drawn in and Schaefer had
no trouble in stealing second. Both
runners scored when Crawford made
second on sharp liner past Evers
Schultes threw to the plate away wide
and Crawford went all the way to
third on it. scoring when Rossman
drove long fly to center. Cobb reach
ed second while overall. Killing and
Steinfeldt vainly tried to catch Craw-
ford off third, but he left there only
when Coughlin struck out.
] Meanwhile Chicago had, done moth
ing with Donovan's delivery. The De-
troit pitcher looked an easy winner