The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-08

Chicago. Oct. Three pitchers on each
side viii be depended on by the two clubs
Shat meet tomorrow afternoon at the
West Side ball park, when the great
struggle for the championship OF the
world viii begin.
Manager Chance figures on using only
fhree Of his box artists if they work we'll
They are Overall in the first game. Pfeis-
ter in the second. and either ReuIbach or
Brown in the third, returning Overall
for the fourth if he pitches good ball in
the opener He then would have Lund-
Bren and Fraser TO fall back upon.
Hugh Jennings has laid his plan of bat
tie 10 start the struggle with wild Bill"
Donovan. George Mullin is slated fer
the second contest, with Ed. Siever for
the third. coming back with Donovan in
The fourth.
These plans on the part Of either lead
ers may be altered without notice, for
circumstances will govern their selections
entirely. Any pitcher is liable to fail 10
come TO the scratch In a crisis; he
might be wild, his curves might not
break right. OF the enemy might begin
10 hit everything he handed up. Under
such circumstances the wise manager
will make such changes in his plans and
substitute a pitcher that might not have
been counted on at all to work in the
series.
Chance on the Alert.
Manager Chance thinks he can see
where he made mistakes in last years
games against the White S0x. With
these lessons before him, he hopes to
avoid the pitfalls that threaten the lead
CT Of a championship team, especially
when OVerenthusIastIc.
The Cubs are going into this battle
seriously handicapped. while the Tigers,
IN almost every way. are in prime shane
for terrific struggle. Four star players
OF the National League champions are
IN more or less poor physical condition
1Or the battle that is before them.
Iney are Mordecai Brown. star pitcher.
whose arm is uncertain. Manager Chance.
who has bad foot that has been keep
Ing him out of the game; Artie Holman.
whose twisted knee win keep him out Of
the opening game, if not the entire series;
Frank Schultz, star outdelder and bats
man. who has been laid up a good deal
al year with a strained groin. and who
is still unfS for the fierce games.
Two of these four men, although not in
the best physical condition, will have 10
plaE. These are Chance and Schultz
The-' is no one that can take the place Of
The peerless leader Of the Cubs in
ginSs-i2s them up and keeping them
going M redlot speed, and Chance has no
Idea OF sidestepping the Job. He will be
there at first base every day unless he
finds that his injured foot so slows up
his work that he is a detriment to the
speed Of the club.
1t rained during the early evening, and
later turned cold
Crowds of EnthuSiasts.
All day train loads Of baseball enthu-
siasts have been pouring into the citv.
and tonight there is but one topic of
conversation.
In the bufets, hotel corridors. and
along the streets. men are discussing to-
morrow's contest, and wagers are being
made on the outcome. Some of the local
bettors are offering light odds that the
home team Will win, but most of the
bets are at even money.
As is generally the case, ticket specu-
iators have arranged TO purchase Iarre
blocks OF tickets, and they expect TO reap
a harvest by selling them 10 the enthusi-
asts who arrive too late 10 purchase az
the gate.
Everything is in readiness for the first
game, new stands and grand stand ac-
cOmmOdauOns for the seating of the sev.
eral thousand more than the ordinary
capacity Of the ball park having been
made.
Few Of the men have played against
one another, for the two clubs are new
In point OF organization. OF the Tigers
the only men VINO have batted against
Mordecai Brown are Charley O'Learv and
Davy Jones, while OF the Cubs. SIagIe.
Chance, Killing. Lundgren. Steinfeldt. Fra
ser, Moran, and Sheckard have faced Bill
Donovan.
BTOWA and Donovan are counted on 10
Be big figures in the series. with Pfeister
and Lundgren, Of Chicago. and Mullin
and Siever, Of Detroit, next IN line in the
tWiTltng Hmelight Reulbach is q uOro-
rously bad performer in the fall, and
killian is hardly likely to be used by
Detroit, as he has lame arm.
Overall is a wonder when right bur
goes 10 pieces when up against a big
team, and has neither the confidence If
his manager nor his team. Practically all
The stars VIII be pounded as both clubs
are proficient with the willow.
FRANK RICHARDSON pETrAcrD