The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-10-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM TAKES
SECOND GAME or CHAMP
ION SHIP SERIES
SCORE $ . T is S TO }
Detroit Requires Two Pitchers, But
the Chicago Batters Hit Them Both
with Ease-Ruelbach Pitches Mag
nificient Game FOR The cubs-P'ay
in Detroit Today.
(sy Associated Press.)

Chicago, Oct. 10.-The Detroit Am
erican league team suffered its sue
cessive defeat at the hands of the
Chicago National league team today
scoring only one run. Chicago tailed
five times, four of the runs being the
result of solid hitting.
SEWERS started to pitch for Detroit,
but the locals took kindly to his
curves and batted him out of the box
in four innings. Kileen then took up
the work and was found for three
hits and run in the fifth. Detroit
tried vainly to break through the Chi
cago defense. Ruelbach pitched
strongly in the opening innings and
when he showed signs Of weakening
in the fifth and sixth innings his
teammates came to his rescue with
fast double plays.
For some unexplained reason the
game failed to attract the usual large
crowd, the official figures showing q
total Of 1914 in attendance. The
crowd was more demonstrative than
the big outpouring Of Wednesday,.
Ruelbach's brilliant pitching in the
early innings and the crashing hits
OF Steinfelt, Evars and Sheckard
reused the Chicago people, while the
Detroit contingent cheered heartily.
The play was faster than on pre-
yious days. Only 13 batsmen faced
while the Chicago hitters lost no time
in Strengthening out Sewers benders
The first run came in the second in
ming, when Steinfeldt damned the
ball over third base, reaching second
base on the hit. King sacrificed and
Evars sent double over first base,
Steinfeldt scoring. Ruelbach was at
top speed and that one run looked
good enough to win. But just to make
the result certain the Nationals went
after SEWERS savagely in the fourth.
Steinfeldt made a long hit to center
field, Jones getting the ball near the
boundry. Killing followed with hard
single to right. Evars sent him to
third with another drive. Schultz
dropped fly in center and King
scored Evers tried to make third on
the hit, but was caught and run down
by a swarm of Detroit players, Schultz
advancing to second. Tinker lifted a
high fly to Jones, but the left fielder
dropped the ball and Schultz scored,
Tinker going to third Ruelbach sent
a slow ball over second base, sending
Tinker home. Coughlin then caught
Slagle's high flyer
Manager Jennings stated that Sew
er had failed to make good so Kileen
appeared in the next inning. He was
greeted warmly enough, two doubles
and a hard single being secured Off
his delivery. Only one run resulted,
however, as the hits all terminated
with outs Chance secured the first
hit a double and consequently scored
a run.
Detroit lost it's first chance to score
in the fifth inning because Tinker in
tercepted a liner and turned the
catch into double play. Rossman
was first up and was safe when his
hard hit grounder bounced off Tink
ers ankle. Coughlin was passed and
schmidt's grounder down to first base
line advanced both runners. O'Leary
sent hard liner at Tinker and the
latter jumped, caught it and stepped
on second base ahead of Coughlin re
tiring the side. The run came in the
next inning. Kileen made the hrs,
clean hit off Ruelbach. Jones received
base on balls and then was doubled
up with Schafer in lightning play
Steinfeldt to Evars to Chase CraW
ford and Cobb followed with hits
Slagle went back to the stand and cap
tured Rossman's effort. Another
chance to score was lost in the mex
inning with one down. Schmidt walked
O'Leary struck out, and Killer
scratched a hit toward Eyars. Jones
was not equal to the emergency, go
ing out Tinker to Chance. Rossmar
started the ninth with hit but wa:
forced at second by Coughlin, VII.
was forced to remain at first while
Schmidt and O'Leary lifted easil,
caught flies. The teams left for De
troit tonight accompanied by small
party of enthusiastic admirers. Tvs
games will be played at the Michigan
city returning for the Sunday contes