The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-11
CHICAGO 5; DETROIT I.

Chicago, Oct. lit fell to the lot of
Edward Reulbach, who was given such
an unmerciful lacing by the White
| Sox last year, to humble the Tigers,
| the flower of the American League
this season, the second time in Thurs
days championship game. Perhaps at
some time Reulbach may have pitched
better game, but his work was
so SURPRISINGLY masterful that the
crowd gave the close and dramatic at
tention an audience would give to the
words of finished actor.
Every ball he threw was about as
cheerful to the Detroit rooters as the
tolling of church bell to a group of
mournerS. 1t was a tragedy and a
comedy enacted alternately.
The hilarious cheering of the Cub
fans rose to almost barbarous proper
tons and stilled the we-a-ahs of the
Tigers before the game was two in
nings old.
Reulbach needed plenty of help to
win. Jennings sent his men after
him with the same fierce determine
ton that landed the American league
|pennant for the Detroit club. They
Threatened time and again. but all the
nervousness of the Cubs was gone and
their brilliant fielding cut off the
chances about as often as they came
up.
Chance and Killing encouraged the
pitcher all the time. For five innings
he pitched such great ball that only
two hits, and those of the scratch va
lriety, were made off of him. Then
Jennings called on his men for another
effort.
It's up to you. Killian," he cried as
the big pitcher started the Tigers half
of the sixth. killian responded with
a single, the first clean one his club
had made. Now you, Jones, you can
do it." he yelled Reulbach was ner.
vous and Jones walked.
Acts Like Mailman.
1t was the chance for which the I'll
ger manager had been waiting. He
danced up and down the coaching lines
like mailman, cheering his men ant
attempting to rattle the Cub pitcher
, Schaefer the steady man of the clut
u.s. ally; hit sharp one to Steinfeldt
who shot the ball to Evers at SECOND
with wonderful speed and precision
Evers threw the ball to Chance will
the same motion with which he caugh
, it, executing one of the fastest double
pays ever known. and cutting down
rally that might have given the Tiger
a victory.
Hank O'Day who was umpiring ball
and strikes, made Reulbach put then
over the middle of the plate, an
Crawford picked out nice one, driy
ing it safely to center Killian cam
home on this hit with the only run tn
Tigers got. That was the last chanc
Detroit had to win.
Rossman led off with a hit in tn
ninth, but Coughlin forced him, an
Schmidt and O'Leary were easy outs.
The first inning was a fake affai
with neither club doing any damag,
Give us start" Chance said to Steir
feldt at the opening of the second il
ming. The veteran third baseman +,
| sponded with a drive to the left fiel
| fence. On account of ground rule b
| was allowed to take only two base
| although he could easily have mad
| three on the hit. King hunted i
| front of the plate, sending Steinfeldt
| third. Then Johnny Evers, the la
/ who hits in pinches about as often 9
i anybody else. hit down the first ba:
line. the ball kicking up the dust les
than foot inside the bag and rollin
into the right field crowd Steinfelt
trotted home and Evers went to Sc
ond. Neither Schultz nor Tink,
could bring him in.
III The third inning was an uneventfl
affair. Reulbach was moving dow