The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-12
CHICAGO SCORES THIRD VICTORY
 OVER TIE TIGERS Detroit Has Lost the Ginger That Was Evident in
 Seasons Race
CHANGES CUBS SHOW
 SUPERIORITY OVER TIGERS
Overall Is Again Fitted Against Dono- van and Wins His Game With Ap- parent Ease-The CroWdils
 Disappointing In Size.

Detroit. Mich. October n.-In the first game of the worlds series on their own field the Detroit American league team was beaten this afternoon by the Chicago Nationals, to l. It was well deserved victory for the Chicago team, as it played superior baseball throughout. There were several errors of omission by Detroit, besides two fielding errors. All of these figured in the run making.
 It was anything but baseball weather. The temperature ranged between 46 and 50 degrees with cold Emile wind from the north blowing across the diamond. Several times there were showers one while Chicago was batting in the fifth inning being so heavy that it was neees- sary to stop for b minutes. Again in the seventh there was a sharp shower, but it didn't last long enough 10 interrupt the game. The attendance was a dsap- pointment, reaching only 11,306. The cold day probably had some effect on the crowd, together with dissatisfaction over the arrangements governing the sale of tickets
 Detroit never looked dangerous and punched hits in but one inning, the fourth, when with two out, Cobbs fine three-bagger was followed by two sin- gles, OLeary striking out with the bases full
 The Detroit team did not show at any time the snap and dash which marked their work in the American League race. Rossman continued his fine work at first base and drove in Detroits only run with a single. Donovan gave but two bases on balls, the same number which overall did, but both of the Detroit pitchers passes developed into runs.
 Captain Chance of the Chicago team was hit on the right hand by an inshoot while at bat in the opening inning and two fingers were badly crushed. The game was stopped while they were dress ed, but Chance tonight said he feared that the injury might prevent his play ing tomorrow.
 Just before play was called at ? o'clock Manager Hugh Jennings was called to the plate where Mayor Thompson pre- sented to him a lifesize floral tiger and gold watch.
 In the first ming Slagle flied out and Sheckard followed with single only to be thrown out when he tried to steal second Chance was hit with the ball and stole second, but Steinfeldts fly ended the inning. Jones. the first man to bat for Detroit was given a base on balls and Schaefer sacrificed him to sec ond, but neither Crawford nor Cobb suc- ceeded in getting the ball into safe ter ritory.
 In the fourth Detroit scored it's only run. With two out, Cobb hit to the crowd in centerfeld, getting three bases under the ground rules. Rossman followed with a single and scored him. Then Cough lin singled and Schmidt walked The crowd was on the tiptoe of expectancy and shouting for O'Leary to clear the bases, but he struck out.
 OLeary handled Evers grounder slow ly in the fifth inning and he reached first base. Schulte got base on balls and Tinker advanced both men with a sacrifice. Overalls hit scored EVers and Slagles fly to Jones brought in Schulte Sheckard forced Overall.
 Schulte opened the seventh with a hit. Tinker tried to sacrifice. bunting to Donovan, the pitcher threw high to second to catch Schulte and both were safe. overall sacrificed and Sagle grounded to O'Leary. who threw to the plate to catch Schulte. The Chica go man. however, slid under the ball and scored. Sheckard scored Tinker with safe bunt. Chance forced Sheckard at second and then started to steal. Schmidt threw to Schaefer and while the Detroits' second baseman followed Chance down the base line, Slagle scored. Chance was then put out.
 A base on balls to Tinker in the ninth materialized into a run by means of Overall's sacrifice and Slagle's fly back of short which fell safe. Rossman and Coughlin raised the crowds expecta . | tions by singlng in succession in the , ninth, but the next two men were easy outs.