The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
In Worlds Champion
 ship Series. FULL OF SURPRISES AND REMEMBERING CLIMAxES Cubs Won Out in a Garrison
 Finish. Chicago Was Compelled to Use Three Pitchers to wia the Game, While Detroit Employed Two
 i'm Their Effort to
 Check the Cubs.

Detroit, Mich, Oct 1o.-Rain rem dered the first of the series of base ball games between Detroit and Chi cago for the worlds championship, at Bonnet Park this afternoon. 10 to G. an aquatic exhibition of some merit.
 To the impartial observer. it was a tank drama, with many scenes of low comedy. but te the local efith asiasts the comedy was tragedy. It was not pleasant, locally, to observe Catcher Schmidt of the Tigers" lying prone plate, with the ball in his hand strug- gling to arise. while Chicago run- ner trotted in with run. Nor were ditions of the grounds and the slippery wet bail appreciated by the serious followers of the fortunes. of either team. Chicago was compelled to use Detroit employed two in their effort to check the Cubs"
 But 1t was, for all that. a game full of surprises and heart-breaking cli-
 Detroit. in their half of the first in- ming. put run across the plate In sS;arP fashi9n fS amid ami. the dsafsnipg sa. Ing silence of the sprinkling of the Chi cagoans in the stands. But in tbe third. Chicago rush ed in four talifes meet with the ball. In the seventh pandemonium reigned as Detroit added three more to their string. making The The n0se became n earspiittins in fSe next inning, when the Triggers" accu- mulated two more, giving them a lead of one run.
 But the ninth was different. It be- longed strictly to Chicago.
 A Garrison Finish.
 Coming from behind, they annexed five more ta1lies, lead which seemed insurmountable. and which proved to be be. SO roIiv. Even then with memSr.es Sn of local enthusiasts dia not give up hope winning out. But Modecai Brown. all when crisis were to be met. pitched steady. hard ball. and the best De- troit could do was one hit, but no
 The attendance, officially given out as 10.S12 paid admissions, was curtailed by the weather. Tonight the weather man ingratiated himself with the pops weather. All forenoon the sun shone brightly and the temperature was mild. Crowds wended their way to Bonnet Park and the stands were com over the sky. From grey # turned leaden. Rain was reported at Toledo. Then slight sprinkle began at Ben- net Park. more like a mist than a rain. But 1t was enough to turn many per- sons away from the gates Play began with a drizzle. cooling the enthusiasni of nearly every one present, and by the time the second inning was under way. rain was falling in abundance. At the end of the fifth inning. how eyer, 1t showed signs of abating. 44n- other inning and it had ceased, but the, diamond and outfield were exceed ingly slippery. and the base lines were mere elongated puddles of mud.
 After the game, Manager Jennings declared that Detroit was by no means discouraged by the outcome of the in- itial contest. With a dry fieId and another chance, he declared that the story would be a different one. Man. ager Chance of the Chicagos said that the victory was no surprise to him. as his team was in as, good or better 1t defeated Detroit in four straight games.
 Chicago won by heavy and oppor- tune hitting, and brilliant work. in the field. Tinker, in particular, play ed sensational game at short ma king two beautiful stops and throws and retiring runners who apparently had made safe drives. Besides this he made two hits and crossed the plate with one run.