Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12

CHICAGO, october 1c--Ihe lnfur1ated
Tigers and the devouring Cubs clawed and
ciouted each other for an hour and a half
yesterday in the second conflict for the
worlds championship honors. In the end
the Tigers were driven to the jungle with
many holes punctured in them. The
score was q to
Official figures put the attendance at
117tn The gross receipts were $@6,927.
OF the amount the players received SI4.-
SOS. each club S4.s46.oS and the ma
,ional commission s2.@i2.7o. The crowd
was not within 5000 as large as that
which witnessed the last New York and
I'ittsburg series. The day was cold and
clear, with high wind blowing off the
lake that made overcoats and wraps
necessary.
Temporary fences had been erected in
left and center fields beyond which no
one was allowed The entire playing field
clear a rule was adopted that
hit over the temporary fences and into
the crowd was good for only two bases.
NJ noon LOCO persons were in their seats
They came in all their Sunday toSeery,
waving Cub flags and armed with all the
noise-making machines that ingenuity
could invent They had calliopes. siren
whistles. big bells and gongs. Women
were there by the thousand wearing pen
nants with the words. THE Cubs Tor
Nine" The long stands. upper and lower,
were a mass of waving color and riot of
excitement
Great Welcome for Cubs.
At I pm. the three-time champions
stalked from their quarters and came in
full view of the multitude. Never was a
team accorded q heartier reception. For
Ten minutes the whistles. bells and cheer
ing went on. Each player was called by
name and compelled to bow his acknowl-
cdgments. Chance was especially singled
oIrt for marked attention. The terrific
strain of two games for the pennant and
one for the worlds championship has set
Zine Cubs upon pedestal of idolatry
never approached before by any ball team
in the west About three hundred faith
full fans froom Detroit accompanied the
Tigers. carrying the black and yellow col
ors of the jungle cat.
Manager Jennings and his rooterS APP
peared fifteen minutes after the Cubs, and
again the din broke loose. With thun-
1erous "E-E-yahs" greeting his ears the
manager waved his arms and dotted his
cap. KLEIN and Connolly were selected to
do the umpiring, and at pm. hostllities
began.
jennings put Wild Bill Donovan in to
take the measure of the Cubs. Chance
pinned his faith on big Orval Overall
The duel between the pair was fierce and
last for seven innings. Donovan had the
vi
gathered three hits and had two men as
far as the second station. The Cubs had
been let down with one hit, made by
Overall. the weakest batter In the line
Tinker's Home Run Protested.
Then, in the eighth. something hap
pened. That kill-joy Of all opposing
pitchers this summer. Joe Tinker, starred
in the attack. Just as every one was
settling down to see an eXtra-inning
game Joe smote the ball, with Hoffman
on first. 1t sailed aloft and, riding on
the wings of the north wind the ball shot
toward Ty Cobbs garden. Cobb ran back
until he was against the right-held
bleachers' fence. He made frantic stab
at the ball. but It was ten feet over his
head. and landed In the crowd in the
middle Of the stand. Tinker trotted home,
driving Hoffman In ahead Jennings pro-
tested instantly. He argued that the hit
was good only for two bases under the
ground rules
The two teams surrounded KLEIN, who
had decided it home run. Chance ex-
planned that there were no persons on the
ground in front Of the bleachers. the
fence was permanent structure and a
hall hit into that stand had always been
scored home run Jennings vainly tried
10 argue that the rule made all fences
the same. KLEIN walked away and Or
dered the play to proceed. After ten
minutes of pickering the game went on.
But the shock to Donovan completely I'M
nerved him. Before the inning was fin
ished the Cubs made a total OF six runs.
six hits including three singles, a dou
BILE, a triple and Tinker's home run.
There were a wild pitch. q base on balls
and three stolen bases
During the downfall the crowd shouted.
raved and sang. The fact that Davy
Jones, batting for O'Leary in the ninth.
drew a base on balls and scored on
sacrifice and Cobb's only hit attracted
little attention
Holman began the eighth by beating
out hunt to Schaefer. Tinker slammed
the ball into the right field bleachers.
king hit over the left-held temporary
fence for two bases. Overall was tossed
ont by Donovan Sheckard singled and
Killing scored. Evers heat out a hunt
and walked down to second. while Dono-
van and other Tigers were comforting"
Schultz tripled and Sheckard and Evers
scored. Donovan threw the ball over