The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-13
DETROIT TAKES
ITS FIRST GAME
Defeats Chicago BY Score of 8 to 8.
Ty Cobb is the Hero
of Day.

CulcaSO. Oct. l0.-OetrOll became
q real contender for the worlds bass
ball championship when 1t defeated
Chicago in decisive fashion, to 8.
Manager jennings achieved this TO
suit with change In his lineux
Downs was put on the bench and the
efficient Schaefer, who is at home fn
almost any position, was shifted frons
third to second base. CoughIin occu-
plying the third sack. This shakeup
can not be said to have had any ma
terial effect in winning the game, for
neither Schaefer nor Coughlin got
hit, while Coughlin bungled one Of
his two chances.
Counting the worlds series of last
year, this victory was the first De-
troit has scored in eight contests for
the highest prize in the baseball
world. Mullin, elected by Manager
Jennings to pitch for Detroit, was
steady throughout the game, holding
Chicago to seven scattered hits and
passing only one man. Pfeister's left
handed shoots for the most part failed
to puzzle the Michigan batsmen. Be
sides issuing three passes, he was hit
safely 13 times, two of the cluster be-
ing doubles, and six of them occur
ring in one inning. 1t was this inning,
the sixth. which gave the game to
Detroit
olo Irx-
hind Chicago when the inning opened.
came across the plate in a procession
The crowd, with the exception of .
minority from Detroit, which enjoyed
the proceedings hugely, pleaded with
vociferous unanimity for the retire
ment of Pfeister Manager Chance,
who failed to show any traces Of en-
barrassment or displeasure at the
way in which Detroit came up from
behind and went ahead, smiled cheer
fully and ignored the request.
Tyrus Cobb, idol of the Detroit en-
thusiasts. whose playing was a great
disappointment year ago, came into
his own. He batted like the natural
hitter he Is and ran bases like .
fash. His batting average for tho
day was 800. Out Of five times up
he hit safely four times. His sting
ing single to right in the first drove
in O'Leary with the first run Of the
game. In the fourth he reached first
on felder's chance. but in the sixth
he beat out his slow grounder, SCOT
ing Mcintyre. In the eighth his
sprinting ability enabled him to make
a double Of hit which, with a less
speedy man, would have been good
for only one base. In the next inning
he singled, and he not only stole sec
ond but also pilfered third by a mar
row margin. He had no opportunity
in the field, to the great regret of his
admirers in the stand Others whose
work contributed materially to the
victory were O'Leary. Crawford and
Rossman, each of whom made two
hits. although Rossman and O'Leary
were both charged with errors.
To Mullip, however, the greatest
credit was awarded by the spectators
Even in the fourth inning, when all Of
Chicago's runs were scored, he never
faltered. His nerve remained steady,
his arm strong and his control excel
lent. The only base on balls which
he allowed was turned into a run by
Chicago.
The score:
Chicago -. 900 3 o o o 0--3 z o
Detroit -. Il OF 0 o S 0-3 IL
Batteries Pfeister, Reulbach and
Killing; Mullin and Thomas.
Despite the fact that the sun shone
brightly and the temperature was
higher than the day previous, only
14,543 paid admissions were regis
tered at various turnstiles, netting
total receipts of $22,767. lawn did
not find the usual line of eager would
be purchasers at the ticket windows
It was s o'clock before single line
formed, and when play began there
were still vacant seats in the more
distant bleachers. These seats, how
ever, probably would have been filed
had it not been that many of the spec
tators chose to occupy the temporary
seats in the ground behind the BAR
riers in right center and left field