Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-13
THE CUBS WERE
 USED PRETTY HARD
Detroit Spanked Them Soupdly in the Third Game of the
 Series.

of 8 to 3. Like the previous games, the winning team seemed to be the loser until a sudden batting rally turned the tide. ..
 Detroit had appeared to be beaten beyond redemption. Errors had null lified the fine pitching of George Null lin and had made his earnest work seem useless. Pf1ester was holding the Tigers with ease, and the Cub fans in an apathetic way were re- marking that it was shame to beat these fellows SO easily. Then came a series of crashes, and before the Cubs could half understand what had hap pened the Tigers had landed big bunch of runs.
 The Chicago's leader made a se- rious error in a pinch. Pfiester was being hit hard and often and ought to have been retired In hurry. but he wasn't. He was kept in till a fine collection of runs had passed across in the sixth, and more than that he was kept in till the Tigers made an- other neat bunch in the eighth in- ming. The talk of Detroit being out classed stopped abruptly and the Ti- ger fans plucked renewed courage. It was easy to see that they were still a dangerous crew, always apt to leap in and soak the ball from here to there and also the other way.
 Financially the battle of yesterday was good thing for both the play CTS and the management. It means more games--at least one--and it also means a greatly. increased at- tendance at Detroit. The attend ance at the third game was 14,543, certainly good for a Monday, and the money taken in amounted to $22,- 767.50. This caused more cheerful ness among both the players and the bosses of the teams.
 Cobb was the whole works yester- day and did more than he did in the whole series of last season. He made four hits, stole two bases and had the Cubs up in the air before the brillian- cy of his attacks. The Detroit SUD- porters went wild over his perform ance. There were not so many De- troiters on hand-not fifth as many as last year--and they were not spe- cially demonstrative till their team had sure lead. Two successive dis appointments had made them shy. The Tigers got away in the lead. but as they did that in the big slaugh- |ter at Detroit the Cub partisans were not bit worried. With one gone in the first. o'Leary cracked one that took Steinfeldt of his pins. Craw- ford could only give the catcher a lit- tie grounder before the plate, but Cobb began his great work with smoking hit across the infield, scor- ing O'Leary. Then peace prevailed until the fourth, wher. Detroit blew up and seemed hopelessly lost.
 After Sheckard had famed Evers drew free ticket and wandered to- ward second. Rossman made mis- erable throw in his wake and Johnny camped on second. Schulte could only raise foul pop, but Chance ne- gotiated single. scoring Eyers. Chance stole second moment later. Steinfeldt to Coughlin, who had plenty of time to toss his man out but he smote the turf far in front of Rossman. The latter regained the ball and threw far wide of home. let ting Chance in. Holman followed with furious three bagger to left scoring Steinfeldt and Tinker ground ed out. Three runs.
 It looked as If Mullen's good work was ruined and as if bunch of er- TOTS had tossed away a game. The Cub fans jubilated in lazy 1t was to be expected way, but their jubilee was suddenly stopped. Mullin. the first man up in the sixth, was given a check. Mcintyre hit sharply back of third and the Tigers began to take notice that they were living. O'Leary bunted, and Pfiester foolishly threw to third, catching no one. The bases were full and none out. Crawford Cobb and Rossman followed with re- sounding hits. Hoffman caught Schaefer's fly and nailed Cobb at the plate, but Thomas inserted two bagger and when the side was finally retired five runs had been scored.
 After that Mullin held the Cubs in an iron grasp and refused to let them go. They never scored again, and never came near enough to it to make any trouble. It was all a picnic for the burly George from that time till the finish. The Detroits, taking the advantage were anxious to cirich it and make the game still more cer- tainty.
 They did nothing in the seventh, but came through with two more in the eighth. Cobb delivered neat two bagger along the left foul line. Rossman beat out bunt and Schaef- CT popped to Schulte, but the venture some Cobb, strange to say, staying on his base. Thomas was passed and Coughlin's long fly to Sheckard was enough to let Cobb score, Mullin hit a red hot sereamer through Chance. who got 1t after several attempts and tossed it wildly into the desert, let ting Rossman home.
 Reulbach pitched the ninth and showed good. class. allowing no runs, although Cobb made his fourth hit of him. Cobb then demonstrated his speed, stealing second and third like two successive flashes of light. A moment later he was caught of the base and run down amid tumultuous laughter. The Cubs did nothing in their half. and so the massacre ended The score:
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