The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
Bat Nelson Says Chicago
Cubs Spell Class
By Battling Nelson

DkIROlI, Mich, Oct. 13.-ClaSS,
class, class-that's just what the
Chicago Cubs spell. They certain
ly showed in Benefits park today
that they had an off day at the
west Side park in Chicago, when
they allowed the yellow striped
animals to wallop them into sub
mission.
The Cubs shied their castors in
the ring, sending Sheckard to the
plate. Summers led at Sheckard,
VINO pummeled a right over TO
Rossman and was put out at first.
Again Summers led to Evers. who
hammered him hard to Cobb. who
put him down for the count. Ry
the way the Tigers started to eat
up the Cubs it looked as though
they were going to repeat the
class they showed at Chicago. but
Shulte stepped TO home and coun-
tered on the first lead and went
nying to first and stole second on
the hrst move. Then again on the
next advance he stole third. Here
II commenced to look as though
the class was becoming evident.
as the old reliable Frank Chanee
toed the scratch and walloped
hard through short. making first
cleverly. SteinfeIdt danced up and
sent hot shot right square into
RoSsman's midsection and was
counted out.
In the second round the Cubs
took things easy. Hoffman stepned
UP, sparring for wind, and "blowed
up after a couple of punches and
was counted
led hard to O'Leary, who blocked
splendidly and smothered him at
first. King landed and drew first
blood, making a nice single. The
wonderful Brown went to the bat.
the timersl being apparently grog-
gy, but landed a hot blow on
Brown and put him down for the
count. Evidently the Tigers were
showing class at this stage of the
game. Sheckard stepped UP an
parently fresh, made one lead.
which was cleverly blocked, and
he retired for clever little Evers.
who spared for wind, but landed
light to short and was cleverly
blocked and counted out at first.
Big Shuttle toed the scratch de-
termined to do or die. Summers
seemed somewhat nervous and
tented about a bit, and Shuttle
walked to first. Now the old re-
liable Captain Chance stepped UP
more determined than ever to
grasp the championship, but SUM-
mers also seemed afraid to let him
land. While Summers was spar
ring, big Shuttle did a hotfoot for
second, while Chance was trotted
off to first without an effort.
Then Steinfeldt cantered up and
smashed hard one to left, and
the Tigers again became groggy
at this stage of the game, while
Shuttle trotted home. Hoffman
came up and nailed beauty over
to left, assisting Chance to his
corner, making the second score
for the Cubs. After this round
Summers did very clever work and
had the Cubs sparring for wind
and apparently very tired until
the ninth and final round, where
he began to break ground. Then
the cubs commenced to bore in
toward the end of the round, lit
tie Evers scoring the knockout,
running up another score for the
day. and practically clinching the
game and the worlds champion
ship. I might say, for 1908
The Tigers seemed to be utterly
outclassed, with only one exeep-
ton. which was in the fourth
round, when they danced around
rather cleverly, blocking jabs,
swings, hooks and even the deadly
uppercuts, but the Cubs seemingly
a bit worried, took the Tigers by
the tail. giving it quick twist
and making them squeal for help.
From this time on they were out
classed from start to finish, and
apparently never had a lookin
with the champion Cubs.