The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-10
y, and Detroit Begin the Worlds
championship Series Amid
! DrearN DrlzzIins
Rain.
CLUBS APPLAUDED
= were Delayed From Time to
rime on Account Of the Rain
-sawdust Men Kept
Busy.

nETRoIT, Oct. 1o.-Rain was
|ljng when the first game
the worlds series was
,Ied today. 1t was not downpour
a dreary drizzle and kept the
nxd away so that they did not en-
mach on the players, although all
sts were filed. The Cubs got
elferous greeting. When the Tigers
,re along the noise redoubled. Rain
il steadily during the game and the
ay delayed from time to time as the
round keepers scattered sawdust
but the bases and pitchers box.
umpires are ozars.
DETROII, Oct. 10.-Great crows
pmed the gates at Bennett park To-
Il hours before the time for calling
i game. The accommodations pro-
lied by the park seemed inadequate
the crowd near the park. BY III
tbock ten thousand people were in
i seats. Murphy and Nevin, owners
The clubs, met this morning Muir
Nv offered to give the rule which
IuulI keep Bush out of the game If
II national commission would agree.
H,ay Chicago fans were in the crowds
bout the gates. Jennings took his
nm to the park this morning for an
uFy work out. All are in good shape.
be national commission met at II
9sock. American league rules will
pk today and the umpires Will be
Neridan, of the American and O'Day
II the National. The commission af-
TT secret meeting decided it could
fr modify its rules allowing short
aap Bush to play. The authority of
De umpires was made absolute and
xyond the reach of appeal.
The Lineup.
natroit- Mcintyre. II; OLeary, IS;
Eavford, CT; Cobb, rf; Rossra,, :;
Ssetsr. Sb; Schmidt, C; Downs, 2b;
Elllan, y.
Chicago -Sheckard. If: Evsrs, 2b;
shulte, RI; Chance, 1b; Stcinfeldt, 3bi
Hotnan, cf; Tinker, IS; king. G.
aeulbach, p.
First lnninq.
Chicago The crowd roared at cal
u the first strike on Sheckard, bu
Eoaned when his smash to ris,l'
nunted for double. Evers trying t.
Rcrifce struck out. Schultz out
Shaefer to Rossman. Chance wa
nssed. stole second. Steinfeidt lifte
q easy fly to Crawford. No runs.
Detroit-McIntyre hit first bal
rched for a single. O'Leary. an
iavford struck out. Mcintyre stol
scond Cobb singled scoring McTl
Nfe but was himself out at second,
saeckard to Evers. One run.
second inning.
Chicago Hoffman out, Downs t
Aossman. Sam Crawford made ma
eIous one handed catch of Tinker
e'lse King was passed. Reulbac
pfclng Killing, O'Leary to Down
No runs.
petroit-Rain was falling while tn
'isefs went to bat In their half. Ros
uah grounded to Tinker, and WAS OF
Z hrst. Schaefer lined to Hoffmal
Scnlnidt out, Reulbach to Chance. n
h iuns.
Third Inning.
chlcago-Rain still pouriI
,'eadlly. Shrekard doubled ov
A0ssman, his second two bagger. E
= ounted safely. Schultz singled
''sat' scoring Shokard. Chance ro
= 70 killian, whose toss to Schaef
slled Eyers. Steinfeldt hit safe
ielt' Schultz scoring Steinfel
WIN WIN second on throw in. Hofm
.aiAed killian taken out and Su
Sess substituted Bases full VIII
sssage was made. Tinker forced HI
! a'n' Downs to O'Leary, Chance Sc
3 T. Scheaefer fumbled Kings ha
S e steinfeldt scoring. Killing tri
\ seal and was out. Schmidt
,"As 10 Rossman. Four runs.
n nDe'roit-Downs out, Tinker
,,' rauce' whirl wind play. Summt
funs. ~ sims
Fourth Inning.
rsnlcago-The storm mas increas
sy umpires continued the play. Re
n. p tanned. After every ball W,
~ s'he mud Sheridan called for a n
~ soneCkard Sinplod to oapfar