Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-13
TIGERS BATTING RALLIES DEFEAT CUBS.
MULLINS WIDE CURVES A BIG PUZZLE.
Standing of Worlds Series.

CHICAGO October 13.-The third en-
counter for the worlds championship
yesterday was spectacular and exciting
honeycombed with misplays and decorated
with some hard hitting. The Tigers COM
ing from behind seized the Cubs and
slammed them about until they were
dizzy. The Chance machine was wrecked
Pitcher Pfeister was exposed as some
what OF the 'bonehead" order and the IL
gers won, scampering. to 3.
With the score 3 to 1 against them when
the sixth opened the American League
champions. who had been toying rather
successfully with Pfeisters curves. sud
denly began d bombardment in which
every member of the team took part.
When it was over the Tigers had accumu-
lated five runs and five hits, one of them
q double. This put the game on the SMELL
hut the Tigers were not satisfied. They
added two more in the eighth on Chances
error and a couple of hits.
Terrible Ty Cobb kept the Cubs on
their toes chasing four hits out of five
times up In the last inning he grained
the Detroit fans by a CrandStand exhl-
bition of base running. Reaching hrst on
his fourth hit. he promptly stole second.
STEAL third, Ty." yelled his admirers Iy
stole it. much TO the disgust of king.
Harry dropped the throw. Steal home.
shouted the Detroiters. Rossman had just
walked to first as they attempted the dou-
bic steal Cobb almost scored and was
then chased by four Cubs and hnally
caught at third on a close decision
Attendance Was Poor.
The official attendance was 14543; the
total receipts $40, $3.50. The players
share was S12:c94.45. the clubs S4,09s.1o
and the commission. s2,Z7675.
The contest offered the supporters OF
each team a fine opportunity TO test their
lung power. The faithful band of De-
troit rooters who came with the team oc-
cupied a section of the boxes. and by
their noise and actions created almost as
much interest as the game They mad
the field exclusively after the sixth. tor
the home element was buried in reflection
Let them win game; it will mean
more money for the boys in Detroit to-
morrow" was the way they explained 1t.
UmpireS O'Day and Sheridan were in
charge, O'Day at the plate. For a Won
der The game wa splayed without one
dispute. Jennings never lost his enthu-
siasm and kept up picturesque roofing
when his outfit looked like losers.
George Mulln was Jennings choice for
slab work. He pitched good ball. and in
only one inning was he hit twice.
Tigers Began Like Winners.
1
first. After Mcintyre had been tossed
out by Evers. O'Leary hit to Steinfe'dt
The latter got the ball. but made a low
throw that pulled Chance off the base
and the little shortstop was safe. Craw-
ford was beaten to first by Kings throw
Cobb put Texas Lacquer over Tinker's
head. scoring OLeary. RoSsman put the
side out with grounder to Steinfeldt
After two out in the same inning.
Schultz made a single TO left He red
to steal and was nailed by Thomas.
Tinker got q hit in the third and was
caught by Thomas when he attempted
TO steal. Detroit threatened again in the
safely to center. Cobb forced him and on
Rossman's fly to Chance the elusive Cobb
fell victim to a double play.
Killing was given a life in the fifth by
error was overcome with double play of
Sheckard by Schaefer and Rossman.
Cubs Own Medicine.
The Cubs were handed in the sixth the
kind of medicine they forced on the Tigers
in the two preceding games. Mullin. who
opened. was given base. Mcintyre fol-
lowed with hit to left. 1t was at this
point. Pfeister made an error of judg
ment that was responsible for some Tiger
runs. OLeary hunted to him and after
viewing the situation, he hurled the ball
10 third to catch Mulin. 1t was too late.
all were safe, the bases full and no one
out.
Chance was playing close to his sack
so close that all he could do was to
knock down Crawford fast one, which
rolled twenty feet from the bag. Mullin
scored. Cobb put slow bounder over
Pfeister's head which came too slow for
Tinker to handle. Mcintyre scored. The
bases were all occupied and still no one
out Rossman laid one TO right. on
W hich Crawford and O'Leary crossed the
plate Schaefer put up a fly to short
center which Hoffman captured. and then
by fine throw caught the fast Cobb at
the plate. Thomas doubled. and Rossman
Scampered i'll. Coughlin relieved the
cubs by going out from Evers to Chance.
In the eighth Cobb doubled, Rossman
beat a bunt Schaefer put fly to Schultz,
but cobb did not attempt TO run. Thomas
drew base on balls. Coughlins long fly
10 Sheckard allowed Cobb to score. Null
lin drove stinger to Chance. which he