The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
CUBS WIN FIRST.
Capture Initial Game of Worlds
Series
With Tigers in Fight for the
Championship.
CHICAGO 10; DETROIT 6
Americans Il Ockad Two Ma
tiOnal TWirierS Out.
Thousands Saw h Great Teams
~ Contest.
CHICAGO 10; DETROIT 6

LFrOm Saturday nights last edition.1
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 12.-After fight
ing to finish in the first game for the
worlds championship the Chicago
Cubs. by a batting rally in the ninth
inning. defeated the Detroit Tigers
by a score of 10 to Saturday after
noon, and thus obtained good lead
in the series of six games that is to
be played.
Considered from the standpoint of
expert ball playing it was a smuggling
match from start to finish, Chocago
using three pitchers and Detroit two
Detroit was the first to score, get
ting one run in the first inning on two
hits and clever base running, but the
Cubs evened up matters in the third
and went ahead on successive hits
which netted four runs.
From that on until the ninth it was
nip and tuck until in the last half of
the ninth of Chicago they fell on Sum-
mers. the latest find in the American
league, and batted out ave runs and
. victory.
Rain made good playing impos-
sible
The attendance. officially given out
as 1882 paid admissions. was cur
tailed by the weather. Ali forenoon
the sun shone brightly and the tenn
perature was mild. Crowds wendell
their way to Bennett park and the
stands were comfortably filed when
q sprinkle of rain turned many per-
sons away from the gates. The gross
receipts were only $16,473. OF this
$1,647 goes to the national commits
sion; S2,965 to the team owners, and
$11,695 to the players. 1t is stated
that the crowd was smaller by 1000
persons than that which attended the
game in this city the afternoon of
Labor day. The covered stands in
which the seats were reserved and
the regular bleachers were we'll filled.
but the green circus seats imported
from Chicago had few occupants This
was partly due to the rain, however,
as many spectators found themselves
less uncomfortable standing than sit
ting. The miserable weather, how
ever did not prevent some hundreds
OF spectators from taking cheap seats
in the outlaw stands outside the left
field fence.
First Inning.
Chicago-Sheckard doubled to right
field. Cobb falling in the wet grass as
he reached for the ball. Evers struck
out. Schultz out Schaefer to Rossman:
Sheckard taking third. Chance walked.
Chance stole second. Hoffman flied to
Crawford. No runs. : !
Detroit---As Detroit came 70 bat The
rain was falling heavily. Mcintyre
singled over third base. oLeary
struck out. Crawford struck out. Nc
Intyre steals second. Cobb singled
over third. scoring Mcintyre, but was
thrown out Sheckard to Evers when
he tried to stretch the hit into a two
Dagger. one run.
Second Inning.
Chfcago-Hofman out Downs to
Rossman Tinker flied to Crawford,
who made a wonderful one handed
catch. King walked. Ruelbach forced
King. O'Leary to Downs. NO runs.
Detroit--Rossman out Tinker to
Chance. Schaefer flied to Hoffman.
Schmidt out Ruelbach to Chance. No
runs.
Third Inning.
ChicaRo---A dozen bushels of saw
dust were sprinkled around the home
plate and pitchers box The rain is
falling heavily. Sheckard doubled
over first base. Evers hunted toward
Schaefer fell and Evers was safe.
Scheckard taking third Schultz sim
gled. scoring Scheckard, Evers taking
second. Manager Jennings sent Sum-
mers out to warm up. Chance hunted
and Killian threw Evers out at third.
chance being safe at first. Steinfeldt
singled to left. scoring Schultz and
took second: while Chance took third
on poor handling of the throw in.
Hoffman walked filling the bases.
Summers then took Killian's place in
the box. Tinker hit to Downs, forcing
Holman at second, Chance scoring on
the play. Tinker then stole second.
Killing hit to third. a slow bounder
which slipped through Schaefer's
hands, Steinfeldt scoring. King tried
to steal out Schmidt to Downs, Chi
cako four runs
Detroit-Tinker made a wonderful
stop of Downs grounder. throwing
him out to Chance. Summers struck
out. Mcintyre went out, Ruelbach to
Rossman. No runs.
Fourth Inning.
Cchicago-Ruelbach struck out.
Sheckard singled to center. his third
hit Evers sacrificed, Summers to
Rossman. Schultz flied to Mcintyre.
No runs.
Detroit-O'Leary out. Tinker to
Chance. Crawford lined to Evers.
Cobb out Evers TO Chance. No runs.
Fifth Inning.
Chlcago--Chance fouled to Schmidt.
Steinfeldt walked. Hoffman forced
Steinfeldt, O'Leary to Downs. Tinker
was out, Schaefer to Rossman. No
runs.
Detroit - Rossman struck out.
Schaefer sent a high fly to Sheckard.
Schmidt flied to Holman. No runs
Sixth Inning.
Chicago--Kling flied to Mcintyre
who made a pretty running catch.
Reulbach out, Downs to Rossman
Scheckard flied to Mcintyre. No runs
Detroit-Downs hunted to Ruel-