Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-13
TIGERS CONFIDENT,
CUBS UND|SMAYED
Scene of Fight for Base Ball
Honors Shifts to Detroit.
IDEAL WEATHER FOR GAME
Straits City Fans Hope for Another
Victory Today.
GINGER FOR JENNINGS MEN
Leader Says Men Are in Peppery
ondition-Chance Says He Will
Take Four of First Five.
IDEAL WEATHER FOR GAME
GINGER FOR JENNINGS MEN

DETROIT. Mich. October 13.-Detroit
today becomes the center of the base
ball world for at least two days. The
Cubs and Tigers will get together this
afternoon In the fourth battle for the
worlds championship. 1t may prove the
turning point in the big series
The two teams left Chicago at 11:45
o'clock last night The national commits
sion came along and several friends Of
the members of the executive body ac-
companied them Many fans took advan-
tage of the special rates offered by the
railroads.
Yesterdays victory Of the Tigers has
cheered Detroit up to great extent. After
Donovan, the pitching star Of the Ameri-
can League. had been walloped by the
National League champions for six runs
in one inning. fans here began to think
that nothing could stop Chances men.
Few were brave enough to say that the
Tigers yet had a chance to win the series.
and not many more ventured an opinion
that the Tigers would even win one game
but today the feeling is different No
one. however, wants to bet more than
to that Detroit will win the worlds
championship. And it is hard work to get
a bet that it will win another game.
'Wait," Says Chance.
Here's the way the managers view itS
I'VE lost yesterday" says Chance. "be-
cause our fielding and hitting were not up
to the standard maintained in the closing
games OF the National League race, or
the first two contests Of the present Sc
raes with Detroit. The defeat hasn't wor-
ried any Of US. The Tigers can try
their war clubs again on Mordeci Brown
In the game this afternoon. Overall or
Reulbach probably will pitch in the nth
and final game. We cannot repeat last
years achievement. but. mark my words.
the Cubs will take four Of the first five
battles"
II told you we would soon get started
nings. 'we'n take the next two games
in Detroit as sure as fate. and Will hurry
back to Chicago for the final clash
Thursday Summers will pitch this after
noon at Bennett Park, and, If he wins
the championship is ours. II Eddie can
hold the fort the chances are Donovan
will go back on the slab on Wednesday
and Mullin can have another chance at
the Cubs in the game here Thursday The
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put fresh supply of pepper in the
Tigers ranks. Did you ever see such
hitting? Yah"
Prompt Start Ordered.
Umpire Connolly will oficiate behind
the bat at Bennett Park and KLEIN will
act on the bases. AS ordered by the
commission. the battle starts at o'clock
sharp. as usual. giving the players plenty
of daylight to fight out their professional
enmity.
The local fans are hugging to their
hearts the possibility of Detroit victory
this afternoon. which would make the
worlds championship series a tie with
two games apiece. While Chicago play
ers and rooters found plenty of comfort
in the memory of their teams triumph
over Detroit last year, and its advantage
of two victories to one so far this series,
the local enthusiasts gleefully contem-
plated yesterdays score and declared that
Cobb and Crawford and Rossman had
only just found their worlds series strike
Contrasted with last Saturdays fever
ish expectancy. when the series opened
conditions are fairly normal today. With
ideal base ball weather predicted, "clear
and warmer" with the Detroit ticket
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their heavy losses on the opening day,
and a fair prospect of desirable seats to
meet all demands and with the two clubs
having taken the measure of each others
strength in the three hard battles, early
indications suggested the absence of hys-
terra and the presentation of a thrilling
contest.
Base Ball Writers to Meet.
Base ball writer's from all over the coun-
try, who are here to report the worlds
championship series. have called a meet
ing today at the Hotel Pontchartrain to
form a national association. carrying out
the ideas outlined at a recent meeting in
New York city. Among the objects
sought by the writer's are uniformity in
the Interpretation OF scoring rules and
str1cter rules for admission to the press
box.
The Batting Order.
The batting order this afternoon will be
Detroit-McIntyre. left field: O'Leary.
shortstop: Crawford, center field: Cobb.
right field: RossHan. first base; Schaefer.
second base; Schmidt. catcher: Coughlin.
third base: Summers. pitcher.
Chicago-Sheckard. left field Evers sec
ond base: Schultz. right field: Chance. first
base; Steinfeldt. third base: Holman, CEN
ter field: Tinker. shOrtstOp: Killing. catch
er: Brown. pitcher.
Umpires-COnnolly (American) and
KLEIN (NatiOnalj.
Kern OF for Last Speaking Tour.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. October 13.--
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