The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-13
DETROIT TAKES
HAND IN GAME
American Champions Win the
Third Contest in Series
for Worlds Title.
LOCATE PFEISTER'S CURVES
MULLlN is STEADY AND HOLDS
DOWN HITS-SCORE 8 TO 3.

Chicago, Oct 12-Detroit became real
contender for the worlds baseball cham
pionship today when 1t defeated Chicago
in decisive fashion. to 3.
Manager Jennings achieved the result
with a change in his lineup. Downs was
put on the bench. and the efficient
Schaefer, who is at home IN almost any
position, was shifted from third to second
base, Coughlin occupying the third sack
This shake-up, however. cannot be said to
have had any material effect in winning
the game, for neither Schaefer nor Cough
lin got a hit, while COughlin bungled one
of his two chances.
Counting the worlds series of last year,
today's victory was the first Detroit has
scored In eight contests for the highest
prize in the baseball world. Mullin, elected
by Manager Jennings to pitch for Detroit
was steady throughout the game, holding
Chicago to seven scattered hits and pass
ing only one man. Pfeister's left-handed
shoots for the most part failed to puzzle
the Michigan batsmen- Besides issuing
three passes he was hit safely thirteen
times. two of the cluster being doubles
and six of them occurring in one inning.
IT was this inniny-the sixth-which gave
the game to Detroit.
The gray-clad Tigers, two runs behind
Chicago when the inning opened, came
across the plate in a procession. The
crowd. with the exception of a few from
hugely. pleaded with VOciferOus unanimity
for the retirement of Pfeister. Manager
Chance, who failed 10 show any traces of
displeasure at the way in which Detroit
came up from behind and went ahead,
smiled cheerfully and ignored the request.
Cobb in LimeIight.
Tyrus Cobb idol of the Detroit enthu-
siasts. whose playing was a great disap-
pointment year ago, came into his own
today. He batted like natural hitter he
is, and ran bases like flash His batting
average for the day was 500 Out of five
times up he hit safely four times. His
singing single 10 right in the first drove
in O'Leary with the first run of the game.
In the fourth he reached first on a field
er's choice, but in the sixth he beat out
his slow grounder. scoring Mcintyre In
the eighth his sprinting ability enabled
him to make a double of hit, which. with
a less speedy man would have been good
for only one base. In the next inning he
singled and he not only stole second. but
also third by narrow margin. He had
no opportunities in the field. to the great
regret of his admirers in the stand. 9th
ers, whose work contributed materially to
the victory were O'Leary. Crawford and
ROssman, each of whom made two hits.
although Rossman and O'Leary were both
charged with errors.
MuIlin Deserves Credit.
70 MuIlin, however, the greatest credit
was awarded. by the spectators. Even in
the rOurLn inning Wnen All three OF chi
cagos runs were scored, he never fall
tered His nerve remained steady; his
strong arm and his control excellent. The
only base on balls which he allowed was
turned into a run by Chicago.
Despite the fact that the sun shone
brightly today and the temperature was
higher than yesterday. only 14.543 paid ad
missions were registered at the various
turnstiles, netting total receipts of S22,
767.
Dawn did not find the usual line Of eager
would-be purchasers at the ticket win
dows 1t was S o'clock before a single