Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

~ ball championship today, when 1t
defeated Chicago in decisive fashion,
8 to 3. Manager Jennings achieved this
result with 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 occupy
ing the third sack. This shakeup, how
ever. cannot be said to have had any
material effect in winning the game,
for neither Schaefer nor Coughlin got d
hit, while Coughlin bungled one of his
two chances. Thomas was placed pc
hind the bat in place of Schmidt, with
better effect, as his double scored one
run.
Counting the worlds series of last
year, today's victory was the first De-
troit had scored in eight contests for
the highest prize in the baseball world.
Mullin, elected by Manager Jennings
to pitch for Detroit, was steady
throughopt the game, holding chicago
to seven scattered hits and passing only
one man. Pfeister's left-handed shots,
for the most part failed to puzzle the
Michigan batsmen. Besides Issuing two
prizes, he was hit safely thirteen times,
two of the cluster being doubles ana
six occurring in one inning. 1t was this
inning. 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 pro-
cession. The crowd, with the exception
of a minority from Detroit, which en-
loved the proceedings Immensely,
pleaded for the retirement of Pfeister.
Manager Chance, who failed to show
any traces of displeasure at the way
Detroit came up from behind and went
ahead, smiled cheerfully and ignored
the request
Tyrus Cobb idol of the Detroit en-
thusiasts, whose playing was a great
disappointment a year ago, came into
his own today. He batted like the
natural hitter he is and ran bases like
a flash His batting average for the
day was 300. Out of five times up he
hit safely four times. His stinging
single to right in the first drove in
O'Leary with the first run of the game.
In the fourth he reached first on a
fielder'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 less speedy
man, would have been good only for
one base In the next inning he
singled and not only stole second but
also stole third by narrow margin
Others whose work contributed to
the victory were OLeary, Crawford
and Rossman, each of whom made two
hits, although BOSNIAN and OLeary
were charged with errors. To Mullin
however, the greatest credit was
awarded by the spectators. Even in
the fourth, when all three of Chicago's
runs We're scored, he never faltered.
His nerve remained steady, his arm
strong 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 12,435 paid
admissions were registered at the va
rious turnstiles, netting total receipts
of $22,867 Dawn did not find the usual
line of eager wouldbe purchasers at
the ticket windows. 1t was s o'clock
before "a single line formed, and when
play began there still We're vacant
seats in the more distant bloachers.
These seats, however, probably would
have been filled had it not been that
many of the spectators chose to occupy
temporary seats in the overflow
grounds in right center and left field.
The game was scheduled to begin at
o'clock, but was postponed forty-five
minutes, waiting for the arrival Of late
oomers to fill he unoccupied seats.
Detroit was the first to score. In
its half of the first inning O'Leary,
with one out, lined too hot for Stein
1eldt. He went to second on Craw-
ford's out and came home on Cobb's
single to short center. Only one more
hit and no runs was the best Detroit
could do until the fifth, when the De-
troiters, in a fine rally, came from
behind and, as it proved, put the game
safely away.
Mullin, the first man up when three
balls had been put across the plate,
d1sdainfully moved away from the
plate and PfeiSter was unable to get
the fourth one over. Mcintyre singled
to left and O'Leary laid down a nice
hunt, which filled the bases and Pfeis-
ter failed to catch Mullin at third.
With none out, the Michigan contin
gent cheered wildly as Crawford went
10 bat The sturdy center fielder
swung viciously and the resulting
grounder was altogether too hot for
Chance to hold. While Chance was
whirling frantically around, seeking
the ball, Mullin crossed the plate and
the other runners advanced a base
each, leaving every point still occu-
pied by Tiger runner. The fleet
Cobb beat out his own slow bounder
to Tinker and Mcintyre scored, the
bases still being full, as before, with
none out. Rossman singled to right,
scoring O'Leary and Crawford, while
Cobb made the circuit from first to
third. Hoffman captured Schaefer's s
fly to center and with a perfect throw
caught Cobb at the plate. Thomas
doubled to right field, scoring Ross
man, but the rungetting carnival was
stopped when Evers threw Coughlin
out at first.
Pfeister held the Detroiters hitless
in the seventh, but he was pounded
hard in the eighth. Cobb hit to left
for two bases. Rossman beat out a
pretty bunt, sending Cobb to third.
Schaefer few out to right and Ross
man moved up to second on Schulte's
throw to the plate, holding Cobb at
third. Thomas walked, filling the
bases. Cobb scored on Coughlin's out
to Sheckard. Mullin hit safely to
Chance, scoring Rossman. This ended
Detroit's scoring, but they had all
they needed, and more.
The story of Chicago's scoring is not
a long one, although it looked in the
fourth inning as If the worlds cham
pions were going to repeat their sue
cesses OF Saturday and Sunday.
After striking out Sheckard, Mulin
gave Evers his base on balls and the
little second baseman being caught off
first by Mullin, raced to second and
was safe ON Rossman's high throw.
Schultz fouled out, but Chance sin
gled, scoring Evers. Chance stole sec
ond and came home when Coughlin
made a bad throw OF Steinfeldts