Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-10
CUBS TAKE FIRST
N WORLD SERIES
Chicago Easily Defeats Detroit
in First of Champion.
ship Games
PLAY IN DOWN POUR OF RAIN

Chicago Repeats Famous Contest With
Now York by Making Four Runs in
The Third Inning, Driving kiliian
From the aox-Daylisht Sees Crowd
Waiting for Gates to Open.
Detroit, Oct. 10.-The gates to Ben
nett park, where the Detroit and Chi
cago base bali teams met this after
noon in their first struggle TOR the
worlds championship, opened at 10
o'clock this morning, and the crowd
Immediately began pouring in. Hun
sdreds; had been waiting in line since
daylight in order to secure general
admission tickets. All reserved seats
for the game We're sold in two hours
yesterday, leaving hundreds unsatis-
fled.
are reported in splendid condition, all
tho Shortstop O'Leary. and Catcher
Schmidt, Of Detroit, entered the game
with injured dingers.
The batting order of the two teams
follow:
Detroit. {
Mcintyre, left field.
OLeary, snortstop
Crawford, center field.
Cobb, right field.
Rossman, first base. I
I Schaefer. third base.
Schmidt, catch.
Downs, second base.
Killian, pitch.
! Chicago.
I Sllecl0ard, left field.
Evers, second base.
i schultz, right field.
1 Chance, first base.
Steinfeldt, third base. &.
/ Hofman, center field.
Tinker. shortstop.
\ Killing, catch.
Eeulbaeh, pitch.
Umpires, Sheridan and O'Day
Twenty minutes before 2 there was a
slight sprinkle Of rain, but the teams
continued to practice. The batteries
were Killian and Schmidt for I'etroit;
Reulbach and Killing for Chicago.
The Game BY innings.
Chicago went to bat first Sheckard
doubled to right, Cobb falling In the
wet grounds. Evers struck out.
Schultz was out, Schaefer to Rossman.
Sheckard takes third. Chance walked.
Chance stole second. Holman flied to
Crawford. No runs.
Detroit McIntyre singled over third.
O'Leary struck out. Rain is failing
heavily. Crawford struck out. Nc
Intyre stole second. Cobb singled over
third, scoring Mcintyre, but was thrown
out, Sheckard to Evers, when he tried
to stretch his hit into q two -bagger.
Detroit, one run.
Second Inning.
Chicago-Hofman was out, Downs to
Rossman. Tinker fled to Crawford,
who made wonderful one-hand catch.
Killing walked. Ruelbach forced King.
OLeary to Downs. No runs.
Detroit-Rossman out, Tinker to
Chance. schaefer flied to Hoffman.
Schmidt was out, Ruelbach to Chance.
No runs.
Third Inning.
Cafcago-Before Sheclard came to
bat, q dozen bushels of sawdusst were
sprinkled around the home plate and
the pitchers box. Rain is falling
heavily. Sheclard doubled over first.
Evers bunted toward third. endeavor-
ing TO sacrifice, but Schaefer fell and
Evers was safe. Sheclsard taking third.
Schultz singled between first and sec
ond, scoring Sheckard, Evers taking
second. Manager Jennings sent Sum-
mers out to warm up. Chance bunted.
Killian threw Evers out at third,
Chance being safe at drst. Stefnfeldt
singled to left, scoring Schultz, and
took second while Chance took third on
poor handling of the throw-in. Hof-
man walked, filing the bases. Sum-
mers then took Killian's place in the
box. Tinker hit to Downs. forcing Hof-
man at second, Chance scoring on the
play. Tinker stole second. King hit
to third a slow bounder which slipped
thru Schaefers hands, Steinfeldt sco1-
ing. Killing tried to steal and was out,
Schmidt to Downs. Chicago four runs:
Detroit-Tnker made wonderful
stop or D0WQ'S &rOuuQef, VufoW1li6 AliAA
out to Chance. Summers struck out.
MCINTYRE fouled to King. No runs.
Fourth Inning.
Chicago - Rue1bach struck out
ssheckard singled to center. Evers sac
rificed, Summers to Rossman. Schultz
flied to Mcintyre. No runs.
Detroit - O'Leary out Tinker TO
Chance. Crawford lined to Evers. Cobb
was out, Eyers to Chance. No runs.
Fifth Inning.
hicago-Chance fouled to Schmidt
steinfeldt walked, and Hoffman forced
Steinfeldt, O'Leary to Downs. Tinker
out. Schaefer to Rossman. No runs.
Detroit - Rossman struck out
.Schaefer sent a high fly to Scheckard
Schmidt flied to Holman. No runs.
Sixth Inning.
/ king filed to Mcintyre, who made
pretty running catch. Rueliach was
ont. Downs to Rossman. Sheckard
aied to Mcintyre. No runs
Detroit-Downs bunted to Ruelbach,
el,o threw him out at first. Summers
lit to R,ieabach, who hrew htm out a
Arst. Mcintyre hit the ball into the
Sud u front OF Une plate and Il rolled