New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
THREE NOW FOR CUBS
TIGERS FIJI TO SCORE.
Br0zvn HumbIes Detroit an Fourth
Game for Worlds Title.

Detroit, Oct. Is.-Chicago crept one game closer
10 the worlds baseball championship To-Day US
defeating Detroit by a score Of to D. NIhcaso
has now won three games Of the series as against
the one taken by Detroit al Chicago yesterday
Summers and Miner Brown, the star pitcher OF
the Chicago team, opposed each other and the Iat-
ter had all the better Of the argument although
Summers pitched excellent bail IN all except one
inning
After shackard and Evers had been retired in
the third inning Summers wavered ever little
and the Cubs scored two runs. Schultz walked ana
tie tail Chicago rightieder promptly decided 10
Try out Schmidt's throwing arm The arm was
tried and found wanting. Schmidts unsuccess1ui
throw TO second base being the first of four SINH
lar failures Chance. the next man up, was also
allowed 10 walk, despite the strenuous objections
Of the Detroit battery 70 nothing Of the crowd
Singles by Steinfeldt and Holman followed, send
ing Schultz and Chance across the plate Stein
feldt took third and Holman second during the
run getting but the best Tinker could do was
grounder 10 O'Leary. who threw him out
Chicago's next and last came in the ninth
inning, after Winter had taken Summers's place
in the pitching box. The change made no difference
with the Cubs With two out. Evers singled TO
left stole second and raced home on Chances
single 10 right.
Detroit threatened to score only once In the
fourth inning Brown found himself in tight place
when singles by O'Leary and Crawford put men
second and first bases. with none out. Captain
Chance left first base. and Joe Tinker came over
from short 10 confer with Brown If the confer
ence concerned the handling Of an expected hunt
II was successful Cobb, the Detroit right fielder,
who hated so strenuously yesterday, came TO bat
and hunted The ball rolled slowly toward Brown.
who rushed up. felded il clearly and shot il on
line 10 third just in time to force out O'Leary.
Crawford. who had taken second on the play,
is known locally the odd Reliable" It is said
of him that he may be depended on to do the right
thing at the right time almost invariably. Taking
a lead off from second the 'Old Reliable for
in his life did the wrong thing at the wrong time
He chose this occasion TO refresh himself with the
traditional forty winks" This was some thirty
five too many. King observed the runners
rnoent expression and the violent efforts Of Joseph
Tinker to attract attention without making
noise. The Chicago backstop made a quick throw
70 Tinker. rudely disturbing the rest Of Mr. Craw-
ford. spelling DetroIt's only chance 10 score and
perceptibly depressing the spirits CT the specta-
tors
Crawford retired 10 the bench crestfallen. for
where there had been men on bases with
cellent chance of scoring. there were two out.
with only Cobb first Cobb started 10 steal sec
ond at the tine that Connolly called q third
strike on Rczsman- Presumably King did not hear
what the umpire said for he threw to Evers and
Klein called Cobb out The play. however did not
count Rossmann had already made the third
out
In the fifth inning Couehlin was hit rv rftched
ball hut got no further than first base In the
was Immediately doubled. N the mkt three in
nings Detroit went out IN ona two. three order.
The pitChinE Of Brown vas uD 10 his usual
standard. His only widness VS. in hitting Cough
lin lie allowed only four hts. Of which went
20 O'LeaTy and two 10 Crawford. OF which
was double He struck out four men. besides
ac0e1ting four fielding chances in perfect style.
While the crowd to-day vas lergar than that
which turned out 10 SEQ the opening struggle Of
che s-ries he~e. il was not so large as al ho-.
expected I'm view Of Detrait's victory Yesterday.
The turrstiles registered l2s-- paid admissions.
from which Tho gross receipts were Sla2G-- The
ground Immediately in front Of the grandstand
was sin muddy from Saturdays rain. but the
diamond was IN good condition. and the weather
was ideal for spectators and players alike.
The Cubs won to-5ay's game 10y their al-rtness
and Cuickness in accepting opportunities, q con-
dItion that has marked their play all the season
As has been the case In al The games Of the
series. the outcome hung largely a single in
ming, and today. as in the game with New York
that gave the Cubs the pennant E the third
inning that told the story.
Many expected Jennings to send Donovan in
against Brown today. hut il was generally con-
si5ered that he had used good judgment Detroit
never really had chance 20 score against Brown
in to-day's game. and there Is much more chance
for Donovan 10 pitch winning game tomorrow
against Reubach or Overall despite his defeat
on Sunday. Jennings is confident Of winning
morrow. and stiu has hopes Of taking the series.
The score follows: