The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-13
TYRUS COBB WAS EASILY The
STAR PERFORMER IN YESTER-
DAYS GAME OF THE BIG
SERIES.
ONLY I4,543 PAID
TO SEE THE GAME
Innings Was .8o8-Chicago Gave
Pfeister Errorless Support
But Pitcher Was Not
Effective.

Chicago, Oct 12.-Detroit became
real contender for the worlds base
ball championship today when it de
II feated Chicago, s to 8.
Counting the worlds series of last
q year, todays victory was the first De
troit has scored in eight contests for
the highest prize in the baseball world
II Mullin, pitching for Detroit, was
4 steady throughout the game. holding
& Chicago to seven scattered hits and
\ passing only one man. Pfeisters left
handed shoots, for the most part, fail.
ed to puzzle the Michigan batsmen.
Besides issuing three passes, he was
hit safely for thirteen times, two OF
them being doubles, and six occurring
in one inning.
Detroit was two runs behind Chi
cago when the sixth inning opened
andethen the Tigers came across the
plate in a procession The crowd de-
manded the retirement of Pfeister but
Manager Chance ignored the request.
cobb Was Star.
Tyrus Cobb was easily the star bat
ter of the day, his average being 800.
He not only batted like the nataural
hitter he is, but ran bases like
fash.
Out Of five times up he hit safely
four times, made one run himself and
batted in two more of Detroits runs
Only 1853 paid admissions were
registered at the turnstiles today.
First Inning.
Detroit: Mcintyre ground out
OLeary was safe on liner to Stein
feldt Crawford swung hard, but the
bail dropped in front of the plate and
King threw him out; O'Leary going to
second Cobb's Texas Lacquer
scored OLeary. Rossman went out.
Chicago: Schreckard struck out;
Eyers foued out; Schultz singled but
was caught stealing.
Second and Third.
Detroit: Schaefer out at first
Thomas and Coughlin went out.
Chicago: Chance flew out; Stein
feldt and Hoffman struck out
Third-Detroit: Mullin was caught
at first; Mcintyre and oLeary flied
out.
Chicago: Tinker singled but went
out trying to steal second King
grounded out and Pfeister struck out
Fourth.
Fourth-Detroit: Crawford singled |
but was forced at second by Cobb
Rossman lined to Eyers. whose quick
throw to chances doubled Cobb at
first
Chicago: Shreckard struck out.
Eyers got TO first on balls. Mullin
caught Eyers of first. but the runner
raced 10 second and was safe. Schae-
fer. by a jump, barely managing to
stop Rossman's high throw Schultz
foulded out Chance scored Evers
with a single over second and a mo-
ment later stole that base himself
Steinfeldt got first and Chance scored.
steinfeldt. meanwhile reaching sec
ond and scored on Hoffman's triple.
Tinker was retired
Ffnh-Detroit: Tinker took Schae
fers pop fy and threw Thomas out at
first Couglin struck out
Chicago: OLeary booted Killings
Erounder and the latter was safe.
Pfeister struck out. Shreckard forced
Killing and was doubled
Fatal Sixth.
Detroit: Mullin walked. and then
vent to second on McIntyre's single.
oLeary bunted to Pfeister. who threw
10 third too late TO catch Mullin. leav-
ing the bases full. Crswford's grouni-
er was too hot for Chance and Muliin
seored. Cobb chopped a bOunder over
Prester's head and beat 1t cut whea
Tinker fell going after II. Mcintyre
scored on the hit R0ssman singled.
SCORING OTesry and Crawford putting
a. /