The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-13
Fans Stand ID Line.


The line Of fans in front OF the box
office at Bennett Park at 8 o'clock this
morning was almost a half mile long.
The indications are that today's crowd
will be the largest OF the series to date
a great thrOng Of roOters greeted the
train which brought the two clubs to
the city at a m, and the greeting
given the Tigers was wildly en-
thusiaStiC. Pitcher Mullin had To call
on the police to save him from the fans,
who wanted TO show their appreciation
Of his great work work yesterday.
The weather IS perfect Jennings
said at 9 o'clock that his battery
would be Summers and Schmidt or
Thomas. Chance said we will give 'em
Brown today and Reulbach tomorrow,
then we'll pack the pennant in our bag
and 60 back to Chicago"
The general sentiment before yester-
days game was that il would not be
pitchers battle. No one looked for 4
repetition of the DOnOvan-Overall duel.
MuIIin and Pfeister has each weakened
under fire before when slight OBJ
stacIes have cropped up. and therefore
the rooteTs Of each club lacked the
faith in them that they have in other
pitchers. The results showed that this
was justified.
Cubs Tactical Error.
In the fourth inning MuIlln weakened
and the Detroit players also took a
balloon ascension, and the Cubs had
the fine lead Of 3 TO l. The first pass
given by Pfeister was to Mullin in the
sixth inning and Mcintyre cracked out
a single on top Of this present It
was plain that the Cubs sOuthpaw
should have been relieved at once and
another twirler sent TO the rescue.
When Pfeister made the bad blunder
OF throwing TO third base on O'Leary'S
bunt, there wasn't a chance in a thou
sand Of PfeiSter catching Mullin at
third, The Tigers proved that they
can also push along an advantage, for
they hammered out three singles and
a double with only one break in the
procession Of safeties. and took the lead
by to 3.
In batting and headwork the Tigers
completely OutplayeC the Cubs yesterday
Just as they were odtplayed themselves
in the other two contests.
Each team has now shown it's met
tie Each has proven that its attack
is varied and likely to be changed at
any moment, while twice the Tigers
have shown that they can play an up
hill battle.
II looks now as the Tigers have a
fighting chance for the series. Their
stock has gone UP rapidly by reason
Of their victory. Chances failure to
send a pitcher to Pfeisters relief is
taken to mean that the Cubs leader
is more sorely pressed in the matter
Of pitchers than any one believed.
The Cubs followers yesterday were
talklnB doouL d Cledn S"-el WneH
their favOrites left the Wildy City
last night they were already sending
in their application for seats for a
game at Chicago next THURSDAY. A con-
test in that city en- that day viii be
necessary provided Chicago doesn't win
both games here today and tomorrow
The hopes Of the Detroit fans have
risen high since Cobb and Crawford
struck their batting stride yesterday.
The tip here this morning is that
Summers will go in 20 pitch this after
noon. with Brown as his opponent. A
duel between this pair has long been
eagerly awaited. 1t is expected to be
the treat Of the series