New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
cTRS WIN FIRST
IN WORLDS SERIES
paTTTNG RALLY BEATS
TIGERS IN NINTH.
Hard Hitting Game Seen by Com
DaraticeIy Small CrO5cd Be-
cause of Rain.
rRv telegraph 10 The Tribune ]

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tbs baseball championship Of the world. for the
1oI - ,,n5ete-red by facing Detroit lead in the
- srrirc hammered out five runs in their last
L.. a. the bat. and won the opening game Of
- a-;ss ~ . score of 10 TO g. II was game OF
IL -t,,a, Ips and downs OF hard hitting and
se- s,a hose running. with errors both sides
- oe@p -f,a brilliant fielding OF both teams on a
rain soaked diamond
g came began with umbrellas covering most n
% an fans who had been pouring into the
uIe 5s since 10 o'clock. when the gates we're
- Tor the rain. which had been threatening
= baean during the early practice OF the
- - T was not heavy enough to do much harm.
- and the game went along in alternate
nv, showers and p steady drizzle until the sew
=, ,rni7C when Detroits great rally gave the
-, -asr, a chance to save the game
= n favor the plucky Tigers. the clouds light
15 hen and helped them to overcome the heavy
~si-seo lead IL that and the next inning only TO
-, ~, tie savage batting Of the Chicago
,.re-s IN the ninth session
Tet-oit rooters were loyal 10 their team despite
-. -,srrorv q the crushing defeats by the Cubs
- seo and reckless offers Of odds by Chicago
--isars were snapped Up this morning There
= 700 much Chicago money for the home rams.
go and before the game the friends Of the
-, 4o5,r7 i hard to place bets at 20 ! Most
:. .ba netting was on particular games, and De
.,s elrpcrrers we're ready 10 offer ODDS that the
~-hs could not uin when Donovan was in the
to- Chicago Was as ready to rely on Brown Is
ability. -,
= e+ar rftehe-s n the rain. and Brown and
--,-an we're kept or the benches But before the
-or.esr ended three pitchers had been driven from
- .,1 and while Donovan did not set n al ALL
c.;.,qo -77sIy had 70 call Brown 10 stay the
-- re was not equal TO the task. as Il proved
- axoe-t for the fierce batting that came TO his
"a IN The last inning would have suffered defeat
-,,=nrs decided 10 let hillian try his fortune
r.+-sr the conguerors Of the Giants. while Chance
L. SING
ss-7s- reacH the plate in twenty-nin innings On
60, a-a-, one looked for pitchers battle. but
ne event was 10 prove otherwise
v+a-tsr5 met Eilians first bail fun and shot It
., -fsbt for d double. though C0bb's fall helped
tl-- IN reaching second base Chance walked and
q looked IS Il the Cubs were OF But Kil!ian had
-,arhing IN reserve. and famed Evers, while
cgrsafer threw Schultz out and Steinfeldt poked
E fy 10 Crawford
Then amid tie loyal rOars Of the crowd. McIn-
tyre srepze5 10 the bat the rain and smashed out
: single steady cried Chance. and steady was
,sa vord far ReuIbaIh's elusive curves were too
uuos for O'Ieary and Crawford and both struck
eyt Then as Cobb stood at the plate Mcintyre
siois second and raced home on Cobbs single. But
ire timing ended with the -un. for Cobb. trying TO
make second base, was thrown out.
4 pause. in which both SIDES went out quickly.
sns then came the third inning which must surely
,s lucky one for the Cubs. II was repetition
VIII u1iInpo-tant differences. OF the fatal session
New Ork the peLlnatI, ana DSlOLt II
tzisd KtIIan's had set.
s5ecEar7s began II with double, and Evers, try
1ug osacrface vas safe his hunt Shulte's sin
ss scored sheckard, and Chance forced ETers at
third base Stelnfeldt sent Schultz home with a
safe smash TO centre and on McLntyre's poor
throw Chance and 5teinfeldt moved along. KHlian
then filed the bases with pass 70 Holman, and
Summers relieved him II the box
Tinker forced Holman Chance scoring. and
schaefeT Tu1nbled Kings hit letting Steinfeldt
eccre.
Then Reulbach steadied down, and there was not
. chance for the Tigers until the seventh inning.
z looked sure victory for the Cubs, and they
made Il even more secure with another run in the
first hgS the seventh inning but the Tiger root
and players never gave up hope, and in the
Seventh inning their reward came n as plucky q
rally as vas ever seen.
Cobb singled through Reulbach to start the fight
snd tore around 70 third base Rossman's single
by brilliant base running. ReUIbach tried TO catch
Cobb Of third and Rosznan at Onoe swept down
second hasa Schae7er struck out. but Cobb
scored Tinker threw Schmidt out at first base
Downs doubled, scoring Rossusn, and sDTtrtsd
home from second base when Summers sent a
Texas Lacquer over short Chance then sent over
Ell n TO the game and he started by hitting
Mcintyre, but 10 harm wes done. for Schultz took
O'L%ary's fly.
But The Tigers only a run behind now and
tie crowd was crazy with Joy. A perfect storm Of
noise seemed 10 rattle Overall. and Chance called
him in after he had passed Crawford, and sent
Brown 70 the box 10 keep the Cubs ahead. Brown
started with q wild pitch that put Crawford
second and Chance then dropped Browns throw
o. Cobbs attempted sacrifice, Crawford reaching
third base. Rossnan doubled 10 centre. scoring
Crawford and Cobb raced home when Hofman's
throw TO catch him there Wild.
Detroit vas ahead and the crowd went mad but
its JOY stortlived. for Brown steadied and
stopped the hitting
Chicago went 10 che bat game ever IN the
ninth and then singles by Schultz, Chance and
steinfelet filed the bases. Holman sent Schultz
and Chance home with single, putting the Cubs
ahead again, and Tinker dropped bunt four feet
RON the plate Schmidt tried for il. but fell in
the mud steinfeldt scoring the catcher slid
arouno- Holman and Tinker brought of a double
Steal and Kings single scored them both. Brown
eacTiheeo, but Sheckard fled TO Crawford, and the
tragic inning ended
Inc gross receipts OF to-days game amounted to
sss'& Of which the national commission gets
toIl the team q and the players $685..
The score follows: