The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-14
BROWN DID IT.
Three Fingered Twirler of the
Cubs Invincible.
Mighty Hitters of Tigers Are
POWerless to Score.
GREATEST TIL RON @.
Never in Baseball History II as
Detroit Had Such a Crowd.
The Final Score Stood Chicago
3. Detroit o.
GREATEST THRONG

Os DOOt OAO We
Detroit, Oct 14-Chicago crept one
game closer to the worlds baseball
championship Tuesday by defeating
Detroit, to 0. Chicago has now won
three games of the series, as com
pared with the one annexed by De-
troit at Chicago. Eddie" Summers
Detroit. and Miner Brown, the
premier pitcher of the Chicago team,
opposed each other, and the latter
had all the better of the argument, al
though Summers pitched excelleht
ball in all but one inning.
In the third, Summers passed Two
men on balls, some of which seemed
to the crowd to be very much like
strikes. He was cutting the corners IN
whirlwind fashion, and an men
either way would have, changed the
umpires' verdict. Chicago got two
men on bases in the first and one
in the second without the situation,
however, growing precarious. In the
third, after Sheekard and Everss as
a result of sprightly efforts OF
Coughlin and Schaefer, had been re-
tired Summers wavered ever so little,
and Schultz was presented with stand
ing room on the initial bag. The tall
Chicago right fielder promptly con-
cIuded to try out Sehmidts throwing
arm. Said arm was tried ana Iounu
wanting Schmidt's unsuccessful
throw to second was the first OF four
similar failures. Chance, the next
man UP, was also allowed TO walk
despite the strenuous obJecuons OF the
Detroit battery, to say nothing OF the
Hoffman followed. sending Schuite
and Chance across the plate STEM
feldt took third and Holman second
during the process of run-getting, but
the best Tinker could do was
grounder to O'Leary, who threw him
out.
Chicago's next and final run oc-
Cured in the ninth inning when Win
ter took Summers place in the pitch
ing box. The change in seasons made
no difference with Chicago. With two
out Evens singled to left and stole
second, coming home on chances
single to right.
Detroit threatened to score only
once. In the fourth inning Brown
found himself in pretty hole when
singles by O'Leary and Crawford
placed those gentlemen, respectively,
on second and first bases, with none
out Captain Chance left first base
and Joe Tinker came over from
short to confer with Brown II the
conference concerned the handling of
an expected bunt it was successful.
Cobb, the Detroit right fielder, who
batted so strenuously Monday, came to
bat and bunted-~ The ball rolled
steadily towards Brown, who rushed
up on it, and, without even looking at
first. shot it on line to third just in
time to force O'Leary out. Craw-
ford, who had taken second on the
play. is known locally as the "old
reliable. 'It is said of him that he
may be depended on to do the right
thing at the right time almost in
variably.
Taking a lead off from second, the
"old reliable" for once in his life, did
the wrong thing at the wrong time. He
chose this occasion to refresh nlmSelI
with the traditional forty winks." This
was some thirty-five winks too many
Killing observed the runners Somnolent
expression and the violent efforts of
Joseph Tinker to attract attention With
out making a noise. The Chicago back
stop swung his arm powerfully ana the
ball shot down to second on Inc,
rudely disturbing the rest OF Mr. CraW-
ford. spelling Detroit's only chance to
score and perceptibly depressing the
spirits of the spectators. Crawford re-
tired to the bench very crest fallen, for
where there had been men on bases
with an excellent chance of scorlnS,
there now were two out with only Cobb
on first Cobb started to steal second
at the same time that Umpire Connolly
called a third strike on Rossman.
Presumably King did not hear what
the umpire said, for he threw to EVers,
and Umpire KLEIN called Cobb out. The
play, however, did not count, as Ross
man had already made the third out
In the fifth inning Coughlin was hit
by pitched ball. but got no further
than first. In the sixth O'Leary got his
second single, but was Immediately |
doubled. In the next three innings De- |
troit went out, one, two, three.
The pitching of Brown was clearly |
70 n standard His OnlV |
was in hitting Coughlin. He |
allowed only four hits, two of which |
went to O'Leary and two to Crawford, |
one of the 1atter's being double. He |
struck out four men, beside accepting |
four fielding chances in perfect style.
The turnstiles registered 12.907 paid |
admissions, from which the gross re-
ceipts were $19,231. The ground imme
1iately in front of the grandstand was /
still muddy from Saturdays play, but
the diamond was in good condition and
the weather was ideal for spectators
and players alike.
Following is the play in detail:
First Inning.
Chicago-Sheckard out to Ross
man, unassisted on a grounder. Evers
fled out to Cobb. Schultz singled
over second Schultz stole second
Chance singled. Schultz was held at
third. Chance took second on passed
ball. Steinfeldt grounded to Coughifn,
put at first. No runs.
Detroit-McIntyre out, Tinker to
Chance. OLeary out, Brown to
Chance. Crawford up. Crawford hit
over Schekard's head for two bases
INTO the crowd. Crawford took third
on a passed ball Tinker threw Cobb
but at first. No runs.
Second Inning.
Chicago-Summers threw out Hof-
man at first on grounder. Tinker
lp. Tinker out, O'Leary to Rossman.
King singled over second. Brown
struck out. No runs.
Detroit-Rossman out Evers to
Chance Schaefer up. Sehaefer struck
1ut. Schmidt flied to Hoffman. No
runs.