The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-10
10000 FRANTIC FANS SEE TIGERS
AND CUBS CLASH IN OPENING GAME
Jennings Pins Faith to Husky South
paw KilIian--"Grab the Opener
Slogan Of Both Managers,

cONTENDERS-chic cham
plon Of the National league, and
Detroit, champion Of the American
league.
TITLE AT sTAkE-champion-
ship Of world.
y uMPiRES-kiem and o'Day, Of
National league, and Sheridan and
Connolly, Of American league.
RIVAL MANAGERS - Frank
Chance, first baseman Of Chlca.
90, and Hugh Jennings, Of De-
troit.
RIVAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
w. Murphy, Of Chicago, and
Frank Navin, Of Detroit.
DIVISION OF GATE RE-
cElPTS-Ten per cent OF gross
receipts to the national commits
sion. Sixty per cent Of the bal
ance from the first four games
shall form a pool for the players
Of the two teams. to be divided
60 per cent to the winner and 40
per cent to the loser. Balance
shall be divided equally between
the two clubs.
BATTLE-GROUND OF FIRST
GAME-DetroIt.
GAME STARTS o'clock De-
troit fine.
BETTING-2 to I on Cubs.
PITCHERS-Ed. Reulbach for
CHICAGO, Ed. killian for Detroit.
BENNETT PARK. Oct. 10.-With
10000 Detroit supporters looking or
drowning out their enthusiastic wei
come to their team, the lusty yells OK
the delegation Of 1900 Cub rooteIs
from the home OF the National league
champions, the pennant winners in
baseball's two great leagues clashed
today In the opening game OF the
series on which rests the right OF the
title Champions OF the Universe"
Though by no means the largest
park In the American league, the De-
troit enclosure today earned easily
the right to be considered In line for
the credit OF being the pfettiest. In
spite of the advanced season. the per-
feet sod OF the playing Held was as
bi liant a green as In the balmy
month OF June. Round the field. tier
an tier and forming q complete amphi-
theater with the teams III the center.
were the crowd that had come out TO
see sports greatest title decided. Wo-
men dressed as for q football gamo.
with chrysanthemums and gay gowns
dotted the picture. Men from all walks
OF life were on hand and many an
exponent of young America saw his
proudest moment. sitting on his Ia
theirs knee.
Rush Starts at 10. A. N.
Gates for the park were opened at
10 o'clock and the rush was tremend-
GUS, line having been formed at mid
night which had steadily grown tn
serpentine proportions. The Detroit
management we'll nigh eliminated the
ticket spectators this year by sell
ing all tickets, both reserved and gen.
eral admissions, from the gates only
and In lots OF but two at q time. or
course. a few spectators managed 10
get small blocks OF seats by hiring
men and boys to stand In line. This
was the exception to the rule. how.
ever, and visitors to the city who had
hoped to do business with the specu-
lators were sorely disappointed.
Promptly at o'clock the umpires
nut a stop to the practice and the
Rame was on.
betting had been at evens all dag
on the result OF the opening contest.
though a rush of Chicago money re-
NAMED without takers at 2 to 1 that
/ Yhe Cubs are the eventual winners
Of the series.
To Ed Killian, however. went out
the great hopes Of the multitude In
the opening game today. The broad
shouldered southpaw Is the one big
obstacle In the Cubs way today II
they succeed In beating him 1t will
] be q saddened crowd that wends It's
way out Of the park after all is over
Get the first game!
This was the motto carried by both
Jennings and Chance into the series
today, and we'll do all the players real
ize its force.
The Giants got the jump on the
Athletics three years ago and went
through the series TO an easy and de-
cisive win. The White Sox astounded
the Cubs In the opening game two
seasons ago and no true fan has for
gotten the result. Last year the Cubs
matched from the Tigers a chance TO
win In the opener and more than one
expert has maintained that this, fol-
lowed by the decisive victory scored
the next day, really broke the hearts
Of the Tiger crew.
Cube olvsn Q Hand.
The Cubs appeared on the field at
1880 and were given warm welcome
by the crowd. They took on their
caps in Acknowledgement In q mo-
ment Herman Schaefer put In an ap,
|Npearance, batting flies to himself. The
other Tigers emerged In q moment
from the club house. and pandemo-
mum reigned.
And then an authenticated person
age, rather slight Of build and of de-
tsrmined air. came down the club
house steps. The Bryan demonstra-
tion IA Denver was threatened, the
cheering, footing of horns, grating OF
horse flddles and waving of yellow and
black nags continuing until he was
across the field.
No time was lost In getting at pre-
1iminary practice by either Tigers or
E7UbB and In moment balls were hy-
M In all directions. Wiiiett took
- mound while the Detroit players