The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
In Field of Mud Chicago
OutplayS Detroit
Brown Saves the Day After
ReuIback and Overall Fail
TO MySfify Tigers

DETROIT, Oct. 1o.-Rain rem
ldered the first of the series of base
ball games between Detroit and Chi
Csgo for the worlds championship.
which went to Chicago at Bennett
park this afternoon, 10 to 6, an
aquatic exhibition Of some merit. To
the impartial observer it was tank
cEsns with many scenes of low COM
eydy, but TO the local enthusiasts the
comedy was tragic.
But it was, for all that, a game full
of surprises and heart breaking
climaxes. Detroit in its half of the
first inning put d run across the plate,
amid the deafening shouts OF the local
crowd and the silence OF the sprinkling
or Chicagoans in the stands. But in
the third Chicago rushed in four tai
lies, while the locals were unable to
connect with the ball.
In the seventh pandemonium reigned
as Detroit added three more to its
string. making the score TO in IA
vor OF Chicago. The noise became ear
splitting IN the next inning when the
Tigers got two more. giving them a
lead or one run. They had had the
lead once. lost IL and then regained it
But the ninth inning was different.
D. belonged strictly to Chicago. Com
Ing from behind. the Cubs annexed five
more "a HES. a lead which seemed iusur-
mountable and which proved to be so.
Even then. with memories Of the pre-
Nlous innings. the cheering local en-
thusiasts did not give up hope of De-
trolt tieing the score. But Brown all
the season the mainstay of the Cubs
when crises were 10 be met, was pitch
tng steady hard ball and the best De-
troit could do was 10 get one hit, but
no runs.
RAIN HAMPERS CROWD
The attendance. officially given out
Bs 1912 paid admissions, was curtailed
by the weather All forenoon the sun
shOne brightly and the tenlperatrire
was mild Crowds wended their way
10 Bennett park and the stands We're
comfortably flled when a sprinkle of
rain turned many persons away from
Play began with q drizzle and by the
time the second inning was under way
rain was falling At the end Of the
tnE- Another inning and IL had ceased,
but the diamond and outfield were ex-
ceeoingly slippery and the base lines
fFere mere pud0les OF mud
4 Chicago won by heavy and OppOrtune
hitting and brilliant work in the field.
Tinker in particular played a sensa-
tionsl game at short. making two beau
tiful stops and throws and retiring
runners who were apparently safe Be
eide this, he made two hits and crossed
pitched superb bali for I'VE innings. al al
lowing only two hits, both Of them in
the first inning
were garnered from his delivery, but
fn the seventh inning Big Ed seemed
able 70 give the DetrOits little that was
nistasteful TO them. Three singles and
q double, resulting in three runs. per-
Guaded Captain Chance that Reulbach's s
period Of usefulness was over.
Reuibach retired in favor of the tow
ering Overall. but the latter's stay in
the Iimelight was exceedingly brief
and disastrous. His first Official act
was to hit Mcintyre with a pitched ball.
but the inning ended with a fly ball
from the next batter
KTIsLIAN Is HIT HARD
The first man UP IN the next inning
Crawford-Vas given four wide ones,
and Overalfs fate was sealed. Brown
entered the arena and at first it looked
Rs n the usually steady veteran had
lost his cunning. His first ball went
wild Of King and Crawford took sec
ond. Then Cobb bunted and was safe
on Chances muf. and Rossman singled
Thereafter. however. the miner main
fained control Of the situation.
For Detroit Kfllfan lasted two and a
Hnird innings, during Wnlcn uVe hits
were chalked up against him. Sum
mers, the ~knUckle ball" expert, I'm
5sbed the game. and. although he was
pounded hard, there was apparently no
thought Of relieving him. The total
or hits on both sides. however, would
have been fewer had it not been for
fhe heaviness OF the grounds. Some
grounders that would have been easy
outs under ordinary circumstances
rolled so slowly that the runners
reached 6rst before the delders could
H.get the ball
With the bright weather Of the fore
noon encoura efng every one into the
belief that the clements had entered
fnto the spirit OF the day- little talk
was to be heard i'm the hotel l0bbies
or on the streets save OF the after
noon game and the possibility Of Sc
GUFing ticketg. Nendefs OF dags did