The Detroit times., 1910-10-17


Big Indian Meets Chances Right.
Handler To Start Battle for
Championship Of Baseball
World.
Immense Crowd Throngs shibs Park
and Weather Conditions Are
Just Right
sHIBE PARK. PHILADELPHIA.
Pa. Oct. 17.-Surrounded by $4,000
baseball bugs and under conditions Of
SUFFICIENT intensity and excitement to
make the scene dramatic. the Phila-
delphia Athletics and the Chicago
Cubs fought out the Arst battle for
the championship OF the whole world
and the interstellar spaces this after
noon at Shibe park. The weather was
perfect, the thermometer showing 70
In the shade.
The crowd was the greatest that
from the noise. noe wondered how It
was that Philadelphia got her name
of being--well, not 80 very fast. 1t
was the biggest baseball day Philly
has ever known and she seemed to ap.
preciate the honor. Tn setands. pa
vilions, boxes and bleachers were
crowded while the outfield. with the
exception Of gap In center6eld.
which sered Is an entrance and exit.
resembled the interior Of subway
car In rush hours.
The circus seats failed to arrive and
the 5000 outfield overflow had to stand
throughout the afternoon.
II was q fairly impartial crowd and
when the sphynx-lfke Chance led his
gray-clad men onto the neld at lis
the visitors received . tremendous
ovation.
/. Owing to the crowd In the outneld,
ground rules were necsssary. which
allowed two bases on 4 hit beyond
the ropes.
In the preliminary practice, Jimmy
Dygert pitched to the Athletics and
King Cole warmed up the Cub bat
terry. There was no denying that the
Cubs appeared moro at. their ease than
the home boys. 2s.
Pay 81 For Roof ssats.
The residents along Twentieth-st.
made enough money on the game not
to have to worry for q while over the
high cost of living. They let out their
roofs. porches and front rooms - =
dollar per. &G 10y
Il WAS q great day for the photo
gxAphsrN, who were allowed to roam
the Aeld until jun hsfors The game
Connolly Of the America KSasu6s
was chosen to Judge balls and strikes,
and Hank O'Day to give the base de-
cisions. Rigler and Sheridan were
stationed nthe outfield.
During the progress Of the game .
moving picture machine trained its
lens on all the stirring movements.
just back of the left field fence, q
huge sign, done In flaming colors. Inn
plored:
"Oh, Bender, eat 'em up"
The Cubs remained favorite in
the betting to the last, a $1,000 to
500 wager being recorded on the
stock exchange shortly after noon.
After the Cubs finished their prac-
tice the Athletics, at 1850, took the
field and the crowd had q spasm.
Chase Moving Picture Men.
Promptly at o'clock the four um-
pires and Captains Chance and Davis
held a final conference, while the
crowd cheered and the cameras click
ed left and right.
From the earnestness Of the con-
fab, II was apparent that something
far more important than the fate Of
any nation rested upon their words.
was q row between the umpires and
the moving picture men who had
their machine stationed just behind
the home plate near the stand. The
umpires ordered the machine on but
the proprietors appealed to the high
er powers and the members Of the
National commission and won out.
The crowd became nervous over
the delay and hooted and cat-called.
At the last moment the moving pic
ture machine was moved back Of
third base.
Promptly at AIS Umpire Connolly,
announced the batteries and the
great game was on.
FIRs1 INNING.
CUBS-Sheckard hit the first ball
pitched for z foul over the left held
high above the third one. Schultz
Schultz out, stealing second. Thomas
to Collins. 1t was q very feeble at
tempt. tempt on n sShult N part riyN Holman out
The crowd greeted the retirement OF
johnny Killing lined a few throws down
to second like bullets from a rife, In
base stsalers OF the Athletics. Overall
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hunted toward
third and thought he had q clean single
Lord died to Holman. Hoffman made a
die Collins was given a hand when
he cam: to bat and sss~S.,ss With Ill.,, z
two strikes on Baker. Collins got ready
to steal Collins was thrown out when
he finally made the break by q perfect
throw from King to Tinker. Collins
proved unavailing. The retirement OF
the Athletics aid not meet with any
cheers though one Of the greatest ova-
lions Of the afternoon turned loose
E siIN Chance stepped to the plate. NO
SECOND INNING.
CUBS-After fouiing OF the frst ball
and then biting At wide one. Chance
hit to short and was thrown out by
c Ss.n TO % .nos what Ss was but the the
steinfeidt. with one side OF. his face
pulled out with hi: ouid Of tobacco: