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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 1907.
SP pAGE iG j TERRIFIC BATTLE FDR BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IPJlVttflTINC
"WILD PILL” DONOVAN SAVES DETROIT FROM DEFEAT AND
FIRST GAME OF THE WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP IS 3 TO 3 TIE
Outplayed the Tigers Throughout 12 Innings, and Now
Seem to Have a Shade of Advantage, For Donovan Can
■Hardly Pitch Again Before Saturday—Looks Like
Reulbach or Lundgren Today Against-
Mullin or Siever.
"WILD BILL" DONOVAN.
Hera la a picture of the man whose excellent work in the pinches
saved Detroit from defeat Tuesday.
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS]
The first game of the world 'a championship was a tie.
This seems to indicate:
(To Chicago fans) that the Cubs now have a shade tho best
of it.
(To Detroit fans) that it is now easy money for the Tigers.
(To the rest of us) that it is what it started out—a very
even thing with the odds slightly favoring the Cubs.
The sensation of the game was the fact that Ty Cobb did not
get a hit.
Think of it—a game for tne championship of the world—
and not a hit by the best batter in the American League.
Oh, well, the Georgia boy was “off” in yiat game and can
be counted on to “slap ’em out” later.
And it is sincerely to be hoped that Ty will not hit a batting
slump—os the best of them do sometimes—just at the time when
his Kits are most neoded. »
Ty has been the sensation of the American League race.
His Georgia friends want to sep hinT do equally well in the
world’s championship games.
By JAME6 CRUSINBERRY.
Chicago, Oct. 8.—Alter seeing one
same between the Chicago Cuba and
the Detroit Tlgera, It muat be conceded
that the city of Chicago haa an excel
lent chance of getting another world's
championahlp.
While the game ended 3 to 3 after
12 Innlnga of the grandeat and moat
exciting baseball Chicago fans have
ever seen, a careful examination of the
work of both teams shows that the
Cubs did better. From all indications,
they will further outclass the Ameri
can Leaguers before the series Is over.
Detroit has "Wild Bill” Donovan'and
Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb, and these
three fellows may upset everything yet
and boost Detroit Into the champion
ship. But, to offset the prowess of
these thre^ marvels,' Chicago has a
dozen or fifteen well balanced, well
drilled and lively ball players, that, ac
cording to form, will bring the big
title to the West Side.
"Wild Bill” Pitched one of the pret
tiest games that has ever been played
In the West. He was perfect and over
topped Overall, of the Cubs, just the
snme as he would have surpassed any
pitcher the Cubs might have put In the
game. But "Wild Bill" Is the whole
pitching staff of Detroit, and he can
not pitch every game.
The Cubs were far In the lead of
the Tigers In speed and In fleldlngt In
I spite of the fact that they made mere
| errors. They startled the Detroit play-
jers by their base running, and they
outbattsd the Tiger team, despite all
I the latter's heavy sluggers. It 'was
Cubs. Cubs, Cubs all the'way, with the
exception of one Inning, and then the
Tigers fell down after winning the
game.
If the Tigers fall with "Wild Bill*?
In the box. there la llttle hope for them.
Cub Batteries Best.
On the other hand, the Cubs had
those people from the Michigan me
tropolla on the run with one of their
common pitchers In the box. and they
have four or five more like him to
work in the balance of the series.
The Cubs' pitching staff, on the
whole. Is far superior to the Tigers',
and this point means much In their
favor.
But there is one spot on the Chicago
club that far excels the Tigers, and It
was shown clearly In the first game.
Johnny Kllng, a* a catcher. Ii In «
class seven! stories above the Detroit
backstops, excelling In both pitching
and catching.
It looks today as If the Cubs are the
one best bet at any.old odds.
Luck always plays an Important part
In baseball, and will likely "cut In"
this time, but'It still have to cut hard
and deep to slice the Cubs out of the
world’s championahlp. I
Chicago stole six bases, every one of
which was a close steal and due to
speed by the Chicago runners and In-
accurateness by the Detroit catcher.
Detroit stole four bases, three of which
were handed them because of runners
on third base at the time. There was
no comparison there. The Cubs were
superior and bolder as base runners.
They even wont so far as to make one
of the steals to third base.
Chicago banged nut ten hits off the
Detroit pitcher. Detroit made nine off
the average Chicago pitcher. "Wild
BUI" fanned twelve men and showed
his superiority there, at least, for both
Overall and Ruelbach together could
wing but one over half that number.
Donovan the Mustard.
Chicago had exactly seven chances
to win that game and could mot con
nect with the good pitching of Dono
van. Four times out of those seven a
and speedy work. Jack Pfelster show
ed well In practice and has a chance of
doing one of the games.
Here Is the obx score of yesterday's
gome
Chicago.
other three times the runner was at. f , hnnrc , b
second. A single would have won the I stelnfeidt. 3b.
game, but that plchlng of "Wild Bill" j kllng. c. ’. ..
would not permit a single. i Evers, 2b-ss.
Twice the Cubs had that winning run Schulte, rf..
nipped at the plate and once they had Tinker, ss.
the bases full with but one out. And 'Howard.,
yet that much needed tally couldn't Zimmerman, 2b.
be pushed over. Overall.
Toward the latter part of the gome, "Moran.,
especially after the ninth, when tho Reulbach, p. . . '2
Cubs succeeded In tying the count, the
Chicago team was going much the bet
ter of the two.
Frank Chance, Jimmy Slagle, John
ny Evers. Johnny Kllng, alt broke Into
star roles and the playing of the four
along with one or two qthers on the
West Side team Is likely to bring out
some grand baseball before one of
these teams has won four games.
Sam Crowford, Davy Jones and
Schaefer all turned clever tricks for*Coughlin, 3b
the Tigers, and outside of tho pitching Schmidt, c
of Donovan and the hitting of Catcher
Schmidt, their work was the feature.
Crawford whacked three singles, one
of which drove In a couple of runs. All Totals,
his hits were clean drives past the In
field. Schlnldt proved to be a better
batter than catoher.
3 10 30 16 2
Totals.. .
•Batted for Overall In ninth. .
"Batted for Tinker In ninth.'.
Thy.other Detroit players were una
ble, to break to the front In the open
ing game, although the perfect man
ner of Tyrus Cobb In running to first
arid standing at the bat made the Chi
cago fans raise their eyebrows.
J it must be admitted Chicago has the
vantage In pitchers. They may not
use all four of the pitchers, but they
are there anyway, and In shape for
work; Detroit has three, only one of
which Is In good shape besides "Wild
Bill," and It looks as If Bill can not
come back again before Saturday's
game at least. He never has been a
pitcher who could work every day.
Reulbach of Lundgren.
It seems likely that Chance will s’end
either Reulbach or 1 Lundgren to <the
slab today and either of them should
be the equal or even the master of any
twlrler Jennings can put In. George
Mullin will probably be the choice of
the Tigers, although It Is possible 'Slav
er will bo worked because of being a
left-hander. Southpaw dingers were
destructive to the Cubs last season, and
Jennings thinks they might have tho
same effect this year,
Mullen stands a better chance of
slipping one over on the Cubs than any
of the.other Detroit pitchers. He Is a
steady, heady and ready twlrler. He Is
one of the best batters on the Detroit
team and la considered the best bat
ting pitcher In the buslnesr. although
Killian, the Tiger'left-hander, finished
with a better record.
Reulbach showed wonderful speed In
the three Innings that he worked yes
terday. He was even a'surprise to the
fans and to his team-mates. He had
such speed and curves that Crawford
was struck out. Reulbach did not pass
a man.
Chance Is able to. put him In today
In spite of the fact that he had expected
not to use the,big fellow at all except
for relief. Lundgren Is In' grand trim
and can be depended upon to do steady
Detroit.
Jones. If.. ..
Schaefer, 2b. ,
Crawford, cf.
Cobb, rf.. ..
Rossmnn; lb. ,
O’Leary, ss.
Donovan, p.
Score by Innings;
Chicago .000 100 003 000—3
Detroit.. 000 000 030 000—3
Summary—Hits, off Overall 9 1
Innings. Sacrifice hits, O'Leary. Stein-
feldt, Evers. Stolen bases, Slagle
Sheckard, Chance. Stetnfeldt, Evers,
Howard, Jones .2 Schaefer, ftossman.
Double, plays, Evers to Tinker, Schae
fer to Rossman. Left on bases, Chlca.
go », Detroit 8. Base on balls, off Over,
all 2. off Donovan 3. First base on er
rors, Detroit l. Hit by pitched balls,
by'Donovan 2 (Stelnfeldt, Sheckard).
Struck out, by Donovan 12, by Overall
5, by Reulbach 2. Passed ball, Schmidt.
Time. 2136. Umpires, O'Day and
Sheridan.-
Sid Smith May
Quit the Diamond
6 peel ill to. The Georjrtnn.
Charleston, 8. C., Oct. 9.—Bid Smith 1* In
Charleston at preaent on a Visit to friends,
and denied Timorously a story‘that he had
come here to study medicine and play foot*
hull. He 'declared that he wished neither
to I*' a sawbones nor « football hero, but
had * business deal on foot at.Camden, his
borne, that might keep him out of baseball
fbr grxtf. His mother objects* to his playing
professions! ball any more, although Sid Is
jiurnlng to make good with the Athletics.
He,«mys that he will not play with the
Philadelphia Americans unless he esn get
top-notch money.
More Sports Will Be Pound
on Proceeding Page.
ED REULBACH.
This man took Cvarall'a placo in the tenth and pitched brilliantly
BILL KIRK’S COLUMN I
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EDITORIAL.
The other day In Philadelphia, before a huge crowd of maddened fans.
Umpire Silk O’Loughlln gave a splendid exhibition of real nerve when he
made a decision that was unfavorable to the home fans.
The editor of The Bugle, always ready himself to give a decision agatmt
Philadelphia, wlthea to congratulate Mr. O'Loughlln on' his splendid nerve,
and to thank the Iptrepld umpire for the leeson he haa taught.
The editor of The Bugle believes, and wishes his readers to. believe,
that the raving of the largest mob can never prevail against a solitary urn.
ptre with the courage.of his convictions and a punch In either hand.
When brave Horatius stood on the bridge and faced the entire Etrus
can army, most of whom were shouting, "Mob him!" and "Let us take the
bridge!” the noble Roman acted exactly as Silk O'Loughlln acted In Phila
delphia, and there was nothing doing.
When Leonidas stood aloiie In the pass (or almost alone), and'faced the
great army sent against him,'he never wavered an instant, dnd with a
magnificent display of courage he backed the enemy oft the boards, only
quilting when he was killed. An umpire can do no more, and, 1 more le the
pity, most of them do less.
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