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    The Omaha Sunday Bee
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PART V.
SPORTING SECTION
FAQIS 1 TO 4.
VOL. XXXV1U-NO. 17. ' OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKX1NO, OOTOBEU 11, IOCS. " StNOLK COrY FIVE CENTS.
CtTicagcTWins First Game of the World's Championship Series. Cornhuskers Defeat Grinneli
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CHICAGO WINS FIRST GAME
CORNHUSKERS STILL SLOW
Coach Col Much Put Out Over the
( Husky Aggies from Ames Who Will Meet Nebraska in Omaha Next Month
Battle for World's Championship
Begins on Muddy Field.
Work of the Foot Ball Squad.
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TIGERS TAKE LEAD IN SEVENTH
Tonic of the Minnesota tirae T.
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e.,t of the Nebraska students la centered In
the' game. with. Minnesota at Minneapolis
next Saturday.' The rooters have taken up
the cry of, "We must beat Minnesota."
ind are yelling It wherever a group of them
jets together to discuss the foot ball sltua
llon. With the prospects M victory over
the Gophers apparently brighter than they
ever have. been, the rooters arw confident
that Nebraska will triumph, and are anticipating-
the outcome with much display
of Joy.
The coaches and those Immediate con
nected with the Cornhuskers eleven do not
hare the fcellnir of confidence with the
students. To them the work of the team
all season, and particularly during; the
past week, has been a koen disappointment,
ind they are far from sanguine of success
n Northrop field next week. Then are
not making any predictions further than to
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lly this week the Gophers are
repeat the trirk of lent season.
practice was started this fall
and many of the old veterans of last year's
tram returned to school, it looked as though
Nebraska would have one of the strongest
teams In tho history of Cornhusker foot
ball. The coaches and athlctio mentors
were elated over the prospects. , It was
freely predicted, by men with wealth of
material In hand, Minnesota and Ames
oiwht to be easy victims In the annual con-
tests. Everybody looked for the team to
start out with a rush and . smother the
i.t.-ller teams In the opening games. i
But Is just what the Cornhuskers
fulled to do a"d that Is why there Is gloom
among the coaches i,-w. In the Peru
game the normals held ' Ki.-.g" Cole's pu
pils to a low score. This was unejCpcted,
but was accounted for to the satisfaction
of the rooters by the fact that the field
was muddy and really prevented any fast
playing. The following Saturday when
Dbane was encountered and the Cornhus
kers had a hard time running up many
scores, the students felt that something
wast radically wrong with the Nebraska
team. The coaches realized that they had
great work to do to bring the Cornhuskers
up to championship form.
Players Are Slow.
In the Doane contest .Die play of the
Cornhuskers waa listless and slow, and the
men did not get In the game with the right
kind of spirit. They went to their plays
as though they cared little whether they
succeeded or no. Some of them "Bluffed."
There was not such machine like precision
to their work as that which enables a team
to win great struggles. - Only three or four
times did they show anything Ilk the fast
play that marked their work last season.
In practice this week they played the
sumo kind of half-hearted and careless
bull. On Tuesday afternoon their defense
against the scrubs was so weak) that the
men on the other side tore holes in their
line, and played "rings around them."
loach Cole was disgusted with his men
and told them that there would have to be
a big chango at once. During the remain
ing practices of the week the head coach
and his assistants drove, the Cornhuskers
in the hardest kind of work In an effort
to get tbem to-play fast and consistent
ball. But they accomplished little. Tho
woik of t';e Cornhuskers at the la?t prs'tlc
Krlduy" was pruc'.lcally as ragged as any
time during the week.
Some ol th students have been unable
to account for the poor showing of the
J'-am this year. They point out that there
irr irn men or last season a championship
f I 'ven ir. the lineup this fall and that the
Comhtifckers ought to be playing the best
kind of a game. There has been some
tendency among them to doubt the ability
of. Coach Cole to turn out a really great
team. But what Is the trouble with the
team was explained yesterday by one of
the men closely connected with foot hall,
lie id. tlvat ther are. only . three . or
foiir of, the nun on the team this year
who arc working hard. The majority of
theni. having been on the 'varsity lust
season, feel that they have places clinched
llijs season, and are not doing any more
work than they think is neressary to keep
on the eleven. To those who have watched
the team closely from the sidelines this ex
planation seems probable.. Only a few of
tl old veterans have thrown themselves
Into the game this season as they did last
year when they were working to get places
on the team. It Is tills fault that has
enabled the scrubs to outplay the 'varsity
at times- and that kept down the Doane
score on the Nebraska side.
Hove for a Change.
The coaches are hoful thirt with a hard
game ahead of the team this week tho
Cornhuskers will change their attitude and
get down to grilling work before, the
Gophers are met. The old desire to defeat
Minnesota is yet Instilled (n all the Ne
braska players and It Is believed "King"
Cole's pupils will work In every way pos
sible to whip the mighty Gophers again.
The Nebraska players realize that unless
they triumph next Saturday they are liable
to lose all claim to the championship of the
Missouri valley, for thero Is a possibility
of their losing In the game with Ames at
Omaha November T. The right claim to the
title at the end of the season may rest
on the respective showings made by Ne
braska and Ames against Minnesota. It Is
now up to the Cornhuskers to do better In
.Ve game at Minneapolis next week than
Ames did.
The Nebraska warriors at the present
time are in fit physical condition for the
game Saturday, and barring any Injuries
which they might receive before Thursday
night, when they leave for Minneapolis,
they will be In fine shape for the big
contest. The men have received but few
mjurles this season, and when It la taken
Into account that they have been in some
hard practice scrimmages, this stiows that
they are In condition to stand many hard
knocks. There Is only one man on the team
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coaches are afraid may be hurt
at any time. He is Oxke. The
quarterback has not done any heavy
ring the summer and is not able to
stand much scrimmage work. lie has
hma kept out of tho scrlmmsge In practice
aa anueh as possible to save him for Min
nesota. Tf he is In good shape on Satur
day seme senastlonal playing will be ex-l-eoted
of him.
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Left to Right: Top Row-Pooley, Left Guard; Knox. Right End; Telller, Tyft Knd. Third Row-Wllmarty Right Ouard: Deakln. , Center: Greene. Fullback: Mayne, Half Davis,
Right Tackle; Johnson, Ift Tackle. S-rond Row-S.Lambert. Right Half; Jcanson Quasrerback; Guy Lambert. Left Half; Hubbard. Quarterback; Reavls Left End ; Brugger,
Right Tackle. Bottom Uow-Rcppcrt, Right Knd; Gray, Right Tackle; Murphy, Right Guard; Rutledge, Center; Nelaon, Left Guard; Law, Left Tackle; Graham, Left End. -
IOWA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOOT BALL TEAM.
CORNHUSKER BEAT CR1NNEU
Take Game in Which Grinneli Excels
in Fast Work. .
GRLNNELL
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LIGHTER
ira Lads Surprise the Nrbraska
Bors In the New Style
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LINCOLN, . Neb., Oct. 10. (Specials
Playing fast and fiercely and keeping, up
a defense that bewildered the Cornhuskers
Grinneli went down to glorious defeat by
the score of SO to S In two short halves of
twenty minutes each, to tho tho Corn
huskers who had not expected tho visitors
to have much of an offense. The game
was the biggest surprise of the season.
For the opening five minutes of play
the light Grinneli players swept tho Corn
huskers off their feet and carried the ball
from their own thirty-five yard line across
the Nebraska goal line for tho first touch
down of tho game.' They worked the
straight old-fashioned foot ball with a nice
variety of modern plays and Jiept the scar
let and cream men guessing all the time.
After the first five minutes of play Ne
braska seemed to get Into form and came
back at the Grinneli men with the "best
playing It has done this season. The attack
was rapid and strong, and Grinneli was
forced back gradually for a touchdown,
which followed the first by Grinneli in a
few minutes. Fir . the remainder of the
gimo they played their best, but the vis
itors met every attempt to advance . with
the hardest kind of resistance, every yard
the Cornhuskers made they had to fight
to get.
Superior weight and beef that told every
time the Cornhuskers made a touchdown.
Three times In the opening half the Scar
let and Cream players advanced tho ball
by end runs and forward passes to within
striking distance of their opponents' goal
line and then their beef broke down the
gallant defense of Grinneli and touchdowns
resulted. One time this occurred on a for
ward pass. Captain Harvey caught the
ball on the Grinneli twenty-yard line, i
There were several ' of the visitors holding
on to him, but they could not . prevent
a touchdown, for the Cornhuskers got
back of their captain and bore him owr
the line.
Grlanrll Moves Fast.
The Grinneli play, was remarkable. Out
weighed on the average of ten pounds to
tile man. the visitors made yard after
yard through the Nebraxka line on straight
foot ball. This was not so much the caso
in the first half as in the second. In the
opening half they played play8lTW0 ;p;
opening half they used the "peek a' boo"
style of play, but i nthe last on, with the
ball in their teritoiy most of the time and
after Nebraska had solved their tricks,
tliey . directed their attac ks against the
center line. Center and right tackle gave
way to them several time. Once a fake
center play netted thorn forty yards.
This miserable showing of the line was a
disappointment to Nebraska rooters, who
had thought the cornhuskers' line was one
of the strongest in the west. When they
saw the light Iowa men plow through It
for long gains Uiey knew something was
wrong, and all hope of victory over Min
nesota went glimmering. Tonight they are
predicting that the Gophers will have a
walkover unless the next few days see a
remarkable Improvement In the Nebraska
defensive play.
"Pip" Cooke, the little midget center and
Croger. full back, were the stars of the
game for Nebraska.
Blair, left half, and Flanagan, left end,
were the stars for Grinneli.
Zeigler of Grinneli kicked off at 3.S7
with Nebraska defending the west goal.
Chaloupka caught the ball and returned
it to the fifty-yard line. Blrkner on a
run around left end niude twenty-five
yards, setting the Nebraska rooters to
cheering. Beltser on the next play was
thrown tack for a loss on an attempted
end run. Again Nebraska failed to gain
and the ball went to Grinneli on its own
thirty-five-yard line.
Grlaaell Scores First.
The visitors started out on their first
play and aent chills down the backs of
the Cornhusker rooter. On a triple for-
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SCORE OF SUNDAY GAME
Tho score by innings of the Cbi
, cago-Detrolt gams at Chicago to
day will bs rscelred by Tho
Bee, aa usual, and displayed on
Its bulletin board In front of tho
offioe for the benefit of Its friends,
tho lovers of the great game. Tho
ticker does not work on Sunday
daring the season, bat it will do so
today owing to tho great interest In
the world's series now being played
by the pennant winners of tho Na
tional and American leagues.
OMAHA HIGH PLAYS TIE GAME
Neither ftlde Able to "core av Point In
Game at Spring-Held.
SPRINGFIELD, Neb., Oct. 10. Spec1al
Telegram.) The Springfield High school
foot ball team began the season of 1906 to
day - with a fiercely fought battle on the
home gridiron with the Omaha High school
second team. Tho weather was certainly
admirable for foot ball except for a high
northwest wind which gave the defenders
of the north goal a decided advantage.
Springfield won the toss and chose to de
fend the north goal. Springfield kicked to
Bowman, who returned the ball ten yards,
where he was downed. Omaha made downs
but once and was forced to kick on the
second trial Springfield secured the ball
and advanced it to the thirty-yard lino,
where they were kicked out and Spring
field was again held and forced to kick,
making another touchback. Time was
called with the ball 1n Sprlgfleld territory.
Omaha having just kicked off.
Springfield had a little tho best of the
first half. The second half was Omaha's,
they holding the ball in Springfield's ter
rltory most of the time. McCullough
kicked to Nicholson, who with good Inter
ference returned the ball to the center
of the field, where Omaha secured it on a
fumble. Omaha advanced the ball to the
four-yard line and lost the gall on downs.
Springfield then worked the ball to the
center of the field on a short kick and a-twenty-five
yard run by J. Alois Elwell.
Time was called with the score, 0 to 0.
IOWA VARSITY RUNS UP BIG SCORE
C'oe Offers o Effective Resistance to
the llawkeyes.
IOWA CITY, Oct. 10. (Special Telegram.)
Iowa defeated Coe here 92 to 0 In a game
filled with brilliant playing oy stlln's
splendid foot ball machine. The lew jacks
played a beautiful game, both on tho of
fense and Uefenae, and the lino threw
back the Cue men repeatedly for lobses.
Hazard and Kirk both run the length of
the field for touchdowns In the second
half, aided by beautiful interference.
Iowa's pluy was fierce and irresUitible.
The reserves sent In during the second half
were as good as the regulars. The team
work was smooth and the Hawkeye play
ers gained equally as well in open play unci
onslde kicks as by straight foot ball.
The first half ended with the score of
39 to 0, Captain Kirk making the last score
by a forty-yard drop kiek. Iowa's regulars
tore Coe to pieces with a great exhibition
of straight foot ball and also tho open,
game. Hazzard and Conner starred In cur
rying the ball.
BARNEY OROURKE WELCOMED
Big Tackle Received with Open Arms
at Cornell.
ITHACA. N. Y.. Oct. 10. Much satisfac
tion was evident among the Cornell foot
ball authorities when Harney O'Rourke.
the big tackle, reported for practice the
other day. O'Rourke's r.ontlnued ' absence
has been causing the coaches great worry
and his appearance on the field lifted a
burden of anxiety from their shoulders.
The first scrimmage of the year was held
with O'Rourke's return and the varsity
scored on the scrub.
PRINCETON ROWERS ACTIVE
Slaas of Intense Interest Evident
Aatusf Tigers.
PRINCETON. Oct. 10. Signs of intense
interest in rowing were made evident at
Princeton the other day. when a squad of
sixty-five men answered Coach Titus' call.
Half of the candidates are freshmen, and
this Is especially encouraging. Almost
every member of the Si. Paul's crack
crew of the year la ta colUgs now and
cacti rt poring
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AMES ' TEAM IS HEA
The Iowa Boys Also Snrpass
Gophers In the Use of the For
ward Pass St Lambert
Stars.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 10.-(Sp
Telegram ) In a game characterized b:
frequeut use of the forward pass,
cessful on the part of Ames and unp
able for-Minneapolis, the Gophers do
Coach Wllllums' Iowans at NorthrupJ
this afternoon by a scoro of 15 to 1
Minnesota's count came on three
downs, two in the first half and
the second. Ames scored a touchdo'
minutes after play, following a Minnesota
fumblo of a punt and a i neatly executed
forward pass of twenty-five yards.1 Their
second count came In the second half on
a beautiful placed kick of E. Lambert from
the forty-eighth yard line.
Ames presented an intricate offense of
forward passes which resulted in long gains
and this fashion of attack was the only
manner on which the heavy Iowans could
gain ground. The entire Minnesota team
was outweighed man for man, but their
defense for the straight foot ball tactics of
their opponents was strong at all times.
Minnesota made long gains on end runs
and Una plunges, but could not make any
effective use of forward passes. ,Ames
scored first. The Iowans were held In tho
mlddlo of the field. E. Lambert punted to
the twenty-five yard line,' where McGovern
fumbled and an Ames man fell on the
ball. The next play was a forward pass
and E. Lambert caught the ball fairly and
croH.ied the line unobstructed.
Minnesota counted first when Pettijohn
caught a short punt in Ames' territory
and dodged by five tacklers for a touch
down. Later In the half McGovern broke
around left end for a run of fifty-six
yards to a touchdown. Ames' final count
came eurly in tho second half, when aided
by a strong wind E. Lambert place kicked
successfully. The lall hit the crossbar
and bounded over. Ames outplayed Minne
sota about half the time. The Gophers
were played off their feet at the beginning
of the second half and could not stop the
bewildering use of the forward pass.
Ames took the ball to Minnesota's five-
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NEW TORK, Oct. 10.-The British .Ama
teur Athletic . association has-"suspended
Carpenter for life." This means that Car
penter can't run in England again. It also
means a practical- suspension of athletic
relations between England and rtmerlca.
English athletes will -not be allowed to
compete against Carpenter or against any
athleto who competes with Carpenter after
the "suspension."
This action of the British sporting author
ities Is quite a joko on our local mogul-Mr-
J. E. Sullivan, after returning from
England, mentioned something about tak
ing a mall vote on the question of suspend
ing relations with the British Amateur
Athletic association. The mall vote prob
ably died a natural death, for it hasn't
bcn heard of since. And now the British
have jumped In ahead of us. This "sus
pension" of Carpenter brings no discredit
to him. It Is merely a trick, to help British
officials to help cover up their tracks to
make people think there must have boen
some honcut reason for disqualifying Car
penter' In tho 400-meter raco at the late
Olympic gtimea. Of course Carpenter will
weep bitter tears when he learns that he
will never be allowed to enjoy the British
brand of hospitality again.
FOOT BALL ON THE POLO GROUNDS
Seats for Twenty-Five Thousand
Around the Gridiron.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10. With the ex
tension of tho grand stands and bleachers
at the Polo grounds the park becomes
pretty near an ideal spot for big foot ball
games, ai d no doubt will be made use of
by several of the leading teams this fall.
In former years the seating arrangement
made It necessary to lay the gridiron out
straight across the field,- preventing a
good view of the game from many seats.
With tho new arrangement the gridiron
can be laid out at an angle, and every ono
of the 25.Q00 or more seats will afford an
equally good view of the entire field..
WHITE BALL AT WEST POINT
Coarh elly Devises Way for Prae
. tlee la Dark.
WEST POINT, N. T., Oct. 10,-Every
year the cadms have to advise ways and
means to make the most of the time the
dally drills leave them for foot ball prac
tice before dark. Much attention has been
paid lately to perfecting the forward pass,
but In tho twilight the men found diffi
culty In seeing the ball. Recently Coach
Nelly had several foot balls painted white
ar.d the scheme worked llko a charm, the
men handing the pass cleanly and also be
ing able to continuo the practice until
quite dark. A nun'ber of changes are bi
Ing made in the luuup.
BIG TEAMS ARE IN POOR FORM
oae of Foot Ball Wonders Show Is
.In Kxcullcat Form.
NEW YORK. Oct. lO.-Neither Yale nor
Harvard, playing their initial games this
year, set the foot ball world afire. Neither
quite came up to expectations. Ysle was
ktrong on the defense, and the work of the
first string men, though crude fi times,
gave promise of better things to come. The
substitutes, however, were only ordinary.
The team an well stand a whole lot of
Improvement In the offensive department
Harvard was belter than expected. Prince
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IE GAME AT M0RN1NGS1DE
ighton Scorei One Touchdown in
int Half, Opponent! in Second.
TH ELEVENS FUMBLE BADLY
lor Judgment on. Part of Morulas
aide Quarterback Robs Ills Team
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IOUX CITY, la.. Oct' 10. (Special Tele-
m.) The annual gridiron battle between
h-nlngslde and : Creighton University . of
aha, which - was played on Bass field
h afternoon,-ended In a tie, S to I
ach team scored - a touchdown and In
ther case were goals kicked. Creighton
nt. over the Methodist goal lino in the
t . half after seven and a half minutes
of play,' and the Sioux. City collegians re
turned the compliment in the second half
after ten minutes, of fierce scrimmage.
Terrific line . plunges, following Morgan
thaler's sensational thirty-yard run around
the left end, which brought tho ball to
Morningslde's twenty-yard line, gave the
visitors their touchdown.
Morningslde's touchdown resulted from a
finely executed forward pass. The ball at
the time was on the Creighton thirty-yard
line, having been brought from near the
center of the field on a series of end runs
and tackle' plays.' The Momingslders
broughtt into the play . the new Chicago
formation for the play, the ball being
passed from Smylle' to Smith, who shook
off a couple ' of tacklers and raced over
the goal line. ' ' -
While the. game was 'desperately fought
on both sides, the. play was extremely
ragged In spots.' . Crelghton's tendency to
fumble cost many yards, due to difficulty
which : seemed ' to rest with Quarterback
Riley. . Uornlngsldo was weak In the same
position, Smylle displaying the poorest kind
of judgment In running his team. In the
first half, with the ball on Crelghton's flf
tenn-yard line on the' third down and nine
yards to gain, he called for a skin tackle
play, when either a place or a drop kick
waa the only logical thing to do. The
Creighton eleven outweighed their oppon
ents close to ten pounds to the man, but
despite this fact it had no advantage In
plunges directed at tackles and guards.
The Mornlngslde seoondary defense was
especially effective. The locals' matn weak
ness was In handling punts, several fumbles
being costly. .
The forward pass .was brought into use
four times by eajm team. ' The Omaha men
worked it successfully twice and Mornlng-
slde players made gains with it three times.
Morganthaler made a thirty-yard pass to
Rice in the first half,' but the speedy end
was downed in his tracks. It waa used a
few minutes later for a six-yard gain. A
strong wind from the northwest was a
handicap - to the pnters of both teams.
Smith outpunted both Bakule and Boyle.
Creighton won the toss and chose to de
fend the north goal with tho wind at their
bock. For tho first ten minutes of play
Creighton had Momlngslde on the run,
the Methodists being unable to solve Vr
Kenny's shift plays. The play soon was
in Moroingslde territory and Creighton
then pulled oft Its first forward pass with
flattering success, a gain of twenty yards
being registered. Momlngslde recovered
tho ball on a fumble and Smith kicked to
tho center of the . field.. Behind splendid
interference Morgar.thaler then shot around
left end for thirty yards, which placed the
ball on the Momlngslde twenty-yard line.
Stevens went through guard and tackle for
a total of ten yards on two attempts and
then Morganthaler went through right
tackle for a touchdown. Creighton con
tinued to play at top speed for five min
utes and then Morningside braced and out
played ' their opponents for the remained
of the half. In the second.
In the second half Creighton was the
greater part of the tlmo on the defensive.
Creighton showed poor Judgment in not
kicking several tunes when the wind was
In its favor. After the kickoff, which was
fumbled by Rogers on Morningsides' fif
teen yard Una, the locals held for downs
and then commenced a procession up the
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DETROIT. Oct. m-The first of the geries
of base ball games for tho world' cham
pionship wss played at Bennett . Park to
day on a muddy field and in a drtsillng
rain that lasted sis Innings. Victory went
to Chicago, 10 to C
Detroit put one over In the first, but
Chicago assumed the lead In the third,
when four r,uns were scored. Both sides
J floundered In tho mud. added a run aploce
a mile laicr, in me sevenm ana eigmn.
Detroit came up from' behind amid frantic
cheering and closed the Inn ng ono run
ahead, to (. Chicago won the game in
the ninth by heavy hitting and tho ina
bility of Detroit players to keep their feet
on the slippery diamond, five runs coming
across the plate. Substitute batters fatled
to help Detroit In Its half of the ninth.
Bush Out of Game.
Shortstop Bush, whose sensational work
was such a factor In Detroit's playing
during the closing games of the American
league season, was not in the game,' ss
he Is not eligible under the rules govern
ing tho world's series, having joined tho
club too late in "the season. Shortstop
O'Leary, who has been out of tho game
for a number of weeks, with an Injured
thumb, was In his old place and will bat
second on the Detroit list, where Bush
has been hitting.
Incoming Chlcsgo trains today brought
crowds of base ball enthusiasts bent on
witnessing the first of the Olymplo strug
gles between the Detroit and Chicago
teams for the championship of the world.
President Frank J. Navln of the Detroit
club had erected In the outfield a tier of
clrous seats, which , extended from the
left field foul line over to tho pavllloirtn
right field. : They would aocommodato
10,000 spectators In addition, to the normal
seating capacity of the park. Altogether
there were accommodations for between
18,000 and 30,000 persons, with space left
for those who were enthuslastto enough
to sit upon the ground or stand to watch
the contest.
Before the game a meeting of the Ka ,
tlonal comm'salon decided that two sets of
umpires O'Day (National) and Sheridan
(American) and Klem (National) and Con
nolly (American) should alternate at the
several games. On American league
grounds the American league umpire will
be at the home plate; on National league
grounds the National league man will oc
cupy that position.
Cuba Take the Field.
An hour and a quarter before the game
began the Chicago team took the field.
amid a chorus of cheers and blasts from
the hundreds of horns, rattles and mega
phones. Manager Chance was the last
Cub" to come through the gate and the
i rowd gave him a personal welcome. ' The
echoes of the "Cub ' entrance had not died
away when Manager Jennings led. his
white-clad Tigers Into the diamond and a
welcome even more vociferous was given
them.
Detroit Immediately started practice on
the diamond, while Captain Chance and Ms
men started a dosen balls tossing bsck
and forth In the space between their bench
and the diamond.
The members of the National commission
occupied a box at the front of toe grand
stand. Scattered about the stand wero
many of base ball's prominent 'figures.
President Charles Bomers of the Cleveland
club and former Manager James. McGure
of the Boston American team, who f nished
the season with Cleveland, sat. together
behind the National commission. Captain
Charles Carr of the Indianapolis American
association team watched the battle with
memor es of the days when l e was a mem
ber of the Detiolt team and played at Ben
nett park. Manager William Armour, of
the Toledo club was also among the 'spec
tators. An hour before the game the! sky sud
den. y darkened. The sun, which bad shone
brightly during the morning, was obscuied
by gray clouds and the wind became chilly
with a suggestion of d.mpness. The droop
ing pennsnt flag which had been hanging
limply, straightened out and snspped In tho
broeaa.
Tho Gam Begins.
First Inning-Chicago: Sheckard doubled
to right, Cobb falling In the wet grass as
ha reached for the ball. Evers struck out
Schulto out, Schaefer to Rossman, Bheckard
taking third. Chance walked. Chanra.
stole second. Hofman filed to Crawford.
No runs.
Detroit As Detroit came to bat tho rain
was falling neavlly. Mclntry singled over
third. O'Leary struck out Crawford
truck out. Mclntyrs going to, second.
Cobb singled over third, scoring Mclntyre,
but was thrown out, Sheckard to . Evers,
when to tried to stretch the hit Into a two
bagger. One run.
Second Inning-Chicago: Hofman out,
Downs to Rossman. Tlnksr filed to Craw,
ford, who made a wonderful one-hand
catch. Kllng walked. Ruelbach forced
Kllng, O'Leary to Downs. No runs.
Detroit Rossman out. Tinker to Chance.
Schaefer filed to Hofman. Schmidt out,
Iteulbach to Chance. No runs.
Four Runs In tho Thlrw.
Third Inning Chicago: A dozen busheli
of sawdust were sprinkled around tha hotrti
plate and pitcher's box. Th rain is fadlni
heavily. Sheckard doubled over first.
Evers bunted toward third, endeavorini
to sacrifice but Schaefer fell and Even
was safe, Sheckard taking third. Schultt
singled, scoring Sheckard, Evers taklni
second. Manager. Jennings sent' Summeri
out to warm up. Chance bunted and Kllltai
threy Evers out at third, Chanoo being safi
at first. Slelnfeldt singled to left, scorini
Schulto and look second while Chance tooi
third on or handling of the throw in. Hot
man walked, filling the bases. Summeri
then took Killlan's place in the' box
Tinker hit toward Downs, forcing Hofmal
t second. Chance scoring on the. pla
linker then stole second. Kllng hit
third a. slow bounder,- which sllpp
through Schaefer's hands, Steinfeldt scot
Ing. Kllng tiled to steel Second, oisl
Schmidt to Downs. Chicago: four runs.
Detroit: Tinker made a wonderful stq
of Downs' grounder, throwing him out t
Chance. Summers struck out. Mclntyi
fouled out to King. No runs.
Fourth Inning Chicago: Reulbach struc
out. Sheckard singled to center, his thlt
hit. Evers sacrificed. Summers . to Ros
man. Schults filed to Mclntyra. No run
Detroit: O'Leary out, TUksr ( Pir