Show AMERICAN RACE STILL IN DOUBT White Sox Beat Tigers and 3 V Cleveland Plays a Tie Game With St Louis Von Lost LOHt PCt Pt S SS 63 S 63 i JiSI 0 St t Louis Ie 82 Ii 7 0 Boston tro Philadelphia 87 7 5 S SI 3 A New cw York St 51 IS Chicago Oct i Chirac defeated De Dc 3 to 1 in the opening game bame of ot the final series erles here re today making it just possible p for tor the th local team tam to win the th American league pennant To do this however Chicago must win the two re remaining games with Detroit while Cleve Cleveland Cleveland CleveLand land would get the pennant provided De Detroit Detroit troit rolt loses another game to Chicago By B winning one of oC the remaining two games from rom Chicago Detroit will win It If Cleve Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land drops two games to St Louis The outcome of game therefore makes the finish of oC the American league h race tee ce narrower and more exciting than ever ver er President Comiskey said that the th at attendance of game was the largest which had ever lx been tsen en within the south southSide southside Side de grounds Toda s victory for Chi ago rago was nas as remarkable in that Chicago cored all an of oC her three runs in the first inning without even the semblance of a hit In fact Chicago made but one hit during the game bame Ground rules were es established established s making a hit into the crowd good for tor two bases bae but the tile scant hitting did not require its application Game a Pitchers Battle The game was a pitchers battle he be between helfen tween White of Chicago o and of ii Detroit who ho let the victors Ictor down with one hit but lost the game ame as a result of bases basel on ball and errors behind him Chicago scored three runs runK in the open ope opening lug ing In inning without the tile semblance of a hit lilt drew four halls balls J Jones attempt attempted ed d to sacrifice laying the ball a few fe fret fet in front of the tho plate Schmidt got the ball and threw to Bush but tho ho shortstop was too far from second base baso to atc Hahn and both runners were w v ro re i paCt Isbell advanced both runners on his sacrifice going out to Rossman un tin unassisted assisted Dougherty DoughErt hit f e t hot one to Downs but Rossman dropped the throw and Dougherty was safe while Hahn Dougherty then stole second base ba e Davis s nt a high fly to McIntyre nd Jon Tons s scored cord while Dougherty went to third Parent walked and on a double steal Dougherty scored Killian then tightened up tip and was given ghen fine fino support when men were on bases lone hit came in the thc fourth Inning when Par I ont led oft off with a single to left but was forced out at second White was hit for 1 five safe drives but only one figured in inthe Inthe inthe the scoring Crawford started the ninth to Detroit by accepting a base on balls Cobb obb went out White to Isbell and Craw Crawford Crawford ford rord went vent to second Rossman hit a line drive which was a R couple of oC feet over oEr head but the first baseman jumped and caught it holding at second Schaefer came to bat and at af after atter atter ter making a horseshoe in the dust around the plate hit lilt a swift drive into right field and Crawford scored Mullin batted for Cor forSchmidt forSchmidt Schmidt and was hit lilt D Jones Jone running for him A double steal advanced the runners a base but Downs filed flied to Par Pur Parent ent cut who ran into the crowd and the game same was over Crowd The weather eather was ideal for both players and spectators and the crowd at game Jame was the largest in the history of oC the American league lenSlie here Before DeCore 10 the people began to crowd about the park and when the gates were opened at noon the line extended a block away awa By B 1 I every eer available seat In the grand Irand stand had been taken and only anI box bo ticket holders were admitted there A half hour later lat r a large detail of oC police pollee appeared and took up positions about the field to take tak charge of the overflow In Ina a short time the crowd began bean to get so thick in the th bleacher seats in center field that the boards were broken down in front of or the stand and the people swarmed like lIle bees out upon the field The gates were closed at 20 and none but ticket t holders were admitted the sale of oC tickets having stopped at 2 During the game the spectators cheered the Chicago Nationals when they scored against Pittsburg in their game on the west side aide aideA A 4 large silver lIver loving cup was presented to Manager Jones Jonns on his first appearance at the plate Score R B H i E ED K Detroit D troit 1 2 Chicago 3 1 1 Batteries Killian Suggs and Schmidt White and Sullivan and Donnelly Donnen St Louis Oct 4 The first game of the series between St Louis and Cleveland Cleeland here today resulted in a tie til and lasted leven innings s Two games will be played i tomorrow Score R T H 11 K E ESt St Louis LOlli J 3 7 1 1 I Cleveland 13 I Batteries and Stephens Rhodes Berger G and N Clarke |