The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-15

drew the glove OF his other hand and
made way Tor large Mr.. Overall
Overall seemed to iii most of the mid
die distance when he faced Donohue, but
that didn't bother Jiggers for minute
and he pasted the ball out to LETT for q
base. Dougherty waited for a. base on
balls and the frantic Cub rooters grew
pale at the thought Of Overall joining
pitchers c. Webb Murphy, ornament
ing stage box, sent wireless messages
to his manager bidding him be Of good
heart, also to dig up a pitcher, and
Overall, seeing the humble Sullivan be-
fore him the sole remaining hitless
wonder, hurriedly struck him out and
ended the awful inning. The Sox had
batted clear around and Tapped over one,
making five hits and four runs and
leaving three men on bases-going some
After that overall held the victorious
and bloodLh1rsty So1 down pretty well,
with the aid Of some wonderful fielding
him. Evers and Tinker knocked down
many crack that would have gone to
the populace fringing the yard and
Hoffman and Schultz pulled the high
ones down just in time to keep runs
from going over to swell the total. After
that the Sex gathered six hits off the
big fellow, and added a run in the
eighth, when Hahn's single, a sacrifice
by Jones and a tipping double by Isbel
sent Hahn around the ring.
The West siders took seven hits off
Tooth Fuller White, four of them be-
ing doubles. Hoffman, Schultz. Evers,
and Overall made these heavy sWipes
and each one of these hits assisted in
the gathering of the three runs that
The Cubs assembled In the fifth King
singled and was scored by Overall S
double and in the ninth, after EveTs,
the boy Trojan, hit tWO-bRgger to
center, Hoffman scored him with a hit
Rohe having fumbled a grounder from
Sheckard's stick.
After the game Comislzey, the owner
OF the White S0x. fed far from the mad
doing crowd. He sought the cool Sc
clusion of a small and dark shed, where
bottled beer is stored, under the grand
stand and there, in the presence Of q
few inttmates. he made the only speech
suitable to the occasion and his en-
plOyes did the rest
President Murphy of the Cubs was
discovered IL the front seat of a box by
the multitude. however. Cheated of a
sight Of the winner, the gang yelled for
Murphy, and after much persuasion he
got I'D and made a speech. Those who
heard it-bOth of them. in faet=de-
clared that he said the Cubs were
beaten fairly and squarely by a SUI
periOr team and that he took off his
hat for some purpose and the crowd,
rightly approaching the sentiment he
wished to convey, gave three cheers for
the Sox and three for Murphy and
eight or nine for Comiskey.
And those who had to wait for
footing on the stalled street cars hung
around for an hour or so, cheering for
themselves. At a late hour at night
cheering could be distinctly heard at
intervals in the more brightly lighted
neigh orhoods doWnt9wns
The attendance at the days game
was 1929, making the. total attend
ance for the series 99,S45. The re-
ceipts for the game were $40, 1851 and
total for the six games was $105.540.
OF this amount the players share Is
S33, 402- The American league team
with d men viii receive $25.052. The
Nationals with - men get $3.50.
The receipts for last years cham
pionship series were s68.405 and of
last years American series, $26,774.
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