The Washington times., 1906-10-09
Public Holidayin Chicago
in Honor of Two Pen
nant Winners.
0FFENSE VERSUS DEFENSE
Cubs Expect to Pound Out
Victory, White SoX Rely
on Fielding.

struggle that will make the tabled
battles OF the ancients seem like the
tame reading of the kindergarten, and
for the occasion q hOl.uay has been
provided By the honorable lords OF the
council
1t IS Chicago Day. The dcy made
famous by A,rs- O'Learys COW thirty
five years ago, That Ia itself is some
thing 10. celebrate. but even more i'm
porJant than Chicago Day. Is the fact
that today the Cubs. champions OF the
National League. and the White Sox.
champions OF the American League.
open their series for the baseball champ
iOnshiD OF the world.
Public Holiday.
When Alderman Jack scullv stood up
before his brothers OF the city council
and asked them 90 vote for D public
holiday to celebrate Chicago D6y. every
city father realized that for once IN the
histo=y of Chicago Mrs. O'Leary's bo-
vine would have 10 take a second place
II was the most popular motion Al
deEmau Scuuy ever made and every
one Of his associates envles him. The
motion was put and carried with a
rOusins cheer and many tigers.
This is the greatest day Of baseball
Chicago ever has seen. Chicago has
an honor 20 other city ever nad be-
fore: an honor no other city may have
I'm years 20 come. II has two champ
ioushlp baseball teams. and they are TO
meet this afternoon to night for the
championship OF the world before as
many people as can crowd into the
V-pgr Side baseball mark
Weather Is Cold.
The country from coast 10 coast IS
agog over the wonderful event IL is
attracting as much attention to this
city as any other event ever held here.
The weather is dark and cold and the
cold weather pitchers should be right
in their element
The white Sox are suPremely conf
dent with their strong STAFF Of pitchers.
The Cubs arr, Ike a clever. strong man.
who. when he fights. never stops lie
s,rilles. sluEs. punches. and swings,
every minute always boring in and keep
Ing his enemy busy
with the White Stockings, II IS a
qIestj0u OF getting one or TWO runs and
then keeping the other players down 10
less with their magnificent defense,
Cubs Fierce Attack.
With the Cubs it Is a question Of get
ting started early and slamming the
runs around viCiously.
Therefore the question is resolved into
this one sentence:
The Cubs are the more powerful on
attack; the Sox mo powerful on de-
fense. Should the defense Of the Cubs be
strengthened TO q point on a par with
that of the SoX. and should the attack
OF the SON take a sudden squirt. great
things viii be seen.
Fred clarke. manager Of the Pittsburg
team. one of the craftest managers in
the world. who is I'm Chicago TO see the
series. had this 10 say of the Cubs.
THAT team is the most vicious / ever
saw II viii win any game it sets out
TO win by it's hitting. I believe IL will
smother the SON"
James AIcAleer. manager OF the St
Louis Americans. man no less astute
than IS Clarke, had this 10 say of the
Sox:
Sox Rely on Defense.
"Comiskey's team is the grandest de-
fensive playing club I ever saw. II
plays for one run and that is all. When
it has that many it is likely 20 beat
you II is my opinion that the Cubs
VIII be unable 70 break through the de-
Tense of Jones and his players
President ii. c. Pulliam. of the Ma
tiOu LeaBge said:
There IS nothing but confidence in
my ma Ee-up when il comes 10 picking
the Cubs. Given a fair send of they
should take tOday's game. 1t is Won
derful team. and can't see how they
can lose"
President Ban Johnson. of the Ameri-
can League. says.
Il have not changed nv mind about
he White SoX winning the series. and
20 looks 10 me as If they would begin
turning the trick by taking the first
game They are strong In all depart
ments. and although IL viii be no run
away race. the Sox viii be there at the
finish"
TGday's lineup viii probably be as
follows
Nationals-Scheckard. left field; Eoff-
man, center field. Schultz. right field;
Chance. first base; Steinfeldt. third
base: Tinker. shortstop; Evers. second
base; King. catcher; Brown or Lund-
gren. pitcher
White SOx-Hahu. right field. Jones.
centerfeld, lsbell, second base Davis.
shortstOp; DouOhue first base; Dough
erty left field. Sullivan. catcher Tan
nehil. third base; White or AltrOck,
pitcher.
Umpires-JOhustOne and O'Loughlin.
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