New-York tribune., 1907-10-07
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.

.eDetroit" and "Hughey Jennings" are two
names on the tongues of every one Interested IN
the great national game Of baseball 1hese Two
names are inseparable and both are lauded to
che skies The Chicago Cubs, with far more
games to their credit are not receiving half the
praise being handed out to Detroit, the champion
Of the American League Every one respects ana
admires a game team. and Detroit certainly
fulfls all requirements in that line. Within an
other week the championship Of the baseball
world will have been decided, and whether or
not the Tigers win the title they will get an
equal amount of credit. During all the long
years that baseball has held its powerful attrac-
tfon for the great American public there has
been no pennant race to equal the which
has Just gone down into history. The ehtire
country has been interested in the outcome OF
she struggle. This week the series between
Chicago and Detroit will cap the climax Of a
wonderfully successful year for the national
game Two months ago the fight in the AmeTi-
can League began in earnest, with Detroit,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Cleveland as the
candidates for first honors. Naturally the
White Sox champions of the world, were the
popular choices. But, Ike the majority Of the
teams which have won pennant they found
the pace too swift and were not able to repeat.
From the head of the percentage column they
slowly dropped down. and when the final strug
gle came this we'll regulated baseball machine
went wrong The Athletics, champions of the
American League, moved up into the lead after
remarkable Western trip, and when they re-
turned home II seemed as if they would retain
their position until the end Detroit suddenly
loomed up in the middle OF August and for four
days held fast to the lead. There was a hitch
in the Tiger team and once again the Athletics
pushed to the front. They increased their lead
until twenty-four points separated them from
Detroit. Hughey Jennings was not beaten vet.
He came East with his team. Everything
seemed against him. There may be some better
individual players than those on the Detroit
team, but il is certain there are none with more
Of the hght-to-the-e e-end-spirit Il remained for
the Tigers to wrench the lead from the Athletics
al Philadelphia before one Of the largest crowds
at baseball game in the Quaker City That
seventeen inning tie game at Philadelphia last
Monday was one which will be remembered for
long time. With the result OF yesterdays
games only six points separate Detroit and
Fnladelphla after a whole season Of plaving
Had the Tigers slipped up at any time before the
series with the Athletics they would proba bIv
have finished second in the race
Although not playing himself Hughey Jen-
nings deserves most Of the credit received by
ms team His enthusiasm and pluck had every
ming to do with the fine showing made by
Detroit Donovan easily gets the pitching hon
ors. he did great work all through the season
and was at his best in the final Philadelnbia
game Cobb and Crawford were towers of
suehgth when at the bat, and their hard hitting
won many game where the result seemed
ooubtIuL Schaefer played a remarkably fast
game during the last few weeks and fatfened
MS paIllng average considerably when hits
We're most in demand. In fact every ,Ia,,ar ~,
The team is deserving Of great credit and +bey
VIII get II when the games are plaved al Detroit
this week il is impossible to forecast the res,71t
OF the worlds championship series PLAYER for
payer chicago seems TO show up better with
1eW exceptions The Cubs are supposed to be
the nnest baseball machine in the countrv ..
the present time. But fl would be no s,,rIrieo
10 many If Detroit won the most games Of The
series for that fighting spirit is not dead ,,nt
4 on can argue 1t either way you want to. Some
.aHs lhlnk Detroit is exhausted after the long
l4afa strain Of the final games And thev cav,
to ther' mat Chicago has had a long rest ana
VIZ start tie series fresh. Others hold that Chit
Cages long rest has done more harm than oood
Ahd they hold. further. that Detroit IS iue, pog,
1870 Up VI her game. The minority hold the lat
'sf Nie" And it may be correct
AUTOMOBILING.
Motoilsts are awaiting with some show ~ n
f leiest me report OF the special committee an
pointed 10y President IIotcbllfes f ti zee ap-
-AntofnoDlie Association to consider Tho ad,.iaa
.H'y Oi Withholding the sanction NJ tba 49,
-. rom race meetings on a circular trac,
,-ss s,ii'1iis lot h"rser2cing. The feeling is
5f"wlhg that course even as bta - s .Ii -
PaTk Is not adapted TO tests os ,-9uo 1e MOTIFS
Nul approaching The danger noint 81 -
"eeineht at the recent meeting of tho ~
ARK Motofdrorae Club made tbic fooIflu
sels @ resident Hoichkiss has declared him
openly against this form OF conoretttinr
re said few days ago: ..AIotortct '- @ ION ~
t.se tdcblS or track racing viii kin ,,,4 w
- -4'Fe or Tour well known nanufact,,r
-eHe expressed themselves in much tho 80
'' ei.o II Is more than likely that the 49,,
can Automobile Association win ,af ene Aillefl-
IN race meetings in the future ,,n1o
eisca'iy built track. With this con,iot,o,, @ vi a
80 general, some interest was a~o,,I - =. (
that = r@-sseeS leS py ine announcement last week
s,t as : ssnoicate had been organized n bni,a N
N0eyAoDl.e race track near yVos,t, u an