The Washington times., 1907-10-11
by JAMES cRUsINBERRY.

CHICAGO, Oct. Vivid BiII' Dono-
van Is Oetroit's only hope.
II that great smiling pitcher can trim
the Chicago Cubs this afternoon over
in the Tigers own den. there will chen
be a ray of sunlight in the dismal and
gloomy camp of the American Leaguers.
Without wild Eli" the chance OF
the Tigers getting even a single game
In this struggle for baseball supremacy
OF the world would indeed be slim. The
other pitchers Of the Detroit team IN
the three contests played have shown
themselves absolutely unqualified 70
handle such batters as are on the Chi
cago National League club. Add to this
the weakness Of the Detroit ,atchers.
and II is easily seen where Hughey
Jennings has a task Of the greatest
magnitude TO lead his club through the
series and land the flag.
All Up to Donovan.
Should wild BIZ succeed in trim
ming the Cubs today, and be able to
come right back again Sunday and
beat them again there is a chance that
some luck may enter into the struggle
and boost the Tigers to the top II
''Wild Biz fails today, Jennings hope
viii be hanging by a tiny thread.
Donovan Is The greatest pitcher o.:
them all He IS better today than any
OF the twirlers on either team. ana
seems quite liekly to do his part in
defeating the Cubs. Then, IL George
Mullin can trim them, Detroit will have
a fine chance 10 win the majority, but
il again will have to play the limit TO
turn the trick.
One tiny little mistake now, and it
Will be the Cubs sure.
Big Task for One Man.
In the first game played. when Dono-
van held the Cubs to a tie in twelve
innings. he displayed the only re lily
great pitching that has been done in
the series so far. He is a whole head
above anything. even the Cubs can lead
into the pitchers box, and he is a
mountain Of strength to the Detroit
club. He towers above all the rest of
the players on Jennings squad, even
the much touted Cobb proving to be
but a tiny mound compared to this
great mountain.
If Detroit is kept in the rCnning for
the big title over Sunday. II Is a safe
bet that wild Bill" VIII b.. the man
that VIII keep them there. II is a big
task Tor one man and Il remains TO be
seen II he can bear the burden.
Chance Takes No Chance.
The Cubs now have two games to
their credit, and they are fighting the
Tigers in the Michigan metropolis.
wild BilP' has been announced as the
twiTler for the Detroiters. Indeed, II
was all they could do II is a desperate
day for che fans OF the City by the
Straits. and wild Bill" never faced
such a crisis in his life before. The
hopes Of thousands OF citizens o. the
Wolverine City are dependent upon him
Thousands OF dollars have been uyarer-
ed, and wild Bill Will 20 against the
problem this afternoon with the same
smile he always wears.
After the game yesterday Manager
Chance declared. and did II not In a
boastine manner. that he believed his
boys would end the series on the West
Side Sunday. That means that he was
conceding one victory to the Tigers.
While he feels confident OF the final re-.
suit now. he does not intend to take
any chances. and will hurl all his force
against the American LeagUers in every
game. However. he has never expected
10 be able TO win four straight for wher.
team does that without a great ele-
rnent Of luck entering into the play. ii
means one team must be by far superior
10 the other. He doesn't think his club
Is so far ahead of the Tigers that he
could so on defeating them indefinitely
May Use Mordecai Brown.
Chance is undecided on a pitcher for
today, but II the weather Is warm he
will probably use Mordecal Brown. the
great thTee-hngered finger, who last
season was unanimously declared the
peer OF the National League twirlers. II
Brown were in the same condition TODAY
that he was year ago this time when
he went against the Sox. the world
would probably read OF one OF those