Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-04
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

It's all over. That win of the Detroits
from Washington yesterday Clinched the
pennant for the former team. The only
way they can lose is for all of them to drop
dead. You can figure and figure to your
hearts content, but there is no way to fig
ure out how the Tigers are going to lose
two games in St Louis and the Athletics
win all four games scheduled here. That S
the only combination by which the Athletics
can win out. The latter is possibility, but
the former not by long shot.
With the same ease that has character
lied their paying on this trip around the
circuit the Tigers walked all over the Ma
tionals yesterday, stepped on their backs
and then turned around, much to the joy of
the fans. wild BIZ Donovan did the
twirhng for the Tigers. Twirling is a good
word but a better one would be 'lobbing."
For he merely Iobbed them over and let the
felders do the work. They worked, too, for
the Nationals clouted the ball to all cor
ners, but some Tiger always managed to
get under il. Gehring was on the sla b
for the Nationals but If Amos Rusie. the
pearl hunter, had been there and was pitch
ing as he did many years ago. he would
have been given his quietus in the same
manner. All the pitchers nowadays look
the same to the Tigers.
The gathering of spectators convinced
that the fight was over, dwndled to a mere
nothing Yesterday compared to the
throng of the two previous days. The
fans who pushed their money through the
box office window were very well satisfied
with the result. judging from the ovation
they gave the Tigers when they left the
ground. The good wishes of all the fans
left on the same train with the Tigers
for st. Louis. There is question that
the Tigers the idols OF this burg
How the Runs Were Scored.
The beginning of the second saw "Ty"
Cobb at the bat. Not satisfied with his
record for the two previous days. he pro-
ceeded to lay down grounder toward first
and beat it out. ROssman and Coughln
both went out on, easy chances. In the
meantime Mr. Cobb had stolen second
and when Schmidt drove TO left for single
Cobb came home. o Leary went out on an
easy one and the inning was over.
There was nothing doing In the third or
fourth innings but in the fifth the Tigers
started the ball rolling again. Schmidt
and OIeary. the first two men up, each
bagged single. and Mr. Wild Bill got
his base on Behring's wild throw over
Jones' head Schmidt and OLeary scoring.
and Donovan pulling up at third Davy
Jones struck out, and Donovan scored on
Schaefers drive to Gehring the ball bound
Ing Off the latter glove TO Smith, who
threw Schaefer out at first. Crawford
ended the lining by striking out. The Ma
tionals were BANKED in their half
To make sure of the game the Tigers du-
pltCated the trick In the sixth. Cobb got
another hit, Rossman struck out, Coughlin
got first on Smiths error. In the meantime
Cobb had stolen second and third. On
Coughlins grounder to Smith Cobb tried
to score, but was run down between third
and home Schmidt got his third hit, a
triple, and Coughlin scored. O'Leary dou-
bled and Schmidt scored. Donovan doubled
and OLeary scored. Davy Jones went cut
Shipke to Jones. Gehring got hit in
Washingtons half but was left.
In the seventh Detroit got a run on an
error, hit and a fielder's choice The Ma
tionals. with the help OF wild Bill" DON
ovan, got brace of runs in their half
Deehanty singled. ditto Kay. Kay was
forced at second on Jones roller to OLeary.
Delehanty taking third Bankenship fouled
out. and Tony Smith came to the front with
triple over Crawford's head, Delehanty
and Jones scoring. That was ALL Shipke
flied ont.
Something was wrong with the Tigers in
the eighth. They didn't score. In Wash
inEton's half Gehring the first man up
tripled and remained at third while Milan
and Ganley were being thrown out. Dele
hanty came forward with single and
Gehring ambled home. Kay flied to
OLeary.
The Tigers netted another in the ninth
hits by RossTnan and Coughlin, while the
Nationals went out In one-two three order
The score: