The Washington times., 1907-10-13
NEVER
HAD A CHANCE
TO WIN TITLE

DETROIT, Mich. oct 12-ChsmpiOns
OF the world. that IS the title the Chi
cago National League players won this
afternoon when. by 2 20 o. they defeated
their rivals in the American League
the Detroit Tigers. for the fourth con-
secutive time
outbatting, outieIding, and outplaying
the Tigers IN every stage OF the game
the Cubs demonstrated their superiority
at every angle. In only one game did
the American League champions have q
lOok-in. That was the first contest at
Chicago, which was a drawn battle OF
70 3. after twelve innings OF play. and
which would have been won by the TiB-
eTs but for an error by Schmidt in the
ninth inning which permitted the Cubs
to tie the score
Detroit Weakened.
After that drawn battle the Cubs
showed 10 advantage IN the contest.
played the steadler game OF the two
clubs, and with their pitchers in excel
lent form. won the next four games.
True it was that the advantage was
with Chicago men. They had practicai-
ly won the peEnant in their league a
month ago and from that time on took
things Easy, while Jennings men were
compelled to fight almost to the last day
OF the season to capture the American
League championship.
The strain. no doubt, weakened the
Tigers, for they did not display their
accustomed dash and ginger.
The Cubs took adyant2g sc Of every OPP
portunity TO score. worked the hit and
run game to perfection, and ran bases
with q daring seldom seen on a ball
field.
Chance Out of Game.
Today's game was a hard fought con-
test. The Cubs. even without the aid
of their manager, Chance. who was laid
up as result of being hit by pitched
ball In yesterdays contest, played with
determination TO make It four straight
from the Tigers-and they succeeded.
Three Fingered Brown. who had
been held in reserve by Manager Chance
for an emergency, was in the box. and
the Detroit batsmen We're helpless. Only
one Detroit batter reached third base in
the entire game.
MuIIin pitched well for the Tigers.
but the National League champions
scored one run IN each OF the first two
innings, giving them the victory and
copper-rivetting the title OF worlds
champions.
How Cubs Scored
In the first inning Slagle walked The
next two men were easy outs, Sheckard
flying to Jones, and Howard tanning.
Slagie then stole second and came home
on Steinfeldts single. King ended the
inning by sending a fly TO Cobb.
The only other run was scored in the
second inning. Evers reached first on
Coughlins low throw. After Schultz had
fouled 70 Archer, Tinker singled to right
and he and Evers worked a double
steal. Brown got a base on balls, and
with the bases full. Slagle sent ground
er 20 Mullin. who could net catch Evers
at the plate. and the Chicago second
baseman scored The last run of the
series.
Cub Rooters Go Wild.
When it was all over the Chicago
rooters who had accompanied the Cubs
to Detroit, made a wild demonstration.
They rushed on the diamond and car
ried Manager Chance and Pitcher Brown
of the field on their shoulders.
The Detroit rooters gave a hearty
cheer for Manager Jennings and the
Tigers for the plUcl1y fight they had
made against nsurmountable barriers
The victorious Cubs returned to Chi
cago. The NATIONAL Commission also re
turned to the Windy City. and tomorrow
Will arrange division of the gate re
] ceipts.