Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
Tluers and Cubs Open Worlds
Series There Tomorrow.
DEPARTURE OF CANTILLON
Picks Detroit to Win the Champion
ship.
BOTH TEAMS READY FOR FRAY
Coaches Tasks In Foot Ball Doubled.
Racing Opens at Belmont Park
Golf at Chevy Chase.
DEPARTURE OF CANTILLON
10TH TEAMS READY FOR FRAY


Washington from his shoes yesterday and
hiked away to Chicago, where he will be
looated until the bugle calls him to duty
again nsxt spring. AS Joe stepped on the
ears he sang out to Star reporter:
ITIave a little down on Detroit. as L be-
nsve they will beat the Cubs to a dead
sertainty. I'll be back here IN a couple OF
months and may have some news for you,
but hardly before that"
Joe was anxious to got into Chicago by
this morning to meet the Detroit team
when 1t returned to the Windy city from
D. Louis. Saturday night Manager Can
tilIon and the strategy board-Messrs
Noyes. Rapley and Minor-held long ses-
sion. and II 1t were possible to give out
what was under discussion 1t would prob
ably make fine reading for the local base
ball enthusiasts. 1t might also break off
several deals under consideration. and for
that reason the news will have to come
out piecemeal as the trades are made. 80,
Charley Jones and Jim Delehanty Will
Of the Nationals. zones wants to do some
cumming in Virginia. and Del Is think
ing OF putting some money into real es-
tate before going homo for the winter.
He 10 interested In Washington now, and,
ss things broke nicely for him the past
season. he may become a resident In
few years.
Detroit and Hughey Jennings are two
names on the tongues of every one in
terested In the great national game or
base ball. These Two names are insepa-
rable and both are lauded to the skies
The Chicago Cubs. with far more games
to their credit, are not receiving half the
praise being handed out to Detor1t. the
champion OF the American League Every
one respects and admres game team,
" oil
ruents in that line Within another week
the championship of the base ball world
will have been decided. and whether or
not the Tigers win the title they Will ge!
an equal amount Of cerdit. During al!
the long years that base ball has held
tts powerful attraction for the great
American public there has been no pen
psnt race to equal the one whcih has Just
gone down into history. The entire coun-
try has been interested in the outcome OF
the struggle. This week the series be-
tween Chicago and Detorit will cap the
climax Of wonderfully successful year
for the national game. Two months ago
the fight in the American League began
In earnest, with Detroit, Philadelphia, Chi
oa9o and Cleveland as the candidates for
first honors. Naturally the White SOx.
champions of the world. were the popular
choices But. like tho majority Of the
teams which have won a pennant. they
found the race 100 swift and were not
able to repeat. From the head of the
percentage column they slowly dropped
down, and when the final struggle came
this well-resulated base ball machine went
wrong The Athletics ex-champions Of the
American League r-oved UP into the lead
after a remarkable western trip. and when
they returned home II seemed as IL they
would retain their position until the end
Detroit suddenly ioomed up IN the middle
of August, and for four days held fast to
the lead. There IVES a hitch IN the Tiger
team. and once again the Athletics pushed
to the front They increased their lead
until twenty-tour points separated them
from Detroit. Hughey Jennings was not
beaten yet He came east with his team.
Everything seemed as ainst him.
There may be some better individual
players than those on the Detroit team.
but II Is certain there are none with more
Of the fght-to-the-end-spir 1t remained
for the Tigers 70 wrench the lead from
the Athletics at Philadelphia before one
Of the largest crowds at a base ball game
inning game at Philadelphia last Monday
was one which will be remembered for a
long time. With the result Of yesterday 8
games only six points separate Detroit
playing Had the Tigers slipped up at
any time before the series with the Ath-
istics they would probably have finished
second in the race.
Although not playing himself. Hushey
Jennings deserves most Of the credit re-
ceived by his team. His enthusiasm and
pluck had everything to do with the fine
showing made by Detroit Donovan easily
gets the pitching honors. He did great
work all through the season. and was at
his best If the ANAL Philadelphia game.
Cobb and Crawford were towers OF
strength when at the bat. and their hard
hitting won many O game where the re-
suit seemed doubtful Schaefer played a
remarkably fast game during the last few
weeks. and fatttned his batting average
considerably wien hits were most in de-
mand. In fact. every player on the team
is deserving OF great credit. and they will
get It when the games are played at De-
troit this week 1t Is impossible to fore
cast the result OF the worlds champion
ship series. Player for player Chicago
seems TO show up better. with few ex-
ceptions. The Cubs are supposed to be
the finest base ball machine in the coun-
try at the present time. But It would be
no surprise to many II Detroit won the
most games OF the series, tor that fighting
spirit is not dead yet. You can argue 1T
either way you want to. Some fans think
Detroit Is exhausted after the long, hard
strain OF the Anal games. And they say.
further. that Chicago has had long rest
and will start the series fresh. Others