Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15

1--WE were beaten because the Chi
cago team played better ball. l rree-
ly admit that our opponents played
better baseball than we did, but l Will
not admit that they are better team
Detroit did not play the game they
are capable of playing. There was not
the old time Detroit dash and ginger
to their work and they did not meas
IRE TO their full ability either at the
plate or in the field" Hugh Jennings,
manager of the Detroit team:
BY defeating Detroit this afternoon,
Q to 0. the Chicago team of the Ma
tional league retained its title as the
champion baseball team of the world.
The present series differed but little
from that of last year. In the previous
series. Detroit managed to get one tie
game and went down in four straight
defeats. In the present series, Detroit
snatched one victory of the five games
played.
The Chicago team, according to
critics, showed superiority in every de-
partment of the game in the series as
a whole, although this superiority was
not so apparent on the day that De-
troit batted a victory out of Pfeister's
curves Detroit was handicapped by
Schmidt's inability to cut down run
ners at second and by the failure of her
heavy hitting outfield to bat at critical
moments when hits meant runs. None
of Detroit's pitchers seemed able TO
puzzle the Chicago batsmen, for even
Mullin, who pitched Detroit's only vic
tory. was found for seven hits.
Throughout the series, Chicago's hit
ting was hard and opportune. The
occasions were rare when, with men
on bases and runs needed, Chicago
batsman was not there with the need
ed hit.
The games were singularly free from
fhTan
occasions were the decisions of the UNI
pires questioned. At no time was 1t
necessary for a player to be sent to
the bench to enforce discipline and
good order. The series, however, Gre
ated less interest in the two cities most
affected than that of last year. The at
tendance may be taken as guide. the
paid admissions were only 62,232 for
the five games, and the receipts totaled
but $94976, as compared with SlOl,OOO
last year. The attendance at the hnal
game this afternoon was but 62lO, with
gross receipts of $9577.50. OF the money
taken in the players of Chicago, the
winning team, get $27, 1853, and the De-
troit players SIS, 446. The club owners
get Si96S1 each and the national COM
mission gets S9497.
When the last man on the Detroit
side went out today the pendulum OF
victory ceased to swing between the
two leagues.
In 1903 the worlds championship en-
blem went to Boston of the American
league. In the succeeding series New
York brought it back to the National
league In the following year the chi
cago White Sox recaptured it for the
FOUNDER organization. Last year the
Chicago Cubs brought it back to the
National league by defeating Detroit.
But this year the pendulum did not
swing back, and the flag remains as
the proudest exhibit which President
Murphy has to display at the West Side
ball park in Chicago.
Jennings was not beaten today until
Schmidt's foul in the ninth had found
secure and final lodgment in Kings
mitt Through the fierce uphill battle
this afternoon he stood on the coach
ing line off first base, coaching the
runners on every move and squirting
the batsmen on to make their best
efforts.
A feature of the game was Schmidt's
recovery Of his throwing arm, which
had not been working well during any
previous game. Chicago was not able
10 steal a base on him, for the first
time during the series. He caught
Steinfeldr trying to steal second by
several yards; he handled two bunts
in clean fashion, retiring his men at
first, and he broke up an attempted
double steal by Evers and Chance
Overall, for the second time, pitched
n masterly game. Only three hits were
made off him and one of these would
have been an easy out had the ball
not take an erratic and unexpected
bound 9s it approached Steinfeldt. He
was wild at times, giving four bases
on balls, but, on the other hand, his
strikeouts numbered ten. One of these
strikeouts, however, occurred when
Rossman made his third swing at a
wild pitch, enabling him to reach first
safely.
Donovan, on the other hand, met
with a very vigorous reception in the
first inning, when three consecutive hits
sent Evers over the plate with the
first run of the game. With the ex-
ception of the fifth inning, when a base
on balls and Evers' double gave Chi
cago another run, Donovan managed to
keep his hits scattered.
1t is probable, however, that Chicago
would have run up a larger score had
it not been for the brilliant work Of
the Detroit infeld. O'Leary's spectac-
ular catch of Tinker's Texas Lacquer
far back of second base was a feature
of the game.
Bvers scored Chicago's first run. He
singled to center took second on
Schulte's hit to left and raced home
on Chances safe drive to center. A
base on balls primarily was responsible
for Chicago's second and last run.