Evening journal., 1908-10-15
CHICAGO HOLDS
WORLDS TITLE
Makes the Fourth and DeCid-
ing Victory Over
Jennings Men

DETROIT. Mich. oct. 15-The sec
ond annual defeat Of Detroit by Chi
cago for the worlds championship was
pulled off yesterday. the score being
to 0. The reputation which, the De-
trots had made in the American
League champion series as sluggers
was not sustained in the game. when
two singles and a double was all they
could acquire. and meanwhile the old
reliable Bill Donovan was touched up
for hits enough to win any ordinary
game Outside of the first and fifth
innings the Cubs were never threatened
but once. The fielding was the sharp
est and cleanest seen on the league
grounds during this series. Steinfeldt
made a great stop end throw on
O'Leary's bounder in the third, and to
close the game Killing made a great
catch of schmidt's foul.
Detroit rather starred in sensational
fielding stunts. Right at the opening
O'Learv ran away back of second ana
was lust able TO take Sheckard's diff
cult fly. Coughlin starred in a play
where he nipped Schultz at third on
Hofman's fierce drive. Bill got the
ball. iuEgled it "A moment and touched
Schultz on the line. Cobb sensational
ized on Chances fly into tho face o.
the crowd in right field. O'Leary pull.
ed off another great STUNT Of catchire
Tinker's f. in short left center. com.
pleting a back somersaut and comins
up with the bah in his nand.
Crawford robbed Tinker of n two
base hit bv a swell catch in the sixth
getting the ball while running with IL
and his back-to the plate. Schmidt
and O'Learv. by quick action headed
off a double steal in The seventh by
nipping Evers at the plate. A lightning
fast double-play was pulled off by
O'Learv. Rossman and Coughlin Over
all gets credit for 10 strikeouts, ono
Of them on a wild pitch that Rossman
purposely struck at, hoping to get 10
first. which he did.
The attendance was the smallest CT
the series.
No Share For Players.
In this game the players had no share
in the gate money. The gross amount
taken in. at the advanced price Of al
mission. was S9,577, out of which the
National Commission gets s95175 and
the clubs each receive s4.309.S5.
The games were singularly free from
sduabbling and on onlv two or three
occasions were the decisions of the uni-
pire questioned. At no time was it
necessary for a player to be sent TO
the bench to enforce discipline and good
order. The series. however. created less
interest in the two cities most affected
than that OF last year. il the attends
ance may be taken as a guide. The
paid admissions were only 62.232 for tie
five games and the receipts totalled
but S94976. as compared with Si0l, ,0OU
last wear.
Donovan Not at His Best.
Donovan was not anywhere near AT
his best and was especially bad i'm the
first inning, when. with one out, EVers,
Schultz and Chance pounded out
singles in n row which netted an earn
ed run. Not again until tho fifth in.
ming did the Cubs land a man beyond
first base.
In the fifth. with Tinker put away
on a fly. king was walked and tool,
second on Overalrs sacrifice. ShecBara
also drew a base on balls and Ever5
two-bagger to left registered Killing
and advanced -Sheckard to third, where
he was left as Schultz grounded out
Three men were put away in the sew
enth on a single by Overall when one
was out Overall was hit by Shecll-
ards drive between Rossman and
Schaefer. and SheclSard was asleep OH
first. The Cubs nearly scored in the
eighth when Evers scratched a single
reached second on Schulte's sacrifice
and third on Chances single pasl
Coughlln. A double steal was ordered
but Evers was pinched several feet of
the plate on O'Leary's quick return tc
Schmidt. A double play in the ninth
with one out. killed the prospects OF
a run.
Score by innings;
Chicago ...... ......1 0 q 0 1 o q o.,
Detroit 80. .........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-i
Runs scored-By Evers and King
Two-base hits-McIntyra and Evers
Sacrifice hits-Schulte. Steinfeldt and
Overall Stolen base-Donovan. First
base on balls-On Donovan. 8; of
Overall. 4. Left on bases-Detroit. q
Chicago. 6. Struck out-By Donovan
g.. by overall. 10. Double plays
Schmidt. Schaefer and Schmidt
O'Learv. Rossman and Coughlin W.lt
pitches-Overall. 1. Time-1.24. Um'
pires-sheridan and o'pay