The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-21
CUBS AREs CHAMPIONS.
WIN PREMIER HONORS BY BEAT.
ING TIGERS, 2 TOO.
Big Californian Outpltches Donovan,
Holding Detroit to Three Hits
Chicago Gets to "Wiid Bill" for Ten.


IDetrot, Mich, Oct. 1T want to
say for the Detroit club that they
played baseball; they played fast
baseball, and they played it like gen.
tlemen and sportsmen. cannot say
too much In praise Of their sports
manship and courtesy. Throughout
the entire series there was not even q
small dispute between the two teams,
the friendliest feelings existing during
these five days Of intense rivalry.
Manager Jennings has a great team.
but think the Chicago team is great
er. Our team Is the greatest that I
ever saw on baseball field. I firmly
believe that no team In the world
could have beaten US with the kind
OF ball we played during the worlds
championship eries."-Frank Chance,
manager Of the Chicago worlds cham
pions. tr}
I'VE were beaten because the CHI
cago team played better ball. freely
ADMIT that our opponents played bet
ter baseball than We did. But I will
not admit that they are a better team,
Detroit did not play the game they
are capable Of. There was not the
old-time Detroit dash and ginger to
their work and they did not measure
up to their full ability either at the
plate or In the feld."-Hugh Jennings,
manager Detroit team.
BY defeating Detroit this afternoon,
to o, the Chicago team Of the Ma
tional league retained its title as the
champion baseball team of the world.
Detroit snatched one victory out oi
the five games played
The Chicago team. according to the
critics. showed superiority in every
department Of the game in the series
as whole. although this superiority
was not so apparent on the day that
Detroit batted victory Off Pfeister's 8
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 when
hits meant runs. None Of the De-
troit pitchers seemed able consistently
to puzzle the Chicago batsmen.
Throughout the series Chicago's hit
ting was opportune. The occasions
were rare when with men on bases
and runs needed, a Chicago bats
man was not there with the needed
hit.
The games were singularly free from
squabbling and only two or three
| occasions were the decisions of the
| umpire's questioned.
Attendance Small.
The series created less interest in
the two cities than that of last year, IL
the attendance may be taken as a
guide. The paid admissions were only
62,232 for the five games and the re-
ceipts totalled but $94,976 as compar-
ed with 100000 last year. The at
tendance at the final game this after
noon was but 6,21O, with gross receipts
OF $9.577.5O.
| or the money taken in, the players
Of Chicago, the winning team, get
$27,669 and the Detroit players $751;
446. The club owners get $19.6s1
apiece and the national commission
S9,497.
When the last man on the Detroit
side went out today the pendulum OF
victory ceased its swing between the
two leagues. In 1908 the worlds
championship emblem went to Boston
! OF the American league; In the sue
ceeding series New York brought II
back to the National league; in the
| following year the Chicago "White
sox" recaptured 1t for the younger or
| ganisation. Last year the Chicago