The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-07

! Throughout the nine innings. II is \
| bit invidious 10 make comparisons
Nevertheless, IL Wild Bill Donovan
never pitches another game for the
team for which he has now earned
two championships-and Bill Is count
ed on for quite a few-the city whose
uniform he wore will long remember
him for what must be considered the
crowning feat OF his baseball career.
Bill didn't pitch with the purpose
OF pulling or any OF those star indi-
vidual feats. He set a clip at which
he knew he could travel throughout
the nine innings and steadfastly held
TO IL. He kept the Sox from reaching
first base for three inings and then be-
wildered them with a maze OF speed
and curves In the fourth. striking out
the side. From then on. his own side
five runs TO the good. Bill pitched like
a man playing checkers. meeting each
threatening move OF the enemy with
a burst of speed and easing up trife
when things were coming his way.
Bill was pitching that game to win.
and the box score tells how effectively
he did It. Smith. the third pitcher
whom the Sox rammed into the breach.
and Billy Sullivan were the only ones
to reach FIRST as the result OF their
batting prowess. and these hits were
isolated In a sea Of strike-outs and
popfiies.
Great Is Wild Bill. king Of pitchers!
On the offensive, facing White,
Walsh and Smith, Crawford. Cobb.
Mcintyre Az Schaefer were the bright
lights.
Wahoo Sam. most feared Of tho
American league batsmsu. was never
more deadly. Five times be strobe 10
the plate and took q crack at the
ball, Each time be connected square
ly and hard. Once the ball happened
to tear IT. way straight to George Dar
Wis. and George managed to get the
Detroiter at frst. The other four
times the sphere tore It's way past
until tagged In one OF the remote SUI
burbA
Tyrus Cobb, with Q worlds series
staring him In the face. came up ths
first time with one out and Mcintyre
and Crawford waiting to score. On a
line the Georgia Peach shot the ball
past Fielder Jones and into the crowd
for three bases. scoring . moment
later when Isbell fumbled drive from
Rossman's bat
From then on II was Tiger VIC
tory all the way. None Of the three
twiriers who toiled for the Chicago
bunch was able 70 keep the Tigers In
subsection. though they were few In
nings In getting the range On Smith.
The crowd "a well az the Sox saw
the utility OF any effort to stop the
Tigers when out to win or lose q nag.
Disheartened and discouraged. the
Chicago inneld went up In the air and
the remainder of the game became
.riotons procession with the Tigers
leading on.
Before the game was over the par
tisan Chicago crowd began to cheer
the visitors.
See you Fellows later. WAS their
au revoir. and perhaps they will.
though there is no certainty that the
windy town will not be without Its
first worlds championship battle in
the last thre years.
And now, with q breathing spell In
which to look back in retrospect over
the worlds greatest baseball race. It's
up to the architect Of this column to
concede that the members Of the De-
troit Baseball club we're right when
they said they could 90 out and get
that championship when they go:
ready" For q time this policy seem
ed q most narrowing process to tho
nerves of their loyal supporters. One
still shudders TO think what might
have been the result had Cleveland
won those three games In a row at
St Louis, yet the Tigers themselves
point out that, according to appear
ances on Sunday. the Browns were
winning easily all the way. When
the Maps started coming from behind.
the Tigers were defeated. A sprint
was impossible on that day.
The Maps defeat in the opening
game Monday was evidence that De-
troit could lose still another game.
That put II up to the final contest.
The Tigers were ready and went out