The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-14
CHAMP PIONS AGAIN
Chicago Wins the Worlds Series
From Detroit.
Captures the Pennant Flag in
the Big Fight.
ONLY ONE TO TIGERS.
Windy City Players Get Four of
the Five Games.
Overall and Donovan the Twirl-
ers in Final Contest.

erS in Final Contest.
Nationals Shut Out Americans
Making Two Themselves.
Detroit. Mich, Oct. 14-Local interest
in the worlds championship baseball
contest between the Detroit American
league team and the Chicago Nationals
was perceptibly on the wane when to.
days crowds began turning their faces
toward Bennett park. Yesterday the
possibility of a Detroit victory tina;
would make the series a tie brought out
a banner attendance of Detroit people,
but today the possibility of the visitors
winning a final and deciding victory
was too evident. With three victories
standing TO the credit of Chicago to
only one for Detroit the crowds at the
ball park today, while running weil
into the thousands. were still compar-
atively small.
The Detroit players and their man
ager are far from faint hearted over
their series of defeats.
mo ball club whose players have a
grain of sand is beaten until the last
game is played" declared Manager
Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Ameri-
cans and to emphasize his belief that
today's game would not mark the end
of the series he announced that he hal
Mullin slated to go into the box for
Detroit tomorrow.
The lineup:
Detroit.
Mcintyre, left field.
OLeary shortstop.
Crawford. center field.
Cobb. right field.
Rossman. first base
Schaefer, second base.
Schmidt, catcher.
Coughlin, third base.
Donovan, pitcher.
Chicago.
Sheckard, left field.
Evers, second base.
Schultz, right field.
Chance, first base.
Steinfeldt. third base.
Hoffman, center field.
Tinker. shortstop.
Killing, catcher.
Overall. pitcher.
Umpires-Sheridan, American, and
O'Day, National.
First Inning.
Chicago-Sheckard out, fly to Schae-
fer. Evers singled to center Schultz
singled to left. Evers taking second.
Chance singled to center scoring Evers.
Steinfeldt flied to Crawford. Hoffman
retired Schultz on the base line. One
run.
observation-disclosures was given his base
on balls. O'Leary up. O'Leary struck
out. Crawford singled to center Nc
Intyre on second. Cobb struck out.
Rossman struck at a wild pitch and
was safe when the ball went to the
stand, Mcintyre and Crawford advanc-
ing base. Schaefer struck out No
runs.
Second Inning.
Chicago-Tinker out Coughlin to
Rossman. Killing fouled. Overall out to
Rossman. No runs
Detroit-Schmidt struck out. Cough
lin out Tinker to Chance. Donovan was
given a base on balls. Donovan stole
second. Mcintyre flied to Holman. No
runs.
Third Inning.
Chicago-Rossman captured Sheck-
ards fly Evers flied to O'Leary.
Schultz sent fly into McIntyre's
hands No runs.
Detroit-Steinfeldt threw out O'I.eary
at first. Crawford grounded to Evers.
out at first. Cobb flied to Sheckard. No
runs.
Fourth Inning.
Chicago-Chance flied to Cobb Stein
feldt was given base on balls Stein
feldt out Schmidt to Schaefer when he
\ tried to steal second. Hoffman struck
Mout. No runs.
Detroit-Rossman struck out. Schae-
fer walked. Schmidt struck out. Schae-
fer out Killing to Tinker. in trying to
steal No runs.
Fifth Inning.
Chicago-O'Leary caught Tiuker's
fly in short center after a hard run
making a spectacular catch. Killing
was given four balls. Overall sacri-
feed him to second. going out him
SELF Schmidt n
walked. Evers doubled into center
scoring KlinG, and Sheckard went to
third Schultz grounded to OI,earv
out at first. One run.
Detroit-Coughlin's grounder to-
ward third took an awkward bound
out. Mcintyre doubled. down the
first base line. Coughlin on third
OLeary flied TO center and Couph1in
was held at third by Hofman's fina
throw in. Crawford struck out. No
runs.
Sixth Inning.
Chicago-Chance beat ont a hmm
Steinfeldt sacrificed to Rossman unas-
sisted. Hoffman flied to Mcintyre to
Mcintyre. Chance on second Tinker
flied to Crawford. No runs.
Detroit - Cobb walked. Rossman
forced Cobb at second. Tinker to Evers
9chaefer struck out. Schmidt flied -
GSers. No runs.
Seventh Inning.
Chicago-Crawford took Kings Av
Overall singled over second. Overai
was hit by Sheckard's bounder. SbacI,-
ard taking first Sheckard was caneh,
off first. Donovan to Rossman to Schsa.
fer. No runs.
Detroit-Coughlin out SteinfeId+ -
Chance. Donovan out Tinker to Chance
Mcintyre flied to Sheckard No rms
Eighth Inning.
Chicago-Evers' pounder ,,-hi,
Rossman got was Il scratch single
Schultz sacrificed. Schmidt to Ross.
man. Chance singled to left ~,
Evers was held at third SteinfeId,
struck out Evers and Chance tried
70 work double steal, but Schaefer