The Detroit times., 1908-10-17


Pleasing has been the fact that, so
diamc i REALLY different irln the pres
emit situation at Chicago, the people OF
Detroit are not following the series
with scandalous charges or misman'
agement.
The system of selling tickets en-
/ ployed here was such that the only
J sufferers were those who had but
themselves TO blame. Scalping was
reduced to a minimum and everybody
who wanted to stand In line could
! have his reserved seats-if he got
there soon enough. IL was hardship
, but II was a square deal and, in all
probability, IL was the only sort OF a
square deal which could have been de-
vised. without submitting the public
10 the wiles OF the sharpers. Beyond
q doubt, this condition will govern the
sales In every other city hereafter.
Most gratifying to the Detroit pub
lie should be the compliment to its
sportsmanship in which all the visit
ing writer's elaborated.
To Detroit people this fact will ap
pear supernuous.
The worlds series was marked By
the same sort of spirit that has been
IN evidence all year and, In fact, ever
since the city became educated up 10
the American league standard OF sport.
DETROIT HAS NEVER TURNEll
OUT A BOTTLE-THROWIN UNI
ON IT'S REMNANT WINNERS.
Nevertheless. especially to some OF
the Chicago and New York writer's, SO
n v,tr II he rfnn fan oh
seemed little short OF miraculous
Writing to Sporting Life, AT the close
OF the first game played here a week
ago, w. A. Phelon, Jr.. the brilliant
baseball star Of the Chicago Journal
says:
1t Is too bad that the Tiger
fans are thus sunk In misery so
soon. for they are a sportsman
like and gentlemanly race. The
stranger In Detroit Is sure OF
friendly treatment and fair play.
Fancy the fate OF a Chicago bug
IL he stood up In the New York
grandstand last Thursday and
openly exulted! AS to the COM
plants concerning the small
crowds at Detroit, were II not best
to remember this: Detroit Is but
one-ffth as large as Chicago. In
proportion to population, there
fore, the 1882 who saw the first
game would equal $4,000 Chicago
bugs. Be not unreasonable--re-
member conditions, sizes Of cities
and then. instead of wishing some
bigger city had the American
league banner, give Detroit credit
for doing the best IL can. After the
game there was no such wild do
Ing as last year. Then, the Chi
cago rooters paraded In herds,
shrieking. singing. raising Cain,
and getting no bricks or bottles,
only laughter and applause from
the fair-minded citizens of Detroit
This time, the rain spoiled IT ALL
and the bugs grouped in the hotel
Hobbies instead OF going forth to
make q noise
There was naturally some criticism
OF an adverse character by visiting
writer's. on the small crowds at De-
troit and Chicago-small compared to
what the advance notices had led many
OF them to expect. In no case aside
from that OF the Cleveland writer's
was there any real sting In these re-
marks, however. And these gentle
AnSA uuot 10 puIuoutu 10 certain
extent. This following of a near-win.
ner for year after year. with the reg
ular blow-up In the pinch. must seem
sad sort OF life and 1t Is really lit
tie wonder that, good baseball rooters
as such men as Harry Edwards, Ed
Bang and Elmer Bates are. they should
nnally begin to froth at the mouth and
run about biting at the legs OF the
echairs, as II were.
Had Cleveland won the pennant.
they all maintained, instead OF $4,000,
they would have had a bowling mob
of 10000 inside their ball yard. with
twice as many more vainly clamoring
1T the locked gates for just a casual
,Glimpse OF the play.
Well. It's not such difficult matter
q make prediction of this character.
especially when there is so scant a
chance to be ever called" on the bluff.
Yet there is little dope on the mat
ter with may be very fairly applied to
the case.
WHEN, 1T MIGHT BE ASKED IN