Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-07
DETROIT WINS PEkNANl
fiaisAss seasoo With Big Lead
Over CkEsg'.
DONOVAN ItvAclaLe N Blk
Home Team Got Only Two Hits and
the Rioters Had Just a Single &C.
cas:on for Enthus'asn'-V'etors
Played Errorless Game.
(Bv Associat.d PreSSD

| CHICAGO, ILL. oct. G.-What l.
said to be the closest p INFANT race
ever wased by Am rican League
baseball clubs came 10 an END II
this city, when Detroit. champion:
Of 1907, captured he emblem for
another year BY defeating Chicago
: to ..
Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago
. struggled all season for first place
H. yer being far from each other III
| the percentage table. and not untl'
today could the winner be picked.
Jones Happened to End.
st. Louis put Cleveland out OF the
running yesterday. aving the field
to Ictroit and Chicago. Chicago
fight has been an uphill one. but
Manager Jones never despaired until
the last Chicago player had been re-
Iir, d today.
Da,roit's victory was close and de-
cisive.
Jones used three pitcherS-White,
Walsh and Smith. but could not sub
due thu Detroit's Donovan pitched the
kind OF ball that will win almost any
game His tam mat s. coming first
to bat. gave him confidence in the
initial inning by knocking White out
Of the box and putting four runs
across the plate.
Donovan Tower Of Strength.
Donovan's manner was confident
as he faced the Chicago batsm' Il.
and inning after inning he proceeded
to make first base very north pole
of unattainibility for his opponents.
Two hits in different innings were
all that Chicago could gather, ana a
local runner perched on second base
just Cnce That was the only tim
that Chicago made even the wrath
OF brSak
Donovan observing that the sixth
inning with Chicagoans on first and
second bases had an unfamiliar APP
pearance. straightway struck out
Captain Jones and the gigantic Is
bell. and retired Dougher,y with
high fly to right This b. ing the
first time the Chicago enthusiasts
had had an opportunity 10. oh e..
they seized il and for time bediam
would have appeared a quiet retreat
to tn Southside ball park.
Atz. OF the Chicagoans. coaching
off third base. beam SO excited
that he intruded on the diamond and
was ordered to the bench by Umpire
AtZ protest d vigorously. and was,
from the grounds.
ID troit's assist column showed a
total Of only two, for when Dono-
van did not strike out the batsman
he pitched the brand OF ball which
resulted in flies. All told he struck
out tsn men. Behind him errorless
ball was played and hits were made
when hits were needed. There were
thirteen OF them. fatal proportion
from tn local viewpoint b ing in the
first inning. Detroit's batting al'DeI
would have captured the contest with
ease. bu, assurance was made doubiy
sure BY Chicago's errors. , in num-
her.
De,roi,'s commanding lead at ;he
outset did not dish a!ten Chicago D.
nut il had a depressing effect which
deepened as the game proceeded.
and Donoyan's superb control showe'
no sign OF weaking. The batting OF
Crawford and Cobb cinchei the
game for Eetroi. in the first inning
McIrtyr, singled as a starter ana
after Push had struck out. Crawford
doubled into The crowd putting NC
Intyre on third. Cobb's triple sS"red
both runners and dove Whit 20 IN"
timber. The Georgian scored a mo-
ment later on Isbcll's fumb!, OF
Rossmans g7oundcr and Rossman
came home later on a single follow
ri nv walsh's wild throw
Crawford made foIr hits In hv'
times up and Cobb three in four
times al hat
S,-rc r. ". F..
IjaIcaso ...O8opS , >,
De,soit .4IooOooo2-7 IL oi
Batteries: White. Walsh. Smith
and sullivan: Donovan and Thomas.
Time. Los Umpires. Sheridan and
Conn lily.