The Detroit times., 1908-10-09
JENNINGS PLEDGES
CUBS REAL FIGHT
THIS TIME
NO MORE FoUR-0AMEs-AND-oFF
aUsiNEsS-cUBs LOGICAL IA
VoRITEs AT 2 TO TIGERS
WANTED GIANTS.
Well. it's the Cubs again!

Well, It's the Cubs again!
With virtually every player OF the
Detroit club and most of Detroitis
fans pulling hard for the New York
Giants 10 win the deciding game OF
the National league schedule. Chance
and his men showed superior game
ness and batted the great Mathewson
hard enough in one inning 10 win
their game.
Today they arrive in Detroit and to-
morrow on the classic sward OF Sen
nett park the same teams which
fought out the championship OF the
world year ago will go TO IL again.
There is no denying the fact that q
victory by the Giants would have gone
far toward enhancing Detroits
chances OF worlds championship.
BY every sign the Giants should be
an easter team for the Tigers 10 beat.
Their game is essentially the same a.
Detroit's. They rely on their batting
to win for them, just as the Tigers de.
though their hatters are probably M6
so good as the smuggling brigade which
Hughie Jennings commands. Two star
pitchers are their limit. just rs Dono-
van and Killian are head and should
ers above the rest OF the Tiger pitch
ing staff. The Giants have never been
noted for finesse. Neither have the
Tigers.
On the other hand, the Cubs are
merely q baseball machine. u 10
probable that brainier team and
one moro thoroughly schooisd 60
win out on scant exeusss aside
from great pitching, was never
orQanixed.
Brown. Ruelbach. Pfeister and Over
all are four twirlers about equal In
ability, though the last mentioned will
probably not toll In the worlds series
this year
1T is HARDER TO MAKE RUNS
ON THE CUBS THAN ON ANY
TEAM THAT EVER TOOK THE
FIELD.
In last years series the Tigers fail
ed to get a game and there IN q belief
that Chances men may have the same
mysterious Indian sign on the Ameri-
can league champions that Boston has
on st. Louis and Washington ON Cleve-
land.
Man for man. the Tigers. generally
speaking. stack up al much better hit
tiers and not nearly such good nelders
l dS Tue m0u HUN AuAC6kO.
Odds on the series, posted round
the various gambling resorts have
tho Cubs favor1tes for the series
az odds Of 2 to and this 10 not
far from representing the Tigers
prospects In the games which are
to come.
1t 10 folly to announce a. yet the
pitchers who will oficiate on the slab
In the opening game OF the series to
be played here on Saturday. Neither
manager II as yet ready to go on rec
ord.
jennings choice will undoubtedly be
either Donovan or Killian and the one
who does not toll here will open In
Chicago on Sunday.
THE TIGERS HAVE ONE HOPE
IN THE POST-SEASON SERIES.
THAT IS TO GET A RUNNING
START BY VIRTUE OF THE WORK
OF THEIR TWO STAR PITCHERS.
It was this process which enabled
the Whitesox to put the kibosh on
Chances men In the championship
series OF two years ago.
Chance will probably pick his selec-
ton for box duty from Ruelbach and
Pfeister for his first two games. The
frst mentioned pitched the best ball
Of any Of his compatriots against the
Tigers last year and closed his regu-
lar season In the National league race
by pitching no less than 80 scoreless |
innings In his final appearances on |
the slab. II Is seldom that any team !
Is able to beat him when hts control |
Is good, though he has never yet en-
tirely conquered a tendency to aviate /
on scant and often no excuse.
Detroit IL about as well of for a
post-season series as last year. Nc
Intyre's presence In the outfeld will |
make the Tiger attack stronger, while |
Schmidt, while by no means lin shape,
Ii not nearly SO bad OF as last season. |
Beyond doubt Thomas will get an |
opportunity to play In some OF the
games of the series. II may be that,
when 1t Is over, one of the real heroes /
OF this contest will be the catcher
whom Griffith discarded.
On the advance dope there is
but one prediction possible, and
this 10 a victory for the Cubs who
last year made the Tigers look
very. very bad. Regardless Of
pride, patriotism and preiudice
this must be admitted wherever
the prospective series 10 to be SER
iously and Judiciaiiy discussed.
or course. in Chicago the Tigers are