New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-15
CUBS WIN HIGHEST
H0N0RS IN BASEBALL
DETROIT TEAM SHUT OFT
IN DECIDING GAME.
Chicago Holds W0rLd's Cham Mon
ship Hon a Year Ago from
the Tigers.

Detroit Oct 1.-THE Chicago Cubs won the
worlds baseball championship for the second wear
IN succession here to-day by defeating the Detroit
Tigers by score Of to in the fifth and dari5ir,
. game 81 the series The final standing WAS. C-7f
csEo four games Detroit one
Il vas a clean-cut and decisive victory for Chi
cage. and the well earned its rro,,5 TITLE q,
1he merits OF the play in the series
Detroit was handicapped by SEMINARS ;-.L,,i.,,
. CIT down runners At second. and bv the fafIu-s
q her heavy hitting outfeId TO bat at critical mo-
Tenfs N-en hlIs meant runs None OF the Detroit
pitchers seemed able TO consistently puzzle the Chi
caCo harsnler. for even NuiIfn who pitchad De-
-roit's only victory. was found for seven hits
Throughout the series Chicago's hitting was op-
perfume.
lie games were singularIy free from suuabbling
snd on only two or three occasions were the de-
cis301s q the ur1pires questioned At no time was
= necessary for player to be sent TO the bench IN
enforce discipline The series. however created
less interest in the TWO cities most affected than
t-at Of last year. f the attendance may be taken
guide The paid admissions were only 81 90
<o- The Eve games and the receipts totaIIed So
compared with s101.0oo last wear. The attend
an0e Ar the final game this afternoon vas only
sc-a- with gross receipts Of sa.57 50
o. he money taken in TIE players Of Chicago.
the winning get 81 SIS and the Detroit play
e-s S-S+=6- The club owners get 1851 apiece and
re national commission s9.4s7. The Cubs thus
earned 1897 apiece and the Tigers 1922
When the last man the Detroit side went out
q victory
between the TWO leagues In 1903 the worlds cham
League. in the succeeding series New York brought
& hack % lie National League, In the following
year The Chicago White Sox recapJured Il for the
vo1-Ee- organization. while last year the Chicago
C-as brought II back 70 the National League by
6zf=z ing Detroit This year the pendulum did not
swing back and the nag remains the proudest
exhibit which President Murphy has TO display at
West Side Park in Chicago
There : gloom in Detroit tonight The black
stripes which alt=rnared with yellow In the scheme
o. decoration look like Grape hung out for the
death Of nope. But while the crowd the street
corners and n the hotel Hobbies murnur pessi-
r1istcaIy. there is one bold spirit which does not
know the meaning of the word defeat Hugh
Jennings the manager Of the team. believes IN his
men and Is confident that they Will yet prove
z-ei- superiority over al corners
wild BIZ Donovan was the dependence Of De-
--oir IN the box. but he match for Overall,
who pitched mastery game for the Cubs.
only three hits were made Of Overall. and one
II these would have been an easy out had the
haH not taken at cratic and unexpected bound as
q approached Steinfeldt He was wild At times.
giving four bases balls. but, the other hand,
MS strike-outs numbered ten one Of -hese strike
outs. however occurred when Rossman made his
third swing a wild pitch. enabling him to reach
first safely
Donovan On the other hand, met with vigorous
-4ception IN the first inning, when three consecu-
NE hits sent Evers over the plate with the hrst
IN of the game. With the exception Of the fifth
f--f-z when 8 base on balls and Evers's double
rs-- chicago another run. Donovan managed 10
gen The hits scattered Il is probable however
-Hs- chicago would have run Up a larger score
rad II ro- been for the brilliant Work OF the De
---s- f-%eId O-Ieary's spectacular eaten OF
T--ke-s Texas Lacquer far back OF second oase
IT, 2 feature OF the game
Fre-s began the game for Chicago when he sin
- p, -=7+re. took second OF Schulre's hit 10 left
and raced home on Chances safe drive 10 centre
-zsz OF halls was primarily responsible for chi
rzzr-s second and last run king walked on 1ouF
70 ones vent 70 second or Overans sacrifice and
s-C-e5 on Everss double
Detroit threatened TO score only once IN the nth
inning CoIshhn was safe when MS srouhdeT 70
S-at-+a-5r took an awkward bound. and he went
90 -rs-5 when Mcintyre doubled into the left held
~-.-a But the needed hit was not forthcoming
fr.-- either OLeary or Crawford Inc former
~z~ c-r 70 Holman who held Coughlin at third
-. . -ez--5f-.l throw home, and Crawford struck