The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-07
Great Struggle Is Over and Hugh Jen- ninqs' Outfit Flies Second Sue cessive Pennant-Story
 of the Game.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
Games oday.
Philadelphia in Biston. New York in Washington.


 Chicago, October 6.-what is said to have been the closest pennant contest ever waged by American league baseball clubs came to an end in this city to- day when Detroit. champion of l9Ol cap tured the emblem for another year by defeating Chicago to 0.
 Detroit Cleveland and Chicago strug- gled all season for first place, never be- iner far from each other in the percent age table. and not until today could the winner be picked St Louis put Cleveland out of the running yesterday, leaving the field to Detroit and Chicago. Chicago's fight has been an uphill one, but Manager and Captain Jones never de- spaired until the last hieago player had been retired today. Had Chicago tri- umphed. the pennant would have come to this city, but the defeat of the local team in the final test left no subject of debate for the If club
 Victory CIean-Cut
 Detroits victory was clean and decisive Jones used three pitchers, White, alsh and Smith, but could not subdue the De- troits. Donovan pitched the brand of ball that will win almost any game His teammates coming first to bat lent him confidence in the initial inning by knock ing White out of the box and putting four runs over the plate. Donoyan's man. ner was confident as he faced the Chicago batsmen, and inning after inning, with a calrnness approaching nonchalance he proceeded to make first base very north pole of unattainability for his opponents. Two hits in different innings were all that Chicago could get, and local run ner perched on second base just once. That was the only time that Chicago made even the wrath of a threat.
 Donovan, casually observing that the sixth inning with the Chicagoans on first and second bases, had an unfamiliar ap- pearance, straightaway struck out Cap tain Jones and the gigantic Isbell, and retired Dougherty with high fly to right. This being the first time the Chicago enthusiasts had had an opportunity to cheer. they seized it, and for time bed- lam would have appeared quiet retreat compared to the Southside ball park. ]. Atz, of the Chicago club, coaching off third base became so excited that ne intruded on the diamond, and was or dered to the bench by Umpire Sheridan. Atz protested with such vigor that he was expelled from the grounds.
 But Two Assists Made.
 Detroit's assist column showed total of only ?. for When Donovan did not strike out the batsman he pitched the brand Of ball which results in flies. All told. he struck out 10 men. Behind him errorless ball was played, and hits were made when hits were needed. There were l3 of them, fatal proportion from the local viewpoint being in the first inning. De- troits batting alone would have captured the contest with ease, but assurance was made doubly sure by Chicago's errors, five in number.
 Detroits commanding lead at the out set did not dishearten Chicago but 1t had a depressing effect which deepened as the game proceeded and Donovan's su- perb control showed no signs of weak ening.
 The rain officially predicted for today did not materialize although the sun was often obscured by the clouds before and during the game,