The San Francisco call., 1908-10-15

The chicago team, according to CT
department of the game in the series
as a whole, although this superiority
was not so apparent on the day that
Detroit batted a victory out of Pfeis-
ter's curves. Detroit was handicapped
BY Schmidts inability TO cut down run
ners at second and by the failure of
her heavy hitting outfeld to bat at
critical moments when hits meant runs.
None Of Detroits pitchers seemed able
10 puzzle the Chicago batsmen, for
even Mullin, who pitched Detroit's only
victory. was found for seven hits
Throughout the series Chicago's hit
ting was hard and oppOrtune. The oc-
casions were rare when with men on
bases and runs needed a Chicago bats
man VIZ not there with the needed hit.
The games were singularly free from
souabbling and on only two or three
occasions were the decisions of the um-
pires questioned. At no time was II
necessary for player TO be sent 60 the
bench TO enforce discipline and good or
der The series, however, created less
interest in the two cities most anected
than that of last year.
The attendance may be taken as
guide. The paid admissions were only
62.3s2 for the hve games and the re-
ceipts totalled but $94, 976, as compared
with s1O1 900 last year The attend
snce at the final game this afternoon
was but 6,2l0, with gross receipts OF
Se577.50. OF the money taken in, the
players Of Chicago, the winning team,
get So, 669 and the Detroit players, $ls,
4ze The club owners get $1e,6Sl each
and the national commission, ss,4S7.
PENDULUM OF VICTORY
When the last man on the Detroit
side went out today the pendulum OF
victory ceased its swing between the
TWO lea CUES. In 1903 the worlds cham
pionship emblem went to Boston of the
American league. In the succeeding
series New York brought it back TO
fr11sl inc
year the Chicago White Stockings re-
captured it for the younger organtza-
ton Last year the Chicago Cubs
brought it back to the National league
by defeating Detroit But this year
che pendulum did not swing back and
the flag remains as the proudest eX-
Sibit which President Murphy has to
display at the West Side ball park in
Chicago.
Jennings was not beaten today until
Schmidt's foul IN the ninth had found
secure and final lOdgment in Kings
mitt Through the fierce uphill battle
this afternoon, he stood on the coach
ing line OF first base, coaching the
runners on every move and squirting
the batsmen on to make their best ef-
forts.
A feature of the game was Schmidt's
recovery Of his throwing arm, which
had not been working well during any
previous game. Chicago was not able
TO steal a base on him, for the first
time during the SERIES He caught
several yards; he handled two bunts in
clean fashion, retiring his men at first,
and he broke up an attempted double
steal by EVers and Chance.
OEERALL,S GREAT WORK
Overall, for the second time, pitched
mastery game. Only three hits were
made of him and one of these would
have been an easy out had the ball
not taken an erratic and unexpected
bound as II approached Steinfeldt. He
was wild at times, giving four bases
on balls, but on the other hand, his
strike outs numbered 10. One of these
strike outs, however, occurred when
Rossman made his third swing at a
Wild pitch, enabling him to reach first
safely.
Donovan, on the other hand. met
with a very vigorous reception in the
FIRST inning, when three consecutive
hits sent EVers over the plate with the
first run Of the game. With the eX-
ceptiOn Of the fifth inning, when base
on balls and Eyers double gave Chi
cago another run, Donovan managed to
keep his hits scattered. 1t is prob
able, however, that Chicago would have
run up a larger score had it not h&en
for the brilliant work Of the Detroit
inheld. O'Learys spectacular catch Of
Tinker's Texas Lacquer Tar back of sec
ond base was a feature of the game.
Evers scored Chicagos first run. He
singled TO center, took second on
Shulte's hit to left and raced home on
Chances safe drive to center. A base
on balls was primarily responsible for
Chicago's second and last run. King
walked on four wide ones, went to
second on Overalrs sacrifice and scored
on Evers' double. Detroit threatened
to score but once. Coughlin was safe
when his grOunder to Steinfeldt took
an awkward bound and he went to
third when Mcintyre doubled into the
left field crowd. But the needed hit
was not forthcoming from either
O'Leary or Crawford, for the former
few out TO Hoffman, who held Coughlin
al third by a beautiful throw home, and
Crawford struck out. The score: