The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-15
Demonstrated Again That Ma
tionaI League Teams Are
Superior to Those of the
American League.
YESTERDAYS SCORE
CLOSE, BEING 2 TO o.
Smallest Crowd Ever Attend
ing Worlds Series on Scene
Of BattIe-FIag Goes Back
To Old "Chi."

Detroit, Mich, Oct 15-The worlds
series is over, an for the second con-
secutive time the base ball champion
ship of the earth has been won by
those speedy Cubs from giddy old
Chi" The final game was played
yesterday afternoon at Bennett Park
before the smallest crowd that ever
attended a worlds championship con-
test, and was won by the National
Leaguers by a score of 2 to 0, the
same figures which marked the clos
ply outclassed the Tigers, and could
probably have run up large total Of
tallies II they had had to do SO. They
clinched the belief now shared by
ne arly all the base ball men who have
followed the worlds combats of the
last three years that the National lea
que is SO much stronger than the AM
erican that any one Of its four first
division clubs could easily run away
with the pennant in the younger Or
ganisation.
Score by Innings.
Umpire Jack Sheridan, of the Am
erican league, was in charge of the
game and called balls and strikes,
while Hank O'Day, of the National
league, gave the base decisions.
Play was called at 2:05. with the
Cubs going first to the bat.
First Inning-Sheckard sent Schaef-
er back into short right for his fly
ball. Evers singled to center. Schultz
singled to left, putting Evers on Sec
ond. Chance singled to center. scor-
ing Evers and advancing Schultz to
second. steinfeldt flied to Crawford.
Holman sent bounder to Coughlin,
who touched Schultz on the line for
the third out. Three hits; one run.
Mcintyre walker. O'Leary famed.
Crawford singled to center. putting
Mcintyre on second. Cobb struck out.
Rossman struck out a wild pitch,
which rolled to the stand, filling the
bases. Schaefer struck out on three
pitched balls. One hit: no runs.
Second Inning-Tinker grounded to
Coughlin. King fouled to Schmidt
Overall grounded to Rossman. Dono-
van getting the put-out at first base.
No hits: no runs.
Schmidt famed. Coughlin persisted
on grounder to Steinfeldt Donovan
walked and went to second on a wild
pitch. Mcintyre flied to Holman. No
hits: no runs.
Third Inning-Sheckard popped to
Rossman. Evers flied to O'Leary.
Schultz scared to Mcintyre. No hits
no runs.
O'Leary was tossed out by Stein
feldt. Crawford was out, Evers to
Chance. Cobb flied to Sheckard. No
hits; no runs.
Fourth Inning-Chance gave Cobb a
long chase for his fly, but Tyrus got
under 1t. Steinfeldt walked, but was
thrown out trying to steal Schmidt
to Schaefer. Hoffman whitfield. No
hits; no runs.
Rossman joined the list of strike out
victims. Schaefer walked Schmidt
struck out. Schaefer died trying to
steal, Killing to Tinker. No hits; no
runs.
Fifth Inning-OLeary pulled off a
circus catch Of Tinkers short fly to
left King walked and reached sec
ond on Overall's sacrifice, Schmidt to
Rossman. Sheckard ambled Evers
doubled to left center, scoring King
and putting Sheckard on third
Schultz grounded to O'Leary, who
made nice play. One hit; one run.
Coughlin beat out a slow bounder
to Steinfeldt. Donovan failed to bunt
and eventually famed. Mcintyre
doubled down the right-foul line, send
ing Coughlin to third. OLeary lifted
a short fly to Holman Crawford
struck out. Two hits: no runs.
Sixth Inning-Chance heat out a
perfect bunt toward third, and went
to second on Steinfeldt's sacrifice to
Rossman, unassisted. Holman sent
Mcintyre back for his fly. but Matty
got under 1t. Tinker went out to
crawford. who made pretty running
catch. One hit; no runs
Cobb waited and walked, but was
forced by Rossman. Tinker to Evers
Schaefer famed. Schmidt popped to
little Johnny. No hits: no runs.
Seventh Inning-kling flied tc
Crawford. Overall singled to center
Sheckard's sharp grounder toward
right field hit Overall, retiring him
Sheckard was caught mapping off frs,
base and run down, Donovan to Ross
man to Schaefer. Two hits; no runs
Coughlin grounded to Steinfeldt
Donovan was out. Tinker to Chance
Mcintyre flied to Sheckard No hits
no runs.
Eighth Inning-Evers beat out &
grounder to Rossman. Schultz sacri
feed. Schmidt to Rossman. Chance
singled to left, putting Evers OF
third. Steinfeldt struck out and {
double steal being attempted on the
third strike by Chance and Evers, thu
latter was thrown out at the plate
Schmidt to Schaefer to Schmidt. TIVE
hits: no runs.
O'Leary popped to Chance, Craw
ford was thrown out by Evers, ant
Cobb's easy bounder was cared fo
by Tinker. No hits; no runs.
4Nintn Inning-IIofman famed