The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-07
DETROIT AGAIN
WINS PENNANI
CLOSEST CONTEST EVER WAGED
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE END.
ED YESTERDAY.
CHICAGO WAS DEFEATED
Donovan On the Slab For Tigers
Pitched Perfect Game-Pande-
monium Reigns in City of
Detroit Over Victory.

Chicago, Oct G-What is said tc
have been the closest pennant contest
ever waged by the American league
baseball clubs came to an end in this
city today when Detroit the cham
pions of 1907 captured the emblem
for another year by defeating Chicago
| Z to 0. Detroit, Cleveland and Chi
cago struggled all the season for FIRST
place, never being far from each
Other in the percentage table, and not
until otday could the winner be
| picked
st. Louis put Cleveland out OF the
running yesterday, leaving the field
| to Detroit and Chicago. Chieago's
! fight has been an uphill one, but
Manager and Captain Jones never
| dtspaired until the last Chicago
| player had been retired today. Had
! Chicago trlumphed 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"
TetrCit's victory was clean and de.
cisiye. Jones used three pitchers,
White. Walsh and Smith, but could
not subdue Detroit. Donovan pitched
the kind of ball that will win almost
any game. His teammates coming
first to the bat, lent him confidence
In the initial inning by knocking
White out of the box, aud putting
four runs 60 rvthe plate. DonQvan's
manner was confident as he faced the
Chicago batsmen and inning after in
ming, with calmness approaching
nohchalance he proceeded to make
first base the very north pole OF un
attainability for his opponents
Two hits in different innings were
all that Chicago could garner, and a
local runner was perched on second
base just once. That was the only
time that Chicago made even a trace
of threat Donovan. casually oh
serving that the sixth inning with
Chicagoans on first and second bases,
had an unfamiliar appearance,
straightaway struck out Captain
Jones and the gigantic Isbell and re-
tire Dougherty with a high fly TO
right
This being the first time Chicago
enthusiasts had had an opportunity
to cheer. they seized IT aud for
time Fsdlam would have appeared
quiet retreat compared 10 the South
Side ball park. J. ATT, of Chicago,
coaching off third base, became so ex.
cited that he intruded on the diamond
ana was ordered to the bench b. I'm
pirc Sheridan Atz portested with
such yigor that he was expelled from
the grounds
Dotroit's assist column showed a
total Of only two for when Donovan
did not strike out the hatsmen he
pitched the brand Of ball which re
suited in flies. All told he struck out
ten men Behind him was errorless
ball playing. and hits were made when
hits were needed. There we're thir.
teen of them. p fatal proportion OF /
them from a local viewpoint, being ~ /
tho firts inning Drtroits batting .
alone would have captured the con /
test with ease but assurance was .
made doubly sure hy Chicaco's errors.
five in number
Dstroit's commanding lead az the
outset did not dishearten Chicago.
5ui il had a depressing effect which F.
lec peued a. the game proceeded ant
DCuovan's superb control showed no /
signs OF weakening
Rain officially predicted for the fsy
lid not materialize althorgh the san
aas often obscurel by clouds before
md during the game IA