The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-15
Chicago Team Showed Superb
GRITTY Over the Detroits.
Critics Declare as a Whole Cubs
Did Best Playing
IN WORLDS SERIES.
Gate Receipts Not Near So
Large as Expected.
Best Of Discipline Prevailed
With, Little Squabbling.

Detroit. Oct, by defeating De-
troit Wednesday to o the Chicago
team claimed it's title as the cham
pion baseball team of the world. The
present series differed but little from
that OF last year. In the previous
series Detroit managed to get one tie
game and went down in four straight
defeats. In the present series, Detroit
snatched one victory out of the five
games played.
The Chicago team. according to
critics, showed superiority in every
department of the game in the series
as a whole, also this superiority was
not so apparent on the day that De-
troit batted a victory off Pfeister's
curves. Detroit was handicapped by
Schmidt's 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 Detroit's pitchers
seemed able to consistently puzzle the
Chicago batsmen, for even Mullin.
who pitched Detroit's only victory.
was found for seven hits. Throughout
the series Chicago's hitting was
Opportune. The occasions were rare
when with men on bases and runs
needed, a Chicago batsman was not
there with the needed hit. The
games were singularIy free from
squabbling and on only two or three
occasions. were the decisions of the
umpires questioned. At no time was
1t necessary for player to be sent to
the bench to enforce discipline and
good order.
The series, however. created less in
terest in the two cities most affected
than that of last year. II the attend
ance may be taken as a guide. The
paid admissions were only 62,232 for
the i've games and the receipts totaled
but $94.976 as compared with 100000
last year. The attendance at the final
game yesterday afternoon was but
6,21O, with gross receipts of $9,577.5
OF the money taken in the players
Of the Chicago winning team get
S27.669 and the Detroit players
S1S,446. The club owners get $19,6S1
apiece and the national commission
s9.497. When the last man on the
Detroit side went out the pendulum
of victory ceased its swing between
the two leagues. In 1903 the world S
championship emblem went to Boston
OF the American league, in the sue
ceeding series New York brought II
back to the National league. In the
following year the Chicago white
Stockings" recaptured II for the
younger organization Last year the
Chicago Cubs brought. it back to
the National league by defeating De-
troit. -
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 Stein
feldt trying to steal second by yards
he handled two hunts in clean fashion
retiring his men at first and broke uI
an attempted double steal by Evers
and Chance.
Overall, for the second time, pitched
a 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 1t approached Steinfeldt. He was
wild at times, giving four bases or
balls, but on the other hand his strike
outs numbered 10. One of these strike
outs, however, occurred when Rossmar
made his third swing at a wild pitch
enabling him to reach first safety
Donovan, on the other hand, met with
a vigorous reception in the first inning
when three consecutive hits sent Ever.
over the plate with the first run of the
game With the exception of the fifth
inning, when base on balls and Everi
double gave Chicago another run, Don
ovan managed to keep the hits scatter
ed. It is probable. however, that Chi
cago would have run up a larger scor,
had II not been for the brilliant worl
OF the Detroit infield. O'Leary's spec
tacu1ar catch Of Tinker's Texa.
Lacquer. far back of second base, wa.
featv-e Of the game. Evers scored
Chicago first run. He singled to cen
ter, took second on Schulte's hit to Ief
and raced home on Chances safe driv,
to center. A base on balls was pri
marily responsible for Chicago's secont
and last run King walked on fou
wide ones. went to second on Overall
sacrifice, and scored on Evers' double
Detroit threatened to score but once
Coughlin was safe when his grounde
to Steinfeldt took an awkward bount
and he went to third when McIntyr
doubled into the left field crowd. Blu
the needed hit was not Forthcoming
from either O'Leary or Crawford, 70
the former few out to Holman. VIII,