Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-07

outset did not dishearten Chicago. but
it had a depressing effect, which
deepened as the game proceeded and
Donovan's superb control showed no
signs of weakening. Score:
Chicago ..... .000O0000O-0 2 81
Detroit .....4100OOO Is o.
Batteries-White, Walsh. Smith and
Sullivan; Donovan and Thomas.
Giants Get to Ferguson.
New York. Oct. Ferguson held
his old eliminates we'll in hand up to
the sixth. when they scored one run
and followed up with three more in
the seventh. Wiltse was very effect
i've, but the visitors were saved
sEutout through Seymours muff of
Ferguson's fly and he Boston twirler
got home on a double to left center
by Bates, after Becker had beaten out
a nicely placed bunt. Score:
New York 0O0013004 Z .
Boston .000000010-1 G {
Batteries-Wiltse and Bresnahan;
Ferguson and Bowerman.
hoFeS
Chicago Oct. 7-Chicago's roseate
dream of two baseball remnants and a
worlds championship series all its own
received terrible jolt yesterday.
The American league flag was
snatcned away from the White Sox
in the final game of the schedule. the
Detroit Tigers putting the Sox TO ut
ter rout in winning the game and pen
nant Z TO 0.
And by decision rendered by the
, board of directors of the National
league at Cincinnati the championship
of that organization rests upon the
outcome of a game to be played be
tween the Cubs and Giants in New
York tomorrow. as the tie contest be-
tween the Cubs and Giants of Sept
23 was ordered played Off
All Chicago Raving.
Such day for Chicago fans and
such Il state Of affairs in the baseball
world The whole city was raving
The baseball fever had to break one
way or the other and it cannot be
said that the results had d Chicago
| flavor.
With one pennant gone beyond
possible redemption. the outcome of
the National league directors meet
| ing reduces the chances of the Cubs
| in a great measure. In fact. things
are in such tangle that it is even
possible that Pittsburg, who was sup
posed to have been put down and out
| by the Cubs in its closing game of
the schedule here last Sunday, may
yet win the pennant.
That is one of the phases of the
maddening tangle which is befuddl;ng
the minds of the baseball insane pub
! lie. Although the Pittsburg team has
disbanded and dispersed to all parts
of the country, it will be tied for the
| National league championship in case
| the New York Giants lose their last
scheduled game TO Boston today, and
then win from the Cubs tomorrow
In such an event, the Pirates would
be brought together from the ends of
the nation and placed in a three
cornered series with the Cubs and
Giants for the possession of the Ma
tional league flag, which little piece
of bunting has caused the greatest
strife ever known in fandom
AS things stand now the National
league title will depend on the battle
| tomorrow between Mordecai Brown
and Christy Mathewson. The Cubs
feel that in series of some length
/ they could better show their superior
| ity over the Giants, but if the great
Mataewson happens to have luck with
him. the flag might be lost 10 Chi
Brown has the edge on "Matty" OIL
the seasons battles between them.
Detroit Celebrates victory.
| Detroit. Oct. 7-Horns and squeak
ers, drums and blazing torches waved
aloft with Manager Hugh Jennings
familiar cry Of "We-ah" on every
tongue. wildly last night acclaimed
| Detroit's second winning of the pen
nant of the American league. Not
: only in the downtown section. but
throughout the city, excited children
and adults who had breathlessly
watched the score boards yesterday
afternoon surrendered themselves to
lceiebration of the baseball victory.
| Unguarded packing boxes and lum-
! Der blaZed up in celebration in every
+ direction, while good natured police
aud tiremen were kept busy checking
bonfires and trying to keep the cele-
orators within bounds. Every inch
of the city was burning with baseball
fever Official recognition of yester-
days victory of the Detroit American