The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07
DETROIT AGAIN
WINS REMNANT
Closest Contest Ever Waged
i'm America.
Donovan ON Slab for Tigers Pitched
Perfect Game-Pandemoni
Reigns I'm Detroit.
WHEN CHICAGO WAS DEFEATED

4 Chicago, Oct. What Il said TO
have been the closest pennant contest
ever waged by the American league
baseball clubs came TO an end in this
| city yesterday 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. aud not
until yesterday could the winner be
picked
ST. Louis put Cleveland out of the
running yesterday. leaving the field
to Detroit and Chicago. Chicago's
fight has been an uphill one. but
Manager and Captain Jones never
despaired until the last Chicago
player had been retired yesterday.
Had Chicago triumphed the pennant
would have come. to this city, but the
defeat of the local team in the fnal
test left no subject OF debate for the
"If Club"
Detroit's victory was clean aud de
cislve. Jones used three pitchers.
White. Walsh and Smith, but could
not subdue Detroit. Donovan pitched
the kind OF bail 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. and putting
foa,r ,.pc avn. tho ,.ioto n,u,,-.,
manner was confident as he faced the
Chicago batsmen. and inning after in
ming. with calmness approaching non
chalance, he proceeded TO make first
base the very notch pole of unattain-
ability 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 a threat. Donovan. casually OBJ
serving that the sixth inning. with
Chicagoans on first and second
bases. hal an unfamiliar appearance,
straightaway struck out Captain
Jones and the gigantic Isbell and re-
tired Dougherty with high fly to
right.
This being the first time Chicago
enthusiasts had had an opportunity
TO cheer. they seized Il and for a time
Bedlam would have appeared quiet
retreat compared TO the South Side
ball park. J. Artz. of Chicago, coach
ing on third base. became so excited
that he intruded on the diamond and
was ordered TO the bench BY Umpire
Sheridan. Atz protested with such
vigor that he was expelled from the
grounds.
Detroit's assist column showed a
total of only two. for when Donovan
did not strike out the batsman he
pitched the brand Of ball which re-
suited in flies. All tod he struck out
ten men. Behind him was error,ess
ball playing, and hits were made
when hits were needed. There were
thirteen of them, a fatal proportion
of them from a local viewpoint. being
in the first inning. Detroit's batting
alone would have captured the con-
test with ease, but assurance was
made doubly sure by Chicago's errors,
five in number.
Detroits commanding lead at the
outset did not dishearten Chicago, but
II had depressing effect, which deep
ened as the game proceeded and
Donoyan's superb control showed no
signs of weakening.
Rain officially predicted for the day
did not materialize. although the sun
was often obscured by clouds before
and during the game.