Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

games out of five and were lionized by
thousands Of happy fans. They were made
up of Mathewson, McGinnity and Ames,
pitchers: Bresnahan, catcher; Mccain,
Gilbert and Devlin, on the bags; Dahlen, at
short field, with Mertes, Donlin and
Browne taking care Of the territory out
side of the diamond. Every game resulted
in a shutout. New York's winning scores
were 8 to 0, 9 to 0, 1 to 0 and 2 to 0, while
Philadelphia's was 3 to O. The five games
drew a total attendance of 81, 1913, which
rolled up $685. 35 in gate receipts. The first
game, in Philadelphia, was seen by 1855.
The second game, played at the Polo
Grounds, attracted 24,992. The third con-
test, in Quakertown, drew a paid attend
ance of 1891, while the last two games,
played here, were seen by crowds of 13,59S
and 24,197, respectively. The Athletics had
Pitchers Plank, Bender and Coakley;
Catchers Schreckengost and Powers;
Davis, Murphy and Lave Cross, basemen;
Monte Cross, shortstop; Hartzel, Lord and
Seybold, outfielders, with Connie Mack,
manager.
The rival Chicago teams, the Cubs and
White Sox, locked horns in the 1906 series,
the latter winning four games to two. The
total attendance was 99,S45, and the gross
receipts amounted to $l06, $50, of which the
players share was $33, 4O7. 20, the club share
ga, SOS, n the commissions rake-off $40, sos.
The largest paid attendance during the
series was %, 275, at the Cubs park. The
Sox won the first game, 2 to 1. The Cubs
took the second, Z to 2. The Sox were
successful in the next battle, 3 to 0, and
the Cubs came right back with a l to 0
victory. Then Comiskey's men walked
off with the last two games, s to 6 and
8 to 3, winning the worlds title. The Sox
had a great ball team with White, Walsh,
owen and Altrock, pitchers; Sullivan,
catcher; DonOhue. IsbeIl, Robe, T%annehill
and George Davis, infielders, and Dough-
erty, Jones and Hahn. outfielders. The
Cubs depended on Pitchers Brown, Reul-
bach, Pfeister and overall; Catcher Killing;
Chance, Evers and Steinfeldt, basemen;
Tinker, shortstop; Sheckard, Holman, Sla-
gle and Schultz, outfielders. Fielder Jones
and Frank Chance were the rival man
ayers.
Cubs Beat Detroit.
In 1907 and 1908 the Cubs met the De
troit Americans and easily vanquished
them in both series. Chicago won four
games and tied one in 1907. The first game
was an eleven inning draw, 3 to 3, played
ia 1iitdEo btLblt -t.Otl spectators VINO
paid. After that the Cubs cleaned up the
series, the scores in their favor being 8 to
l, 8 TO l, c to l and 2 to 0. The total at
enhance was 7s,O6S and the gross receipts
S1O, 72S.5O. The players share was $54, 1888. 80,
the Cubs getting 5000, including a check
for $4,000 from President Charles Webb
Murphy. The Detroits cut up S3O973,35.
which included President Yawkey's $4,000
bonus. The Cubs had practically the same
team that was beaten by the White Sox
the previous year, while Detroits team
comprised Mullln, Donovan, Killian and
siever. pitchers; Schmidt. Archer and
Payne, catchers; Rossman. Schaefcr and.
Coughlin, basemen; O'Leary, shortstOp; ID.
Jones, Crawford and Ty Cobb, outfielders,
with Hugh Jennings. manager.
The Cubs, with the same composition,
won the series last year from Detroit,
four games out OF five, They captured
the first two games, 10 to 6 in Detroit, and
: to l in Chicago. The third game, also
played in the Windy City, was taken by
the Tigers. S to 3. after which Chances
great team went to Detroit and won two
more games and the championship, 3 10 0
and 2 to 0. The total attendance was 5000
and the gross receipts S996745O The play
ers got So, 233. the club owners Sls.6sl and
the commission s.. 49, The Cubs later re-
ceived a $4,000 bonus from owner Murphy.
The Tigers were about the same as in 1907,
except for the addition OF Pitchers SUM
mers and Winter. Infielder Downs and
Outfielder Mcintyre.
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