The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
By HrGH S. FULLERroN.

Last fau. when Chicago and Detroit met
70 play for the championship Of the
world. Frank Chance. leader Of the cham
pions. planned and won one OF the most
beautiful strategic struggles ever fought.
and the campaign that he had arranged
and that his men carried out was worthy
OF a Napoleon.
The game was the second one OF ths
series and was played IN Chicago on
Sunday before a huge crowd. Both teams
realized that the game meant almost
everything; TO Detroit a chance for the
title. TO Chicago almost a certainty OF
retaining their hOnors, and before the
game meetings Of both teams were held.
Chance planned a campaign depending
entirely upon what pitcher Detroit might
choose. and his orders. issued the moneat
wild Bill" Donovan. one Of the great
pitchers Of the country, was selected
We're conveyed 10 his men in one word:
Wait" They d-waited-waited.
while the huge crowd went wild as inning
after inning reeled away and neither
side was able 10 score a run.
Donovan Ia that game had perhaps IS
much speed as any human being ever
possessed. His fast bail jumped and
darted, and his curve. pitched with tre-
mendous power and speed. broke almost
ar right angles. Inning after inning, as
Chance sent his men TO face that human
gatling gun which was firing the national
cannon ball at and around them. he
monotonously cCmmanded-''Wait and
they went up and waited. One strike, oRe
ball two strikes, foul two balls. foul
weak fly that netted nothing. To the
crowd IL seemed IS If Donovan never could
be beaten as the champions appeared
helpless before his wonderful speed. Still
Chance commanded: HWait - wait him
out"
Fooled 'Em All.
Every batter went 10 the plate intent on
making Donovan pitch as many balls 20
them as possible. They fouIad, they
waited. sometimes they let him strike
thep out. but never hit until compelled
20 do so. and when the eighth Inning
came neither had scored. Holman led or
that inning and still hts orders were
wait" and he waited until he could
wait no longer. then hit and rolled a safe
hit down the line At that moment
Chance. The commanding general. ordered
the charge. Tinker was the next batter,
and the order for that charge was con-
veyed IN a word switch"
That was all. but Tinker rushing eager
" forward 10 the batter's position knew
that the leash that had held the cham
pions all day had been cut and that he
could hit when he pleased even the first
ball. Crash, Tinker smote the sphere
a terrific blow and like a swallow the
ftsr 80.
until soaring over the heads OF the crowd
II struck high over the right field seats
and the crowd went wild. Then. Ike
soldiers attacking a wall. the champions
attacked and before the inning was over
they had made six runs and their waiting
game had won.
Leader Figured Il Out.
Chance had, calculated from the first
that Donovan was pitching with too great
speed, and that no human being could
hold such pace through nine innings
and during all the time that the crowd
thought Detroit would win. the leader
Of the champions was sitting watching
every move. waiting for the first sign
that Donovan was firing or beginning 20
lose his speed. At the start OF the seventh
inning he thought he detected signs OF
weariness. but the Smiling Tiger still was
strong. After Holman scratched that 6it
at the start Of the eighth. Chance saw
Donovan lower his pitching arm as IL
weary. and he issued his ordeT-and after
Tinker drove that home run he ordered.
Take a crack at the first one" Like
a general. he bad found the breach and
ordered the charge. and his men, held in
leash so long. leaped 10 the plate and be-
gan the bOmbardment that brought
victory.