The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-01
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Pennant Is Detroit's

lAmeffcan le5gne nennant is 0ver. De
efdt has won again. making it three
straight championships and a record
sor the league The Champions lost
their came here yesterday 2 20 Z. bu'
as Philadelphia lost twice 70 Chi
cage. The Detroits are sure Of the
flag
Yesterdays glme was hard fought.
each team using two pitchers. Mul-
lin was batted hard IN the first in
ming and in pat of he second. Viii
leti also was hammered hard
Detroit drove Wood from The box.
but Hall held the visitors scoreless.
Three runs tailed in each OF the
first two innings BY the home team
made Il look as though Boston was
going 10 win easily. Detroit Was not
long in getting started. however, and
! BY fast work on the bases and timely
lbitiing was soon leading by one score
Boston won the game in the eighth
inning with two out. With men on
second and third. French singled.
scoring Two runs Another hit sent
in an additional run. giving Boston a
total of 9.
The Champions this season had 10
make the hardest kind of a fight 10
win the pennant and up to last week
the result of the race was in doubt.
Detroit arted off well and remained
at the top for weeks. A set back
came toward the middle of the season
however, and at one time the Cham
pions dropped as low as third place.
A long series at home gave the
pennant winners a good lead before
they made their second eastern trip,
Ilut on that trip they slumped again
and when they went west for their
last home series We're about on even
terms with Philadelphia aud Boston
Two deals for players by which De
troit strengthened its infield sgain put
a winning combination in the field
and gave the Champions comfort
able lead before they started for their
last invasion OF the east
Manager Jennings feels confident of
winning the worlds championship and
says the experience OF his players
gained in their two series with the
Chicst.o Nationals for that honor will
nelp mem greatly
A feature Of the American league
race this wear was the wonderful
fight made by the Philadelphia club
With an infield composed Of almost
entirely new players. and some new
pitchers, the club was always in the
race. and but for a poor start might
have finished first Boston was bat.
Ting for the pennant up TO four weeks
ago. but inexperience Of a number Ct
the younger players put The team in
the rear.
Score: RH L
Detroit ........ 022 500 eO0-7 10 .
Boston ....... $50 000 03t-9 IL 3
BatteresM Mullin. Willett and Sch
midi. Wood Hall and Donohue
Summary-Two base hits. Donohue /:
base on balls, off Woods 6, Hall |,
Winett 3; struck out, by Mullin /, by
| Wood 4.
tfmpires Connolly and Dineen.
New York. Oct IA muff of an
easy fly by Engle in the ninth inning
gave Sc Louis a chance 0 come fiom
behind and tie the score. The game
was called al the end OF the ninth on
account o darkness.
Score; r. RI. r.
st Louis .. 900 900 202-i II
| New York . coo ole ei0--4 3
Batteries Bailey and Killifer. Ste
phens; Manning and Blair
Summary-Two base hits. Grlggu
neyoy, Chase; three base nits, Griggs
Bailey; base on balls. off Bailey 8.
struck out, by Bailey 4.
tImpires- Evans and perrlne