Show I PULLIAM PULLAM PRAISES LEDING LEADiNG TEAMS HAMS Thinks New York Made Great Showing With but Two Dependable Pitchers Cincinnati Oct 9 The members of the National Baseball commission left ler at noon today toda for Detroit to attend the opening game of or the worlds championship series which begins there tomorrow No state statement statement statement ment further than last nights official announcement of the conditions governing the contest was given out but President Pulliam in an interview talked enter entertainingly entertainingly of the championship race He said saidI It I was the greatest race in the history of baseball and the best team undoubted ly Jy won But there was great glory for other teams besides the winners in the battles battes that were fought right down to the last Jast day daJ dayAll All Al honor should go to the New ew York team for the gallant fight right they made to bring the flag to Gotham With practically only two tro dependable pitchers they the fought their way from a lowly position to the leadership In the therace therace therace race holding that place for a long bong time by a display of gameness and baseball ability that has rarely if ever been equalled equaled in baseball Pittsburg too deserves the limit of or praise for the fight made by its representative representative in the National league Manager Clark started the season with only one regular outfielder He also tried four first basemen during the season Yet de despite despite despite spite this handicap the team battled batted gamely and successfully winding up the season only one game behind the leaders and remaining in the fight until their last Jast game same was played As for the they are a great reat game able team No team in the league suffered more through h accidents accident and ill iii illness i ness during the season than the Cubs Yet they the were never discouraged but were always fighting among the leaders In the series enies with wih the Tigers I believe beleve the Cubs will come off victorious again However in all al fairness I trust that the best team will wi win and that there will willbe wi willbe be no excuses to offer on either side af after after after ter the worlds championship battles battes are over So far as the National league race was wa concerned it I was the greatest cleanest baseball fight in Jn n the history of our or organization organization organization The matter mater of the disputed game between the Giants and ana the Cubs is to be greatly great deplored of course but It was settled in the only honorable way that could be devised As evidence of what a clean cean race It I was I only need to cite the fact that there was much less trouble with players this year than ever before only onh four fO ur men menon menon menon I on the three leading teams being suspend suspended ed during the season New York having one Chicago three and Pittsburg none |