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October 12, 1908

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, October 12, 1908

* Chicago Cubs world series of baseball (game 2)
* Detroit Tigers - Ty Cobb
* Last time they won it (Cubs)

This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CUBS GARNER SIX SAFE HITS FOR SIX RUNS", "Donovan Was the Cubs' Master for Seven Innings" and more. (see)

More on page 6 including a nice five column headline: "CHICAGO CUBS WIN SECOND GAME OF SERIES" with related photo and box scores.

Usual browning with some margin wear. Must be handled with care.

wikipedia notes: The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won in five games for their second consecutive title.

The 1908 World Series is significant for being the last World Championship for the Cubs as of 2008. The Cubs would go on to appear in the World Series in 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, and 1945, losing the Series all seven times. The Cubs had one of baseball's most dominant teams in the early 1900s, but unbeknownst to their fans in 1908 (the year "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" debuted) this would be the end of it, for at least a full century.

This was the year of the infamous "Merkle Boner" play that allowed the Chicago Cubs to reach the World Series after beating the New York Giants in a one-game "playoff", actually the makeup game for the tie that the Merkle play had caused.

The Series was anti-climactic after tight pennant races in both leagues. Ty Cobb had a much better Series than in 1907, as did the rest of his team. The final two games, in Detroit, were shutouts. This was also the most poorly attended Series in history, with the final game drawing a record-low 6,210 fans. Attendance in Chicago was harmed by a ticket-scalping scheme that fans accused the club's owner of participating in, and the Series was boycotted to some degree.

For the first time, four umpires were used in the series, in alternating two-man teams.

Category: The 20th Century