Championship Of The West

.Michigan c - ei 11 now float the proml pennant of the intercollegiate base hall championship ver the university dome. Chicago was defeated on Saturday by the score of ( to 4, in one of the best played gaines ever seen on the athletic field. Whcn the game was called by Umpire Stage at lialf past three o'clock, there were about two thousand people on the grounds. Of tliis number Chicago contributed flfty, while professors, business men and a mass of stndents made up Michigan' wildly entliusiastic contingent. The gaine drew out the largest crowd ever on the field. And they were well repaid for all the trouble taken. F rom the flrst ball that shot over the plate, until Chicago's last batter had laid down bis club, the game was hard flght. Although the chances were alwavsjn Michigan's favor, the game was not surely won until the Maroons were retired in the last inning, and me crowu, wiiu witn intense exeiienient, ruslied npon the field and carried the trramphaut victors on their shoulders from the ground. Micliigan had closed what has uadoubtedly been the most successful base ball season in her athletic bistory, with only three defeata in the long series of games, and two of tlifin redeemed with most decisivo victories. The only defeat that has not been wiped out is that of the Detroit league team, and there is good ri for the opinión that a contest with that aggregation would teach tliemafew lessonsinhow to win a victory. Of the nine men, lio playee! like fiends Saturday to win the great game of the season, Sexton was the great hero. His pitching was the riddle that Chicago could not solve, although she thought she would do it so easil}'; and it was his long decisive triple in the eighth that won the game. The seveuth liad ended in a tie, 4 to4. Michigan carne to bat in the eighth with the situation that it the game was won, it must be then and there. McKenzie started the inning with a nice two bagger, and Sexton came to the píate. Once he bit on l'.rown'sdeceptive underhand ball. For the second time lie failed to solve the easy upshot, and the players warned hini to wait. He was waiting to catch the little twist that had fooled so many batters and teach Brown not to use it so fieely. For the third time Mr. Brown let go the saine kind of ball. In a twinkling of an eye he wished he had not done it. Sexton was now the fooler. Bringinghis bat a round with all his power, he caught the ball square on the end of the stick and it went sailing high and wide into deep center field. For a moment it looked as though Herring would reaeh it, bat it was too much for hini, and went high over his head. When the ball was retumed to the infleld, McKenzie had scored and Sexton was on third. Xo one was out and Deans came to bat. He hit a high foul that Abells on first made a long run to the track to get and succeeded. Before he could return the ball to home phite, Sexton had stolen in on the sacrifico, and the game was practically won. Chicago, however, came to the bat in a savage mood. Big Jones did not wait for bases on balls. The first curve Sexton sent through was sent far into left field. It looked for a moment like a home run, but Shielda was fast and retumed the ball in time to make it only a three bagger. It looked like a good start for Chicago, but Sexton here did the best work of the game. Atkinson was the next at bat. He hit a high foul to Condón, which the later safely gathered in. Abells carne up with a home run look on his face. All he got w:is a base on balls. Winston was next. Slowly but surely Sexton gathered liim into the meshes of his curves, and he was out on three strikes. Clark was next. There were now two men on bases and two men out. Chicago's chances looked slimmer but a scratch hitmeant a run, perhaps two and another tie score. Sexton did not let Clark get near the ball. Three wide and deep cuts into the air and the mighty pitcher of the Chicago men took the bench, and the dream of the Standard Oil university about the chainpionship of the west was dissolved in a thin mist. Michigan did nothing in the ninth, and Chicago was quickly retired. The game was won. All Michigan men played good ball. Condón deserves all praise for his faultless support of Sexton. He watched the bases like a hawk. Ouly two men stole second on him, and these were with men on third. Threetimes he retired men on that bag by cannon-shot throws and qnick work by Bloomingston, and the Chicago boys got tired of dieini off in that way. McKenziewas errorless at first, and he and Sexton kept the visitors close to the bag, catching two of them napping. Bloomingston made no phenomenal Kttch of a hot liner. He and Kussell formed a sight-seeing party in the seventh and watched a hot grounder go by, while Chicago was scoring the tie run. Aside from that, thero were no bad errors. Deans covered third perfectly and took in pne swift liner to the music of applause from the crowd. The outfield played an errorless game with few chances. As to Chicago, the main thing to be said is thut she could notfind the ball. Her flelding was all right, wlien the ball was in reach, but Brown was hit steadily and with safety. He received faultlesa support from both the catcher and the whole team. Michigan'è batting won lier the game. Following is the score : MICHIGAN. AB E H O A E Deans,8b 5 0 2 13 0 Spxton, p - 4 2 2 0 3 0 Watklns.rf 2 114 0 0 li.llt.sell, ks 5 0 1Ü02 KbieldH, cf 5 0 0 2 0 0 Biooraingslon, 2b 1 0 0 5 ." 1 Condono 4 1 1 ti 4 1 Waterman, If B 12 0 0 0 McKenzie, lb 5 12 9 0 0 Totals 39 6 10 S7 13 4 CHICAGO. AB R H O A E Nichols, ss 3 0 12 3 1 Joues, c 8 16 12 1 Atkinson, 2o 4 0 15 0 1 Abells, lb i 0 0 5 10 Winston, 8b 8 0 0 0 1 1 Clark, rf . 4 10 10 0 Herring, cf 4 12 7 0 0 Grint, lf 4 1110 1 Brown, p 1 12 0 2 1 Totals 82 4 7 27 9 5 Innlngs 1 2 3 4 5. 6 7 8 9-E Michigan 0 3 0 0 10 0 2 0-6 Chicago ..0 01020100-4 Earned runs - Michigan 5, Chicago 1. Twobase hits- Sexton, McKenzie. Tbree-base hits- Sexton. Deans, Watkins, Jones, Brown. Sacrifice hits - Shields, Nichols, Herring, Grant. Stolen bases- Sexton, Deans, Watkins, Hussel!, Nichols Abells, Herring, Brown. First base on balls-By Sexton, 4; by Brown, 5. Bit by pitcher- Watkins, First base on errors- Michigan, 3; Chicago 2. Left on bases- Michigan 12Chrcago 5. Struck out- Hv Sexton,6; by Brown, 4. doublé jplays- Brown lo Joues to Abell. Time - 2:45. Umpire- Stage.