The San Francisco call., 1904-10-10
Young and Chesbro
Will Battle on
Slab.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

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Washington 81 112 .24sl lPhiIadelphia 81 100 1856
NEW YORK, Oct s.-CIark Grifith's
Highlanders must win both baseball
games from Boston in the double-head
er at American League Park to-mor-
row in order to land the American
League pennant. Griffith and his men
were hopeful tonight of beating Bos-
ton twice, but the most faithful fans
were dubious in view of the great ball
the Beaneaters are playing at the close
of the season. 1t is the Highlanders'
last chance tomorrow afternoon and
great crowd will go out to watch the
final round in the most sensational
baseball race in history.
The issue will be settled with the
first game if Boston wins. If Boston
loses the second game will decide. 1t
is easy to predict there will be some
thing approaching excitement in that
second game if New York manages to
capture the first. Never before has a
pennant been the subject of contention
right up to the last game. The Ma
tional League closed it's season yester-
day.
Two of the greatest pitchers that
ever trod the green diamond will match
their cunning, speed and cleverness
when time is called for the first game
These men are Cy Young, the dean of
American slab artists, and Jack Ches-
bro, the former pride of Pittsburg and
the sensation of Gotham this year.
Young blanked the Highlanders yes
terday on the Boston grounds, the
Champions winning the game by the
hair raising score of 1 to O. The Bos-
ton fans think he can do it again to-
morrow, but he will be in a foreign
box and facing a bowling mob of fans
who would stop at nothing in order to
see the Highlanders wsn that game.
If Young gets away with this strug-
gle he will be the most talked about
man in America for few days at least
Young is unquestionabIy the most
wonderful pitcher the game has ever
produced. For more than twenty years
this giant has starred in the fastest
kind of company and to-day he is as
effective as he was when he started out
a young man full of hope and ambi-I
ton. Ten years ago he was known rs
a veteran, but since that time he has
triumphed in many great diamond
battle and has succeeded in gaining
fame and fortune.
Chesbro is also a remarkable pitcher.
He did much to win the pennant for
Pittsburg in 1901 and 1902. His per-
formances gained him a place on the
NSW IOIh League team In
1908. That year was a bad one for
him, but at the beginning of the pres
ent season he succeeded in getting into
form once again and at the present
time he heads the list of slabsters in
the American League.
If New York wins the first game the
knowing ones concede them the flag,
for then they will be inspired with a
vast amount of confidence and playing
fight as they never fought before. If
Boston wins the initial struggle the
pennant is theirs and the dream of
Clark Griffith will be shattered There
fore the first contest is the important
one of the day and the most important
in the history of the great national
game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.)
CHICAGO, Oct 9.-Chicago won both Of the
closing games of the season to-day. In the
first Chicago found Siever easy batting him
all the field and won without trouble
tie but the former lost out by hitting a bat
ter with the bases full and forcing in the
First game r. II. e.
Chicago ........-.....--.,..... IA q
Batteries-Aitrock and Sullivan; sever and
Second game r. H. e.
st ehifas9 IsSi. Observation-Disclosures .......:. 4 g.
Batteries-smith and Heydon: Petty and
Kahoe.
NATIONAL LEAGUE)
ST. LOUIS, Oct 9.-Cincnnati won both
games from St. Louis to-day shutting out the
home team in each event. The second game
was shortened TO seven innings by agreement
Attendance 14.Ooo. Scores:
First game r. H E
81. LOUIS '''.... ...-..s,...
Cincinnati Observation-Disclosures. 3 IL 1
MISUNDERSTANDING and Zearfoss; Walker
and Schlei Umpire-Zimmer.
Second game r. H E.
ST. Louis Observation-Disclosures. o O
Cincinnati o
Batteries-McFearland and Grady; Hahn and
Schlei. UmDire-Zimmer.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-The last game of the
season went 70. Pittsburg. Attendance $500.
Score:
Snlcago .'..-..-. ...'........
o.
Batteries-Brown and Killing; Robertaille and
Phelps. Umpire-Emslie.