The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
BEAN EATERS
KEEP PENNANT
Ownership Of Flag Decided
in Warm Contest in Which
Gotham Team Is the Loser
$4,000 PEOPLE AT GAME
Williams Bad Throw in the
Seventh Inning SpOilS the
Chances of Grifith'S Men

NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-Boston van
ouished New York on the baseball field
here to-day. winning the American
League championship pennant for the
second time II was a sensational fin
ish to a thrilling struggle which has
been going on for several months and
though Boston won the New York rep
rrsentatives were not disgraced. In
fact they almost shared the honors
with the VictOrs. For the last two
SEASONS these teams have been seesaw-
ing in the lead for the championship,
and the fact that the issue narrowed
down 10 the outcome OF to-day's dou-
ble-header on the Washington Heights
grounds demonstrates how close the
battle was. IN order 10 win the pen
nant Griffith's New Yorks required
TWO victories to-day. while Boston only
needed one. At the end Of the fifth
inning the local men seemed to have
The first game well in hand, as they
had scored two runs.
In the seventh inning a bad throw
by Williams TO the plate allowed La
Chance and Ferris TO cross the plate
and tie the score for Boston. Each
side being equal things went smoothly
until the first half Of the ninth inning
when Criger reached first safely on
on infield hit. Dineen advanced him
10 second by a sacrifice. and Chesbro
al this critical stage made a wild pitch,
the ball hitting the press stand, while
Criger was running in with the win
ming run. New York failed to offset
the advantage which Boston had gain
ed. and the game and the pennant
went TO the New England team by a
score Of 3 TO ..
More than 2S. 900 persons were within
the inclOsure when the victory was
IL 4raf
be forgotten easily by any Of those who
Vere present.
Putnam and Winter were the op-
posing pitchers in the final game, which
went the full nine innings without a
run being scored A wild throw by
LaChance gave Conroy the looked for
opportunity to tally in the tenth in
ming. Attendance, 2s,600. Scores:
s5s ss:5aP P.' ',.....:....:...:.s s.'......s 3 :
Batteries-Dineen and Criger; chesbro and
second game r H. E.
Sea Ss75'P Psf6 s..:..::::.::.::::..: .:.:::: /
Bsueries-winter and Doran; Putnam and
MCGUIRE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1O.-The season closed
in this city to-day with double-header be-
tween Washington and Philadelphia The sec
oud game was called at the end Of four and a
hGlf innings by agreement Attendance, 2UoO
Scores
First game r. H. E
washington w ----.--------.------ u .
Philadelphia ..-..-....-.-..-.---. IL s
Batteries Hughes and Clarke; Applegate
and Noonan.
Second game r. II. z
1,l,ii91i5s55 M9Shnstoa --.-................... -
Bstteries-wolfe and Kittredge; Waddeu and
Noo1an
ST LOUIS. No. Oct. 1O-A home run by
Grady Of the St Louis National team in the
tenth inning to-day won the first of a series
of seven games 10 he played by the St. Louis
National and American league teams for the
championship 81 the city Attendance, 1900
Score;
Nationals -.--------------+s--.--. .
Americans ..-....-.--..--.-----. 1
Batteries-Tsylor and Grady; Petty and Ks-
hoe.
CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. 10.-The first post
season game Of the series between Cleveland
and Pittsburg to-day ended in a tie the game
being called account Of rain in the sixth
inning. Attendance, 1900. Score:
r. H E.
AlfNeldno .+-+.ss..s. ..s--sssss-
Ffftsburg ..--...-..---- ------------- L
Bstteries-Hess and Bemis: Flaherty and
phe1uc