The Washington times., 1905-10-01
WHITE SOx TAKE
THE FINAL GAME
IN GREAT SERIES
Owen Proves Superior
to Eddie Plank on
the Slab.
OJC CDnUTD orr un,D
BIG CROWD ON HAND
Thousands Fought to Get
a Glimpse of Players.
Davis a Hero.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. sa-

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. 90
Chicago. T.
Athletics. 3.
Only as numerals, showing the propor-
ton of the score, do these figures ten
the story of to6ay's ball gar.e at Co.
lumbia Park. played before a crowd OF
nearly $4,000 persons.
Seldom in the history of baseball have
such scenes been enacted as those
| around Columbia Park today.
Men and women fought, hundreds
with undisguised desperation. for the
privilege Of seeing what proved to
be an undeniably great game OF ball.
| Clothes were torn and hats were ruined,
but these seemed as nothing compared
to the desire to see the game.
Police Have Trouble.
A police captain and lieutenant. with
nearly 500 policemen under them, were
given few exciting hours. That crowd
of thousands was going TO see the ball
game, and TO it 800 policemen were
but a fly on the wheel
One hour and half before the game
was called the sale of seats to the
-
later every gate was closed. Between
and o'clock fully 1900 were denied
admittance.
When the gates to the grandstand
We're closed even the ever present
small boy would have had great diff
Guilty in getting a foothold There was
not even elbow room. Men and women
hlled every available inch OF space.
Swarm on Field.
A few minutes later the right and left
field bleachers had their capacity taxed.
Then the crowd swarmed over the field.
Everybody seemed in a hurry although
full hour intervened before Play
was called This made no difference
The crowd was seeking vantage points.
In a jify men and boys had perched
themselves on the top OF the fences.
They surged behind the ropes that the
police had put up in right and left field.
They squatted down in the dirt in front
of the grandstand.
After ? O'Clock not a single ticket was
sold The turnstiles marked 25, 446 paid
admissions.
As early as 10 O'Clock yesterday MORN
ing men and boys began to form in line
at the ticket windows BY noon there
were thousands clamoring for the prec-
ious tickets OF admission. Hundreds in
the crowd had packages of lunch tucked
under their arms. At this time double
line wound around the entire square.
from Oxford street TO Columbia avenue,
and from Twenty-ninth to Thirtieth
street.
White Sox Scored.
The cheers of the crowd when Jones
and Isbell were retired in order in the
first inning turned to groans when
George Davis singled and stole second
Callahan had long wait; but was Ee-
warded with a pass TO first.
Donohue was the first to hit into the
crowd, his two-bagger scoring Davis.
Callahan home
Plank was wild. and he filed the bases
by hitting Sullivan in the back 1t was
q dangerous position. but Plank served
one up for Tannehill. and then took his :
grounder, which he tossed to first
The lead was cut down one-half in the
Athletics inning, Hartsel hitting into the
crowd for two bases. and racing home on
Lords clean smash to right Harry
Davis grounder to George Davis result
ed in double play, and Lave Cross was
easily retired
Athletics Get Busy.
Chicago had no chance in the second.
the side going out in order on a grounder
TO Davis and two flies TO. Hartsel. but
the home rooters had their opportunity
in the Athletics half.
Tannehin robbed Seybold or a hit.
And then Danny Murphy smashed one
clean over the left field fence, and
trotted around the bases with The run
which tied the score.
The third inning passed without any
thing of note. Chicago was easily re-
tired in its half Of the fourth, and
the Athletics failed TO score after the
bases had been filed. Davis was the
first out. and Lave Cross followed with
single Seybold's grounder to Tame
hill forced Cross at second. Murphy
bounded one off Owens shins for a
base hit. ard George Davis fumblcd
Monte Gross easy grounder. Witt. the
bases occupied. Schreck bounded one
down 10 Isbell, and the inning closed.
Robbed of a Run.
with Jones on first as the result of a
single in the fifth and two out. I4osd
jumped into ths air and pulled down
George Davis drive on the heads OF
The spectators in center field, robhiTg
Chicago OF Il run. Both teams opened
the sixth in promising manaer. Yet
failed to score.
For Chicago. Callahan. doubled into
the crowd Donohue flied TO Monte
Cross, and Green's out put Callahan on
third. Plank passed Sullivan, who
stole second unmolested. and then
TanRehill drew four WIDE ones. Owen
missed a splendid chance to pat has
team i'm the lead by hittinS 10 Monte
Cross forcing Tannchill
The Athletics were equally rmfortu-
nate Harry Davis opened With a two
base drive into the crowd, aud rested
OH second. while Lave Cr-s flied to