Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-16

Win Four Out Of six osnesin the Cor
test With Nationals

t1aL WIT N8N~'t@
Chicago, Oct i5.-Ths Americans
by winning. to 6. Saturdays game.
and TO 8. Sundays contest. are the
worlds baseball champions They have
earned the right TO flcate the American
league and the worlds championship
pennsnts.
When the last National batsman had
gone out and the fact new champion
been freshly created burned is I'm
preston on thousands Of excited minds
) crowd surged around the box where
in sat Charles W. Murphy president
Of the losing club lie smiled gamcly
and said. The best team won They
won because they played the better
ball Too much praise cannot be Civ
en- 10 President Comiskey and Captain
Jones and the team which. by unprece
dented pluck Climed In mid-seasou
from seventh place 20 the top OF their
own league and then topped off that
great accomplishment by winning the
worlds championship from the team
that made a Runaway race for the
National league contest call for
three cheers for Comiskey and his
great team"
Cheer after cheer followed this
speech, but they were lost 20 the hear.
ing OF most OF the crowd. which was
busily cheering other tnihEs-the in
diyidud players. the players collect.
lively and carrying the players on their
hanka rrNFk eks.aFa... ~
one OF them had TO fight their way 70
the waiting carriages And cheers for
the losers were no; lacking They
had lost the greatest distinction which
baseball offers 20 It's votaries. but are
still a great team.
Over 1900 paid admissions had
been registered az the gate at noon
Sunday, the balmy weather and the
holiday bringing them out. The
grounds being full 10 bursting. the
gates were closed and play was begun
at 2:l5 o'clock Completely encircllng
the grounds was a closely packed
crowd.
A total Of fourteen hits two OF
them doubles. told the story of how
the sixth game was won. Captain
Chance elected 10 place Mordecai
Brown In the pitchers box. although
Brown had pitched a hard game on
Friday. The Americans connected
with his weakened delivery for eight
safe hits In one and two and three in.
nings, and he retired. Overall. who
was called In Saturday. was again
called upon. and held the Americans TO
six hits and one run during the re-
mainder OF the game. His suppors was
excellent. Time and again Tinker and
Evans, by blocking hits. prevented
runs. as did Hoffman in center by
spectacular running catches Shrek.
ard also made great backward run.
ming catch, which kept the score down
The story OF the first two innings tell
how the game was won by the Ameri
cans.
The Nationals opened at bat. Hoff
man singled 10 left and ent TO second
on Dougherty's tumble OF the hit.
Strickland sacrificed perfectly. and
with Hoffman on third. the crowd cried
for a score. They were promptly graf
flied. for Schultz. whose twobagger
Saturday brought tn two runs. swung
on the first ball pitched and knocked
II into right field for two bases. Hoff.
man scoring. Schultz was out at
third a moment later. when White
stopped Chances grounder and Robe
yards ahead Of the runner Chance
was safe az first. and Steinfeld waited
for four bad noes. but Tinker flew out
the Jones. retiring the side for the
Americans. Hahn hit an awkward
bounder which Evers stopped with his
bare hand. but being off his balance.
could not thrown a. Davis doubled
10 right and Jones scored. Schultz
claimed that he was under the hit
when some one in the crowd pushed
him. Captain Chance protested against
allowing the hit. but Umpire OLough-
lin allowed n TO stand with men at
second and third and the infields play.
ing close in. Robe hit 10 Tinker. who
threw Isbell out az the plate. Robe
stole second. Donohue. with an op-
perfume double TO left, scored Davis
and Robe Dougherty grounded out
10 Chance unassisted. Three runs.
The Nationals were quickly disposed
Of IN the second. Donohue flmbled.
Evers grounded and Tinker was safe
Tinker hit into a double play. and
both retired. Brown struck out No
runs.
Sullivan, for the Sox. went out
Tinker to Chance White grounded
out Brown 10 Chance Hahn singled
between third and short Jones walk
ed. lsbell singled 10 Evers. The has.
es were filled when Davis came 20 bat
Tinker jumped and tried 10 get his
lines but merely blocked Il. and Hahn
and Jones scored Robe singled but
Isbell was held 40 third. Tinker having
blocked the ball overall. az this cri-
sis. with the bases full replaced
Brown Donohue hit over second. Ev.
ers gctti1E the ball by fast work. but
not In time 10 effect a pitt out. Isbell
scored. Dougherty walked. forcing Ia.
Wis across the plate. Sullivan struck
out. Four runs.
There was little doing until the fifth.
when King. for the Nationals. hit In
front OF the plate and was safe. over
all doubled 20 right. Hoffman struck
out. King scored on Shreckard's out.
Isbell 10 Donohus. the latter making a
wonderful stop OF a bad throw Schultz
went out Davis 20 Donohue. One run
In the last half OF the eighth the
Americans added another tally. Hahn
singled 10 left Jones sacrificed Is
bell scored Hahn with a drive TO cen
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