Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-13
BASE BALL
THE CUBS AND
 THE SOCKS EVEN
Brown of the Three Finger. Did the Trick We'll and Saved the
 Game For Cubs.

the swirling torrent of baseball can,e yesterday and when the game was finished the Americans and Nationals were tied once more in the struggle Tor the worlds championship. So nerce was the battle between the two great twrlers, Minor Brown and Nick Aitrocs, that one lonely run was enough to decide the honors in favor or the National league champions.
 The game was the hardest fought Of the series thus far and brought out more sensational fielding stunts than nas been the lot of the local fans to see for some time. Brown held the Americans to two hits, while the Na- tionals were able to gather seven from the shoots of Handsome Nick.
 As fitting climax to the many star plays came Miner Browns great stop 01 a furious liner in the ninth inning. There was q man on second and two out for the Americans when Isbell hit tremendous swat directly at Brown. There was no choice for Brown but to make an effort to stop the cannon ball. He had no time to get out of the way and was knocked down by the force of the drive He quickly lean. cd to his feet, picked up the ball and threw Isbell out at first. ending the game. A foot one way or the other Tn the direction of the drive would have let the ball go safe scored Jones and tied the score. but fate willed in favor of the Nationals.
 The lonely run which meant so much to the striving teams came in the seventh Chance opened with Texas leaguer to right, Eddie Hahn whose nose was not so badly injured as was supposed was able to play and lost the ball for a second. thus giving it chance to land safely. There was some doubt as to the ability of Hahn to get the ball. but his momentary hesitation lost whatever chance he had. Steinfeldt and Tinker sacrificed in clever fashion, both going out Al. troek to Donohue. and put the mana ger on third.
 This left it up 10 Johnny Evers There were two out and a hit was needed to win the game. Johnny waited patiently and then tapped one of Nick's best into left field and scored Chance with the only run of the game. Johnny was afferward caught stealing, but no one appeared to care.
 The weather was the best that has happened since the series opened. and as a result the largest crowd of all. 1S.3s4 enthusiastic fans. turned out to see the game that was the turning point of the series
 Every available seat was filled with the exception of few box seats. The circus seats all around the outfield were packed and there were thou sands standing in different parts of the field, IL was one of the largest crowds ever gathered in the South Side park, but so we'll was if handled that the spectators could not get fair idea of its vastness.
 Miner Brown pitched a remarkably fine game all the way and secured revenge for the beating handed him by Nick Altrock in the opening game. Nick exerted himself to the limit to duplicate his feat of Tuesday. brf failed by q small margin. In the point of base hits. Brown had wide margin In his favor. hut that does Ut show in the score. Nick passed one man and tanned two. while Brown is- sued transportation twice and strnck out five of the SoN.
 Tho fielding was fast and spectacu. lar all the way through the game. and both teams shared in the star feats. Eddie Hahn's wonderful catch of Kings smashing drive on the edge of the right field eiTcus seats in the second inning stopne.l a run Tor the West S.l,ts. Siy.hy was on thlni witli two men doysn whei King hit q itarl ,n Q on rIs for inc overflow seats. Eddie Hahn backed up as far as he could and then made mighty grab and succeeded In retiring the side when a run seemed to be almost certain.
 Then the same man Hahn. opened the fourth inning with an almost safe line drive to center. which was cap iured by Ariie Holman after long run. Only Artie's phenomenal speed made the catch possible. Ii would have been good for three bases. as ii was bound far the overflow in front of tho center field hIca,hcTs.
 Johnny Ever continued tho bril- liant work wbich has marked his ficl.iing iu inc series by going behind second base in tho fourth inning and stu7rinS an slmcsi sure bingie from the stick of Tat Dougheriy. Miner Brown made a star one handed stop of higi, l,ounder from nonohuc's bat in the seventh.
 The double plays also added io the speed of the wosk of 10th teams in the field. In inc ninth Chance was on second wiih one man out when link CT sacrihcsI. The manager tried io ,-,aic hare on the piay. hut was nip fInf atr..r- I.r-