The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-13
CUBS-WH|TE SOX
PLAYING SEE-SAW
Again Have Equal Percentage
in Ball Championship
Series.
NATIONALS SHUT OUT
AMERICAN LEAGUERS
Both Teams Are Putting Up a
Stiff Struggle for Su-
periOrity.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE world S
championship baseball series is again
even, the local National league team
today defeating the American league,
to 0. Each side has now won two
games. Curiously enough, both Ma.
American grounds, while the White
Stockings have earned success on their
rival s field,
Altrock, for the Americans. and
Brown, for the Nationals. the pitchers
who opposed each other in the open
ing game, which was won by Altrock S
team, again contested for supremacy
today, Brown was at his best. He
showed nerve, speed, control and IN
felligenee in serving to the batsmen
the kind Of curves they like the least,
He gave only two passes and allowed
only two hits. He held the Americans
hitless until the sixth inning, when,
with two out, Hahn hit cleanly to cen.
ter. Jones. however, promptly ended
the inning by flying out to Schultz.
The Nationals looked dangerous as
feldt hit to center and reached third
on Tinker s sacrifice and Ever's ont.
King, always a formidable batsmap,
was up, and Altrock deliberately at
tempted to pass him with the hope that
Brown, the next batter, would 60 out
easily, after the fashion of most pitch
ers. King, however, reached 1es4s for one
fly into right field Hahn, however,
raced back and saved the day, at least
temporarily, by making magnificent
catch while bending back over the wire
cable used to hold back the crowd.
Nearly Tally a Score.
The Americans made their only real
bid for the game when Rohe reached
first on Steinfeldt's bad throw and
reached third on a sacrifice and an out.
Brown, however, showed his nerve by
striking out Davis, who was again
back in the game ar short.
The Nationals earned the run which
short right field and reached third on
sacrifices by Steinfeldt and Tinker.
Evers placed pretty single over third
base, and Chance scored.
In the ninth, Mcfarland batted for
Altrock and went out, Steinfeldt TO
Chance Hahn few out to Tinker.
Then Jones raised the fluttering hopes
of his supporters by waiting for four
bad ones and going TO second when
pire. Under the rules, Jones was en-
titled to a base, A good hit would
have tied the game AT this roint, and
with the massive Isbell at bat the
hopes of the Americans were high.
The big second baseman swung vicious
" at a waist high ball and connected
squarely, 1t went like cannon shot
right at Browns face. Brown had
barely time to get his hands on the
ball, and the force of the blow laid
him fat on his back For a moment
it looked as if he had been dazed by
the fall, but he recovered and threw
out the runner, ending the game.
Pitches Mastery Game.
Brown had pitched mastery game,
and the usual crowd of enthusiasts
swarmed into the field and fought for
a chance to pat him on the back He
had fairly TO fight TO get out of the
grounds. Hoffman, who had made
magnificent running catch in right CEN
ter of Hahn's long, low hy; Evers,
who had turned apparent hits into
put-outs, and Captain Chance also came
In for their share Of appreciation.
The weather was by far the most
pleasant of the series, and although
the majority of spectators wore heavy
wraps they really were not needed.
The attendance reflected the improved
weather, the official count showing
1885 paid admissions.
This was the last game in which
the players snare the gate money.
Total receipts for the four games were
SOL $50, of which $50, ,402 goes to the
players. OF this sum rs per cent will
go to the team winning the series.
and the remainder to the losers.
Individual and Team Scnrau