The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-13
TEAMS TIEDFORC CHAMPIONSHIP
ONE run WINS THE FOURTH
GAME For NATIONALS.
Miner brown Takes the Pitching HOnOrs
n Saves the Game I'm the Ninth by
stopping q Furious Liner Great Field
ing Includes Pin Catch by Hahn.

CHICAGO. Oct. I2.-Another turn in the
swirling torrent Of baseball came to-day
and when the game was finished the Ameri-
cans and Nationals were tied snce more in
the struggle for the worlds championship
So fierce was the battle bet ween the two
great twiTlsrs. Miner Brown and Nick Al
trOCk, that one lonely run was enough TO
decide the honors in favor of the National
Lea que champions.
The game was the hardest fought OF the
series thus far and brought out more sensa-
tional fielding stunts than has been the lot
Of the local fans to see for some time.
Brown held the Americans to two hits. while
ths Nationals were able to gather seven from
tns sho0tso of Handsome Nick.
IA q Rtting climax to the many star plays
came Miner Browns great stop of a furious
liner in the ninth inning There was a man
on second and two out for the Americans
when IsbelI hit a tremendous swat directly
at Brown. There was no choice for Brown but
TO make an effort TO stop the cannon ball.
NJ had no time to get out OF the way and was
knocked down by the force of the drive. He
quickly lesped to his feet. picked up the ball
and threw lsbell out at first. ending the gaIne
A foot one way or the other in 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 a Texas leaguer to right.
Eddie Hahn, whose nose was not 50 badly in
jured as was supposed. was able to play, and
lost the ball for a second, thus giving it q
chance TO land safely. There was sOme doubt
as to the ability Of Hahn to get the ball but
his momentaTy hesitation lost whatever
chance be had. SteinfeIdt and Tinker sacri-
feed in clever fashion. both going out Altrock
70 Donohue, and put the manager on third.
Tkfa Iaff - mn IN InhnnU kVaTa Thara
we're two out and a nit was needed TO win
the game. Johnny waited patiently and then
tapped one OF Nick's best into left field and
Johnny vas afterward 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 roy d OF all. 1884 enthusiastic fans.
turned out TO see the game that was the turn
Every available seat was filed with the
exception OF a few box seats. The circus
seats all around the 9utneId were picked
crowds ever gathered in the South Side Park.
but 80 we'll was it handled that the spectators
could not get a fair idea of its vastness.
Tomorrow the scene shifts TO the west
side and II Is expected that the largest crowd
Of all will turn out, only TO be exceeded by the
vast gathering which will throng the South
Side Park on Sunday. A Sunday game Is a
certainty now, as IL will take two or more
Miner Brown pitched a remarkably fine
game all the way and secured revenge for
Tie opening game. Nick exerted himself to
the limit TO duplicate his feat OF Tuesday,
but failed by a small margin; In the point 81
favor. but that does not show In the SCORE.
Nick passed one man and famed two. while
Brown issued transportation twice and struck
Only twelve men faced Brown in the first
four innings, Donohue drew a base on balls
in the second, but was eau ght stealing. Stein
feldt opened the fifth with a bad throw Of
Robes grounder, but the blond utility man
could only get as far as third.
bat Of Eddie Hahn. Both Tinker and Stein
feldt appeared TO forget the fact that Hahn
is a right held hitter and played over too far
tSr aH been Captured by fTiHkeT had shf he b SSs1
playing in his usual position for a right Geld
hitter.
and eighth innings. With two out In the ninth
Jones walked and took second on Kings
passed bail. Then came Isbell's swat and
Browns lucky stop. and the game was over.
The Nationals were more lucky with the
pitching OF Altrock. Steiny got the first hit
in the second, and then none came until Hor-
man smashed one out in the sixth. 4 pair
each In, the seventh and the eighth and one
in the ninth completed the quota for the win
The fielding was fast and spectacular all
the way through the game. and both teams
shared IN the star feats. Eddie Hahn'a
ON the edge OF the right feld circus seats in
the second inning stopped a run for the West
SideTs. Steinv was on third with two nen
for the overflow seats. Fddie Hahn backed
up a. far a. he could and then made a mighty
grab and succeeded IN retiring the side when
a run seemed to he almost certain.
Then Tho same man. Hahn. opened the
fourth inning with an almost safe line drive
% centre. which Was captured by Artie
Holman after n long run. Only Aries
phenomenal speed made the catch possible,
Il would have been good for three bases. a.