Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-08
THURSDAY OCTOBER
Chicago Wins the Baseball PeI1na1t

Chance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First base
Steinfeldt 5............ Third base
norman ..s.................. Center field
mixer ......... ..,..... Short stop
nss ..s....,..'-5 .,........,..... Gatcher
Flelstef .....s.. ...............P Pitcher
NEW 5YoRK's LINEUP.
The batting order Of the New York
team was announced as follows:
Ianney OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. First base
| I1efSoz .....s.......5.......... Second base
DIesildhaIl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Catcher
! ioolltih observation-disclosures. Right field
seymour ....................C Center field
levin ..,.s.................. Third base
M S,ormick Observation-Disclosures Left field
/ f5TluWell ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ShortStoE
| -aatheWSon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Pitcher
Manager McGraw said today that he
had no thought of any outcome of the
game but another victory for New
York. We won the game of Sept. %
fairly and squarely, but, now that the
officials Of the National league have or
dared it played over again. we will
show them that we can win" said he.
as he reached the clubhouse at the Polo
grounds.
President Murphy of the Chicago
team said there was no question in
| his mind as to the outcome of the
championship game this afternoon He
already had predicted that Chicago
would win by score Of to 3, he said,
and he was standing by that predic-
| ton.
The boys We're never IN such a con-
dition OF fitness as they are today
said he. They always fight better
away from home, and the unjust deci-
| sion of the directors on the tie game
has stirred up every particle of fight
ing blood in their bodies. 1 believe it is
| the greatest nine that ever played
| While have no bitter feelings against
McGraw or President Bush, / am strong
in my assertion that If the tic had to
be played off 1t should have been set
| tied in a series of three games. This
| custom obtains in all departments of
sport and in precarious contest like
baseball it is unfair for n team to be
| obliged to rush out of the west and
play one deciding game. L believed as
do all the Chicago followers. that the
game should have been awarded to us
| by the board OF directors on the merits
of the case"
THE TIE GAME.
The tie game which was responsible
for today's sensational play-off has
been looked upon from every side as
one of the most unfortunate incidents
of an extraordinary baseball season.
New York and Chcasoswere tied with
q score of to l in the ninth inning
VI LIZ game pidyeu at lile- fOlOe grounds
on Sept. 49, 1t was the last half of the
ninth inning. Chicago having been re-
| tired without breaking the tie Two of
! New YOrks men also We're out. There
| were two men on bases, Mccormick on
| third and Merkle on first, and Bridwell
| was at bat
Bridwell smashed a single to center
and reached the first base safely, scor-
| ing Mccormick and forcing Merkle off
| first base. A dispute arose as 10
whether Merkle touched the second
base. Manager Chance protested de-.
| claring that Merllle did not touch the
second base, but ran from the first
! base to the club house and the crowd
which rushed on the field prevented the
| Chicago PLAYERS from getting the bali.
Merkle has maintained that he corn
pletad the play by touching the second
| base before running to- the clubhouse
i After hearing the reports of the two
| utnpires, President Pullman of4the Ma
| tional league declared the game q tie,
! and his decision was upheld. by the
| hoard Of directors Of the league. Both
New York and Chicago team managers
have expressed extreme dissatisfac-
ton with the decision, each maintain
ing that the game should have been
credited to their clubs.
Tho weather outlook gave promise
OF almost ideal conditions today. Oc-
casional fog banks rolled zip from the
south, but not storm cloud was in
sight to threaten the approaching
game.
INTEREST GENERAL.
The Intensity Of interest was not
general throughout the city. hotels.
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