Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-09

and howard. VINO replaced i1olii'di'
struck out.
Schultz helped Brown when the Giants
took their second inning by two fine
catches in right field. the second. of a
| hard drive by Bridwel. being really
great play. Tinker gave more help by a
fine stop of Mattys hard grounder. and
all was ready for the tragedy that was to
turn the wild JOY and rosy hopes of New
York into gloom.
Tinker Starts the Fatal Rally.
Here was Tinker, swinging that mighty
bat that had so often made trouble for
Mathewson and once more he swung It
with fatal effect. Matty had looked
around as he prepared to pitch and waved
his feeders back, but Seymour had paid
no heed, and as Tinker smashed the ball
far away TO left center, Seymour saw his
fatal error even as he raced back. He
made great leap for the ball, but just
missed catch that would have been
easy had he been ten feet further back.
Tinker was safe on third when the
ball came back. and almost walked home
when King singled viciously to left.
Brown sacrificed and Sheckard raised a
fly that Seymour caught. being where he
belonged this time. On such small things
do great issues hang. Had Seymour been
ten feet further back and taken Tinker
fly. the inning. and the game would have
ended with Sheckard's fly, without d
score. But it was there was still d
been retired EVers had walked and
Schulte and Chance had doubled. send
ing in three more runs and winning the
game, as it turned out.
Gloom was in the crowd everywhere,
but not on the New York bench. Matty
had been hit hard. but McGraw refused
to take him out, and his confidence was
finely justified in the four innings that
Matty was still to pitch.
The Giants tried hard to come back in
their third inning. Tenney began it with
clean single, the first hit off Brown.
and after HerzOg had fouled 10 King
Bresnahan planted the ball into right
field for another safety. But Donlin could
do no more than force Bresnahan at sec
ond base. and Seymour sent IL groan
through the crowd with a fly to Sheck-
ard
Then it was a procession TO and from
the bat until the sixth inning, in which
both mines shared. In the sixth Chance
drove out his third hit--he was the only
man on either side who got more than
one hit-but Bresnahan caught him steal
ing with a perfect throw to Herzog
Steinfeldt also singled. but Howard
struck out again.
Agony was piled upon agony when New
York came up for the seventh time. With
the crowd shreking for the lucky
seventh to work its spell. Devlin faced
Brown and drove out as pretty single as
was ever made. Mccormick followed
with another safe drive, and when Brid-
we'll walked. filling the bases. with none
out. an explosion OF dynamite in the
field would not have been heard.
Mathewson was the next man up. and
the crowd groaned when McGraw sent
Doyle out to bat for him. 1t was strange
that he should do so, for Matty is a
strong batter. and Doyle has not faced an
opposing pitcher in big game since he
hurt weeks ago. Perhaps it made no
difference. but. to tell the story, Doyle put
a high foul up that fell into king s
hands. Tenney sent a run home with his
long sacrifice fly. but two men were left
on the bases when Tinker threw Herzog
out at first and New Yorks best chance
was gone.
W!ltse finished the game for Matty. and
only a great play by Mccormick saved a
run in the eighth inning. Evers had
doubled. with one out, and gone to third
when Tenney's error LEFT Schultz safe at
first base. Chance drove a fly to Nc
Cormick. and, after a. great catch. Nc
Cormick made Il superb throw to the
plate that enabled Bresnahan to put
Evers out.
New York could do nothing in the last
two innings. and four pitched balls In the
ninth inning disposed of Devln. McCor-
mick and Bridwell. Chicago had won the
game. and with it the pennant, and sadly