Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
GIANTS AND CUBS
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KISSES FOR CHANCE

New York, Oct S.--The sporting world, augmented by thousands
 usually lukewarm or indifferent to-
 wards baseball, holds It's breath to-
 day while New York and Chicago
 contend under extraordinary If not
 unique conditions in the last round of the struggle for the National
 league championship of 1908. For
 weeks, owing to the closeness of the
 struggle, interest has maintained at fever pitch. But to-day even that
 point was exceeded. Not only the
 fans" but staid business and pro-
 fessional men laid aside all their en-
 agreements for the day and devoted
 their attention exclusively to the
 discussion of prospects and to an
 attempt to obtain for themselves ad-
 yantageous places in the grandstands
 and bleachers at the Polo grounds.
 Aside from the weather, which
 could not have been more favorable,
 chief interest. of course, centered In the two teams which were to engage
 in the battle royal.
 Five thousand persons, nearly ev-
 eryone with some kind of a no'se-
 making instrument, were waiting for admission when the gates were opened at Il o'clock this morning. The sale of tickets to the west side grand stand stopped at 12:15. At l o'clock every seat in the great ann phitheater was taken. Hundreds upon hundreds were standing wher- ever possible throughout the stands. Large numbers brought lunches with them. At 1 o'clock Doyle, who had been laid up for some time, ran out upon the field and was cheered. AL this time the home team began warm ing up. The weather conditions were perfect, with a bright sun shining. At 1:15 the gates to the field were thrown open and thousands rushed for vacant places. Thousands more were clamoring for admission, which was denied them. The gates were closed at this time and practically sealed against further entrance. The Chicago team began their practice shortly after, Manager Chance cross ing the field to meet his team. He was greeted with jeers and misses from the bleachers.
 McGraw strolled across the field lfrom the club house and was greeted with tremendous cheering Mathew lsons ,anpearedstz ,. J. % and wax Aiso loudly cheered. Conservative esti- mates of the attendance figures are
 about 35,00O. There was some "boo- l ing" when the Chicago team took the field, but the players took no notice
 of 1t. The roof of the grandstand, the roofs of houses, telegraph poles,
 chimneys. and smoke stacks were
 crowded with people. An l. train of four cars which was standing out side the grounds was soon filled in
 side and the roof was crowded with
 sightseers, when the railroad com
 pany moved the train and carried the
 people down town. Before the Chi
 cago team could complete their prac- | tice McGinnity started out and be-
 gan to bat the ball to one of the New
 Yorks. Manager Chance went over
 and protested and McGinnity gave Chance the elbow and showed him
 away All the players ran out and
 surrounded the two and the police
 broke up the expected melee. Um- pires Johnstone, and Klem will off,
 ciate. The ground rules were used,
 hit into the crowd good for but two
 bases. Mathewson and Bresnahan l were the batteries for New York and
 Pfeister and .Kling for Chicago. The
 crowd was in an inflammable condi.
 tion as the game started.