The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
GIANTS DOWN CUBS
IN PROTESTED GAME
Great Wrangle in Final Inning
Over Bridwell's Hit-0ficial
Scorer Claims Game for
McGraws Players.
. PRESIDENT PULLIAM DENIES
Hend OF National League Says He Has
Not Rendered Any Decision
Pirates Defeat Brooklyn
Other Games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
GAMES TODAY.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York q games).
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.

New York. Sept 23.--According to the
official scorer Of the New York base
ball club the local Nationals won to-
days game from the champions at the
Polo grounds by a score OF to !. The
game has been protested by the Chica-
60 club. but President Pulliam denied
tonight that he had taken any action In
the matter, as he cannot and Will not
do so until the case has been present.
cd TO him In the regular form.
His official announcement tonight
was denial OF rumor that he had
declared the game tie. Following Is
the statement:
'The New York stock ticker tonight
having carried this statment. Harry
Pulliam, president of the National
league, decides todays game between
Chicago and New York tie, and an
nounces that 1t must be played over
say such statement Is unauthorized.
have made no decision and will not un-
I'll the matter Is presented to me In
regular form"
The trouble arose In the ninth in
ming when. with the score tie, to l.,
New York was at the bat Chicago
had made run in the fifth, Tinker
hitting out homer. McGraw's men
had followed suit In the sixth with a
run by Herzog on steinfeldts error,
Bresnahan's sacrifice and Donln's sin
gle. In the latter half Of the ninth with
two out, Mccormick on third and
Merkle on first base, Bridwell smashed
. single to center. scoring Mccormick,
the batter being declared safe at first.
Just then the crowd, wild with excite
ment ran on the field and Captain
Chance Of the Chicago team claimed
that Merkie did not go to second. He
and Tvers tried to get the ball there
to claim force, but McGinnity caught
the sphere among the crowd and threw
It into left field. Merkle insisted that
he had touched second base and the
Chicago players were equally positive
that ne had not done,so. Chance claim
cd the run did not count as there was
DO much interference that his mer
could not get control of the ball.
Umpire Emslie was Judging the
base running and is credited with say
ing that he did not see whether Merklt
went to second or not. O'Day. later on
declared that the run did not count
While the players were arguing, 9
small sized riot was going on and {
general melee seemed imminent. bu
the blue uniforms Of the metropolitan
police were easily distinguishable II
the midst of the twisting, swlrlin!
mass of people on the field and wha
threatened to be a serious outbreal
was quelled without anyone being in
5ured.
The umpires are expected to make ;
report to President Pulliam at once
Tho last game of the series between
Chicago and New York is scheduled
for tomorrow, but should to-day
game have to be played over, a doubl
header will be In order, as the Chica
60 team goes to Brooklyn on Friday
President Murphy Of the Chlcls
National League club tonight entAre
formal e.n,m to .o-day's Chicago Ncy
York game III behalf Of Chicago. RI
DlsPe NY tiGIIH VII Lie BIOuH'i A.Ilt'
Merkle who was at first when T..
ball was hit saf';y to center by Bird
w.! In tho :inth inning, failed 7
continue to rrcond when hts team
mate scored The winning run .rc,
third, President Murphy entered hi
claim In a letter to President Pulliar
Of the National league. wherein MI
Murphy cites in support Of his con
tention the decision rendered in tn
game at Pittsburg, September A. be
tween Plttsburg and Chicago, |
which precisely the same contingenc!
he asserts, arose. The Chicago clu
protested the game, but the prote'
was not allowed because the sing
umpire who officiated declared the
N he had not seen the play. In to-day
game, the omission Of Merkle to cor
tinue to second, Mr.. Murphy declare
was noted by Umpire O'Day.
The score: