Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-05
THE DIAM MOND
THE PIRATES ARE
 OUT OF RACE
Chicago Downs Them and New York Has One More Chance
 to Win Out.

Chicago, Oct. o.-Before the largest crowd that ever saw ball game, in Chicago, Pittsburg was beat en and the New Works put where the best they can now get is draw. The Cubs vanquished the Pirates In a game where the tension was so in- tense that 1t seemed as If both clubs time and again would break under the strain and go to pieces. While something like 30.000 persons yelled and whooped Brown outpitched Willis, and the Cubs outplayed the terrors of the raging main. Once and only did Pittsburg appear truly terrible. In the sixth inning the Pirates overcame the Cubs lead and seemed to have Brown in the air. But the defence frightened and Brown stood fast. An error of judgment by Willis-passing King to make Brown come to bat-proyed fatal blow, for Brown delivered hit that put his team ahead again. The only wrangle was at the close when the Pirates thought Abbaticchio had made two bagger, but the umpire declared the hit foul.
 Sheckard hit for two bases in the first inning. Evers sacrificed, and Schulte hit over second, driving Sheckard home. Then the defence of both teams worked we'll and the pitchers toiled handsomely Brown was curving the Pirate crew right off the map, and Willis was getting fine backing. In the fifth Wagner handed the Cubs run. Hans, in fact, played the field all afternoon i\uch like cheese sandwich without mustard, and his two errors helped materially in the run getting. With two down in this round Wagner made great stop off Evers, and then ,chucked the ball into the crowd. Evers took second and Schulte drove in another run with ringing Diff
 In the sixth Thomas began with a hit past short Evers took care of Clarke and Leach, but Brown, try ing to nip Thomas off first, threw wild, Roy reaching second. Brown wanted to pass Wagner, but the Dutchman reached for low one and pelted into left for two cushions, scoring Thomas. A wild pitch moved Hans to third and Abbatic- chic rapped out safe one, driving the big champion of all batsmen home. A big delegation of Pirate rooters rose and beloved like mad men, but their glee was not to last. in hn Tth ho Tinker hit to left for two corners It looked best to pass Kling, Brown being figured as softer than Aunt Lizzie's feather bed, and so Kling walked A minute later Brownie hit savagely to right and in came Tinker. Sheckard started Chicago's half of the seventh with roller and the imperial Wagner made royal fum- ble. Evers sacrificed and Schulte drew a pass. Chance laid down a little chopper and beat it out. How ard sent short fly to center and Thomas threw forty feet wide. Of course Sheckard trotted in. Camnitz pitched the eighth and showed no signs of tanning the Cubs. Brown hit safely and so did Sheckard. Ev- CTS batted Brown home. There might have been more. but while Evers was lowing to the crowd from second base rude hand applied the ball to his backbone.
 The star play of the day was a catch by Chance which probably staved of a batting rally. He leaped up and thrust his glove in front of a liner hit by Leach in the eighth. When the large leader returned to earth the ball was in his fist. He seemed surprised, but not so much so as the crowd and great deal less than Mir Leach, who appeared posi- lively aggrieved:
 Clarke said after the game that his men were tired from the strain they had been under and that all the luck broke with the Cubs. Chance remarked that 1t neant another pen nant and that he felt extremely we'll satisfied. The score: