The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-07
"MATTY" AND REULBACH IN
PITCHERS DUEL TOMORROW.
Cubs Leave Chicago for New York With Host
of Fans-McGraw and Brush Disappointed,
but Sure of Victory in the
Final Contest.
BY BOZEM4N BULGER.

POLO GROUNDS. Oct. THE Giants
defeated Boston for the third straight
game this afternoon by a score # to
| 2. and tied Chicago for the lead Of the
National League. II they had been
awarded the protested game the Giants
to- might would be the champions. AS
it stands. they must play the Cubs to-
morrow to see which club shall float tn
pennant.
This is the first time in the history of
the National League, or any other
league that the season has ended with
two clubs tied for first place.
The New York crowd regard the
Giants as pennant winners anyway and
they were accorded a great ovation,
after the game. The Giants waloped
the ball good and hard from start to
finish, and II their work to-day is an
Indication OF what they will do to-mor
row, Chicago will find 1t hard going.
The famous protested game between
the Giants and Cubs will be played off
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon If
bad weather stands in the way 1t VIII
be played on the day following.
There Is nothing 10 do but abide by
the decision OF the Board of Directors"
said Mr.. Brush. and after short talk
with McGraw 1t was found that the
players were perfectly willing,
They seemed determined to rob us
OF the game from the very start when
we met out at Cincinnati" continued
Mr.. Brush. They took President
Pulliam's say-so for everything. All the
testimony that we offered to show that
ii was impossible for Umpire ODay to
have seen the play was tossed aside as
Irrelevant.
Mr.. Brush appeared to be as bitterly
disappointed over the outcome OF the
case as did the players.
MeGraw Cure OF Victory.
Yes. we are going TO play" said
McGraw with snap OF his Jaws. And
we are going to heat t'lein 100. Wen
show that gang that We won the game,
and Wen get It despite tEe fact that
they have tried 10 aeat us out OF t."
While the various conferences were
going on the Boston Club appeared on
the field and go, 'eaIy for practice
McGraw had notified hem That he
might call the game u, , O'Clock If rain
threatened. Tho sun came out, how
ever, and the same began Al the reg
uar hour
McGraw SAYS that ne VIII N all prob
ability pitch Matty in the treat ram
10. orrow, and to- Ilat reason Ames
was warmed ND 10 mich .0.llv.
The Chicago Cubs with every play
ing member OF the team and hundred
loyal fans. left Chicago to-day for New
York to play Off the much disputed
"tle" game as ordered by the Directors
OF the National League.
The team will reach New York TO-
morrow morning and Will go at once TO
hotel TO rest up for the strugsle,
which, should New York beat Boston
again to-day, will decide the champion
ship OF the National League .
Manager Chance was surrounded by
great mob OF fans at the depot, and
hundred questions were fired at him.
The one that was asked the most was.
who will you pitcn against the
Glsrts'"
Reulbaeh viii pitch.
Chance in reply sprung a surprise, as
many were OF the opinion that he woI-i
use Brown.
Unless ! change my mind before
reaching New York, and that is not at
| all probable, l will send in big Ed
] Rsulbach against the Glants You
know that Ed 10 IN grand form right