The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-09
CHICAGO WINNER
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Defeats New York Giants in
the Deciding Game.
Record Breaking Crowd at Pole
Grounds Witness Great Contest
For Honors.
HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED

New York, Oct. 9.--"Chicaeo. 4.
New York. 2"Lths was the tale in
| a phrase told at the end OF the most
decisive baseball game played in this
country in many years. A record
breaking crowd swamped the grounds
and left many thousands outside long
before the game began. The great
crowd carried with them to the Polo
J grounds the pent up enthusiasm
hapes and fears accumulated day by
day in the closing weeks Of the sea-
sons fight for the Nasonal league
pennaut.
At dusk the multitude departed
hushed and disappointed. The pen
nant does not wave above the sky
scrapers tonight. Its winners, who
arrived here on the Twentieth Cen
fury Limited are now on their way
westward. The large black headlines
In the newspapers-"New York ..
Chicago are like mourning cap
lions over a story of some great per
sonage's death.
McGraw Doesn't Feel Had.
81 do not feel badly about thu
game" said Manager McGraw after L
was over. we merely lost some
thing We had won before"
Fair or not. this appears to be the
view generally obtaining in Create
New York.
The Giants, we'll though they
played. We're outplayed. The Chicago
teams work was practically perfect
Brilliant. errorless fielding, snappy
base-running and opportune hitting IN
the third inning. which was made eff
fective in scores. double by Chance
won the game. New York could not
hit at critical times. Mathewson-
The Great Matty''-favorit OF the
favorites, could not keep his IN
arm power and the effect OF
the moments lapse IN that third in
ming could not be overcome. When
the word came: PLAY" silence fell
over all. The game was on. The
players felt the tension-Chicago
plainly showed It and Sheckara
facing Mathewson, struck out.
striking Contrast.
The deafening greeting on this be-
ginning was in striking contrast with
the silence as, at the games end, the
home team, ont in one. two, three or
der rushed across the diamond to the
club house.
The two great innings OF the game
were the third and seventh. In the
former Chicago made all its runs. In
the latter, opening with tremendous
following the loud shout
ed slogan: "The Giants seventh
hopes were renewed. but died after
one run, which kept company with
that made in the first inning.
Story by Innings.
II was Chicago at the bat for the
opening and Sheckard struck out
Evers was out on a fast stop by Her
zog to Tenney. Schultz struck out
For New York Tenney was hit with
the ball and went to first. Herzog
got base on balls; Bresnahan struck
out: Herzog was caught of first;
Donlin knocked a two-bagger and Ten
ney scored. Seymour was given a
base on balls. With two men onI
bases and one run scored, Chance
took Pfeister out of the box puttins
IN Brown. Devln struck out.
Ordered on Field.
Second-Chicago: Chance singled
to right, but was caught of first. Hon
man protested and, persisting in his
talk, W asordered off the field. Then
Moran, VINO went to the coaching box.
began more talk, and he, too. was or
dered from the field. Stelnfieldt and
Howard struck out.
IL was one, two, three out for New
York In the second.
Fatal Third.
Third-Tinker's beautiful three-bag
ger to deep center started the run
getting for Chicago. King singled to
left Tinker came home amid great
cheering. Brown grounded out to
Tenney. advancing Killing TO second
sheckard flied TO Seymour. who made
a spectacular throw holding King on
second Evers went to first on balls.
Schultz doubled TO left, scoring King,
and Chances two-bagger scored Evers
and Schultz. stelnfeldt struck out.
Tenney. for New York, singled to
left; Herzog fouled out; Gresnahan
singled to left and was forced to rec
ond. Seymour fled out.
Howard opened the fourth for. Chi
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