Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24

play In the ninth inning wasn't 2 question of Interpretation of rules which is the only ground on which protest can De made. Emslie says he didn't see the play at second base, and ,Merkle swears he touched the "I think McGraw is right" ob- served one. close student of the game. If the protest in Pittsburg was decided against Chicago on the ground that the umpire didn't see the play. and Emslie didn't see the I,play z to-day. and Merkle Is positive he touched the base. why 1t strikes me. as "a parallel case"
 President Murphy of the Chicago club got up long statement last night addressed to President Pull liam in which he took the stand that the game should go to Chicago by forfeit. ,sY
 The New lYorks outplayed the Cubs somewhat, and would have hit Pfesters harder than they did but for the good support which the .sputhpaw received particularly at the hands of Eyers. On a couple of occasions. too, the New Yorks, f!try- ing the hit and run, game. lofted a fly which resulted in a double play. Mathewsone was in his usual effective form, and the only event which 'en- abled the Cubs to circle the diamond at all was a rousing home run smash by Joe Tinker.
 Chance made hit of Mathewson in the second inning, but couldn't get around, for the next three wal. lopers couldn't wallop the ball past the infield. Tinker cracked a low liner to Merkle, which the latter took care of by fine pickup. In the third inning Herzog reached first on Tinker's tumble. but after Bres- nahan. had sent a soaring hoist to Evers, Donlin drove liner to Tin ker, who threw to Chance for a double play.
 Evers opened the fourth inning with safe hit, but splendid fielding rendered him harmless. He was forced by Devlin's rapid play on Schulte's would-be sacrifice, then Mathewson closed the inning by fam ming Steinfeldt. The New York pitcher made nine of the bruins, walk the plank on strikes during the game.
 Devlin singled in the third inning, but the hit and run device found him too far off first to get back when Mccormick flied to Evers Mo- Cormicks contribution looked safe, but Evers jumped a mile high, the ball glued itself to his glove and 1t was easy for him to double DeHin at first. Tinker's homer in the fifth went to right center It was, liner which carried with such speed that Donlin's desperate attempt to. head it off was, in vain. The ball rolled under the temporary seats in right field and Tinker, bareheaded and making the dust fly, was treading the rubber before 1t was back in the diamond.
 Evers smothered the New Yorks in the fifth, making miraculous stop of Bridwell's hit over second and throwing to Chance while all spraddled out. Herzog, who had a kanck of reaching first by hook or. crook---he got on every time bang ed to Steinfeldt in the sixth inning. Steiny made a wonderful stop but couldn't steady himself in time for a good throw. His heaye yeered away from Chance and Herzy gall loped to second. Donlin's clean hit scored him after Bresnahan had sac rified him to third. Seymour made an infield hit and there were two on bases, but Pfester frightened up and put Devlin and Mccormick on the retired list.
 Devlin made a nifty play on Stein- feldt in the sixth inning and Tinker made one of the same species on Merkle in the seventh. In the eighth Herzog was the first private up for New York and he was safe at the first rostrum when Tinker fumbled his grasser. Bresnahan's altitudin- ous fly was child's play for Stein feldt. and then disaster once more attended the hit and run scheme. As Herzog ran for second Donlin raised an infield fly. Tinker gently took It under his tender care when 1t floated down and lobbed over to Chance and doubled Herzog
 The New Yorks had made a rat ting play in the first half of the | eighth. Kling beat out a hopper to Devlin, but Pfiester's attempted sac .ifice was miscue which. enabled Bridwell and Merkle to 'ew up two Cubs at once. The Cubs simply couldn't see Mathewson's ,oporific shoots in the first half of he ninth round, while the last half If that maelstrom of an inning has ,een described. The score:
 Chicago.
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