New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
LEAGUE STANDING.

Chicago. Aug 27-The Cubs checked the Giants
sn their rish for the pennant to-day. the squirting
champions administering severe defeat to Nc
Csraw's men by q score of 5 10 /. AS PittsburS
found team could beat in Philadelphia. the
Pirates and Cubs who still practically tied for
second place both gained the Giants
The great pitching of young PfeiSter. who has
done good work all season. WAS what stopped the
Giants to-day after :hey had line straight
games from St Louis. Cincinnati and Pittsburg-
Pfeister the no beat the Giants in New
York that memorable day before this trip
started. when the clouds opened and drenched the
biggest baseball crowd that He
vas Just cool today he then and held
the Giants at his mercy throughout the game.
There is doubt that the Cubs have improved
vastly since the last time the Giants here
They were more like the team that the worlds
championship last fan than they have been at any
time this season. and the Giants are convinced to-
night that il is Chances men and not the Pirates
that they must beat win the pennant. How
ever. while the Giants were outplayed to-day-Rnd
this includes the distinct advantage Pfeister had
Wiltse in the box-they not outcassed,
and full OF confidence As they were before
the game They lose the whole series here
and still go home in the lead. one expects
that, not even the most sanguine Of Chicago fans.
There about twenty-five thousand Of those
came sanguine fans on hand to-day. and the
trast the empty seats at Pittsburg very
great. The crowd overnoyved into the field and
two-baggers. This looked like hard luck for John
ny King. who might have had a home run except
for the rule
The Giants hit the bali hard to-day. but Pfeister
did mis- best work when the bases,
and the tinleliness which has been conspcu-
Gus feature Of most OF the New York hitting
absent to-day There was some swift fielding by
the Cubs. too although the Giants suffered little
10y comparison with them in this respect
Riftse his best to-day He could
not hole the Cubs at all in the fourth and fifth
innings. and il in these that the champions
secured all their runs A base balls and his
own error also partly responsible for Wiltse's
downfall. The whole New York team seemed to
have relaxed Just little bit but the strain Of the
great series in Pttsburg and the all-night ride
TO get this morning would account for this.
and there is no fear of the outcome of the series
Matthewson viii be pitcher on Saturday, with
Wfltse again on Sunday, there being no game to-
morrow.
Doyle got hit with out in the first inning
to-day but was doubled up with Bresnahan- In
the second inning Devln hit safely, with two out.
end Barry was out drive to Tinker.
For the Cubs Evers singled in the second inning.
and reached third base a steal and out, but
Tinker let him stay there when he flied 10 Donlin
In the third inning Brfdwell began by striking
-ct hut Wiltse hit into the crowd in right field for
two bases He reached third on Tenneys out at
first but Doyle flied Howard The Cubs had q
chance their half. too Killing whacked one at
lle1lin that was hot to handle. and Pfeister
and Killing got TO third Sheckards fy. But
double steal ended his career. Bresnahan and Dew
lin snuf1ng him out
Both teams were hitting hard. but there was
GOODNESS in the box, and good fielding, too and
runs promised be scarce
The promise broken in Chicago's half 0
the fourth inning. Chance started it by going
out but Evers raped two-bagger TO left. Stein
feIdt scored him with a single, and tailed himself
en- Tinker's single and Kings tWo-bsse smash
III The Giants kicked the whitewash pail the
fifth Barry singled and Bridwell al
error by Evers The two Giants then worked a
nice double steal. and Barry scored from third on
Niltse's long fly
But Cubs clinched the game when they got
their turn. Holman singled and Sheckard walked
N-fltses bad throw saved Chance and let Howard
score Tenney disposed of Evers all alone. but
Steinfeldt had the punch and scored both runners
with a clean single.
There were New York hits without results in the
sixth and seventh innings, and in the eighth the
bases full with out Doyle singled,
Bresnahan walked and Donln safe Stein
feldts misplay. Seymour popped TO Steinfeldt and
Devlin let Pfeister get his puny fly Killing caught
D0nlin off third and 2 great chance gone.
There were two Giants the sacks in the ninth.
BridweH singing and Mccormick getting pass
when he batred for witse but Tenney and Doyle
up the tasl
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