New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

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Chicago. Aug. 29-As John McGraw has fp>.
nuentIv remarked. I'VE have got TO bear the Cha
We are not afraid of Pittsburg-'' With Chrstophsr
Mathewson pitted against Mordecat Brown, the
New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs fought one
of the greatest baseball duels In the history Of ta
game here this afternoon. and Frank Chanes'a
team got the decision over John McGraws mighty
players by the narrow margin OF to z AZ PhTa-
delphia and Pittsburs broke even in their double
header to-day the Giants still In front, but
their lead small that We are all on ths
anxious seat
There may have been larger crowds at q bas,.
ball game than the one which storned West side
Park this afternoon, but II is not likely. unless
they were at the Polo Grounds. When the thou
sands had settled down there was a small plot
of green which had serve the playing deld.
II was much too small for perfect game. Il 10
safe to say that ten thousand fans were shut out
from the game as the gates had TO be closed iong
before the time the game was scheduled to begin
Followers Of the game for nearly score Of years
estimated that the attendance numbered appruxi-
u1ately thirty-fve thousand persons This
no exaggeration. for every seat was taken. the
aisIes were crowded. the playing field was encir-
cIed one hundred deep. and fans even clung
the rafters West Side Park is big arena. but
II eroaned to-day IL never did before. And
then there were fully ten thousand more who
storrned fought. bribed and did everything elss
20 get Just a glimpse OF the contest. Chicago 10
baseball mad. and mistake about IT.
The Giants were beaten in the fourth inning.
/ Chicago did not WIN a fuke- There Is no
/ cuse to offer. Mathewson had one bad inning.
THROW out this inning and he pitched fawless ball
II was a duel between the champion pitcher Of the
/ East and the champion of the West Chicago got
seven hits and New York five
\ At the end of the first inning the odds were all
/ in favor of the Giants, for they got away with
/ colors flying They scored so quickly that thu
1 - had reath
dashed out Of them The second ball pitched BY
| Miner Brown was hit for single by Fred Ten
ney Larry Doyle fouled four times and then
hoated out to Holman Good old Roger Bresna-
| han came next, and he drove out a pretty sinsls
to right field. Tenney scamperins all the way
around 10 third base Captain Mike Donlin fol-
| lowed Roger with two-bass cIout into the crowd.
| and Tenney came home with the first run. while
Roger went to third
Only one out men on second and third and
three hits off Brown looked pretty good 70 the New
York rooters. Cy Seymour was the next man up
Luck was against Cy. He popped up TO Evers and
Donlln was doubled up. Had Cy singled we would
have won. That lead certainly did look
GOOD to the New York supporters at this time
ssafartv'' was never better at the start In the
first inning he retired Hoffman by way OF Bridwell
TO Tenney. Then Sheckard and Chance fell vic
tins to his curves. The Giants COULDN'T do much IN
the second inning. Neither could Chicago. Three
men faced "Matty,' and they were retired in short
order.
Once again things took brilliant glow for
New York In the third inning Brown was wild
and Tenney walked On Doyle's out he went 10
second. Then Bresnahan walked. With one out
and first and second bases occupied by New York
ers Captain Mike strode to the plate again This
time fortune didn't favor him. He forced Tenney
at third. Seymour had another chance, but once
more he faItered. a long fly to Hoffman was his
best effort
That one run still held good at the end OF the
third inning Tinker. King and Brown were re-
tired by the Giant infed-
The Giants could do nothing in their half Of tbs
fourth And then came New Yorks dovnfal.
ArtIe Hoffman started the trouble He waited untit
two strikes had been called and then he planted
the ball into the left field crowd. SheckaEd sacrl-
feed him to third Captain Chance was the man OF
!, the hour He singled Hoffman scored. OF course
The crowd tore itself TO pieces. Any one VINO mas
/ he.u at ball game when much Is at sfaAe
. knows what a crowd would do in case Ike tnls'
. and those who haven't wouldn't appreciate de-
scription OF the wild scene of utter abandon EVer'
followed with another single. and once again II
broke forth. Steinfeldt followed with double and
Chance scored Howard singled and Evers scorsu.
These five hits In a row orough' III thIe7 '4'' '
won the game. -
As said before IL the fourth inning IS not cousid-
, cred. Matty pitched great game chicago soe
only two hits in the eight other innings.
We're the Giants disheartened? Not oit OF u
We came right back at the Cubs in the next M
ming .Matty'' famed starter, but Fred rem
. ney registered his second hit. single 10 Iei.
Larry DOYLE followed with single the New forS
first baseman advancing TO second Roger Bresha-
han walked Captain Mike again grasped ms Dat
and the opportunity, and Tenney scored on Oo"
Inns fly Sheckard-
With the game half over and the Cubs only ono
run to the good New Workers rooted hard IOr tn"
tieing run but II never came Both sterling '"n. .
ers had struck their gait. and neither Side ever "
a chance To tally another run
Though Brown won his game, "Matty reVoi"
, WAS almost as good the three-hngered t"lseSi :
Tho Chicago twirIer was hit safely five times anu
gave six bases on balls. while "Matty Was N
safely seven times and gave one free pass Nei'i.
team made an error. From this record IL can %
seen that eleven New Workers got 10 nrse Oa
while only eight Chicagoans reached the hrst saN
IL was a remarkably fast played game ths ~ oCn-
test being over In hour and thirty-hNe w /.
4 utes But in that short time a mighty DIE 'O ~
l interest was centred .,.,
The teams meet again to-day. 10 Is pro0aO' "a.
the crowd will be fully large. II not olsssi- -.
caco is jubiIant tonight and the CuDs aug -
favortes over the Giants for the pennan', MOo -
to not cast down. though 1t a hard eio~ 70 -.
Q him to lose to-day. as he fully eNpec.eu sr h,
TO down Brown 1t is likely that Pfeisrsr VIII VIII, ~
J 1,ba,cs,s seIeeton for tomorrow. Even taoue"
the Giants should lose they will still De N i'"s
! .Iust before the game began Captain Pop az
son went to the home pIats and presented s S .
loving CUP TO Mike DonIin- II was gwen :. ;
local paper to the popular player IN a 'N''''
contest
The score follows:
CHICAGO. NE@ YoRS, D, i. /.
Hoffman. ef.'s 'sFs 5 Esn9sy 1a..ss iii