Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-08

Sheckard struck out EVers doubled.
I1vers doubled to left. Schultz hit to
Tenney but was safe on the latter's
tumble. Evers going to third. Chance
| flied to Mccormick and the latter
threw to Bresnahan, mailing Evers at
home plate. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
New York-Bresnahan out, Brown to
Chance. Donlin flied to Schekard Sey.
1nour out, Evers to Chance. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
Chicago--Steinfcldt famed Howard
flied to Devln. Tinker foul flied to
Tenney. No runs.
New York, Oct. S.--Whatever the
| merits OF the directors decision which
compelled the playing off today Of the
alleged tie of Sept. 20, even the most
bitter enthusiast must concede that the
decree has given opportunity for seeing
| such q marvellous throng and such rare
sport as would not otherwise have been
| possible. The circumstances which
nave led up to today'S contest are
unique: and this final game between
| Chicago and New York is sure to stand.
| spectacularly and otherwise, as one of
| the greatest in all base ball history.
whoever wins, 1t is evident from to-
days demonstration that to have been
hlIectionately known to followers as a
Giant" or Cub in 1908. will he
sufficient glory. But the temper of
the players today Judging from
what was heard at the quarters be-
lore me SQUADS come on the field, was
not all gallery playing" for the truest
Klnd OF baseball and team work. Both
aggregations We're tit, though New
! I orks team, who has had no let-up,
lacked the advantage Chicoga must
nave gained from the requirements Of
schedule and the opportunity to rest
and get practise.
GATES OPENED.
Inc gates We're opened unusually
ealiy To-Day, that SO far as possible the
Inevitable congestion in the last half
hour before the time set for calling
pay might be relieved Lines began
10 form shortly after daybreak and
Wnen the gates swung open at IL
O'CLOCK there was large crowd From
men on It's ever increasing hundreds
Of men, women and boys fairly hurled
then. at top notch speed, sprinted to
tne preachers and unreserved sections
ocrlinmages over positions were fire.
quent. : Z
special police provisions had been
MADE put there We're times when they
we're we're poWeriess to stop the almost
dangerous crowding around the en-
frances - -
mere was something fascinating in
watching the filling in Of the picture
Dy3 the constantly growing inpour OF
people. Before the gates were thrown
VIDE there We're but the bare outlines
formed by grandstands, ,bleachers, club
mouse structures, viaduct. speed
way roofs, trees and overhanging cliffs
westward. Then suddenly, here, there
| 4----eHeryWhere--men and women. more
ana more every possible vantage
point, however, precarious, soon came
to have Its human cluster. The UNI
usual number Of Women gave relieving
touches OF colod here and there. And
IN the center of this all, In the middle
foreground. the empty diamond. clear
out on the Drowned field On the grand
stands We're numerous notables and
rams many of whom had travelled
hundreds of miles for the event.
No last act of any drama ever held
in expectancy and thrill such a waiting
audience as those which today follows
the play to the curtain fall on the
pennant season of 1908.
Hundreds OF It's counterparts, In min
iature throughout the country, are
watching bulletin boards, in Chicago,
whereby almost instantaneous flashes
over the wires. play by play was re-
produced on a mammoth perpendicf-
lar diamond: and even in the little viii
lage where the enterprising weekly re-
cords on an impromptu poster the re-
suits half Inning by half inningwere
wired from the press box here.
WHAT WILL END BE?
Tragedy or clarifying comedy, it will
end finally according to ones sympa-
tainly set the stage and developed the
eliminating scenes with master con-
ception of dramatic proprieties and es-
scntials. And. now, stadium-like, the
shrongs are banked high here on every
side: and now breathless bushes, now
widest cheering indicate the tension
which has eliminated life's ordinary
routine and concentrated attention up
on championship baseball.
At o'clock, Doyle, who has been laid
up for sometime, ran out onto the dia.
mond, and was greeted with great
applause. Both teams began warming
up The weather conditions were per-
feet,
The gates to the diamond had been
closed and the Polo grounds practical
" sealed against further entrance.
At 1:15 p. M, the gates to the field
were opened and thousands rushed for
vantage places. Soon the police within
the enclosures had their hands fun;
Outside the grounds pandemon1um
reigned. thousands clamoring for adj
mittance which was denied them.
The police cleared part of the dia-
mond in front of the grandstands. using
their clubs In some Instances.
Manager Chance, crossing the field
today to join his team. was greeted
with ieers and Kisses from the bleach
ers, while McGraw, strolling from the
club house across to the benches was
given tremendous applause.
Mathewson arrived on the Held at
1850 and was received with wild en-
thusiasm.
field at 2:2O p. m, for practise. There
was some booming for the stands, but
the visiting players did not seem to
The sporting world, augmented
by the additions of thousands usu-
ally luke-warm or Indifferent 10
wards baseball. holds its breath
today while New York and Chicago
contend under extraordinary conditions
in the last round of the struggle FOR
the National league championship OF.
1905. For weeks, while the leaders in
the race have see-sawed back and form
with only the slightest margins IN the
percentage standing separating them,
interest has been maintained at fever
pitch. Eiut today even that point
was exceeded. Not only the fans"
hut staid business and professional
men laid aside all their engagements
for the day and devoted their time and
attention exclusively to the discus
sion of the prospects and to attempts
m obtain for themselves advantcs eous
nlaces in the grand stands and bleach
ers "a the polo grounds. Aside from
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