Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-09

died after one run Which Kept company
with dat secured in the frst inning
the mammoth bulletin board far out
afit:lC.
II was Chicago AZ bet for The opening
inning ana Sheckard began things aus
pictonSlN trr New York ny laillns CON
quer MalheWson's curves Then Evers
went ont ON q fast stop by HerZog to
IenneN; Schultr struck Out, No runs.
New York 10 bat. Tennty was hit with
the ball and Went TO first Herz"g got a
ling mufflns the bali Herzog started
for second but returned toward first ard
vas caught eff first By a wonderful throw
from King to Chance. Then Donlin
knocked {. two- Dagger and Tenney scored,
the first man in the game to reach the
home plate, Chance strcnuously. though
unaVailinely, protested that tie hit was
balls. Pitcher Pfeister was in tight po-
stlnn there being two men on bases and
one run already scored. So Chance took
Pfeister ont Of the box, putting III Brown.
Devlin struck ont. First inning: Chicago
o. New York /.
Second inning: Chicago at bat. Chance
singled 70 right but was caught off first,
MatheWson TO Tenrey. Protest came this
| time from Holman and the crowd groaned
ana urged speed instead of talk" But
Holman rontinlltG to talk and was final
" ordered off he field. Then Moran, who
Went to the coaching box, began 10 put i'll
move language ana he followed in the
Steinteldt struck cut, and Howard who
went to bat in Hofinans place did like
wise. No runs,
1t vas che, Two, three, cut for New
Schultz, PridWel did the same and No
thewson went out, Tinker TO Chance No
runs.
TIC third was more eventfu Tirker's
beautiful three Dagger to deep center
started the run-getting for Chicago King
then singled To lett and Tinker came
a
The New York parilsans could not with
l'0!i We!i-'1eselv-d participation. Brown
sacrificed 10 Tenhey, advancing King to
second. Sneckald flied IT, seymour who
made & spect%culnr throw. holding King
on second hen Evers went to first on
hallS-the first ana only walk" Mathew
doubled I" left, scoring King. and
Chances tWn-basger to right scored Ev-
.lS ana Schultz. 5teinteldt struck out.
These were Ciicago's four runs: she got
no NOR" T., nneI tor New York singled
l" left Ifelzos foul' d out To King, Bres-
nahan knocked a single 10 left and was
forced u second by Donlin through Tin
krrr na4ssisted. Seymour flied TO Shock
ard, Ne runs. New York still had only
one and N" fans began TO be anxious.
Hawald oI'nod the fourth Ior Chicago
by 2ninG onl, Herzo2 to Tenney. Tinker
followed slit, MatheWson To Tennev and
King flied to Mccormick. Again no
llns. 1t vas even b.ieiel for New York.
nftk olt with a fly right into Howard's
la:.hy handa. Then Bridwol went out
'rltn "A sl"under,, ENers to Chance.
me htth was the same story, fun Of in
."lsity straight baseball was being
''...Ted for al, they were worth" 4 fino
S;."p ma throw, Blidwell to Terney, put
F'own ON; Seymour was right on hand
H. erect Sheckard's fly. and Evers was
""''.ly o,t, Mathewson to Tenney. The
-es, seemed to have resolved itself
""t fastest New York did it with dis
r. tch Mathews"n by Steinfeldt to
Glance. Tenney by Evers to Chance, and
Her7cs put Il fly right into Chances
glove. but all the while it was proft s.
sionhl baseball of the finest type Fifth
inning. No runs. Still Chicago a. New
The sixth afforded a VIEW little variety
There WAS nothing unusual in Devin's
Dc'r- 12nt at the terminus of Schute's
foN Chance sent another emil down
N't No'HS spine by singing to left, bur
NJ vas enthusiastically applauded for be
inc caught stealing second Stein eldt hit
ST y to lett but Howard struck out and
left him there. New York Jared no bet
ter Bresnahan was out. Tinker TO
Chance. Donlin dropped his II, accu-
rat"ly into Sheckards hands, ard Sey-
viSilant Sch,lto.
Now the lucky seventh" but it wasn't
lAckv fot New York After Tinker had
out and RroWn had fallen with Il useless
groInder caught by Mathewson, who
threw ii to TennCy with dispatch, the
clv: Giants lucky seventh" ana New
York Vert to bat
Don!in singled to left center and McCor-
mick hit safely to light for a base. Then
Rriawell got base on balls and the sacks
were fun. Here was where everybody
Incl his breath. At this critical tuncture
most absolute. McGraw sent Dovle in to
bat for Mathewson. Great clamor broke
forth. FOR it meant that MathewsQn would
pitch n" more in this game A long hit
the way for this particular instant. Ma
th-wson had a way of rallving at tho
moment Of r., attest stress. Doyle failed
to fill the lii. He sent a nice little pop
foul, Of the grade. Of fancy work, into
The clutanes of King ana that ended
DoElc. To be sure, Devin scored on Ten
OUT. Tinker to Chance, and the inning was
ovc,. Hard luck for New York even
though she got hen secord lun, and her
last
The eighth was quickly over Witt
pitched for New York now in Mathew
sons place. Sheckard struck out, Evers
knocked double 10 left, Schultz got to
hrst on Tenncy's tumble which allowed
Evers Ia make third; Chance flied out to
McCornicl<. who threw to Bresuallan at
the plate. catching IIvers there.
One, Two. three again for New York in
this inning. Blesnahan out, Brown to
Chance; Donlin on a fly to Sheckard, and
sSeN nou: evers To Chance.
1t was three up and three out on both
sides in the ninth. For Chicago Stein
feldt struck out Howard popped a little
fly to Deviin, and Tinker did The same
10 Tsnney. That closed the business for
Chicago mless by some change of luck
New York should vet tie the score
1t wa; not to he. Devlin went out
SteinfeiTt To Chance. Mccormick by a tiy
to Chance, and Blidwell Tinker to
Chance. II was all over ard there was
hardly a shout as the immense crowd
realized that the story was ended right
there
Chicago L. New York ,. No anneal there
The pennant of 1908 was seculcly in Chi
cago's crir and il was Chicago. not New
York that would try out the worlds
championship with Detroit, champions of
the other league.
Manager McGraw of the New Yorks
said at the clubhouse after the game:
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