The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-07
PULLIAM IS SUSTAINED Chicago-New York Game
 a Tie. LEAGUE DIRECTORS DECIDE Post-Season Game Ordered to Settle
 Championship. The Game VIII Re Played Thursday On The Polo Grounds--world's
 Series Rules To Govern
 Contest.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct. 6.-For the first time in the history of the National League Of baseball clubs. a post-season game for the settlement of the cham pionship, is announced for Thursday Of this week, the tangle that arose over the last series in New York between the New York and Chicago clubs hav- ing brought a decision today from the National League directors to that ef- feet.
 For nearly two days and a large part of one night, the directors listened to evidence and considered the matter in its various phases and hnally an nounced their decision late this after noon. Chairman Ebbetts made little speech before asking August Herr mann to read the text of the decision. calling attention to the importance or the case and the care that has been taken to give proper consideration to all interested.
 Two protects were up for decision, on appeals from the ruling of President
 New York appealed from the decision sustaining the ruling of the umpires that game played September 2S was by Chicago from the decision that they were not entitled to forfeited game score under the league constitution;
 In both. cases the league president was sustained.
 As to the first case the decision l says:
 most important one that has ever been presented to the board of directors Of the National League for adjudication We have given the. entire matter the most careful thought and considera- tion. We have examined all of the testimony submitted in evidence very carefully. and have lstened attentively partes. In arriving at our conclusions, we are guided entirely by the law ana the rules as they exist. and the evi- dence as 1t Is submitted. and cannot De no doubt is fully understood by every one who has taken an interest in it"
 ;. After detailing the play the direc- tors, speaking of Player Merkle.s fall.
 Hnexcusable Blunder.
 "The game should have been won for the New York club had it not been for blunder of one if its players--Merkle."'
 The rule covering the play IS quoted and the decision continues:
 piled with in many other games; while other clubs may not have taken ad- vantage of its provisions in the past under similar conditions. yet It did not to do so if they so desired, notwith- standing that it might be termed as taking advantage of winning or tietng a game upon technicality.
 thing on his mind, viz: To reach sec ond base in safety, by hti, error, or in any other way. The evidence clear ly shows the following: After Bridwell hit the ball safely. he ran to and over first base; Mccormick started for home and crossed the plates MeIkle started for second and when ahodt half way to the base turned and ran. in the d. rection of the club house witho out hay ing reached second base. EmslIe was officiating as umpire back of ihe When the hit was made .Eirsile fell to the ground to escape being hit by the ball: he got up and watched the play at first base and saw that the batter had run out his hit: In the meantime the hall was fielded by Hoffman and eventually felded to second bass to Evers for a put out on Merk e Tinker notified Enslie that Merkle did not run to second base. EInslie stated he did not see the play: and then went to hfs colleage, O'pav. and asked him whether he had s9sn the play. O'Day answered in the affirmative and then Fmslie asked him whether le had run to second. and being informed that he had nor. Fmslie declared Mer- kle out. which under the rule quoted but was required to do.
 we, therefore, find the ruling made by the umpires was in accordance with the playing rules and in conformity with what happened on the field at the time /"
 The directors state that they do not think any consideration should have been given to the protest of the Chi cago Club. It is stated that the evil