The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09

solve Mathewson's curves. Then Evers
went out on a stop by Herzog to Ten.
ney. Schultz struck out. No runs.
Tenney OF New York was hit by the
ball and went to first; Herzog got ali
base on balls; Bresnahan struck
put. King muffed the ball and
struck for first. Kings
plainly nonplussed Herzog,
who started to second, but see
Ing Bresnahan stop, he turned
and tried to regain first. king
was too quick for him and
BY q wonderful throw to Chance at
first, Herzog was out 10 feet from the
bag. Donlin knocked 4 twolbagger
and Tenney scored, the first mar in
the game to reach the home plate.
Chance strenuously, but vainly, pro
that the two-base hit was al
foul. Seymour was given q base on
balls. Pitcher Pfeister was in a tight
position, there being two men on
bases and one run already scored. So
Chance took Pfeister from the box,
putting Mordecai Brown in. Devlin
struck out. First inning: Chicago o;
New York 1.
Quick Work Ia Second inning.
Chance singled to right but was
caught of first, Mathewson to Ten
ney. a protest came this time from
Holman and the crowd groaned and
urged speed instead Of talk" But
HOFFMAN continued to talk and was
finally ordered OF the field. Then Mo-
ran, who went to the coaching box.
began more talk. and he, too, was
promptly ordered from the field. Play
resumed; Steinfeldt struck out. How
ard went to bat in Hoffman's place
and struck out. It was one, two, three
out for New York in the second; for
Mccormick flied to Schultz, Bridwell
did the same and Mathewson went
out, Tinker to Chance. No runs
Three-Baoger Started chicaoo's Runs.
The thira was more ~eventful. Tnk-
-er's three-bagger to deep center start
ed the run getting for Chicago. King
then singled to left and Tinker came
home amid great cheers, in which
even the New York partisans could.
not withhold a well deserved partici-
patton. Brown grounded out to Ten.
ney, advancing King to second
sheckard flied to Seymour, who made
q spectacular throw, holding Killing on,
second. Then Evers went to first on
balls--the only walk Mathewson al
lowed the visitors. Schultz then dou.
bled to left, scoring King and
Chances twoJbagger to right scored
Evers and Schultz. steinfeldt struck
out. These were Chicago's four runs;
the westerners got no more. but they
were enough.
Tenney. for New York, singled to
left; Herzog fouled out to Killing;
Bresnahan knocked a single to left and
was forced at second by Donlin
through Tinker, unassisted. Seymour
flied out to Sheckard. No run New
York still had only one, and the home
fans began to get anxious.
Howard opened the fourth for Chica-
go by going out, Herzog to Tenney.
Tinker followed suit, Mathewson to
Tenney and Killing flied to Mccormick.
No runs. 1t was even more brief for
New York, Devlin out, Steinfeldt to
Chance; Mccormick out on a fly to
Howard; then Bridwell out with a
grounder, Evers to Chance.
Straight Baseball With Vengeance.
The fifth was the same story, moto-
nous and intense. Straight baseball
was being played by the rivals, 'for all
they were worth" "A fine stop and
! throw, Bridwell to Tenney, put Brown
cut. Seymour was right on hand to
take in Sheckard's fly and Evers was
quickly out, Mathewson to Tenney.
The contest seemed to have resolved
itself into a question of which side
could 60 out fastest. New York did II
with dispatch, Mathewson, Steinfelda
to Chance; Tenney by Evers to Chance
and then Her2og put a fly right into
Chances glove; but all the while Y
was professional ball Of the tinest
type.
The sixth inning afforded a very
little variety, though there was moth
ing unusual in Devlin's being right a
the terminus of Schulte's foul fy
Chance started another chill dowr
New York's spine by singing to left
but was caught stealing second. Stein
: feldt hit safely to left but Howard
struck out and left him there.
: New York Jared no better. Bresna
. han was out, Tinker to Chance; Don
: in dropped q fly accurately into Sheck
i. l.-S 80. - Leo.