Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-27
GIANTS ANNEX
DOUBLE HEADER
MOP UP WITH CINCINNATI IN
BOTH GAMES
MATHEWsoN AND AMES TWlRL
IN GREAT FORM
Conservative Estimates Place Attend
ance at Yesterdays Contests at
2ooo-chIcaeo Plays
Only Six More
rRx Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, sept. Io.--otSdulSu w
Mathewson's strong right arm, the New
York team today atoned in part Tor
yesterdays double-header defeat by
landing a double-header victory from
Cincinnati, the scores being 6 to and
e to 1. The $4,000 spectators who had
followed the plays with great enthus-
4asm left the field at the close con-
WINGED that New York can get the pen
nant, for the complete reversal OF It's
unattractive form Of yesterday seemed
to indicate that Manager McGraw was
right when he expressed the opinion
this afternoon that the setback result
ing from yesterday easily would be
overcome.
But Chicago's duplication of her
double victory with Brooklyn means
that New York must put up high grade
baseball in the remaining eleven games
it has to play. Chicago has but six
games more to play before the end OF
the season.
Mathewson's pitching was the feature
of the first game. There never was
doubt as to what the result would be.
In the semond game Tenney lined out
home run. Scores:
First game
Cincinnati 2, hits 6, errors 2.
New York 6, hits H. errors l.
Batteries-Ewing and Schlei; Math-
ewson and Bresnahan.
Second game
Cincinnati 1, hits 4, errors l.
New York 2, hits 10, errors 8.
Batteries-Dubec and Mclean; An1es
and Bresnahan. Umpires-Johnson and
KLEIN.
With both the New York and Chicago
National league teams playing double
AoxF ND rlV1lT IN
in percentage separating them in the
lead in the pennant race, the results of
the games were awaited with deep in
terest. AS both teams won two games
each, there was no change in their
standing, New York maintaining first
place. Pittsburg won from Boston,
thus keeping within striking distance.
The standing of the leaders in the Ma
tional league pennant race follows:
New York Observation-Disclosures. 1874
Chicago 6SS
P1ttsburg .b2o
In the American league, Cleveland,
Detroit, Chicago and ST. Louis are hav-
ing a close fight for the lead. Cleve-
land Detroit and Chicago won a game
each, while st. Louis dropped a game.
Thus Cleveland holds the lead by the
narrow margin of two points, with De-
troit second and Chicago only four
points behind the second team. The
standing of the first clubs follows:
Cleveland ......................S.. .576
Detroit 5T5
Chicago .,............................ 1863
st. Louis 1858
BROOKLYN, Sept. 26.-Every one of
the 10000 people who witnessed the two
games played today between the Chi
cago and Brooklyn teams was i'm
pressed with the cleancut work of the
worlds champions. Capt. Chance Sc
lected Reulbach to pitch the first game,
with King behind the bat. That he
made no mistake in his choice was
fully proved by the s to shutout scored
by Reulbach, and Chance sent the same
battery back to work in the second
game.
Reulbach did not seem to be a bit
tired. He played his position so eff
fectively that to shutout was the
result.
Superb ball in every detail was played
by the visitors, and the only one to
make misplay was Reulbach in the
second game. He received errorless
support by all of his eliminates. Score:
First game:
Chicago 8, hits 10. errors 0.
Brooklyn 0, hits 5, errors 8.
Batteries-Reulbach and Killing; Will
helm and Dunn. Umpires, Owen and
Emslie.
Second game:
Chicago 8. hits 5, errors /.
Brooklyn 0, hits g. errors l.
Batteries-Reulbach and Killing; Pas
torious and Dunn
BOSTON, Sept. 26.-Pittsburg de-
feated Boston today in a well played
game. Score:
Pittsburg 5, hits 9, errors /.
Boston 0, hits 6, errors 0.
Batteries--Willis and Gibson-Mat-
tern, Lindaman and Bowerman. UNI
pire, O'Day.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 26l-Phlla-
delphia broke even with ST. Louis to-
day. Score:
st. Louis 8, hits ~, errors 4.
Philadelphia 2, hits 8, errors 7.
First game-Fourteen innings:
Batteries-Higginbot and Bliss;
Spade and Jacklutsch.
Second game-Five innings:
st. Louis 0, hits 8, errors 2.
Philadelphia 1, hits Z, errors 0.
Batteries-Lush and Moren; Covalski
md DOoin TTn1Dira Rigler