Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-28
l. BASE BALL
WILD SCENES AT
 THIS BALL GAME
Chicago Pulled Down the First Victory From the New York
 Giants = Other Games.

CQlCdSO, Aug lo.-iu tue plce- ence of gigantic throng of bowling fans Chicago and New York bat tied yesterday in the first of the games that will have an important bearing on the National league flag. When the smoke had died away the New Yorks were beaten, but defiant and full of fight, while the Cubs, winners by a decisive score, were carried off the field by their admir-. CTS. It was hard fought game and both the left handlers, Pflester and Wiltse, were walloped fiercely.
 All the luck broke with the Cubs, and two strong batting rallies by the New Yorks were choked by sudden double plays, One of these plays coming when Pfiester seemed to be fading away was a pure acci- dent. but helped to kill off the New Yorks just the same.
 yond imagination. For two hours before the first gong the tribes came pouring in. By 8 o'clock the public had swarmed upon the grass, packed up to the lines, and invaded every foot of ground, while thou sands more were. crushing in and still more were struggling at the gates. Ground rules, of course, had to be put into effect--two bases on drive into the crowd.
 While the New Yorks worked wig orously, they did not seem to have the snap and dash that marked their work of the Pittsburg series, but it must be said that the break of luck in !Chicago's favor was enough to dishearten any, club. While Pf- ester was hit hard the hits did not bunch when needed and his control was too good for the pass route to be brought into valuable use. The fielding of the Cubs in time of need was also superhuman, How ards catch in right and Tinker's s one handed pickup of lighting drive were things that nobody had right to do, and each of these feats saved at least one run.
 The disappointment of the day, to McGraw and his men, was Wiltse. It was expected that the left handler
 
 supposed to be weak in front of a port wheeler. On the contrary, they almost beat him, to death. The long hits credited to the Cubs were not made so by the crowd, but were actually shortened. On one drive by Kling the batsman made clear circuit ahead of the ball and declar- ed that 1t had not gone into the crowd, but the umpire ruled against him and sent him back to second.
 McGraw was annoyed, but not frightened. T didn't expect Wiltse to get such beating" said he af- ter the game, "and I did think we could hit more effectively against Pfiester. Still, we were pretty tired from our ride, and the strain of taking those four games from Pittsburg evidently had a reaction. s4<H44orrow is an open day. We will rest up and get back all our steam. think will take the boys on an excursion out into the woods somewhere for the day. Then on Saturday Matty will pitch, and we will win sure as fate. The flags all right and is as good as cinched for the Polo grounds"
 Chance and his tribe are wildly exuberant and think they will stop Mathewson cold. We are hitting" said the Chicago manager. "and that is what gets the games. If we can hit a left handler as hard as we did Wiltse, We will hit Matty or any other right handler.
 One of the New York officials said after the game that New York was paid for 24,650 persons. The score: