Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08

NEW YORK, Oct. with the Chi
cago baseball team speeding to New
York on the Twentieth Century linn
tied; with the local team rejuvenated
by relief from the haunting fear of the
past three days that some mischance
might lose them one of the Boston
series and lead to a possible triple tie;
with a deluge of telegraphic and tele-
phonic requests for reservations pour
ing into headquarters and with every
baseball enthusiast In the land at al
most the limit OF nerve tension, 1t is
clear that the stage Is peing nttlngly
set for what is undoubtedly to be the
most dramatic baseball event In the
history of the game.
THE National league pennant, fought
for as probably never before, belongs to
tomorrow's winner at the Polo grounds.
Today's attendance at the Polo grounds
was not more than the average; the
other throngS of the games followers
being confident evidently that New
York would not fall Wheh SO near the
goal.
After the short fright in the opening
inning. which gave Boston two runs
and New York none, 1t was evident that
the home players have strong control
of themselves and are in every way lit
and confident.
Ames pitched, despite Mathewson
pleadings with McGraw pe1ore Ihe
game that he be allowed to go into the
box both today and tomorrow. Mathew
son undoubtedly will be in the box TO-
morrow The only feature or today s
game. which New York won handlly
by the score of Z to 2; was Mccormick $
remarkable catch of long fly Tor
which he had to reach far out over
bleacher fence.
A tie between Chicago and New York,
each having a percentage of .641 In the
race for the National league pennant,
resulted from New Yorks third sue
cessive defeat of Boston. This means
that the winner of the New York-Chi-
cago game in this city tomorrow Will
take the pennant. Pittsburg's per-
centage is .636.
AS the change in time had not been
generally advertised, Manager Nc
Graw deferred the opening of the game
until 1855. Score by detail
Batteries-New York, Ames and Bres-
nahan; Flaherty and Bowerman. UNI
pires, KLEIN and Johnstone.
First Inning
Boston-Becker hunted safely. Bates
singled to left. Browne famed. Becker
and Bates made a double steal. Nc
Gam tripled to center, scoring Becker
and Bates. Sweeney fouled to Tenney.
Dahlen bunted and McGann was out at
third, Bresnahan doubling. Two runs.
New York-Tenney flied out. Herzog
bunted safely. Bresnahan struck out
and Herzog was doubled at second. No
runs.
Second Inning
Decentralization flied out. Bower
man grounded out. Flaherty famed.
No runs.
New York-Donlin safe on Hannifan's
tumble. Seymour grounded to Nc
Gam, Donlin going to second. Devin
fouled to Bowerman. Mccormick
singled to right, scoring Donlin. Bird
well fouled out. One run.
Third Inning
Boston-Becker grounded out. Bates
flied out and Browne grounded out. NO
runs.
New York-Ames and Tenney sin
gled, Ames going to third and Tenney
to second on the throw-in. Herzog
sacrificed, Ames scoring. Bresnahan
hit TO Dahlen, who threw to the plate,
but Tenney beat the throw. scoring
Donlln hit into a double play. Two
runs.
Fourth Inning
Boston-Mattern relieves Flaherty.
McGann, Sweeney and Dahlen ground
ed out. No runs.
New York-Seymour and Devlin sim
gled. Mccormick sacrificed. Bridwell
singled, scoring Seymour. Ames made
his second hit of the game, scoring
Devlin. Tenney bunted safely. filling
the bases. Herzog singled, scoring
Bridwell and Ames. Bresnahan hit
into a double play. -Four runs.
Fifth Inning
Boston-Hannifan and Bowerman
singled, but Donlin's throw to Devlin
caught Hannifan at third. Stem bat