The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
"Matty the Great Is
 Defeated. POLO GROUNDS A SURGING MASS OF EXCITED HUMANITY Chicago Scored Four Runs in Third
 Inning and Won. At Dusk the Great Multitude De- parted the Historic Enclosure Flushed and Dissapointed-
 Manager MeGraw Talks
 of His Defeat.

New York. oct. s.-"chicago. {;
 phrase told at the end of the most
 decisive ball game played in this Polo Grounds in this city to-day to
 decide the National League champion
 ship for the season of 1908,
 In the presence of a record-break-
 ing crowd which swamped the grounds and left many thousands outside long
 before the game began. game was tensely dramatic d situation as the most ardent lover of sport could i'm agine. The game was played In the cneerfui sunshine of an ideal baseball
 who carried with them to the Polo Grounds. the pent-up enthusiasm, hopes and fears accumulated day by day. In the closing weeks of seasons fight for. National League pennant which had been absolutely unprecedented for constantly intensifying interest and
 At dusk sthe great multitude depart ed the historic enclosure--hushed and disappointed. The pennant does not wave above the skyscrapers tonight Twentieth Century Limited this morn ing. are now on their way westward. The large black headlines In the newspapers. New York ?, Chicago 4." are like mourning captions over the story of some great personage's death. And yet probably Manager McGraw's words after the game. In the unwonted the Giants ISere having their, last showers and rub downs, epitomizes the feelings of the vast army of New 1ork's followers. from those of the merest office boy to the occupant of grand stand box: T do not feel badly about the game; we merely lost some- thing we had won before"
 view generally obtaining in Greater
 Great BasebaII.
 It was great baseball witnessed by which would have % "n been more o"d than doubled could the fences have been stretched out into circle of sufficient eEsd eize to a1Gu an1cIvde all those who had clam tors who know the game however, bitter they may feel over the decis- ion which made today's game compul- work of the Chicago team was prac- tically perfect.
 The Giants. well though they played, were outplayed. Chicago. fresh from errorless fielding, snappy. base-running and opportune hitting in the third in- ming, which made effective in scores a York could not hit at critical times. Mathewson. the great "Matty." favor tte of the favorttes. could not keep feet of a moments lapse in that .nird inning could not be overcome.
 The gathering of the vast crowd which witnessed the contest was pie turesque in the extreme. At day break the enthusiasts had begun to assemble-and nlaces in line were held by dozens of the great unknown whe had travelled from some midnight D breadline to get place. an eager = en" would pay we'll for later in the day. Immediately the gates swung open. hundreds fairly hurled themselves within the inclosures. By noon the sale of tickets ended and soon there was not a seat-hardly standing room. And out beyond the enclosure every overlapping structure, chimneys der. ricks, roofs-had their precariousiy hung swarm of "rooters." Outside the ground for an hour preceding the cali | ing of the fame at 2:45 o'clock. there | was m almost uncontrollable crush | of thousands, desperately anxious to 1 get inside. Suddenly. the corner gates l to the diamond were flung wide and hundreds rushed madly to the sides of | the field. fighting for places.
 The police fought the crowd back | and finally a sufficient margin of field | was maintained around the diamond.
 When the word Play came, sil- | anIu