The evening world., 1908-10-09

fOBODY can blame the Giants
M for feeling bit down in the
mouth to-day. Tough luck!
For long, hard season, crippled and
short-handed. they have made splen-
did uphill fight. When they were be-
hind they worked like Trojans until
they came to the front again. That
Merkle incident was enough to take the
heart out of any team. Yet the Giants
recovered and played It out doggedly
in the last series with Boston. But for
that single bone-headed break they
would have been National League
champions to-day. and within q week
might have taken the world title from
Detroit, with two or three thousand
dollars to each player as reward
Just one single fool mistake robbed the
whole hard working team OF the results
of whole summers struggle. II
robbed John McGraw Of the credit OF
putting another pennant winner over.
and that's an ambition that has kept
John awake many a long night during
the past year or two.
Pulliam's decision, and that Of the
commission, was inevitable under the
rules of the game. And so the tie had
to be played Off. The Giants have lost.
It's all over. There is just one ray of
fight for the defeated: The generosity
of John T. Brush has provided bonus
that will help the players to forget
their loss and disappointment. Off to
the woods and the hunting grounds now
to rest strained nerves and tired sinews
in preparation for another stubborn
fight when summer comes again.
GREAT team, Chicago. A great
~ team-rather loud and quarrel
4 4 some and given to language that
won't go in print. But a great team
of ballplayers at that. Yesterday surely
saw the class Of the League in action.
Both teams were nervous. no doubt Of
that. Few know what a strain Matty
was under from the start until he went
out after the seventh inning. Matty's
arm has been in bad shape overworked.
for several days. He told McGraw he
wasn't fit, but was told to go in and try
his best. He did 1t. For two or three
innings he worked well. Then he lost
that magnificent control that has made
him famous. A winters rest will be
good FOR Matty.
The game showed what n vast advan-
tage IT is to have the manager, of the
team in the play Time and again when
Brown became badly ratified Chance de-
liberately walked over toward him and
talked him down TO earth again. A
manager like McGraw, who isn't in the
gar himself. is at a disadvantage.
DOB FARRELL, the veteran fighter
* and referee. who was great before
- John L. Sullivan's time, thinks
Mccoy should be able to come back a"
"of course" says Bob. Mccoy has
been quite a cut-up. But he's young
yet He was a wonder in his fighting
time. Why. If he has shadow of his
old cleverness this boy Stewart won't
be able to hit him with a handful of
grape shot. He viii go the six rounds
without being touched. And he's likely
TO drop Stewart any time. Remember
how he fattened Tom Sharkey twice
when the sailor was strong as a bull?
He has a good knack OF hitting. Nc
men. He was the real goods and a
yard wide. These six-round BOXERS are
Jokes beside the real lighters we had
years ago"
Mr. Farrell is right-if Mccoy still has
t up his sleeve. II the foxy KID" Is
in any shape at a Six rounds will be
only an exercise gal!op for him, anl
he's likely TO do lot OF damage before
it's over. But is he in shape? Mex
week will tell