The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-08
PFE|sIER STARTS PITCHING
BUT BROWN WAS SUBSTITUTED
Mathewson Held the Boards for New
York But Went up in the Third.
Both Teams Scrapped and Hoffman
Was Ruled OF the Field.
Chicago ..004O0OO00A
N. Y'rk ....1ooooo1oo-2

NeW 1OIh, OCt. o-NeW 1OTk Is
baseball crazy. Election, war, rumors
in the Balkans and everything else
is forgotten and baseball is given full
sweep for today is the day of days.
From early morning until the start of
the big contest at o'clock this aft
ernoon no one could talk of anything
but the probable outcome Of the
game. The situation is unique. Both
the Cubs and the Giants finished the
season with the percentage of .641'
and they were tied for that precious
bit of bunting which means SO much
to the winner in the National league.
On the result of today's game hung
the success or failure of seasons
hard work. Never before have the
two teams been tied for the champion
ship at the end of the race. Never
before has the race been so close.
Never before has it been necessary to
play off tie after six months Of con-
tinuous contest, that will mean SO
much to the winner.
The game was desperate strug-
gle. New York was in the grip of
the greatest excitement, frenzied with
nervous prostration. Long before the
hour of the contest arrived the crowds
thronged to the Polo grounds. The
sale of the tickets to the west side
grand stand stopped at 1915 this aft
ernoon, two hours and three quarters
before the hour assigned for the start
of the great contest. At l o'clock ev-
cry seat in the great ampitheater at
the Polo grounds was taken and hun
dreds stood wherever possible
throughout the stands. cheering.
blowing horns and guying those who
fought their way through the asles.
When the gates were opened this
morning. 5000 people were waiting
for admission. In the ampitheater
almost every seat was sold by tele-
gram or telephone calls New York
says that there were $4,000 people
turned away at the gates which were
closed at 10:45 a. m.
Manager Chance choice Pfeister for
pitcher, while Manager McGraw Sc
lected Mathewson The batting order
| follows:
Chicago-Hayden, right field; Evers,
second base; Schultz, left field:
Chance. first base; Steinfeldt. third
base; Holman, center field; Tinker,
short stop; King, catcher; Pfeister,
pitcher.
New York-Tenney first base; Her
zog, second base; Bresnahan. catch
er; Donlin. right field: Seymour. CEN
ter field: Devlin, third base; McCor-
mick, left field; Bridwell, shortstop;
Mathewson, pitcher.
AT l o'clock Doyle, who has been
laid up for some time, ran into the
diamond and was greeted with great
applause. The home team began
warming up. The weather conditions
were perfect. The gates to the dia-
mond were closed. At lis D. m. the
gates to the field were opened and
thousands rushed for vantage places.
Outside the grounds pandemonium
reigned, thousands clamoring for ad-
mission which was denied them.
Game Called
The game was called at 1855. Um-
pires Johnstone and KLEIN.
First inning. first half, Chicago
Sheckard struck out. Evers out on
fast stop and throw, Herzog to Ten
ney. Schultz famed. No runs.
First inning, second half, New York
-Tenney took his base, being hit by
the first ball Pfeister pitched. Her
zog got base on balls. Bresnahan
struck out and Herzog was caught
of first by Chance on Kings throw
A double play. Donlin doubled to
right, scoring Tenney. Chance claim-
ed foul ball. Umpire Johnstone DIFF
fered with him. Seymour walked.
Chance took Pfeister out of the box
and substituted Mordecai Brown. Dew
lin famed. One run:
Second inning, first half. Chicago
Chance singled, but was caught nap
ping on first. Moran was put of the
coaching line. Steinfeldt famed
Hoffman was put of the field. How
ard. batting for Hoffman, famed. No
runs.
Second inning. second half, New
York-McCormi flied to Shuttle.
Bridwell went out same way. Math-
ewson out. Tinker to Chance, very
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