New-York tribune., 1908-08-11
RESULTS OF
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

One of the greatest Monday baseball CROWDS IN
the history of the national game saw those Cmcaso
Cubs champions of the world scratched anu
clawed unmercifully by the Giants at the Polo
Grounds Yesterday More than twenty thousand
deyotees of the game howled with glee when the
struggle ended with the score 70 ? in New fork
favor The Cubs fought back in the last two in
uings in vain The second hGht between
these two rivals less interesting than the
grand set-to on Saturday. 1t was nothing but the
Giants from the barrier to the wire, and Chcaso
simply figured : also
With Mathewson working like machine New
York always held the upper hand The big Eel
low" as Fred Tenney calls Matty. had the speed
of a racing machine. the curves OF Farmah $ ar
ship and the control of Charles +. Murphy over
Tammany Hall. Naturally he got into few holes
but when he did always wrggled out with little
difficulty He has pitched few better games dur
ing his long. brilliant career on the diamond
Opposed to the big Fellow" was jeff overall
Chicago's ranking pitcher to Mordecai Brown over
all twirIed grand ball. and deserved better treat
ment from his team mates. The Chlcaso JuhlOo
held the Giants down to a miserly two hits. ana
was steady throughout but his support in the first
inning was shaky. and the Giants srasped the
golden opportunity as if 1t their pay check
1t was all soon that no one realized We
had the game in the first ten minutes OF play
A mighty big of important playing was crowded
into this short period
Chicago was retired in the first inning without a
f,,b reaching the first sack. Then New York
cfnched the game in their half by some clever IN
side work After Tenney had been retired, Herzog
worked Overall for pass reached third on Bres-
nahan's double and scored on Donlin's bounder TO
the pitcher 1t was beautiful slide by Herzog
Then came the neat work Bresnahan started
home at the time Donlin went for second
The throw wen. TO Chance and Donlin capered up
and down the base line with Bresnahan creeping
nearer and nearer toward home. Finally Evers
made a wild fling 10 third. and Bresnahan came IN
while Mike got third and scored on Seymours long
sacrifice hit. Chance robbed Devhn OF double
hy sizzling one-handed spear of Arthurs sharp
liner
11a+tv showed his form in the third inning. when
b ratired the side after Chicago had got two clean
singles with none out. That the way every
time a cloud Hoated the Big Fellows hort-
zon He always broke through. shining more brill
iantly than ever.
Ioe Tinker who has caused much trouble this
season got triple in the eighth. his third hit of
The game and scored OveraFs out at first
In the last inning Jimmy Sheckard finally got
bit-a two-ba gger. Then he went TO third on an
ont and tailed when Evers beat out hit TO Ten
new The Cubs had made desperate rally. but it
was their day
While the Giants whipping the Cubs, Phila-
delphia was helping them along by sinking the
neskv Pirate craft This defeat for Pittsburg brings
Ms we'll up TO the leaders and if the Giants take
both games from the Cubs to-day and Pittsburg
is beaten again well be in front tonight.
Long before the time for the game begin the
grandstands were filed and the crowd was still
flowing in without break 1t was one of the
largest attendanCes a Monday the Polo
Grounds this or any other, season. There not
an inch of unoccupied space In the big right field
sbleachers The same could said of the grand
stand and the other bleachers when the game
started
Attracting much attention by their natty brown
suits their high straw hats and a brass band.
Cohan & Harrs's Minstrels helped eniven the
preliminary practice. To the music of the band
a Young darky jigged in front of the grand stand
and reaped harvest of coins tossed to him by the
happy care-free rooters out for afternoons
enjoyment
Larry Doyle twisted his weak ankle during the
preliminary practice and had to retire in favor Of
Herzog 1t was a hard blow the Giants. espe-
cfay at this time. when his hitting counted
much. Herzog is good player, but he lacks
Doyles experience and batting ability. Larry may
be out of the game several days.
SteinfeIdt mad d hornet when he
called strikes for the third time in the
ninth inning. Matty had him in his pocket.
Every one in a while the Cubs showed a flash
of their championship FORM but it lasted
long
Herzog made New York's only error. but he
offset this misplay by his beautiful slide home in
the first inning.
Chicagos outfelders made catches which
drew rounds of applause from the baseball-loving
New Workers, The score follows: