New-York tribune., 1908-10-05
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune, ]

Chicago. oct. 4-The Chicago Cubs put Pitts
burg out of the National League pennant race
to-day by beating the Pirates by score of
) TO >. AS a result of the game Chicago VIII
win the championship unless New York wins
three straight games from Boston this week, in
which case the Giants and the Cubs will be
tied for first place, 1'nat would create an un-
precedented situation in major league baseball.
but it may be averted tomorrow by the direc-
tors of the league, who will meet In Cincinnati
to decide the protests Of the New York and chi
cago clubs as TO the game of September %
squarely won by New York, but declared tie
on a technicality. Chicago claims the game by
forfeit and New York the actual play
Three Fingered" Brown, the great pitcher
who has done so much to keep the Cubs in the
van this year outpitched Vic Willis, the best
pitcher on the PittsbUrg nine clearly and
squarely to-day. and though the Pirates fought
hard all the time the outcome was never in real
doubt
More than thirty thousand fans. by official
count packed the stands and swaTmed over the
field to see the game and their delight at the
victory has spread all over the town tonight
Chicago is baseball mad tonight, and cheering
crowds in the theatres are greeting every ref
erence to the wonderful fight Of the Cubs and
the White Sox, who fought their way back into
the American League race by beating Detroit
in a wonderful game here to-day. Every Chi
cago fan expects to see a repetition of the sit
uation in 1906. when Chicago the pennant
in each league. and the fight for the world
championship took place entirely in this city
After the game President Murphy Of the Chi
cago club and Mr.. Dreyfus. president of the
Pittsburg club gathered with others in Mr.
Afurphy's office. Mr. Dreyfus. whose team had
Just lost the pennant. was smiling cheerfulIy
and proposing that in the event of tie between
New York and Chicago, the series of three games
be played off at PittsbUrg. You are a better
loser than I am said the Chicago president;
you are the best loser in the league"
Wen play the string out" he continued. with
reference to possible tie by New York. How
ever. am by no means certain that Boston
won't get one of those games
The constitution of the National League pro-
vides that a series of three games shall he
played to decide a tie race for the pennant, but
leaves the matter Of where it shall be played
for the board of directors to decide. The board
will meet at Cincinnati tomorrow, to take ac-
ton on the game in dispute between New York
and Chicago. which President Pulltam has de-
clared to be a tie. It is said the board may take
time hv the forelock at this meeting and settle
on a place for the deciding series to be played
in the event of New York's winning the remain
ing games with Boston The weather to-day
was ideal.
The jumped Tlgnt INTO Jne ledu IN tne
first inning of the game, after shutting out the
Pirates in the first half Of the inning. Sheckard
was the first of the heroes the game was to de-
veIop and hammered the first ball that to
him into the dense crowd that packed right field
for two bases. Evers obeyed his orders with a
perfect sacrifice and Schultz proved his worth
with q fine safe drive to centre field that scored
Sheck<rd A pass to Howard and Hofman's
great sprint on an infeld hit filled the bases
but Tinker the mighty hitter, succumbed to
Gibson on a high foul
Then the battle ragged evenly for a while
Brown had his first great test in the third in
ming and met il nobly. Gibson doubled with
one out. Williss sacrifice fly put him third
base. But Brown was ready and struck
Thomas out three pitched balls.
In the fifth inning error by Wagner helped
the Cubs 10 a Two out when Evers
beat out a slow. bounding Lit to Wagner and
tore on around to second when Wagner threw
the ball into the crowd back of first base
Schultz was tho man with the big stick again
and sent Erers home with a scorching single
Then. in the sixth inning, the Pirates came
up 10 do or to die. and gave the fans an awful
scare by tieing the score. Thomas. the first
man up. singled and went 10 second base when
Brown tried TO catch him mapping Clarke was
out on ~ and Evers got Leach, Thomas go