Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — IT WAS A GREAT GAME [ARTICLE]

IT WAS A GREAT GAME

■traight Baseball with No Frills, but McGraw Is Unhappy Still. New York, Oct. 9.—“ Chicago, 4; New York, 2.” This was the tale In • phrase told at the end of the most decisive baseball game played in this country in many years, played at the polo grounds in this city to decide the National League championship for the season of 1908. In the presence of a record-breaking crowd, which swamped the grounds and left many thousands outside long before the game began, a game was played in deadly earnest "straight baseball with no frills." to settle as tensely dramatic a situation as the most ardent lover of sport could Imagine. Chicago won and New York lost The game was played In the cheerful sunshine of an ideal baseball day. At dusk the great multitude departed the historic enclosure—bushed and disappointed. Probably Manager McGraw’s words after the game, in the unwonted quiet of the training quarters where the Giants were having their last showers and ruledowus, epitomizes the feelings of the vast army of« New York’s followers. He said: “I do not feel badly about the game; we merely lost something we had won before. This cannot be put too strongly." Fair or not, this appears to be the view generally obtaining at New York. It was great baseball, witnessed by » the greatest of great baseball crowds. Spectators who know the game seem to concede that the work of the Chicago team was practically perfect. The, Giants, well though they played, were outplayed, The two great innings of the game were the third and the seventh. In the former Chicago made all its runs. In the latter, oi>enlng with tremendous enthusiasm following the loud shouted slogan: "The Giants* lucky seventh." hopes were renewed, but died after one run, which kept company with that made in the first Inning. It was in this Inning that McGraw sent Dolye In to bat for Maghewson. Great clamor broke forth, for ft meant that Mafbewspn would pitch no more in this game, A long hit was needed. Doyle failed to fill the bill- He sent up a nice little “pop-foul,” which fell Into the clutches of Catcher Kling, and that ended Dpyle. One reason for sending Doyle to bat, which put Mathewson out of the game, was that the great pitcher had weakened. McGraw said: “It was merely one of those lapses which the best pitchers experience under such terrific strain.” Of the Chicago club, President Murphy said: "The team is the finest in the history of the sport.” The New York baseball tough got in his work at the end of the game when a gang attacked Captain Chance with pop bottle* but be was not much hurt