Show 7 A antz by IRWIN bl HOWE 0 official statistician Salli claa of the american leao league remarkable CLIMAX OF CUBS SOX WORLDS SERIES f HIS la is a story of a game of thrills A kama game replete with incident from bell to bell the crucial contest of a series eerie 8 that established a record f for or mechanical am and cold nerve A game accompanied by scenes of wild enthus I 1 aam there thereto theretofore tolore foie unequalled unequal led the fifth gumo game of the worlds series between box and cubs october 13 1908 2900 no less than seven of the twenty one men engaged la in that memorable struggle burnished brilliant reputations reputation a to a still brighter hue that sunny bunny afternoon and another tailed failed in a bit of strategy which it successful might have won wart the championship of the world for the team which lost the attempt tailed failed because of a combined display of skill and brain which bas never been excelled possibly never equaled in the annals of the actors in that crowning feature of an exciting day were jamos jamea til den fast alert brainy jiggs donahue Dona huo tho the frail specter whose acrobatic feats wore wart a cause for dally daily wonder and george S davis renewed short fielder of the tour four preceding games two had been won by each team three of those had been won by a lucky break and it was thought that the team which won the third victory would be sure to take the sixth and deciding game such was the easo case to achieve this result however the american league champ champions lonn threw A form to the winds they the hitless wonders and sure and fast fielders became became for the tha day heavy slugger erf A r and uncertain fielders which accounted for the plays playa which made the assembled A an thousands fit subjects tor for the mad house james jame tilden the gamo game was played at cub park and as he be last halt half 0 of the eighth tuning inning began the score stood 8 to 6 in favor of the white sox that no more than eight runs had been scored by the visitors was due to the fact that several near miracles had been performed by the tha agile young cubs cuba made desperate as first reulbach Keul bach and then had been driven to cover by the rain of base hits from the 06 bats of their rivals numerous errors by the sox and timely drives had enabled tha th cubs to keep keel dangerously ilose close and as john kling came up to open their halt half of tho the eighth they hey were still hopeful kling grounded out and overall struck out then isbell tumbled fumbled Sheck ards drive this was the crisis schulte Sc bulte thy the caro care tree free person in all that multitude was next up twice during the tha game he had connected tor for ringing hits bits ott off walsh but this time he be faced white und hii alb shadowy southpaw curve the batter connected with the ball as aa it faded awny away over the outside corner and dribbled fl a slow bounder towards bhart for the sox box the game was almost lost for the cubs a worl worlds pennant was nearly won third buseman baseman rohe robe picked up the rou rounder rider und and made a late low law throw toward first davis had bad also made a play for the ball leaving third base uncovered noted the opening an and without hesitating at second continued to third at the same instant davis refilled realized the danger of the situation and wheeling about raced with the flying runner for the bag far back of first where he ha had recovered the ball donahue timed a throw which with marvelous skill davis caught v ith ono one hard hand and touched the tha runner an instant before they reached the base over which they collided and fell davis held the ball the inning waal was over the game was won only the last spike that fastened the worlds championship lag flog to the white sox box mast remained to be driven home and that was an aask aask on the following day dy by IRWIN M X HOWE HOWA official statistician of tha american league |