Show CUBS AND GIANTS TO FIGHT EIGHT IT OUT New York Must Win Wi All Games to Tie Chicago for First Place PENNANT RACE IS EXCITING ENORMOUS WITNESSES FINAL DEFEAT OF PIRATES Chicago Oct 4 Pittsburg was today todar eliminated from the National league pen pennant pennant nant race when Chicago scored a 5 to 2 victory before a crowd which was de declared declared dared to be the largest which ever paid to see a game of oC baseball in the world game was the final one ne of oC the season for Chicago and Pittsburg while New Ne York has three more to t play all with Boston If one of these games is not played by b reason of the weather or for other cause or if Boston wins one the pennant will go to Chicago for the third consecutive year By winning all ll three New Nw York will exactly equal Chi CM cagos percentage of Tonight Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago leads the league with Pittsburg Is second with 6 and New York who did not play pia today toda is third with The story of the victory Is a simple one Chicago garnered twelve hits off Willis and while Brown allowed Pittsburg but seven The contest was Vas clean throughout The umpires decisions were questioned but once and aDd this in or orderly ordeny deny derly fashion despite the Intense sup suppressed suppressed suppressed pressed excitement under which the play pla rs worked President Murphy of the Chicago club announced the paid attendance at This Mr lr Murphy said was the tho U largest attendance ever eer present at a game of or baseball in the United States or pre pro presumably in the world It was nearly nearh 1000 larger arger than ever passed through the gates of west side ball park before Pirates Leader a Gamester At the conclusion of the game Mr JotI Murphy Murph and Mr r Dreyfus Drefus the latter pres president presIdent ident of 0 the Pittsburg club gathered with others in Mr r Murphys office Mr Ir Drey Dreyfus Dreyfus Dreyfus fus whose team had just lost the pen nant was smiling cheerfully and propos proposing proposing ing hug that in the event of ofa a tie between New e ew York lork 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 Well play the string out ouI he contin continued continued continued with reference to a possible tie by b I New York However I am by b no means sure that Boston wont get set one of those games The constitution of the National league provides that a series of three games shall be played to decide a tie race rice for forthe forthe forthe the pennant but leaves the matter of where it shall be played for the board of or directors to decide The board will meet in Cincinnati tomorrow to take ac action action action tion on the game in dispute between New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Chicago and which President Pulliam has declared to be a tie It is said the board may take time by b the forelock at this meeting and settle on a it place for the deciding series to be played pla ed edIn in the event of New York winning the remaining games with Boston The weather today toda was ideal Game by Innings First inning Pittsburg Thomas Thoma went out on an easy grounder Brown to Chance Tinker threw Clark out at first Leach hit cleanly to center but was out stealing second Kling to Evers No runs Chicago should have beep been an easy out but the ball fell in Inthe inthe the crowd in right field and went for a double Evers sacrificed him to third Schulte singled to right and scored Chance flew out outto to left How Howard Howard Howard ard walked Schulte taking second Hoff Hoffman Hoffman man filled filId d the bases with an infield hit Tinker fouled out to Gibson One run Second inning Pittsburg Wagner went out easily easil Chance to Brown Abbaticchio flew out to grounded out to Chance unassisted No runs Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Wagner Ya er threw Kling out to Clarke took Browns short fly tI struck out No runs Third inning Pittsburg Wilson Vilson struck out Gibson doubled over first base Wilts flew Cle out to Schulte but Gibson made third on the throw in Thomas Thomai could not connect with Browns curves No runs Chicago Evers singled through Willis fly was taken by b Thom Thorn Thomas Thornas as after aCter the Chicagoan had twice tried to bunt Chance went out Willis Villis to Evers taking second Howard was out outto outto outto to unassisted after a tight race for the bag No runs Fourth Inning Pittsburg Clark was re retired retired retired tired Evers to Chance Leach went out by b the same route Brown handled Wag Wagners WagnerS ners high bounder to Chance No runs Chicago Hoffman struck out ont Tinker finker singled to right Kling struck out and Tinker was thrown out to Wagner Vagner in an attempt to steal second No runs Fifth inning Pittsburg abortive clout between home and third availed him nothing owing to fast work by Brown walked and took sec see second second ond when Howard failed by bJ an inch or ot catching Wilsons fly fb Gibson flew Zloty to Schulte Willis Tillis was out Brown to Chance No runs Chicago Brown went out Abbaticchio to was disposed of or in like fashion Wagner Va er made madea a wonderful s top stop of or Evers slow one but threw Into the crowd and Evers went to second Schulte brought him home with a slashing single through Willis Chance flew Clew out to Clarke One run Sixth Inning Pittsburg Thomas sin singled singled singled to left and went TS lb f second when Browns throw to catch him off orr the base went wild Evers took Clarkes fly back backof backof of oC second Thomas went to third on ori out Evers to Chance Wagner Vagner brought the run in with a clean double to left Wagner Vaguer went to third on a wild pitch Abbaticchio singled to center and brought Wagner Vaguer in with the tying t Ing run Mm Abbaticchio was stealing Two runs Chicago Howard flew Clew out to Leach Continued on Page 7 5 I 1 CUBS AND GIANTS TO FIGHT IT OUT Continued from Page 1 Clarke took Hoffmans fly Tinker finker dou doti doubled doubled bled to left Willis passed pasC Kling Eling Klin to wait wail for Brown The stratagem failed for Cor or Brown hit cleanly to right Tinker scoring from second and Kling taking third on the throw to the plate Kling was caught off third and run down between third and home by b the time time honored trick of throwing to the pitcher when a runner is stealing second One run Seventh inning Pittsburg was an easy out ont Tinker to Chance Wilson lIson lined out one to Evers Evers threw Gib Gibson Gibson Gibson son out No o runs Chicago Wagner Vagner let She easy ea grounder get Iet through his hands Evers sacrificed him to second Schulte Semite walked Chance was safe on a bounder to Wagner Vagn beating a perfect throw and filling the bases Howard flew out to center and scored cored on a poor throw home borne Hoffman flew out to Vagner agner in short left I ft One run Eighth inning Pittsburg Kane who batted for tor or Willis became the prey pr y of Hoffman and antI Chance Thomas lined out to Hoffman Clarke walked Chance made a jumping catch of Leut hs line drive No 10 runs Chicago Camnitz went in to pitch for Pittsburg Tinker grounded rounded out to unassisted Kling flew out to Abbaticchio Brown singled Leach L ach just managing to stop the ball but not to field it singled over second Brown moving up tip a sv peg Brown scored when Evers gers hit lilt the first ball pitched for a double Gibson a mo moment moment moment ment later caught can ht livers Evers off second ing the side One On run Ninth inning Pittsburg Wagner Vagner sin singled singled singled to center enter The first dispute of or the game arose rose when ODay ODa called Abbaticchio chios chio drive tc to right a It foul Higler con pon on firmed judgment and anft Abbaticchio Abbaticchio chio came back to the plate only to strike strikeout strikeout strikeout out on the next ball pitched forced forcell Wagner Vagner agner Tinker to Evers I Ers him himself himself himself self was wa was forced in the tile same way wm to Gib Gibson Gibson son Score Chicago AR B H B H PO A K E If 5 2 I 0 0 Evers Ever h 4 1 2 r 4 0 Schulte SemIte rf 3 u j o 0 j 0 o Chance Ib I 0 1 13 iS 1 I o I Howard o ot oC S 0 0 o i 1 i o 0 0 o Hoffman lb 1 0 o 1 1 1 l y j Tinker ss 58 1 i 2 i 0 o 2 0 o Kling KlIn c e 0 0 2 0 Brown p 4 1 i 2 1 i 4 1 i Totals Ji 11 5 12 27 7 IT H 14 1 Pittsburg AB B R Ii H PP PO A E Thomas cf cr i I i 1 i 0 AO 0 EO 0 Clark If a o o 0 o 0 I 0 Leach tb 4 0 1 2 0 o 0 Wagner agner ss 4 1 2 2 i j I 4 I 0 1 1 0 o lb Ib 0 0 7 1 0 I Wilson rf 0 1 I 0 I 0 0 o Gibson c I i 1 1 o 0 Willis p II I 2 i A o 0 1 i 2 0 o Camnitz p 0 o 0 0 4 0 0 0 Kune u 1 0 ij 0 0 0 0 Totals Total 32 3 2 j I I 2 Batted for Willis in the eighth i inning n Batteries Brown and Kling Rung Willis 1 Camnitz and Gibson Umpires ODay and Official attendance I Won on Lost Lest Pet ct Chicago as is K 11 Pittsburg us is IS Ii t 66 New ew York or k 05 0 Philadelphia SD 70 0 33 gi 1 Cincinnati 7 T si Ill l 74 Boston 3 SK tJi Brooklyn 53 2 I s SIT St Louis Lo is 49 10 SIS 16 Cincinnati Oct 4 The local baseball season st ason was Wl brought to a close today by Cincinnati defeating St Louis Shaw made three of the visitors four hits In Inthe Inthe Inthe the baseball field events e which preceded the game ame the Cincinnati winners were Lobert in the OO arft dash and base bac cir circling circling cling ding and Mitchell lIthell in the fungo funo hitting Lobert Lob rt establishing a new hew record of 14 I seconds flat in going around the bases The St S1 Louis winners winner were Moran in itt inaccurate Inaccurate accurate throwing Hostetter Host otter in in the long lon distance throwing and anti Shaw in bunt and run nm Score R B I H 11 E g K Cincinnati 1 8 i 1 1St 1St St Louis LOllis I j 4 I j Batteries E wing anti and and Moran Umpire Owen |