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Show JESSE TANNEHILL'S TRIUMPH HAD not Jesse Tannehlll's batting eye boon uncommonly koeu and that wonderful left "whip" in Its customary pliable condition on September Septem-ber 1C, 1904, good old Clark Griffith might havo realized his dearest wish that season, and won an American league pennant. The tall Kcntucklan, however, cast an enchanted spell over tho Clan frort tlothain and when thoy awoko they found that Jess, with his ash wand and a llttlo usBlstanco from Crlgor and Fred Parent, had scored three runs and won a crucial game. Tho story of tho slx-weeks" duol between the Now York team under tho leadership of QrlUltb and tbe Champion Bostons Is as Interesting as can bo found In tho annals of baseball. As tho fans are awaro, Boston won the championship on the closing day of tho season. In tho ninth Inning of the first game of the double header which closed tho season, with two men out, a runner on third and two strikes on tho batter, Jack Chosbro cut looio his wild pitch which will bo remembered remem-bered when his 14 straight victories havo been forgotten. This Is another Instanco whero history Is unfair. As stnted In tho beginning, be-ginning, but for Tnnnohlll and hlB "big stick." his consummate skill and his Iron nervo In tho crlslB of 8epterabor IB, It Is probable that tho record would Blmply show that on tho last day of tho season of '01 tho now and old chain-pIonB chain-pIonB split two games, Boston's victory being due to n wild pitch by CheBbro. TnnnohlU's triumph enmo In the third gamo of a big six gamo aerlei played In throo days at Boston. New York, with Chosbro pitching, won tho first game and tied tbo second Jn 12 Innings. This gavo the lead to tho Highlanders, nnd as thoy tied the fourth gamo and won tbe fifth, It Is easy to sea how Important Tannehlll's performnnco was. Griffith sent Al Orth to tho mound to oppoBo the chnmplon southpaw nnd for four Innings tbo home plato was unsullied by any Boston runner! In tbolr determination to hold the ndvantngo gained tho day before tho visitors visit-ors scored n run in the first and nnotbor In the third. In tbo Boston half of the fifth round, Crlgor hit safoly nnd Tnnnohlll Immediately Im-mediately scored him with a slashing triple. A minute later Parent sent him homo with tho tying run. and Orth sought the shade while Grlfllth himself undortook to stop the nrousod champlonB. Ho held them In cheek until tho seventh, whon Tnnnohlll enmo up again. Ho singled promptly, went to sen-ond sen-ond on an out and home on Sclbach's double. This proved to bo Hie winning run, but tho despornto Now Yorkers and Tunnnhlll Btnged a heart d!- j easo finish. 7ffi For Now York In the ninth a solid drive, a handle hit and a slow InfloM roller filled the bases nfter two raoh were out. A hit would win the Kuniu and tho cheering crowd grow silent ns they watched to sco what Conroy would do. Conroy was fan, he wns right handed, he was a good batter and ho doted on southpaws. For Now York u llttlo hit would almost treblo tbe narrow margin, and regardless of tho outcome of tbo other games, they could go homo In tbe lead. Thero was no hit. Instead, three Btrlkes wcro burned Into Crlger' glovn, bo fast the leather smoked. The champions wore on top agtln and thus on tho historic nfternoon three wicks Liter It was noceasary for Orlfth to win twice. They said Gbesbro pitched It away How ubout FonruVa thre strikes In tbe ninth, with the bases full? ' J (Cooyrlslit. 19t2. by Jomopli It rtnlcs |