Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-12
ANOTHER push AND
, DODGFRS ARE Gone
Red Sox Today on Verge
of Their Fourth World
Series Win
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PROVES ITSCLASS
BY H. c. HAMILTON.


United Press stan Correspondent.
BOSTON, Oct. 1.-THE Boston Red
Sox are on the verge of their fourth
worlds series championship today
The Brooklyn Dodgers are on the
brink of a baseball eclipse.
One more smash at the Dodgers and
they will 90 down for the count. Just
one little shove will complete the trag-
edy Of who put the bus In Flatbush?
Clear and cool weather gave the teams
a perfect day for the fifth game.
Squaring away for today's game
the fifth of the present series-the
Red Sox will go tearing in determined
TO clinch the title without further da-
lay and stow il away for the second
time in as many years.
This being Columbus Day. one OF
the biggest crowds Of the title tussle
is expected to be on hand at Braves
Field. as Boston takes the accom-
pllshments of Columbus with much
seriousness and nobody goes to work.
Tottering on the verge OF a crack In
the superb infield. which has tight
ened az every moment in the American
League race, threatened by the men
acing bats Of a half dozen Brooklyn
sluggers, the Red SoX have again
proved their class. Just as they cut
their way to the front all through
the American League scramble. they
have kicked their heels loose from the
Dodgers clasp and are within one
point of the topmost notch ia the base
ball hail of fame.
Babe Ruth or Ernie Shore will
likely be Manager Bill Carrigan's
pitching selection today. With the
brand of ball displayed by the Dodg-
ers yesterday at Ebbetts Field, IL
would seem to matter little who il is
The ragged infeld the Dodgers have
sent in at almost every contest will do
its work.
Not only are the Dodgers on the
ragged edge of bottomless abyss so
far as this worlds series Is concern
ed. but they are about TO be orphaned.
President Charles H. Ebbets has put
tho club on the market and various
buyers are reported angling for the
property. including James Carney
f0rme rhead OF the Braves
The Red SoX find some measure OF
sympathy for the Brooklyn crew In
this respect They. too. are about TO
see the parting OF old ties. Manager
Bill Carrigan is playing his last
worlds series conflict and his last
professional ball game. he says Car
rigan gave President Lannin notice
that he would retire at the close OF
this season some time ago aud up to
today the big boss of the SoX has been
unable to dissuade the peppery leader.
The Dodgers looked Ike q beaten
ball club when they left the field after
yesterdays defeat for the first time
81. hn l. I.I
gone out of their fighting spirit. They
started with a flourish and wound up
with a sound OF escaping steam
Though defeated in the number OF
runs scored in the first two games
in Boston. they were not beaten In
spirit The difference yesterday could
be seen all over the lot. The broad,
general impression was that about all
that remained to be done was run the
cooling engine into the shed for the
winter.
Outplayed in two OF the former
games. the Dodgers yesterday found
that the Red SoX also WELD a has
full of heavy bludgeons Rube Mar
guard and Larry Cheney also founC
II out. II took old Nap Rucker. vet
Gran star OF Brooklyn. to halt IN,
booming of the Red SoX maces.
Just who Wilbert Robinson will
elect for firing pan duty today is ,
problem. Sherrod Smith. who twirl
ed that fine fourteen innings agains
the Red SoX and lost. seems the likel!
choice But JEFF Pfeffer star of tho
championship season. has done stellar
work as a relief workman and he MAJ
draw the assignment. Also. there Il
Rucker. and IL is no joke when Il il
Dnnlnr actually ah o.
much or more effectiveness in his
brief attempt yesterday than any o
the more youthful ones.
RUDE Marquard started after III,
ball game like he meant t. lie hat
everything. including a lack of con
troll. The $1,000 southpaw was al
curves and smoke, but he didn't have
a bit of luck controlling his Blenders
and he had to make way for a pinch
hitter
There was no brightest point in put
ting the third crimp in the Dodgei
flag. i was just plain baseball. with
the Red SoN deliberately playing the
one-run game. a hit and sacrifice
and almost invariably getting away
with II. The Dodgers have seen this
thing happen every day aud there
hasn't been move against IL. TIL,
Only attempt 70 break up the Boston
attack popped up in the Brooklyn con
hict when Mike Mowrey. dashing in
from third on an attempted sacrifc,
by Janvrin. whipped the ball TO Olsoi
and forced Harry Hooper. This mus
have thrown an awful surprise int,
the Red Sox for IL was one of the frs
real smart plays the Dodgers hay
attempted
The example had its effect. for late
in the game Chief Meyers followe
suit with a little brilliance OF his owl
II was made possible by Dutch Leoi
ard, who alone, seemed to stin b
semi-conscious from the effect {
Mikes brilliant achievement Leol
ard was on first and Bill Carrigan. Oh
boss Red Stocking was on secont
Rube Marquard uncorked one of hi
twisters. which, after describing tn
accustomed arc, plunged into the El
bets Field clay and bounded into tn
air.
Carrigan is getting along in year
aud he couldn't see his way clear /
trust to luck and the soft dirt in
wild scramble for third. so he stucl
90 second. Not so. Leonard Tha