Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-10

ton to prevent the players from being
overwhelmed by the enthusiastic fans.
Babe" Ruth, who pitched yesterdays
record breaking game, and won it for
the Sox, was first recognized by the
crowd when Boston arrived.
He was loudly cheered. The Dodgers
hustled away to their homes in Brook
lyn Immediately on arriving, reported
at Ebbcts Field this morning and pre-
pared for the effort of their life this
afternoon.
Dutch Leonard is practically certain
to draw the Roston assignment for slab
duty in an effort TO bring the Dodgers
to the proverbial last ditch stage. Uncle
Wilbert Robinson crossed everybody so
/ nicely and came so near being success
, ful by sending Smith to the mound yes
( terday that he might switch the cut
again today.
Veteran Jack Coombs. who was
expected to appear yesterday is the
most likely starter today, but Pfeher
is still in reserve and there is also
Marquard ready to come back. The
psychological side Of the game. the
/ breaking moment when battle is
won OF lost on a single play, has
crushed the Dodgers in both games to
date. Each time the moment has ap-
peared. the flash of a batted ball. The
hurrying of feet on the paths. the
swish as the runner hit the dirt for
a flide--and then the break. A bob
bic somewhere and the Dodgers have
fallen.
Each time it has been George Cut
shaw. hero Of many common. every
! day National League championship
contest. who has shaken the chances
of victory from under the eyes OF the
Dodgers. In the first game it was
Cutshaw's boot at a crucial moment
which allowed run TO score and
Yesterday il was Cutshaw. who. in the
third inning, allowed his nerves to
/ splinter the Dodger hopes in the
third inning without his bobble, a
hesitating tumble Of a ground ball. he
should have fielded easily, Everett
! Scott would not have scored from
third and the game would have ended
il the ninth inning with the Dodgers
on top by a / % score. Instead the
contest sparkled through fourteen in
nipgs Of the bitterest baseball fight
/ ing Boston has witnessed IN many a
day.
Play after play stood out almost
unexampled as the game wore on.
Sherrod Smith pitching his first
worlds series game worked coollv
and steadily. and his team mateq,
strung 20 the highest pitch. did super
human fielding feats al times. Hi
Myer. used through the championship
season as an alternate Outfeider
when left-handers we're opposing the
Dodgers, became a hero His home
run. smashed to center field in The
p first inning of play was the only run
/ the Dodgers registered. His fielding
/ twice saved the day for Brooklyn.
once in the sixth when he dived bead
foremost after a line drive off Hoop
er's bat and shared IT, and again in
] the ninth when he captured Hobbys
\ fly after q hard run. He whipped l.
/ to the plate while still running nail
ing Janvrin. who was trying to score
after the catch.
Today the situation takes On new
angle. Brooklyn, powerful all year
at home and abroad. is coming back
, from an unsuccessful period in Bos-
ton. The Red SoX. also powerful az
home and abroad. are leaving their
native heath to battle on territory
they never have been over before.
Betting circles today are favorlnt
tho Red SoX more than ever IN "as-
ers on the outcome OF the series. Odds
Of 10 1 are now being onered. Win
few takers. that Carrigar's men VIII
win two games necessary TO agai'
becor,e champions Of the world. TIE
winning OF two games Is consider ed
sufficient FOR the advance IN the odds