The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11

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I National Commission's share Ii6ssS al
OF those boy heroes who have eiven
tneir lives over to blight and disease for
tnelr country. II seemed like the bene-
diction OF prayer
wen. before the players made I'D their
minds to call the strike off, a strange
inquire. carrying huge mesaphone
STROBE majestically on to the field. He
was entirely alone, but Don Quixote
never bore himself with more dignity,
IL was former Mayor Honey Fitz, sweet
singer OF Sweet Adeline." He an
nounced that the boys would 70 on with
the game, not because they had given in
ID the commission, but because they
wanted to give the crowd a square deal.
! Hooper Breaks the Strike.
Harry Hooper was the man who sur-
Sested that sportsmanlike procedure, and
II makes him bigger man In the heart
OF every real fan.
The hours delay didn't seem to hurt
anybody's feelings except a chap who
had given a taxi robber 50 to drive him
three-qusrters of mile so he could
| reach the game in time.
From the very beginning II was ap-
!
. irst inning Flack, the first man up.
walked on four pitched balls Hollocher
singled Mann sacrificed Paskert lined
TO Whiteman. who made a great running
catch and shot the ball to second before
| Hollocher could make arrange ents to
return. Hooper singled in Boston's half,
but died OF malnutrtion. The second
was devoid Of anything but great expec-
tations.
| After Vaughn had been thrown out In
I the third Hollocher walked on four
straight balls. He took long lead of
| first and at the very instant Jones let
/ go the ball to catch him he dashed for
second. He probably would have made
| i anyway. as he had a flying start, but
Stuffy had to go down on his knee to
| stop the throw and had no chance to
hurry the ball along. Mann, who also
batted in one of Chicago's runs yester-
day. doubled. and Hollocher scored
while Mitchell's face beamed with JOY.
Strunk Doubles in Fourth.
Nothing further developed until the
last of the fourth. when Strunk doubled
% right. Wh!teman popped up a fly as
harmless as 4 soft rubber torpedo, and
Merkle caught McInniss wicked liner
md relayed II to Hollocher for a double
play.
Thomas singled for Boston in the fifth
with one out, but was cradicated by a
Jollocher-Pick Merkle double. In the
a!Xth Whiteman saved at least one run
md no one will ever know how many
more. Hol!ocher singled. Mann flied
out and Paskert walked. Merkle came
up with two on and singled sharply 10
left. Hollocher was rounding third as
Whiteman got the ball on the bound.
! C,,h vyhA .fa
than a bulldog slid into the plate. but
whiteman's perfect throw beat him to II
and he was much distressed to behold
Hank ODay's thumb extended toward
ne distant horizon.
There were still two men on. Pick
VT sharply toward a vacant spot back
of second. but Strunk. by sprinting
-hrty-five yards in nothing fiat, caught
the ball. For a moment Mitchell looked
IS II he were going to suffer a hemorr-
hage Of the brain. but he recovered and
the doctor put back the hypodermic of
sweet oil which he had been preparing
to inject.
In Boston's part of the sixth, which
was as barren of fruit "a a plum tree in
February, Paskert caught a long fly In
centre field, and Just for exercise threw
the ball on a line straight into Killefer's
hands. The fans applauded. II a man
had been scooting for home from third
probably he would have thrown 1t
through somebody's wind shield.
Boston fans began to root in unison
'or a run in the lucky seventh. Two or
three harmless b,h agile nuts began
waving their hands. a la college cheer
'eaders. and soon about 24.929 out OF the
25 900 were clapping their hands in
mad sort Of rhythm and screech!ng like
demons. Apparently Vaughn was deaf
% 1t all. At least he appeared to be no
more affected than was some solitary
farmer hoeing potatoes in the distant
stretches of Aroostook county.
The lucky seventh was as full of good
fortune for the Red Sox as mild win
ter to the village undertaken. Whlteman
got hit with one down, but McInnis
hit into a double play. via the popular
md much travelled route, Hollocher-
-Merkle.