New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

To-day's victory gives the red-hosed
hold on this years greatest baseball
honors. Nothing but a miracle-such
winning effort as never yet has
graced the classic-alone can save the
Cubs. Boston's triumph of this after
noon was the third of series of four
games already played. Boston needs
only one more victory to end the test
successfully to itself. Chicago must
score another success to save the honor
of Chicago and the prestige of the Ma
tional League.
This is an outlook which tonight ap-
pears very, very glum to supporters Of
the parent major organization. If the
game had gone the other way-if the
series stood tie-Boston still would
have the advantage. Eos Boston, q
tough nut to crack on its own yard,
has not been forced to draw upon its
pitching reserve as have the Cubs.
Mitchell Sacrifices All
Mitchell sacrificed George Tyler, his
only winning pitcher, to-day and all
to no avail Now Mitchell must gam
bic with his right Douglas
and Hendrix, when he had hoped to
southpaw the Sex to death. Barrow
has not yet uncovered Sammy Jones,
the young phenom and sensation Of
American League right-handers the
last season.
The town Of Boston is to be con-
graduated over the fact that it's rep
resentative has never lost a world
series, for the Braves spilled the
vaunted Athletics four games in a row
back in 1914. Nor is it likely that
Boston will lose world series for
several seasons to come-not until
after the war. This one seems sewed
up; and there is not likely to be an
other for some time. And the Boston
clubs should be proud Of their town.
last word of enthusiasm and loyalty.
Compared to today's outlook Of
morning and early forenoon, the
weather in Chicago for the games
played there was ideal. Yet of blue
Monday on very threatening and raw
day, this old Hub turned out a crowd
of more than twenty thousand. one
that compared favorably to the holiday
crowd Of Saturday back in the Windy
City. And such roofing as the cult
ured fans showed. One did not have
to page the world series in this burg
1t was stated above that Boston
stood upon the brink of another world
championship. Only obstinate fate. it
would appear, can now deny them.
Fate has some peculiar twists at times
and a new one cropped out here to-
day. This is no less menace than a
strike on the part of the players. At
late hour this evening the National
commission was running around in
circles, meeting in secret concaves
and secretly meeting committees of
players from the interested teams.
There would have been a plausible
excuse for calling off to-day's game on
the plea of wet grounds, for conditions
were anything but ideal. There came
near to being no game from an entire
" different cause. The players threat
ened strike because the new arrange
ment for the division of the spoils
gives them all the wost of it, in their
opinion.
Not New Story
This part of the story is not new
one. After the last world series il
was announced by the National Com
mission that in future each player Of
the winning team would be given q
fiat sum of $4,000 and each player OF
the losing club 81 400. The residue OF
the players pool was to be divided
among the athletes of the other clubs
finishing III the first divisions of the
two ma or leagues.
Not until the present series had got
ten under way did the National Com
mission announce d secret understand
ing to have been made that the rate of
recompense for the contesting team
devoved upon the proposition of this
year. receipts totalling up to the aver.
ages Of the past Nor was it explained
why the National Commission this wear
cut prices IN two, without consulting
the interests Of the players involved
These are particulars which the Dlav.
ers' committee has put up to the sll-
preme court of baseball. The players
say that unless a satisfactory explana-
ton is Forthcoming the cries viii rest
AS 1t lays. in to-day's game their pc
cuniary interest ended. and they de.
clare that unless a good reason is
shown why their expectations as TO the
size of the windfall have been blighted
they will make no move to swell the re
ceipts of the club owners and the Ma.
tlonal Commission.
OF course there will be no strike
The commission, which has the money
has the players by the throat 1t pos
SeSses the cheek book to the pool al.
ready collected But it is bad bust.
ness and baseball III its present con.
dition can i'll afford such linen wash.
ing, wobbling on the ropes as it is
Here, as usaul the cupidity of the
/ commission is quite as much at fal,lt
as the avarice of the players. The
trlumvirate put itself in the wrong BY
the old backstairs policies which have
dlsgraced the administration for Years
Getting back to Boston's thire
triumph over the Cubs This was an.
other long narrative of sad mishan.
for Mitchells outfit. This club Ger
tainly has played in tough luck al
through the encounter, but much of il,
tough luck to-day was self-manufact
ured.
Lefty Tyler Guilty
There was Lefty Tyler, to begin
with. He pitched wonderful game
but was guilty of one grave error an,
one error in such a classic is usuaIl
as fatal as the error OF the high diver
Tyler thought he could strike out Bah,
Ruth in the pinch with a lot of fel
lows waiting to score
A. has been customary through thi
thrilling series the fatality oyerroo,
the star Cub southpaw in the fourfl
inning. And also, as has been cus
tomary, pitching wildness proved tn
Cubs undoing.