New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

curved over a strike which Ruth al.
lowed to go past. Then he curved one
10" at which Ruth hit and missed
IN TINS situation why Tyler ever tr;.
fled with Ruth will ever remain
mystery. Maybe he was trying to
pltch out; But the ball came over
waist high and in the groove with
hoohlng on 1t. Ruth banged this ona
over !ack S head for the two runs
Scott flied to Paskert.
The Cubs had opportrnities IN eco,o
IN every inning but one. vet failed to
get anywhere until the eighth inning
mere Chicago tied the score. Ruth
VINO mad Deen unusually wild all after
noon, walked killifer. the first haiti,
hendrlX. sent in to bat for Tvler
singled to centre. Attempting to sacri,
nee, tlack fouled on his first e4fort
but Ruth put the runners on thira
ana second respectively by uncorking
a wild pitch. d
Next Bunt Better
Flack's next bunt was a bit better
hut 1t went straight at McInnis. who
louched out tlack three times while
ne held the others to their bases Nc
1ape was sent in to run for Hendrix
hlill1er scored while Shean was throw
ing out Hollooher. Mann singled to
ielt' scoring McCabe with the tying
run 80
1t looked as if Chicago had Ruth on
the run, more especially 50 as Paskert
pumped vicious one down the left
foui line. But this time Thomas was
on the JOB Tor a pretty ston and pret-
ter throw that killed off the hit and
retired the side
The issue did not long hang in the
ialahce. Another combination of tough
luck beieu Shutting Phil Douglas. who
succeeded TO the Chicago nitrbin,,
estate IN the eighth. Schang. lett
handed hitter was put in for Apne,g
as soon as Douglas climbed the hin
ith the count three ana two Wallv
finaiiy connected for a singh. TO centre.
And then kulifer further complicated
matters by letting one of Phil's fast
ones eiude him. This passed ball sent
Schang to second.
Hooper played the natural-a bunt
Douglas had plenty Of time TO make =
sure play, but he fired the ball wildly
past Merkle. Tho ball rolled TO the
fence. allowing Schang to rumble home
with the winning run. Hooper reached
second on the error. but Shean flied
70 Mann. StrUnk boosted to Paskert and
hltenan grounded to Xeider.
Again in the ninth the Cubs tossed
such scare into Barrow that Ruth
swas derrlcked and sent to the outfiefd.
Bullet Joe Bush having the honor of
finishing the game. Merkle. first up.
singled to centre and Zeider. next.
walked It was here the pitching shift
was made. Workman ATTEMPTED to
sacrifice on Bush but McInnis darted IN
from drawn in position and whipped
the ball to Thomas in time to force
out Merkle at third. Barber batted for
killlfer and hit into a double play
Scott to Shean to McInnis.
Here ls an illustration Of a few or
thc many wasted opportunities of the
Cubs: In the first inning Flack SIN
gled only to be caught or first base
Pick and Deal singled in the second
kllilfer hit one past short which Scot
got in such position that he could
play the ball only to third He plaved
It there and forced out Pick. killing =
timely base hit meanwhile.
+ In the third Tyler walked and was
forced by Fack, who after reacbini-
second on Hollocher's grounder wa
trapped off that station by a throw
from the catcher. Pick opened the
fifth with a single only to be doubled
on kllifer's hit to short. IN the
sixth Tyler drew another base on balIs
and was left. In the seventh both
Merkle and Zeider walked, but O'Far-
rell nit into a double play