Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-11
Big Jim Vaughan Holds the Red SOX Off From
 Taking Worlds Title

The Cubs clawed him badly from the start.
 Flack, the first man up. drew a pass, and Hollocher shot single over second, Flack pulling up at the middle station.
 The situation grew worse when Mann sacrificed both runners along and with only one out runners were on second and third. Paskert came up prepared for killing and sent a hard, low liner to left field.
 It looked like sure safe hit and both runners started with the crack of the bat
 But Whiteman, running in fast, caught the ball below his knees and with great throw doubled up Hol- locher at second, retiring the side without score. Hippo Gets Bad Start.
 Vapghn's start for his third game of the series was also inauspicuous Hooper opened with a single and was sacrificed to second by Shean.
 But Vaughn was entirely unper- turbed.
 He struck out Strunk and Flack d SCIooClOA0l N0CCA VI w VAACC0 mans long foul. crashing into the right field fence, but holding onto the ball.
 Jones proved wild in the second inning, but was saved by sharp field ing.
 E Cubs Drew Blood.
 It was in the third that the Cubs 'drew blood. helped out by Leslie Mann, who here proceeded to add to the general discomfort of the Sox by scoring his teammates with double to left.
 That ended further scoring until the eighth inning.
 Boston threatened in the fourth, fifth and seevnth, but each time fast double plays stopped them before they could reach the enemy wires. ! lStrunk led Diff Boston's +lucky fourth" inning with long double into right field.
 L Fans Beg For Hit.
 The fans implored Whiteman to come through with one of his timely hits, but the best he could do was to pop to Merkle.
 Stuffy McInnis made a big try for cleanup, but Merkle caught his hard hit drive and doubled up Sturnk at second.
 In the fifth the Sox started hit ting the ball hard.
 F Scott smashed one to leftfield, but Mann caught it after hard run. Then Thomas singled and the crowd was hopeful once more. until Agnew ended the inning abruptly by hit ting into a double play, Hollocher to Pick to Merkle. Cubs Claw Hard. The Cubs nearly clawed eff anoth- CT run in the sixth. only great throw by Whiteman, catching 'Hol- locher at the plate, turning them back for the time being. What chances the Red Sox had of run in the seventh, built on White mans line drive into left, were spoiled when! McInnis once more hit into that deadly double play combi- l nation of Hollocher to pfck to Mer- l kle. Up to this point the game had been a pitchers battle and a field ing revelation. Hippo Gets Better. Vaughn was growing better with each ball he pitched. Whenever trouble threatened even 1, remotely his teammates sprang to his rescue with some spectacular play.
 In the meantime Jones had lost much of his early wildnes and his curve ball kept the Cubs swinging vainly. Backing Is Strong. He was backed up superbly by the other Red legs and it looked as If it would be one to nothing pitch er's battle until aPskert broke up the game in the eighth. A pass to Flack opened this Hateful inning.
 The fleet-footed Hollocher laid down slow roller along the third base line and beat the ball to first, his third hit of the game. Mann flew out to Shean. bringing up Paskert.
 The veteran pidked Ia fast one, waist high and smashed it to the score board for a double, scoring two runs.
 Jones then frightened for moment and caused eMrkle. always a dan gerous man, to strike out, bringing up CEicago's second baseman. Pick, who hit through the infield for a safe trip to first, but Dode Paskert was trapped by the fox SoX infielders when he tried to score from second on the SEort hit.
 Boston Determined.
 Eoaton went into the last of the ninth determined to end the series then and there.
 The faster Vaughn shot the ball across the plate the harder the Red 'Sox sluggers slammed 1t back. but they were up against an impenetra- ble defense.
 Miller, pinch hitting in. place of Jones, sent long soaring drive to the outfield. a double under ordinary