The sun., 1918-09-10
BOSTON TAKES
FOURTH GAME
Victory by 3 to 2 Gives Red
Sox Advantage Over Cubs,
Three Games to One.
BABE RUTH HUBS HERO
Gives Barrow's Club. Two Tai
lies With q Triple Of the
Left Handed Tyler.
BABE RUTH HUBS HERO
Standing in Series
Special Despatch TO The suS,

Special Despatch to The sux.
BosroN, Sept. 9. - Ruth, nicknamet
Babe because he is nothing OF the sort
nh triple this afternoon. 1t was q
rood deal like the many other triples
which the big fellow had driven out this
season, but II will take its place among
the prodigious blows OF baseball history
II won world series game for the BIS
ton Americans.
but zeros. with two Red Sox on the
bases and more than $4,000 fans howl
Ing themselves hoarse for supersmash
from the batting star OF the home forces
Ruth obliged. He poied a long drive
over Flack's head and two runs were
counted. That drive provided the win.
ming margin for the Red Sox over the
Chicago Nationals in the fourth game OF
their series, with the score 3 to 9. The
victory gave Boston the advantage by
three victories to one, and tonight the
Hub already Is awarding unto itself all
The honors that 60 to the winner Of the
worlds series.
Tonight the members Of the Chica &c
club are willing to admit that the stories
Of Ruth's weakness against left handed
pitching are grossly exaggerated. II
was of George Tylers left handed
pitching that Ruth garnered his triple,
Hits with Count and 2.
Had Tyler been content to heed that
Oft repeated warning, safety first" his
brow even now might be encircled with
double wreath of victory, instead OF
being dark with the gloom of defeat.
Had Fred Mitchell ordered Tyler to
pass Ruth the series might very well
have stood at two all tonight. for Tyler
nil In al. LaI
Cub leader went by all the danger sig
mails like drunken engineer. and Ruth
made the Cubs pay the penalty. First
Tyler offered Ruth three wide ones with
out getting a nibble. Then he south
paved over two strikes. The sixth Of
fering was perfectly aimed strike, but
Ruth leaned on the ball with all the
force in his big shoulders. and away
went the noIsehide and the old ball
game, too.
Every one felt that the game was
Practically over after the Red Sox
scored those runs in the fourth and the
score stood 2 to o. When Mitchell be-
gan using pinch hitters in the eighth
seemed that his strategy would have
10 material effect on the result OF the
zane, but to the crowds Amusement the
Cubs succeeded in t!eing the score in
that round. thanks to a pass and a sin
gle by Les Mann. after two men had
been retired.
And then, having tied the score and
having used Hendrix. who had been
warming Up for several innings, as a
pinch hitter, Mitchell made his second
oiunder. and sent Douglass In to pitch.
Douglas walked out to the mound with
an expression on his face such as Louis
XVI. must have worn when. peep!ng
rom the royal bedchamber where he
was a prisoner. he beheld his rebellious
subject erecting guillotine in the front
Yard
The premonition of disaster mirrored
N his face speedily was fulfilled. Schang
almost amputated the pitchers ankle
with single, and went to second on a
passed ball. Hooper hit an aenemic
grounder TO Douglas. who pounced upon
" Whiried about and threw the ball half
way to the Christian Science Church.
schang scoring easily and Hooper roost-
Ing on second.
Flack Ignores Warning.
" Tyler had passed Ruth in the fourth
me chances are that the Red SoX would
nave been unable to score, for they got
only four hits of his delivery.
u Is not difficult to analyze the men
lal p """ss by which Mitchell arrived at
no Co ion that II was safe to throw
perfect Re to Ruth at that critical
,lme b could do nothing with
vaughn in Chicago, and had failed TO
se' hit his first time up against Tyler.
Mitchell had n bunch that Ruth could
"ot hit the portsider. so he strangled the
Sl!' small voice of caution and sig
nailed Tyler TO go to It,"
Just before he began pitching to Ruth
nd TInr L.
30 back. but the right fielder did not
retreat more than a couple of yards.
NAen Ruth came up again later in the
game Flack went back SO far that he
Almost mingled with the landscape.
ana now comes the story of one of
'"e hnest bits of defensive playing yet
recorded in a world or any kind OF a
sehes-a play contributed by Stuffy Nc
INNS IN the ninth and a play that un-
uouotedly shattered the Cubs excellent
nance for at least tying the score. 1t
was IN the ninth inning. Merkle singled
past scott. Zeider walked and Barrow.
renting trouble, shifted Ruth to left field
ana sent Bush In TO pitch.
Mays began warming UP as a secon-
cary line of defence. With Schang
.Nching and McInnls on first II seemed
Az II the ghost of that wonder team OF
o'ner days. the Athletics, had arisen to
s'q the faltering Red Sox.
NORMAN was pinch hitting. He tried
DAnt and Mclnnis was within three
'Aas OF home when the ball hit the
ground. The Red Sox first basemans
mention was evident, but Workman, in
Seal Of cracking the bali past the In
nsying Mclnnis or bunting toward third
,a'd down another toward the first sack
Mclnnis was right on top OF the ball in a
,Nlnk!ing and he picked It up and shot
% third. Thomas was waiting with
eager outstretched hands. The ball sped
rue and Thomas, whirling about, nailed
NerkIe full yard from the bag. II
was a beautiful play. we'll thought Out
and taultlessly executed.
Fine Weather for Game.
The day dawned obviously after @
H.sht Of drenching rain. When mid.
afternoon came the sun was Hnilins
now and again through patches Of blue
olt the threat OF returning showers had
hot passed and there was a chill In the
ar However, as the game went on the
Clouds disappeared. the sun gathered
STergth and II turned out as lovely q
september day AZ one could ask for.
There was plenty Of room in tn,
meachers, both centre field and thirt
odse' but practically every seat in thu
grand stand was taken. Gov. Mccall sa
nudaled in corner OF a flag draped 10,
looking as IL he would have enjoyed I
hoi water bag to the spine. Back o
third sat group Of wounded soldier
Just returned from France. They wer
perfectly happy.
Mitchell sent Hendrix out TO warm u