Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-10
RED SOX CAPTURE
OPENER At HOME
Defeat Cubs, 3 to 2, in Excit-
ing Battle, "Babe" Ruth
Playing Big Part.

BOSTON, Mass. September 10.-The
Boston Americans got the big edge
in the world series by beating the
Chicago Nationals in mad scramble
for the fourth game yesterday by a
score of to .. This gives the Red
Sox lead of to in the series, and
it is necessary now for them to win
only one more game to make them
the wartime base ball champions of
the world.
Both teams departed from letter.
perfect base ball for the first time
since their meeting, and the explo-
sions which resulted kept the fans
in furore of old-time big-series ex-
element.
Babe Ruth, Bostons big southpaw
and slugger extraordinary, led the
first bombing party. which apparent
ly wrecked the Cub machine for good
and all, but was hoisted by his own
petard in the eighth and ninth in
nings.
The game was broken wide open
by Boston in the fourth. Tyler got
himself into a hole by passing shean;
the first man up. Strunk smashed
the ball hard to center, but Paskert
raced under it for an out. Shean'
taking advantage of Tylers lelsureiy
wind-up started for second and made
it standing UP while Kiliefer let the
ball get through him for snort
passed ball.
1t was a clean steal for Shean. new
ertheless, and the crowd rooted for
a run. With Whiteman up, Tyler
wabbled again and issued announcer
pass. The stands were fairly rocking
when Stuffy McInnis strobe to the
plate. but the best the Gloucester
boy could do was to force shean at
third. Then along came Ruth.
Along Cane Ruth.
Two runs were on the base. Red Sox
rooters feared Tyler would not take a
chance with that big black bat, for the
first three pitches were wide OF the
plate. The next one curved over for
strike. Owens called the next one strike
two. while the burly Babe scratched
around the box in disgust. Then he
dug himself in at the plate, and with
the count three and two waited to see If
TYLER dared to send one over. Tyler
dared.
and the cleaning sphere scared IN
steadily upward sweeping climb for the
right center field. 1t was hard drive
to Judge and Flack rap in for a step
and then started back in wild chase
Before the ball slammed into the out
field barrier Whiteman and Mclnns nad
scampered home and Ruth was heading
for third like big tank run wild. He
beat the throw-in easily and enjoyed a
quiet grin on third, while the national
League leaders tried to readjust them
selves to the same chaotic conditions
Ruth.s shock bat had created in the
A r all Every one
rooted for Scott to bring the big fellow
home, but the shortstop lifted a high
one to Paskert.
Ruth, fairly reeking with wildness,
after the way of great southpa"ss
once they begin to lose the sense of
location, walked Killefer. the first
man up AS he tried to steady him
self, he grooved one over for Hendrix,
who batted for Tyler. and the pinch
Fitting pitcher cracked an onlinous
singled into deep LETT. hllle1er .o s,a
second. Babe then Embossed wild
pitch. putting Killefer on third, Hen
dirk on second and none out. McIn-
mis- walked to the box and taxed
very plain Anglo-Saxon into Ruins
ear. and what the irate first baseman
hand to supply. Babe was sweating,
but game He put. over good one
for Flack. who tapped 1t to Mclnnls
for an unassisted putout, Whlie the
other runners held their bases. NC
Cabe was put in to run for Hendrix
"a the hard-hitting Hollocher came
up. Hollocher hit sharply to second.
but was thrown out. Killefer scoring
i'm the melee Leslie Mann then tied
up the game with a sharp single to
left. which scored McCabe. Fred
Thomas ended the agony by throw
;ne out Paskert at first on slow
bounding roller.
Red Sox Determined.
BOSTON went into it's half of the
eighth full of venom at having to win
the game all over again. For the first
time in the series they found a right
handler facing them in the box. Doug
las replacing Tyler. Schang, batting
for Asnew, lost no time in demon
strating that the Red Sox were out
for blood. He soaked single to cen
ter and on short passed ball sped
to second. Capt. Hooper was at bat
and he laid down a crafty bunt, which
Douglas heaved wildly In the genera
direction of Merkle. By the time the
hall was recovered Schang was home
with the winning run and Hooper
was perched on second. Shean, Strunk
and Whiteman made tame ending of
the inning.
last inning was a heartbreaker. Ruth
had attained even greater wildness.
Merkle. the first man up, singled after
Babe threatened to pass him. Filling
up his cup of woe. Ruth then passed
Zeider.
There apparently was no limit to his
passes and Manager Barrow feeling
the humiliation as much as the big
pitcher himself. called Babe from the
box and sent in Bullet Joe Bush. AS
Ruth's heavy artillery might still be
badly needed. however. he was not
exiled, but was sent to left field in
place of Whiteman-
It was a tough place for Bush, but
ball had a zip to it. McInnis conducted
one-man patrol of no mans land in
the vicinity of the pitchers box and
called the turn magnificently on
Workman's attempted bunt. Tossing
the ball to Thomas. he headed off
Merkle. Barber. the next man up, hit
= line drive 1t was moving fast, but
Scott was on the move too. With an
other of his Incompatible one-hand
MUTT AND JEFF